[ti:TikTok Lists Top Videos, Creators of 2020]
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[00:00.04]It is not surprising that people have turned to TikTok
[00:05.04]for 60 seconds of relief in a year marked
[00:09.04]by the COVID-19 health crisis and social and political unrest.
[00:17.00]This week, the social media app shared its list of top 100 videos in America.
[00:25.80]The videos include a man skateboarding, singing,
[00:29.92]and drinking cranberry juice on his way to work.
[00:34.20]The director of creator community at TikTok is Kudzi Chikumbu.
[00:40.04]He told the Associated Press that there is a main idea,
[00:45.12]or "through line," connecting all these videos.
[00:51.12]He said, "The through line is that these are videos
[00:55.40]that brought joy and inspiration to millions of Americans
[01:00.48]in a year that has been a bit of a whirlwind for everyone
[01:05.84]as we all try to figure it out."
[01:10.08]A whirlwind is a time filled with quickly changing events and feelings.
[01:17.40]TikTok is especially popular among younger people
[01:21.52]born between 1981 to 2012.
[01:26.76]They experiment with effects like green screens to add different back drops.
[01:33.44]Some have even become social media stars
[01:37.32]called "influencers" with many followers.
[01:42.32]The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" and Jason Derulo's "Savage Love"
[01:48.08]inspired TikTok dance challenges that made them the top songs on the app.
[01:55.44]For some TikTok creators, the coronavirus itself
[01:59.80]became inspiration to create a connection with other users.
[02:06.04]Caitlin Reilly used the app to make fun of co-workers on Zoom.
[02:11.48]It became one of the top-liked videos.
[02:16.32]Curtis Roach sang about endless days at home with his song
[02:21.20]"Bored in the House" -- something people all over the world can relate to.
[02:28.04]The second-most popular video was made by an Idaho man
[02:32.72]named Nathan Apodaca.
[02:36.56]He became famous with a video of himself
[02:39.60]singing "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac while skateboarding on a road.
[02:46.08]When talking about Apodaca's video, Chikumbu said,
[02:50.20]"It's really about capturing an essence and a moment."
[02:56.00]However, for those who have not used the app,
[02:59.32]some of the videos may be hard to understand,
[03:03.04]including the most-liked TikTok video.
[03:07.64]In the video, Bella Poarch, a woman with 45 million followers,
[03:13.32]simply moved her mouth, or lip-synced, to the words of a song.
[03:19.40]She added a few seconds of well-timed head moving and eye rolling.
[03:25.56]She has since launched her own businesses
[03:29.12]and turned her art form into her career.
[03:33.88]The app might be aimed at younger people.
[03:37.48]However, Chikumbu said this year the growth of TikTok
[03:42.68]has pushed it more into popular culture.
[03:46.64]He said, "You're seeing everyone from the teenager to the college student
[03:52.36]with their parents and their grandparents all making videos."
[03:58.32]Some of the most-watched videos show people's homes.
[04:02.96]Others show people making things like donuts.
[04:06.76]All signs of the times.
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