Electric Love TikTok Challenge has surfaced as a social media trend for August 2020. TikTok is one of the best stay-at-home activities in the time of a pandemic due to which new trends are being created almost every month.
The electric love challenge is a rather adorable one but involves no electricity as the name suggests. Basically, the challenge is all about kissing your best friend.
Most trends on the platform doing something exciting or adorable and this challenge ticks both boxes. Kissing your best friend is an affectionate way to show them love but learn how the gesture turned into a worldwide phenomenon via TikTok.
Electric Love Trend on TikTok: Explained
Although the name suggests people zapping their loved ones with small amounts of electricity in a prank, the name actually comes from the song ‘Electric Love‘ that is used in the song.
@paige.elissa so this happened.. ##kissingmybestfriend
♬ electric love – favsoundds
People play the song and surprise their best friend by kissing them. Love plays a part but there is no electricity involved. It is especially fun to watch when people of opposite genders take part in the trend.
The kiss can be a gentle one on the cheeks or on the lips it is really Dealer’s choice for this one. A kiss on the lips between platonic friends might end in an awkward phase so it is better to go no-risk and kiss them on the cheeks.
Many times, best friends tend to harbor romantic feelings towards their friend and it clearly shows that they love each other beyond the point of friendship. It is a sweet idea of two friends falling in love as evidenced by Monlder from the show Friends.
How To Do The Electric Love Tiktok Challenge Aka Kissing Your Bestie Challenge?
The most integral part of the challenge is the song itself, two creators have made the song available for public use.
@ryleemgibson tried kissing my best friend, this is how it turned out ##foryou ##bestfriend ##alt ##boyfriend ##SummerDIY ##CloudBread ##joke
♬ electric love – okhun
Okhun’s electric love version is slightly less popular and has 71.7k posts. Similarly, favsoundds version has more than 140.8 k posts. After choosing the one you like, make sure your best friend is ready. Both of them have created the song based on BØRNS’ original song.
Letting them in on the challenge is totally up to you, surprising them with a kiss will mean you have a better chance of going viral.
What If The Kiss Is Rejected?
If you are doing the trend then, getting rejected is one of the worst things that can happen but if you are a viewer then you are entertained nonetheless.
Rejected kisses tend to go viral more easily than the ones that actually succeed. Many times a kiss can be rejected so we advise you to clue in your best friend before making the video.
It can be especially weird if they have a past like some of the creators on the platform.
Reaction To The Challenge Online
As the trend picks up its pace millions of videos and views are being added to it each day. This means that a huge number of people are seeing the videos. The reaction to the video by the general public has been mixed.
Some viewers absolutely love the concept saying that it is a sweet gesture and can even spark something serious between two best friends.
On the other hand, some think that deliberately kissing someone without their consent, as done in the surprise kiss videos is immoral and unethical. They are also concerned that if only one person between the best-friend has feelings for the other one, then it can result in heartbreak.
@jakeandcass i KiSsEd mY BeStFrIeNd tOdAy… ##fyp ##nervous
♬ electric love – okhun
Then there is another group who are just cringing at the awkwardness of some of the videos.
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