The enduring Justin Timberlake “It is gonna be Could” meme, a play on the singer’s pronunciation within the *NSYNC tune “It is Gonna Be Me,” has formally been round for a decade.
The meme, that includes a fresh-faced, boy band-era Timberlake, was created by Kianna Davis when she was a scholar on the College of Mary Washington in Virginia.
Davis, who now works for an schooling software program firm, had been a fan of *NSYNC since 1998.
“I by no means bought to see them in live performance, however I begged my mom for any memorabilia she noticed in shops,” she advised the college. “I nonetheless have an *NSYNC blanket she gave me for Christmas 20 years in the past.”
She mentioned she “had no thought what the meme would develop into.”
A decade later, the picture nonetheless makes the rounds on social media on the finish of April. Final 12 months, Davis bought an additional enhance of web consideration when Timberlake tagged her on his social media accounts, saying, “I’ve to present props the place they’re due.”
“I used to be in shock,” she mentioned. “I bought so many calls and texts, I needed to maintain my cellphone on the charger all day.”