After covering Post Malone’s “Sunflower,” TikToker Kevin G gained a lot of popularity on the internet as the kid video and meme went viral on TikTok
The online celebrity has over a million followers on the video-sharing website because people like his kind disposition and inviting charm. Regretfully, after singing the aforementioned song, he was harassed by the Fortnite community.
What is the Sunflower kid meme and his meaning as video of Kevin G singing song goes viral on TikTok
For those who don’t know, Kevin G is a young influencer who has become very popular on TikTok. Videos of him engaging in extracurricular activities and playing with toys are highly entertaining to netizens. He has an uncommon disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which causes his bones to break readily even in the absence of significant trauma or a clear cause. Around 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 people globally suffer from the illness.
What's the 'Sunflower Kid' meme? The viral kid singing 'Sunflower' on TikTok explained 👇https://t.co/OezsKWYfPS
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Kevin G’s performance of Sunflower inadvertently turned him into a meme
The popular figure on the internet posted a video of himself singing Post Malone’s hit song Sunflower while wearing an orange and blue sweatsuit on his TikTok account, @k3vingabor, on November 11, 2023. In a few weeks, the video gained over 10 million views after going viral.
Despite having the best of intentions, Kevin became well-known as a meme in the Fortnite community. Netizens removed him from the video and placed him behind a greenscreen, giving the impression that he was singing in various locations, according to Know Your Meme.
Kevin has not responded to the criticism
At first, Kevin G was just used as a joke by Fortnite players, but as others started to put him in bizarre situations in videos, his meme swiftly gained popularity on TikTok. The well-known figure on social media had not responded to the hateful trolling at the time this piece was written. He kept posting brief glimpses into his life online.
He has previously been the target of internet jokes on several occasions. A few months ago, he was the target of persistent online bullying, and some people reported his account to TikTok in an attempt to have it deleted. He responded by posting a video in which he questioned why some people were attempting to get him banned from TikTok, given that he had done no harm to anyone. He claimed that despite the fact that everyone is aware of his limitations—his inability to run, play, or hang out with friends outside—he still feels constrained by the possibility of breaking something. Additionally, he has an online community where he can interact with others and communicate, but unfairly, some people are attempting to take that away from him.