If you are someone who is pretty active on TikTok, you must have indeed heard about the name of John Pork, right? In today’s article, we shall discuss all the interesting details about this man’s life. Well, this is nothing but a new viral trend on this popular social media platform.
Needless to say, this new viral trend has helped the half-man, half-swine become famous all over TikTok. As you know, it’s pretty common for old and popular memes from previous years to receive new attention on this popular social media platform.
So just like others, you must also have the question on your mind is John Pork real, or is he just created? As per the sources, John first appeared on the internet in 2018, and as many thought this man was a actually computer-generated character with over 335,000 followers on Instagram. So if you are curious to know more details about this funny meme figure, let’s share with you all the details!
Who is John Park?
So as we said earlier, this meme character is a computer-generated pig who appears to be half human, half pig. Initially the pig first began to appear on Instagram through the handle @john.pork. Here its creator uploaded pictures of John in different scenarios, including taking selfies at tourist spots.
In fact, in late March on TikTok, videos featuring John’s face began to spread. This is when users got creative. Some people mocked up his image onto an iPhone to make it appear as if he was calling them. So if you are still having the question of who he is, you will have the answer here.
As of this writing, John currently has over 335,000 followers on Instagram. He’ll undoubtedly continue riding his new meme status to achieve a new level of internet fame that he might not have reached were it not for TikTok. John himself does not have an account on TikTok just yet, but that may change in the near future.
Details About John Pork Death
Many of you are probably seeking to find the answer to this question regarding his death. Well, TikTok appears to have taken this meme character’s story in a tragic direction of its own. They decided to kill off the fictional character, despite the original creator on Instagram saying no such thing.
If you notice it properly the story progression seems to be based on the fact that no one picked up his call and users suggesting that something bad happened to him because of it.
In fact, some of the different TikTok theories suggest he was shot in Atlanta. One of the clips viewed 1.2 million times said he was found dead in the river. So it seems that there are lots of theories involved regarding his supposed death.
Why is He Calling?
One of the most interesting things about this meme is that it features this meme character on TikTok where he is calling TikTokers, and people are receiving calls from him. In fact, these videos are often accompanied by a pig-related joke or a silly dance.
However, the main joke is simply the fact that Pork is calling in the first place. Needless to say, these videos have garnered hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of views and likes on TikTok.
Since this meme character emerged again, people even created a template that you can use. Here the thing that became popular was the ‘John Pork is calling’ trend, meme.
Currently, it is making enormous waves on TikTok with users using the template to make some skits and such. Many new TikTok accounts have tagged themselves in this trending meme. Therefore, if you find this popular meme character calling on your phone don’t be surprised.
Interestingly enough, though, the actual character is actually the one who originated on Instagram, he is surprised by all the new attention he’s been getting recently.
In a series of Instagram stories posted in late March 2023, the meme character revealed that he’s gained several thousand new followers on Instagram. Well, all thanks to his viral status on TikTok. He is so overwhelmed since then that he has shown his appreciation for folks sharing the meme on their platforms.
Ending Note
So as we conclude, we can say that memes are nowadays pretty popular on social media platforms. Therefore, it is not surprising that memes like John will become popular and turn into a trend.
As you know, it mainly gained popularity in TikTok and then gradually began to spread to other social media platforms. Millions of users started sharing them on their newsfeeds which made it even more viral.
There were many questions that kept rising about whether this meme character was actually real or just fictional. You can take a look at the above article, and find all the answers there.
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