# Turn the Lights Off AI: Lose Yourself in the Club From One Photo

> The Turn the Lights Off AI trend puts you in the viral club meme: you dance alone with your eyes closed in a packed, blue-lit nightclub, raise both arms, and the camera drifts back into the crowd, to Kato's "Turn the Lights Off".

Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend
Updated: 2026-11-04
Published: 2026-11-04
Author: MakeViral Team (https://www.makeviral.ai/about)
Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai)

The **Turn the Lights Off AI** trend puts you in the viral club meme: you dance alone with your eyes closed in a packed, blue-lit nightclub, raise both arms, and the camera drifts back into the crowd, to Kato's "Turn the Lights Off". From one photo, MakeViral makes a new club scene with your face, or with your pet.

Eyes closed, chin up, arms in the air on a packed blue-lit dance floor: the Jon Hamm dancing meme, with you or your pet in the middle of it. Add one photo and get the clip with the song.

Also called: Jon Hamm dance, Lost in the Club, Turn the Lights Off dance.

**Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/create). 1 photo · 12 s · 9:16 with sound · 152 credits, charged once · ready in a few minutes · no prompt to write.

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## What is the Turn the Lights Off trend, and where did it start?

The Turn the Lights Off meme comes from a club scene in the Apple TV+ series "Your Friends & Neighbors" (2025). Jon Hamm's character dances alone on a crowded dance floor, eyes closed and completely lost in the music, and creators cut the clip to "Turn the Lights Off", a 2009 dance track by Kato featuring Jon. According to Know Your Meme, Russian-speaking creators started the format in October 2025, putting the Jon Hamm club scene after a caption about a small win or a total disaster, and it spread in English through November and December 2025. In mid-December the song reached number one on Spotify's Viral 50.

The most viewed post, by @rare_gemz on 9 December 2025, had 5.3 million views. On 26 December the creator @ai_stas posted a tutorial that put his own face into the scene with an AI still and an AI video edit, and the Turn the Lights Off AI trend took off from there. In October 2026 the AI video sites added it as a template, under names like "Lost in the Club" and "Nightlife Dance Swap". By 4 November 2026, #turnthelightsoff had 34,419 TikTok videos and 298.5 million views.

### Turn the Lights Off trend timeline

- **2025-10-11**: One of the earliest known posts of the meme, by a Russian-speaking creator, pairs a caption with the club scene. Source: [Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jon-hamm-dancing-in-the-club-scene-turn-the-lights-off-trend).
- **2025-12-09**: @rare_gemz posts the club scene with the song; it becomes the most viewed post of the trend, with 5.3 million views and 109,500 likes. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@rare_gemz/video/7581842788959063298).
- **2025-12-24**: @bigshooterunaimed posts an edit of the full club scene; it reaches 3.1 million views and 197,800 likes. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@bigshooterunaimed/video/7587385970861935903).
- **2025-12-26**: @ai_stas posts a tutorial that puts your own face into the meme with an AI still and an AI video edit (58,500 views). Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@ai_stas/video/7588204357913496839).
- **2026-10-02**: AI video sites start to offer the dance as a one-photo template, with pets too.
- **2026-11-04**: #turnthelightsoff has 34,419 TikTok videos and 298.5 million views, and #jonhamm 54,477 videos and 1.09 billion views.

## What the Turn the Lights Off video looks like

The example is our own Human run on an AI-made person, made with this template. Your video is a new club scene made by AI from your photo, with the blue light, the crowd, the same moves and the song: the actor and the show's footage are not in it.

- **Example 1** (12 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): Our Human version on an AI-made man: eyes closed, chin up, both fists in the air in a packed blue and red club, then the camera drifts back into the crowd, with the song on.
  - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/example-main-v1.mp4
  - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/example-main-poster.jpg
  - Input photo: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/example-main-input.jpg

## How to make the Turn the Lights Off video on MakeViral

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

### The one-tap way (no prompt to write)

1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add you, chest up, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/create
2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 films the Turn the Lights Off scene straight from your photo, with no in-between picture, for 12 seconds, with the trend's original song. You write no prompt.
3. **Download or share.** The video is ready in a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts

The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video model takes your photo as a reference ([Image 1]) and films the scene straight from it, with no photo step first. AI Video takes one photo as the first frame, so it cannot run this prompt the same way: the prompt is here to read.

#### Variant: Human

Settings: 1 photo (you, chest up, face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 12 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 152 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 12 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   A viral club dance video, one continuous take, no cuts: the person from [Image 1] dances with the eyes closed in a packed nightclub at night with teal-green walls, a red neon bar and a vine garland overhead, the crowd dancing close around, blue and cyan light flooding the whole scene, haze and soft light beams, real photo detail and a cinematic film look. Photorealistic live action, vertical 9:16.

THE DANCER is the person in [Image 1], in every frame: 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). The same face from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once, also with the eyes closed, in the blue light, when dancers pass in front and further back in the crowd. They are an adult and look exactly their own age from [Image 1]. Never morph, never beautify. Clothes: a black shirt unbuttoned at the top buttons and a dark jacket, no tie.

THE BEATS:
[0-3 s] medium close-up: the dancer, eyes closed, chin up, swaying slowly to the music, completely lost in it.
[3-7 s] raises both arms and dances, hands up by the head, rolling the shoulders, still eyes closed and blissful.
[7-10 s] the camera drifts back; dancers pass in front of the lens, half-hiding the dancer, who keeps dancing in the middle of the crowd.
[10-12 s] a wide shot of the packed dance floor, everyone's arms in the air, the dancer among them further back, face still visible, still dancing with the eyes closed.

Sound: none of its own; a dance song is put on afterwards. No dialogue, no singing, no background music.

The dancer never has anything in the mouth: no cigar, no cigarette. The other dancers are adult strangers; only the dancer has the face from [Image 1]. Real live-action footage, clear facial features, no distortion. Avoid: cuts, a cigar or cigarette, a tie, text, captions, logos, watermarks, extra copies of the dancer, extra limbs, morphing, facial distortion.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/create

#### Variant: Pet

Settings: 1 photo (your pet, face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 126 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   A viral club dance video, one continuous take, no cuts: the pet from [Image 1] dances with the eyes closed in a packed nightclub at night with teal-green walls, a red neon bar and a vine garland overhead, the crowd dancing close around, blue and cyan light flooding the whole scene, haze and soft light beams, real photo detail and a cinematic film look. Photorealistic live action, vertical 9:16.

THE DANCER is the pet in [Image 1], in every frame: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything. Its owner recognizes it at once. It stands upright on its hind legs in the middle of the crowd like a dancer, with its own animal face, paws and tail. No clothes on the pet.

THE BEATS:
[0-3 s] medium close-up: the pet, eyes closed, chin up, swaying slowly to the music, completely lost in it.
[3-6.5 s] raises both front paws and dances, paws up by the head, rolling the shoulders, still eyes closed and blissful.
[6.5-10 s] the camera drifts back; dancers pass in front of the lens, half-hiding the pet, who keeps dancing in the middle of the crowd, everyone's arms in the air around it, its face still visible.

Sound: none of its own; a dance song is put on afterwards. No dialogue, no singing, no background music.

Exactly one animal: the pet. The people around it are adult strangers and never look like the pet. One head, four legs and one tail, real furry paws, no human hands or human body parts on the pet. Nothing in its mouth. Real live-action footage, clear features, no distortion. Avoid: cuts, a cartoon look, a plush toy, a person in an animal costume, text, captions, logos, watermarks, extra animals, extra limbs, morphing.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/create?variant=pet

### Which photo works best?

You need **one photo**: of yourself for Human, of your pet for Pet.

- **Human:** a sharp photo from the chest up or the waist up, with the face turned to the camera and good light. Your face has to carry the whole clip with the eyes closed, so a clear face matters more than the pose.
- You get a black shirt and a dark jacket, like the meme. Your hair and your face stay your own. No sunglasses, no hat that hides the face, no beauty filter, and nobody else in the photo.
- **Pet:** a sharp photo with the whole face and ideally the whole animal in view. Fur colors and markings come from the photo.
- Any background works: the club is made new around you.
- Use a photo of yourself, of an adult who agreed, or of your own pet. Never a celebrity or a stranger.

## 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 scene photo and the video, charged once. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

| Video model | Settings | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seedance 2.5 (this template) | 12 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap | 152 |

Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back.

## What happens in the Turn the Lights Off AI video?

Both versions follow the moves of the Jon Hamm club scene, from the slow, eyes-closed Jon Hamm sway to the arms in the air, in one continuous take, in a packed nightclub with teal-green walls, a red neon bar, a vine garland overhead and blue light everywhere:

| Beat | Human (12 s) | Pet (10 s) |
|---|---|---|
| Lost in it | A close shot: eyes closed, chin up, a slow sway to the music. | Your pet stands up, eyes closed, chin up, swaying slowly. |
| Arms up | Both arms up, hands by the head, rolling the shoulders, still blissful. | Both front paws up by the head, rolling the shoulders. |
| Into the crowd | The camera drifts back, dancers pass in front of the lens, you keep dancing. | The camera drifts back, the crowd puts its arms in the air around your pet. |
| The wide shot | The packed dance floor, every arm in the air, you further back. | |

**Human:** you wear a black shirt open at the collar and a dark jacket, like the scene, and keep your own face and hair. **Pet:** your pet keeps its own fur and face, with no clothes.

Both are vertical 9:16 at 720p and come with the trend's song, put back on after the video. They are made straight from your photo by the best AI video models available, so the face stays close to your photo. Press "Create your own" and pick Human or Pet; the exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

## What should you caption it?

The Jon Hamm dance trend works because the dance answers a caption. The classic captions:

- "Me when everything really goes to hell" (the first wave, October 2025).
- "Me after one small win", "Me when the weekend starts", "Me after cancelled plans".
- "My dog when I say walk" for the Pet version.

Put the caption at the top of the clip when you post it, so the dance lands as the punchline. The same video works as a reaction clip: post it under a friend's good news.

## Which sound and hashtags should you post it with?

Your clip comes with the Turn the Lights Off song, Kato's track that the meme uses, from the first "I said ooh, come on baby, turn the lights off". You can turn it off on the result screen and add a sound when you post instead. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it. Music rules differ from platform to platform, so check them before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post.

**Hashtags:** #turnthelightsoff is the big one, with 34,419 TikTok videos and 298.5 million views on 4 November 2026. Posts of the Jon Hamm dance meme add #jonhamm and #jonhammdance. Keep the platform's AI label on.

## What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The face looks less like you with the eyes closed | Use a sharp, well-lit photo with the face turned to the camera, then run it again. |
| The face gets small or soft in the wide shot | That is the moment the camera drifts back into the crowd. A chest-up photo keeps the face clearest. |
| A tie or a cigar shows up | The prompt bans both. Run it again. |
| Another dancer looks like you | The prompt keeps your face on one dancer only. Run it again. |
| Your pet comes out as a person in a costume (Pet) | Use a sharp photo where the whole animal is in view, then run it again. |
| The video model refuses the photo | Some photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo. |

## Turn the Lights Off trend questions

### What is the Turn the Lights Off trend?

It is a meme from late 2025: a clip of Jon Hamm dancing with his eyes closed in a club scene from the Apple TV+ series "Your Friends & Neighbors", cut to "Turn the Lights Off" by Kato featuring Jon. People post it after a caption about a small win or a total disaster, and many search for it as "turn the lights off Jon Hamm". The AI version puts your own face, or your pet, in the club. By 4 November 2026, #turnthelightsoff had 34,419 TikTok videos and 298.5 million views.

### Where is the Jon Hamm dancing meme from?

The Jon Hamm dancing meme origin is the club scene of episode 8 of "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV+, 2025), where his character dances alone on a crowded dance floor. Russian-speaking creators made it a meme in October 2025, and it went viral in English in December 2025.

### What is the Jon Hamm dancing song?

The Turn the Lights Off song is "Turn the Lights Off" by Kato featuring Jon, a 2009 dance track. The meme made it the number one song on Spotify's Viral 50 in December 2025. Your MakeViral video comes with the same opening of the song that the meme uses, and you can turn it off on the result screen. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it.

### How do I make the Turn the Lights Off AI video?

Press "Create your own", pick Human or Pet, and add one clear photo. Press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get a Turn the Lights Off AI video of 12 seconds (Human) or 10 seconds (Pet), vertical, with the song. You write no prompt, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready.

### Will Jon Hamm or the TV show be in my video?

No. Your video is a new club scene made by AI from your photo: the same kind of packed, blue-lit dance floor and the same moves, but no actor and no footage from the show. Use a photo of yourself or of an adult who agreed, never a celebrity or a stranger.

### Is this the same as a Turn the Lights Off AI face swap?

Close, but not the same. A face swap or AI edit pastes your face onto the TV clip itself. MakeViral makes the whole clip new around you, so you are not on the actor's body: the club, the crowd and the moves follow the scene, and the face, hair and body are yours.

### Can my dog or cat do the Turn the Lights Off dance?

Yes. Pick Pet. Your pet stands up in the middle of the packed club, closes its eyes, sways and puts its front paws in the air while the crowd dances around it: a Turn the Lights Off AI dog or cat video of 10 seconds, with the song. Use a sharp photo with the whole face in view.

### Is there a Turn the Lights Off AI app, filter, effect or prompt?

You can make it here in the browser, with no app to install and no filter to find. This page is the Turn the Lights Off AI video generator: one photo, one button. The prompt behind it starts from the trend's creator prompt (a portrait dancing with the eyes closed in a club, a black shirt open at the top buttons, a jacket, blue light flooding the scene) and the moves of the scene, beat by beat. You write nothing yourself.

### Which AI models make the videos?

The best AI video models available, including Seedance 2.5. They make the clip straight from your photo, with no in-between picture, so your face stays close to the photo. A video takes 5 to 15 minutes.

### How long is the video and what format is it?

Human makes 12 seconds and Pet 10 seconds, both vertical 9:16 at 720p, as MP4 files with the song and no watermark. The example clip on this page is longer (19.6 seconds) because it is the full post from the trend.

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## Make your own Turn the Lights Off video

Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 152 credits, charged once.

[Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/turn-the-lights-off-ai-trend/create)