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Gangnam Style Dance AI: Put Your Face in the Viral Trio Reel

Three friends, one selfie camera, a sunset street in Seoul: the 2026 Gangnam Style trend, where each friend gets a solo to the chorus. Add one photo to take the middle, or bring one or two friends.

The original Gangnam Style AI reel by @mxna.mxnaOriginal reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 15 s clip with sound
  • 16:9 like the original clip
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photo and tap once

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Ready in up to several minutes · 228 credits

The Gangnam Style dance trend is back on TikTok in 2026: three friends share one selfie camera and take turns singing the chorus to the lens. The Gangnam Style AI version puts new faces into the biggest reel, filmed in Seoul. From 1, 2 or 3 photos, MakeViral puts you and your friends into it, with the song.

Also called Gangnam Style trio · Gangnam Style in Gangnam · Gangnam Trio · AI Gangnam Style effect · Gamgamstyle

Example

What the Gangnam Style AI video looks like

This is the original reel. Your photos replace its characters, so your video follows the same shots with your faces. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @mxna.mxna, 15 s

The original reel by @mxna.mxna (12 October 2026): an AI-made remake of the "gangnam style in gangnam" selfie with three AI-made women at sunset, the first popular AI version of the trend. Solo, Duo and Trio all copy this reel.

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Step by step

How to make the Gangnam Style AI video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add your photo

    Press "Create your own" and add you, face to the camera. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Gangnam Style AI dance trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 15 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 16:9 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

You need one photo for Solo, two for Duo and three for Trio.

  • Photo 1 is always the friend in the middle, the one who opens and closes the reel. In Duo, photo 2 is the friend on the left. In Trio, photo 2 is on the left and photo 3 on the right.
  • One person per photo, face to the camera, from the chest up or closer. A selfie works well: the reel is a selfie too.
  • Good light on the face. No sunglasses, no mask, no beauty filter, nobody else in the photo.
  • Your clothes and hair come from your photo, not from the women in the reel.
  • This template is for adults. Use photos of yourself or of adult friends who agreed. Never a celebrity, a stranger or a child.

Where did the Gangnam Style AI trend start?

"Gangnam Style" is PSY's 2012 K-pop hit. On TikTok it lives on as the gangnam style trio: three friends take turns at one phone camera, singing the chorus, while the others dance behind. A "gangnam style trio" reel from Poland (6 January 2025) has 35.7 million views. In September 2026 the trend came back with friend groups in Poland (16 September, 2.2 million views) and Malaysia (19 September, 3.3 million).

The reel of the 2026 wave is "gangnam style in gangnam" by @emiliyyam: three friends at night in Seoul's Gangnam district (5 October 2026, 17.5 million views). A week later the AI versions began. On 12 October the AI influencer account @mxna.mxna remade it shot for shot with three AI-made women at sunset (106,600 views), the first popular AI version and the reel this page copies. From 19 October @yapayzekaserisi's AI clips of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man characters (his "Gamgamstyle" posts, 601,900 views for the first) made the Gangnam Style AI trend spread, and a one-photo CapCut template of the reel followed. By 22 October 2026, #gangnamstyletrend had 773 videos and #gangnamstyleai 255.

  1. A "gangnam style trio" reel from Poland, three friends taking turns at one phone camera, starts the format (35.7 million views by October 2026).

  2. The trend is back: a friend group in Malaysia posts its Gangnam Style take (3.3 million views), three days after a four-friend take in Poland (2.2 million).

  3. @emiliyyam and two friends post "gangnam style in gangnam", filmed at night in Seoul's Gangnam district: 17.5 million views and 2.9 million likes by 22 October. TikTok

  4. @mxna.mxna remakes the reel shot for shot with three AI-made women at sunset, the first popular AI version (106,600 views, TikTok AI label). TikTok

  5. @yapayzekaserisi posts "Hogwarts Gamgamstyle Night", AI film characters doing the trio selfie (601,900 views by 22 October); The Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man versions follow on 20 and 21 October. TikTok

  6. CapCut template tutorials for the one-photo Gangnam Style AI effect go up in the US, UK and Brazil, and #gangnamstyleaitrend is born; on 22 October #gangnamstyleai has 255 videos.

Copy and paste

The Gangnam Style AI prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Solo

1 photo: you, face to the cameraSeedance 2.515 s · 720p · 16:9228 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same wide handheld selfie video at sunset on a city sidewalk between glass towers, flags on tall poles, cars and a few people passing, the same arm's-length selfie camera, cuts, framing, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the friend in the middle is now the person in [Image 1]. Use [Image 1] as adult Person A at center in [Video 1]. Follow the exact reference sequence: group, center close-up, right solo, left solo, center return. Keep Person A's face, hairstyle, outfit, body proportions and screen position consistent. [Image 1] replaces the woman in the middle with the wavy, shoulder-length dark-brown bob and bangs in the black leather jacket, in EVERY shot: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles). They wear the clothes from [Image 1]. NO black leather jacket and no bob with bangs unless [Image 1] shows them. The same real person from the first second to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Never morph, never drift back to the original woman's face. The friend on the left (black baseball cap, white turtleneck) and the friend on the right (long straight black hair, white lace camisole) stay exactly as in the video, with their own faces, also in their solo shots. Shots, matching the reference second by second: 0-2 s: group selfie, the three side by side, smiling and singing along. 2-4.9 s: the middle friend alone, sings to the lens, points at it, sways. 4.9-8.4 s: the right friend alone by the road, a hair flip and a wave. 8.4-12.3 s: the left friend alone on a side street with orange cones, hands on the head, then a finger heart. 12.3-15 s: the middle friend again, close to the lens, sings and dances. One head per person, on that person's own shoulders. Never a fourth friend; the people passing far behind stay small strangers. No text, no logos, no watermark.

2027 characters

Duo

2 photos: you, in the middle + your friend, on the leftSeedance 2.515 s · 720p · 16:9228 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same wide handheld selfie video at sunset on a city sidewalk between glass towers, flags on tall poles, cars and a few people passing, the same arm's-length selfie camera, cuts, framing, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the friend in the middle is now the person in [Image 1], and the friend on the left is now the person in [Image 2]. Use [Image 1] as adult Person A at center, [Image 2] as adult Person B at screen-left, in [Video 1]. Follow the exact reference sequence: group, center close-up, right solo, left solo, center return. Keep each person's face, hairstyle, outfit, body proportions and screen position consistent; do not swap roles or merge identities. Person A: [Image 1] replaces the woman in the middle with the wavy, shoulder-length dark-brown bob and bangs in the black leather jacket, in EVERY shot: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles). They wear the clothes from [Image 1]. NO black leather jacket and no bob with bangs unless [Image 1] shows them. Person B: [Image 2] replaces the woman on the left in the black baseball cap and the white turtleneck, in EVERY shot, also in the left solo: copy the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles). They wear the clothes from [Image 2]. NO black cap and no white turtleneck unless [Image 2] shows them. The same real people from the first second to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Never morph, never drift back to the original women's faces. The friend on the right (long straight black hair, white lace camisole) stays exactly as in the video, with her own face, also in her solo shot. Shots, matching the reference second by second: 0-2 s: group selfie, the three side by side, smiling and singing along. 2-4.9 s: the middle friend alone, sings to the lens, points at it, sways. 4.9-8.4 s: the right friend alone by the road, a hair flip and a wave. 8.4-12.3 s: the left friend alone on a side street with orange cones, hands on the head, then a finger heart. 12.3-15 s: the middle friend again, close to the lens, sings and dances. One head per person, on that person's own shoulders. Never a fourth friend; the people passing far behind stay small strangers. No text, no logos, no watermark.

2562 characters

Trio

3 photos: you, in the middle + friend 2, on the left + friend 3, on the rightSeedance 2.515 s · 720p · 16:9228 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same wide handheld selfie video at sunset on a city sidewalk between glass towers, flags on tall poles, cars and a few people passing, the same arm's-length selfie camera, cuts, framing, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the three friends are now the people in [Image 1], [Image 2] and [Image 3]. Use [Image 1] as adult Person A at center, [Image 2] as adult Person B at screen-left, [Image 3] as adult Person C at screen-right, in [Video 1]. Follow the exact reference sequence: group, center close-up, right solo, left solo, center return. Keep each face, hairstyle, outfit and screen position; do not swap roles or merge identities. A: [Image 1] replaces the woman in the middle (dark-brown bob with bangs, black leather jacket) in EVERY shot: the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), the clothes from [Image 1]. NO leather jacket, no bob unless [Image 1] shows them. B: [Image 2] replaces the woman on the left (black cap, white turtleneck) in EVERY shot: the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), the clothes from [Image 2]. NO cap, no turtleneck unless [Image 2] shows them. C: [Image 3] replaces the woman on the right (long straight black hair, white lace camisole) in EVERY shot: the exact face from [Image 3] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), the clothes from [Image 3]. NO long black hair, no camisole unless [Image 3] shows them. The same real people from the first second to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Never morph, never drift back to the original women's faces. All three change: no one from the video stays, also in the solos. Shots, matching the reference second by second: 0-2 s: group selfie, the three side by side, smiling and singing along. 2-4.9 s: the middle friend alone, sings to the lens, points at it, sways. 4.9-8.4 s: the right friend alone by the road, a hair flip and a wave. 8.4-12.3 s: the left friend alone on a side street with orange cones, hands on the head, then a finger heart. 12.3-15 s: the middle friend again, close to the lens, sings and dances. One head per person, on that person's own shoulders. Never a fourth friend; the people passing far behind stay small strangers. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. One video is 228 credits, so the smallest one-time pack that covers it is $39.99 for 450 credits, with no subscription. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap228

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the Gangnam Style AI video, shot by shot?

Every version of the Gangnam Style AI dance copies the same 15 seconds of the AI reel, in a wide selfie shot at sunset on a city sidewalk between glass towers, flags on the poles:

SecondsThe shotSoloDuoTrio
0-2Group selfie: the three friends side by side, smiling and singing alongYou in the middleYou and photo 2All three of you
2-5The friend in the middle alone: sings to the lens, points at it, swaysYouYouYou
5-8.4The friend on the right alone by the road: a hair flip and a waveThe reel's friendThe reel's friendPhoto 3
8.4-12.3The friend on the left alone on a side street: hands on the head, a finger heartThe reel's friendPhoto 2Photo 2
12.3-15The friend in the middle again, close to the lens, sings and dancesYouYouYou

The song goes back on after the run, on the same seconds, so the clip is ready to post as a Gangnam Style dance video. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

Solo, Duo or Trio: which version should you pick?

Press "Create your own" and pick one, or press the button under the reel on this page.

Solo (default)DuoTrio
Photos1: you2: you and a friend3: you and two friends
Who changesThe friend in the middleThe middle and the left friendAll three friends
Your solo shots2, plus the group selfie2 for you, 1 for your friend2 for you, 1 for each friend
FrameWide 16:9, 720p, like the originalThe sameThe same
Length15 s15 s15 s
SoundThe song from the reel, put back on after the run; you can turn it offThe sameThe same
TimeUp to several minutesThe sameThe same

Trio is the gangnam style trio as people know it: three friends, one camera, a solo each, the Gangnam Style dance group clip for a night out. Duo is for you and your best friend; the third friend stays as in the reel. Solo needs one photo: you take the middle, the friend who opens and closes the clip, and the two others stay. The videos come from top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5. The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything.

Which sound and hashtags should you post it with?

Your clip comes with the chorus from the reel, the same seconds the video is cut to. You can turn it off on the result screen and pick the Gangnam Style sound on TikTok when you post instead. The song is PSY's and belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it; check the platform's music rules before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post.

Why wide and not vertical? The 2026 reel and every AI version of it are wide 16:9, so your video is too. TikTok and Reels show it with bands above and below, like the original.

Hashtags: #gangnamstyle (190,641 videos), #gangnamstyletrend (773 videos and 5.9 million views on 22 October 2026), #gangnamstyleai (255 videos) and the new #gangnamstyleaitrend. Keep the platform's AI label on.

Want more K-pop and friend dances? Try the APT. duo, the A2O LITE NEON dance or the SaWaDiKa dance.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
A face looks like a woman from the reelUse sharp, well-lit photos with the face turned to the camera, then run it again.
A black leather jacket, a black cap or long black hair shows upThe reel's women wear them. The prompt bans them unless your photo has them; run it again.
A man gets long hair or makeupEach photo keeps its own gender and hair; if a shot slips, run it again.
A face blurs for a moment at about 8 or 12 secondsThe reel whips the camera between the solos there; it lasts a split second.
Two friends swap places (Duo, Trio)Keep the photo order: photo 1 in the middle, photo 2 on the left, photo 3 on the right.
The video model refuses a photoSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.
FAQ

Gangnam Style AI trend questions

What is the Gangnam Style AI trend?
It is the AI version of the 2026 Gangnam Style trend on TikTok. The real trend is a selfie of three friends who sing the chorus of PSY's 2012 song, each with a solo, made famous by the "gangnam style in gangnam" reel of 5 October 2026 (17.5 million views). The Gangnam Style AI trend puts new faces into that reel: AI-made women, film characters, or your own face from one photo.
What is the gangnam style trio?
It is the TikTok format behind the trend: three friends take turns at one phone camera, singing the chorus while the others dance behind. A "gangnam style trio" reel from January 2025 has 35.7 million views, and the 2026 reel from Seoul gives each friend a solo before the group comes back. On this page, the Trio version puts you and two friends into it, a Gangnam Style dance group video from three photos.
Why is Gangnam Style trending on TikTok again in 2026?
The gangnam style tiktok trend came back in September 2026 with group selfies in Poland and Malaysia (2.2 and 3.3 million views), and the gangnam style trend tiktok wave got its biggest reel from Seoul on 5 October (@emiliyyam, 17.5 million views). Since 12 October AI remakes of it spread, so the gangnam style trend 2026 is both a real dance trend and an AI one. Yes, Gangnam Style is back.
What does "gangnam style in gangnam" mean?
It is the caption of the 2026 reel by @emiliyyam: she and two friends did the Gangnam Style trend in the Gangnam district of Seoul itself, at night under Korean flags. The AI remake this page copies moves the same three shots to a sunset street.
How do I make a Gangnam Style AI video?
Press "Create your own", pick Solo, Duo or Trio, and add 1, 2 or 3 photos; photo 1 is always the friend in the middle. Press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get a 15-second Gangnam Style AI video with the song. That is the whole gangnam style ai tutorial: no editing and no prompt. If you wondered how to make a Gangnam Style AI video without an app full of steps, this is it.
Is there a Gangnam Style CapCut template?
Yes: since 19 October 2026 a one-photo gangnam style capcut template of the reel goes around, and the tutorials call it the AI Gangnam Style effect. In CapCut you copy the template link, open it and add a photo. This page is the same gangnam style ai template idea on the web, with Duo and Trio for your friends too. The gangnam style capcut template trend shows how new the AI wave is.
Is this a Gangnam Style dance generator?
Yes. It works as a gangnam style dance ai generator and a gangnam style dance maker: you add photos, and the AI puts each face into the reel's shots, with the song. The gangnam style dance ai copies the moves and the camera of the reel; it does not invent a new dance.
Do I need to know the Oppa Gangnam Style dance?
No. PSY's music video made the horse-riding dance famous, but the 2026 Gangnam Style TikTok dance is a selfie sing-along: the friends sing the "Oppa Gangnam Style" chorus, point at the lens, flip their hair and make a finger heart. The AI does those moves with your face, so you never have to learn the oppa gangnam style dance.
Can I do the Gangnam Style trend with my friends?
Yes. Pick Duo for you and one friend (photo 1 in the middle, photo 2 on the left) or Trio for three friends (photo 3 on the right). Each friend gets a solo shot, and all of you are in the group selfie. Use photos of adults who agreed.
What is Gamgamstyle?
"Gamgamstyle" is how @yapayzekaserisi spelled the trend on his AI clips of film characters (from 19 October 2026). Those clips use real actors' faces, so MakeViral never copies or shows them. This template uses only your own photos.
Is it a Gangnam Style dance challenge or a meme?
Both. The gangnam style dance challenge is the real trio selfie, and the gangnam style dance meme side is the AI part: film characters, AI influencers and now your own face doing the gangnam style viral dance. Your clip is a Gangnam Style dance video you can post as the trend, marked as AI.
Who are the women in the example?
They are AI-made. The example is the reel by @mxna.mxna, an AI influencer account that remade the trend with three AI-made women, so no real person is in it. Your video replaces one, two or all three of them with the people in your photos.
Which AI models make the video?
Top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5. The AI puts your face into the reel itself, shot for shot, wide 16:9 at 720p, and the reel's song goes back on after the run. MakeViral picks the model for each run.
What prompt does the Gangnam Style AI trend use?
No creator shared a prompt: the AI app and CapCut templates are closed. Our prompt starts from a copy-ready trio prompt of an AI template site (each photo as one adult in the middle, on the left or on the right, the reel's exact order of group, close-up and solos), plus our tested words that keep your face. You never have to write it.
How long is the video and what format is it?
About 15 seconds, wide 16:9 at 720p, like the original reel. It is an MP4 file with the song and no watermark.
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