Why TikTok Stars Will Survive No Matter What

variety.com:

Meg Zukin Noah Schnapp got a taste of fame in 2016 when he was cast as Will Byers on the Netflix drama “Stranger Things.”But the 15-year-old actor admits that his “really young fans” have never even heard of the series. “Sometimes I’ll see a group of little kids on the street, and they’ll be like, ‘Noah, “Renegade” for us!’” he says.That’s code for being TikTok famous.

Renegade is the most popular dance to hit the internet ever, with everyone from Lizzo to Michelle Obama either attempting their own version or retweeting someone else’s.

When 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created the dance, she posted it on Instagram, not TikTok. But she quickly noticed people catching on to her routine. “I tried to comment under people’s posts saying it was.