A new dance craze named after China’s famous Bo Bo Chicken snack has gone viral on mainland social media. On Douyin, the mainland version of TikTok, people have been posting different versions of the Bo Bo Chicken dance since January. Aside from the dance moves, the accompanying tune, with its catchy rhythm and lyrics, has intrigued people the most. Hawker shouts of “Bo Bo Chicken, Bo Bo Chicken, one yuan (14 US cents) per skewer”, were reportedly captured by a car driver as he passed by a vendor during a traffic jam, and went viral before being used in various memes. The sample was even added to a concert video of Singaporean singer and songwriter JJ Lin because people thought it went well with his dance moves.

Source: The Star February 09, 2024 13:51 UTC