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I Don’t Need to BeReal, I Need to BeOnTheViralList

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • BeReal is going viral on TikTok
  • Gen Z environmental activists threw soup at a Van Gogh to protest climate change
  • BTS is really going to serve their mandatory military service and their ARMY is not happy
  • James Corden is all over Twitter for bad restaurant behavior
  This Week on TikTok: I don’t need to BeReal, I need to be part of this trend Brands and everyday users alike are coming at famed Gen Z app BeReal by finishing the sentence: “I don’t need to be real, I need to be ____.” And what Duolingo started on Twitter, TikTok (inevitably) has taken over. The language app’s notoriously snarky marketing team tweeted last week, “I don’t need to BeReal I need to BeAggressive.” The comments section is understandably confused with some saying, “and I do need you to help me better in [J]apanese and [C]hinese,” as well...

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