The next big viral video
February 10, 2009 by NumaNuma
Filed under Viral Videos
It happened so fast, even before the launch of YouTube. Then it spawned a phenomenon.
Gary Brolsma, the kid who rose to fame in late 2004 for his lip-sync video of the then-unknown foreign song Numa Numa, probably didn’t realize that his video post would lead to more, and at times, bizarre viral video trends.
He wasn’t the first, of course, but with YouTube’s start in 2005, the Numa Numa Kid, as he’s become known, was the start. And folks aren’t lip-syncing anymore, either. Witness Tay Zonday, whose Chocolate Rain has become such a phenomenon, he received a remix courtesy of rap product Lil’ John.
Who will be the next Numa Numa Kid? Nobody knows. But one thing is certain – Plenty of people are trying.
