Cringing my way through Top 5 2017 Cringe Pop

A subtle melodrama of unfolding Top 5 Cringe Pop of 2017

Rumana Shaikh
Ideastation
2 min readDec 29, 2017

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While I am browsing through my splendid YouTube feed, Sharva Jethwa pops into the cabin and asks me “ Ready for a new blog idea?”

My obvious enthusiasm is all galore until he says “Write a piece on Cringe Pop!”

Why the obvious cringing?

Cringe Pop, for those who are unaware of the term, is the trend of blatant videos assorted with some undefinedly tuned music and lyrics, making a place in the futile time killed with watching videos that may not require to make much sense.

As appallingly uninteresting and mindless it sounds, Cringe Pops have existed in times of history when the Millenials had only learnt to dance on the Barbie Girl song.

Why Cringe Pop?

Cringe Pop as a genre of pop video online has gained a steady footing and is also a source of increasing fame and revenue for the artists who make this science alive.

To give you an example, according to the basic calculations by Indian Express Dhinchak Pooja a viral Cringe Pop artist who has shot to fame in the year 2017 earns anywhere between INR 3 Lakhs to INR 50 Lakhs per month. Yes, these times exist!

So let’s wrap 2017 in trend with the top 5 Cringe Pop videos of the year! All eyes in surprise for the blatant shot to stardom!

Baba Sehgal

172,590 views

Bhim Niroula

496,081 views

Taher Shah

1,658,213 views

Omprakash Rap King

5,704,876 views

Dhinchak Pooja

31,678,383 views

Who knew all it took for stardom was to cringe a pop and assort it with some music!

PS: All views updated as of 29 December 2017 and counting!

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Rumana Shaikh
Ideastation

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