Social media challenges over the years have hit the parenting job by storm, and parents worldwide have no clue how they can stop their kids and teens from performing stunts like those in Hollywood movies. Over the last few months, a new social media sensation has been seen on the different social media platforms known as “#KIKICHALLENGE,” which is considered high-risk when someone performs silly, freaky, and tricky stunts of dancing alongside and hopping back into the moving vehicle. The young generation is getting attracted and wants to do that stunt in the presence of a cell phone camera in order to make a video and then make it viral on the social messaging apps to gain maximum likes, appreciation, and thumbs up. However, several youngsters have fallen prey while doing the stunt and have suffered major injuries.

How “# KIKIChallenge” gone viral on Social Media?

The “#KIKICHALLENAGE” has come from the Canadian famous rap star Drake’s song “In My Feelings,” the lyrics say “Kiki! Do you love me”? I mean the lyrics are describing someone want to express his/her feelings to their boyfriend/girlfriend. On the other hand, in the video of the song, characters are performing different dance steps. So the song has been liked by everyone, especially by the young generation, and a few people have tried to use the song’s lyrics in dancing with a moving vehicle to impress their lover. The videos have gone viral on social media, and young teens are getting attracted by the song and videos and trying to do the same today, which is known as the “Kiki challenge”. So, dancing beside a moving car has become a social media challenges using Drake’s famous “In My Feelings” song.

An Instagram comedian has oiled the wheels of the social media challenge

The Instagram-famous comedian Shiggy has generated the challenge while dancing in a Reebok tracksuit outfit. Shiggy has filmed dancing in the middle of the road to a song that goes viral, ultimately.

He just interpreted the song’s lyrics in such a way, “are you riding,” and pretends to steer a car. He had made the song even more famous than Drake had sung, Kiki, do you love me?” However, the famous singer appreciated the comedian personally and tweeted a picture of the meeting along with the caption: “Man got me a NO.1 record today.

Genuine Reason behind “KIKICHALLENGE” Popularity: Celebrities

Obviously, when a superstar, whether they are movie stars, sports stars and other doing something on social media, then it would be copied or repeated by the fans. So, the same is the case with the dangerous challenge. The Shaggy dance was inspired by Drake’s latest album, Scorpion’s song In My Feelings.

Thousands of social networking app users all around the globe, including celebrities like Will Smith, have been found posting short videos of themselves doing silly, freak dance alongside and hopping back into the moving vehicle. But the police have recently made huge reservations because the silly dance has gone too far, I mean out of their comfort zone, when young teens are doing the silly dance on the roads without realizing what is coming in their way, and often several teenagers have got serious injuries or even been killed.

Having said that, the new social media sensation has gone viral, and young teenagers are getting attracted to it and trying to do the same as they have seen on social media, “dancing alongside the moving vehicle” in the middle of the road. Therefore, it’s been reportedly stated that hundreds of teenagers have suffered injuries when social media goes wrong, just like the blue whale challenge. However, police worldwide, such as in India, Spain, the US, Malaysia, the UAE, and in many other countries, have warned people that the silly dancing challenge is dangerous and that the people who get caught trying this will have to face criminal charges.

“The indigenous social media challenge is too risky for the performer and also pose a great risk for the commuters and it is a clear violation of the traffic rules”, violation of the law will be considered as a committed crime, and an offense definitely will be punished by the law. Bengaluru City police official stated that.

KIKI challenge rules

Bottom line:

It’s the parents’ responsibility to keep an eye on their teens’ routine life activities, and they should guide them not to perform such foolish activities. However, when it comes to adults, police departments all around the world have already announced penalties if someone is caught red-handed.