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Bad Times AI Trend From Your Photo
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You, fed up, telling off whoever is filming in your kitchen: hands on your head, a hand on your hip, a wagging finger, both palms up to say stop, then right into the lens.
- 10s
- 1 or 2 people
- 🐾 Pets too
- ♪ With sound
- ≈26M views (est.)
To make the Bad Times AI video, use Remake the Trend (remakethetrend.com): add one photo of yourself (two to do it with a friend, or one of your pet), see a free preview in about 15 seconds and change it up to 3 times, then get the 10-second video for $6.99 ($9.99 after your first). The Bad Times AI trend builds the whole scene around you from one photo; nothing to film. No app, no prompt, no sign-up for the preview.
The trend
What is the Bad Times trend?
The trend is a telling-off set to "Bad Times" by Imael Angel: someone in their kitchen rants at whoever is filming, with a wagging finger, both palms up and a lean right into the lens. @benandzara's version on August 30, 2026 passed 46 million plays and credited @bouuhyachaka's kitchen rant as the inspiration. By October it had become an AI trend, with huskies and cats standing up to rant, and CapCut AI templates from late October put anyone in the kitchen from a photo; many are posted as the "Angry Dance" filter, with the same pointing, scolding and palms-up stop.
- Other ways to say it
- bad times ai trend · bad times imael angel trend · angry dance filter · angry dance ai trend
- Still trending?
- Yes: 25 creators posted it in the 7 days to November 12, 2026
- Added here
- November 6, 2026
What happens
- Hands on your head: not again
- Hand on your hip, finger wagging
- Both palms up: stop
- Right into the lens
Popular Bad Times versions
The most-viewed versions so far. Tap one to watch it with sound on TikTok.
- @bouuhyachaka24M views · 9 Sept 2026Watch with sound on TikTok ↗
- @gothikzoul1.3M views · 26 Sept 2026Watch with sound on TikTok ↗
- @catv1025483K views · 23 Sept 2026Watch with sound on TikTok ↗
- @silence_of_simba330K views · 22 Sept 2026Watch with sound on TikTok ↗
Views read on 6 Nov 2026. Clips belong to their creators and link to the original post. Creators can ask us to remove a link.
How the Bad Times trend spread
@bouuhyachaka posts a version: “Ça va barder!! 🤬😂(Imael Angel - BAD TIMES)”. 24M views by 6 Nov 2026. TikTok ↗
@trendolanvideolar1 posts the clip whose sound, “original sound - trendolanvideolar1”, the trend runs on.
@silence_of_simba posts a version: “🎵 Angel Records . . 🎥Trend inspired by (original video) and 😻”. 330K views by 6 Nov 2026. TikTok ↗
@catv1025 posts a version: “I had to join the trend 😂🐱 Song: Imael Angel- Bad Times”. 483K views by 6 Nov 2026. TikTok ↗
@gothikzoul posts a version: “Bad times 🤣”. 1.3M views by 6 Nov 2026. TikTok ↗
Views read on 6 Nov 2026 and still changing. Posts belong to their creators.
Is the Bad Times trend still growing?
- Yes: 25 creators posted an AI version on TikTok in the 7 days to 12 Nov 2026.
- About 26M views across the versions above, read on 6 Nov 2026: a floor, since we only add up the posts we list.
- 1,940 TikTok videos use its sound.
- #badtimes has 32,659 videos and 278M views on TikTok.
The Bad Times sound
Your Bad Times video comes with sound made together with the picture: a dramatic Latin pop beat, an exasperated sigh and muffled ranting with no clear words, kitchen room tone. It isn't the TikTok track.
3 of the Bad Times posts we found use “original sound - trendolanvideolar1”, a sound in 1,940 TikTok videos (read 6 Nov 2026). Pick it in TikTok when you post so yours lines up with the trend.
How to make it
How do I make the Bad Times trend?
- Add one photo
One person, face clearly visible and well lit; waist-up or full body works best. No sign-up, no app.
- See yourself in it, free
The opening shot, “Hands on your head: not again”, as a still in about 15 seconds. Change the outfit or add a note and try again up to 3 times free.
- Get the video
10 seconds, vertical, with sound: a dramatic Latin pop beat, an exasperated sigh and muffled ranting with no clear words, kitchen room tone. No watermark. Your first is $6.99, then $9.99.
Who to put in Bad Times
- Yourself, telling off whoever's filming
- The friend who argues with the TV
- Your dog, finally saying what it thinks
Captions people use
Say it's AI and name the trend: #badtimestrend.
- me when someone touches my leftovers
- I said what I said
The Bad Times AI prompt
You don't need to write it: the page sends it with your photo. To do it by hand, make the still from the scene with an image model, give it and the moves to a video model, and add the sound in an editor.
- The scene (for the still)
- The person standing in a bright home kitchen, half body in frame, facing the camera with a fed-up frown, one hand on their hip and the other raised with one finger pointing up, mid-argument with whoever is filming; white cabinets, a window and a fruit bowl behind. Phone camera at chest height about a metre away.
- The moves (for the video)
- Handheld phone video at chest height, one continuous shot, slight natural shake; the person talks straight at whoever is filming. {t:0}-{t:2}s: they grab their head with both hands and look up in disbelief, ending with their hands still on their head. {t:2}-{t:4}s: one hand goes to their hip and they wag a finger at the camera, shaking their head. {t:4}-{t:6}s: they hold both palms up to the camera, stop, stop, stop. {t:6}-{t:8}s: they lean right in toward the lens until they fill most of the frame, eyebrows raised. This lean into the lens is the point of the video. {t:8}-{t:10}s: they step back, fold their arms and turn their head away. Exactly one person; no hands of the person filming. No on-screen text. No cuts, no logos, no watermark.
- The sound
- A dramatic Latin pop beat, an exasperated sigh and muffled ranting with no clear words, kitchen room tone.
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FAQ
Bad Times Trend FAQ
Is the Bad Times trend free to make?
The preview is free: add a photo and see yourself in the Bad Times trend in about 15 seconds, then change it up to 3 times. The 10-second video is $9.99 ($6.99 for your first), paid once, no sign-up.
What happens in the Bad Times video?
You, fed up, telling off whoever is filming in your kitchen: hands on your head, a hand on your hip, a wagging finger, both palms up to say stop, then right into the lens.
What photo should I use?
One person, face clearly visible and well lit; waist-up or full body works best. Only photos of yourself, or of adults who agreed to it.
Can we do the Bad Times trend as a couple or with a friend?
Yes. Pick "You + a friend" above the photo boxes and add two photos, one of each of you: the preview shows you both in it. Only photos of adults who agreed to it.
Can I put my dog or cat in the Bad Times trend?
Yes. Pick "Your pet" and add one photo of your dog or cat: it takes the person's place in the scene. A clear photo of its face works best.
Which app makes the Bad Times AI video?
No app: this page makes it in the browser, on a phone or a computer. Creators use image-to-video models with a written prompt; here that runs for you, with sound, and you see a free preview first.
How long is the Bad Times video?
10 seconds, vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 720p, no watermark.
Does the Bad Times video have sound?
Yes: sound made with the video (a dramatic Latin pop beat, an exasperated sigh and muffled ranting with no clear words, kitchen room tone). It isn't the TikTok track; most posts use “original sound - trendolanvideolar1”, which you can add in TikTok when you post.
Is the Bad Times video real or AI?
It's an AI trend: a video model makes the whole scene from your photo, nothing is filmed. Say it's AI when you post.
Is the Bad Times trend still going?
Yes: 25 creators posted an AI version on TikTok in the 7 days to 12 Nov 2026.
What else is the Bad Times trend called?
People also search for it as “bad times ai trend”, “bad times imael angel trend”, “angry dance filter”, “angry dance ai trend”.
What hashtag does the Bad Times trend use?
#badtimes: 32,659 videos and 278M views on TikTok (read 6 Nov 2026). Add it, and say it's AI in your caption.
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