These were our favorite TikTok videos from 2019 - check them out
We can only hope that there's some truth behind this reimagined origin story of YouTube James Charles' "Hi Sisters" catchphrase (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).
This TikTok brought a whole other meaning to "I'm feeling 22," from Taylor Swift's 2012 hit (Jacob Shamsian, Insider news editor).
In a riff of the viral "call your crush" challenge, this video took a surprising turn (Libby Brandt, Business Insider real estate reporter).
@jordynsuttton
Crush challenge...with a twist #crushchallenge #fyp #foryoupage #challenge #pointbreak
♬ original sound - jordyn_suttonWhile "Old Town Road" itself became popular on TikTok, the song of 2019 spawned its own plethora of TikToks (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).
American teens latched onto parodying a popular Australian drama TV show from the early 2000s called "H2O: Just Add Water." (Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider freelance associate editor).
@sweetsourchicken
POV: your watching h2o: just add water in 2010 #viral #foryou #foryoupage #h2o
♬ original sound - h2ofaaanThis scene from a convenient store in Georgia may as well be from Canada, where they actually drink milk out of bags (Graham Rapier, Business Insider transportation reporter).
In time for the Thanksgiving holidays, this relatable video shows what techies everywhere have to deal with from their families (Rosalie Chan, Business Insider senior enterprise tech reporter).
@cassidoo
My heart goes out to family IT support everywhere this Thanksgiving season
♬ Stick To The Status Quo - High School MusicalA TikTok user went full-on beauty influencer on her kid sister, and gave her a one-of-a-kind makeover (Elizabeth Morales, Insider distribution producer).
Our BI reporter loved this TikTok so much she actually went to recreate it where the original one was filmed: the Oculus, right across the street from BI's offices (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).
This woman on TikTok gave out many pieces of advice on her channel, but this may have been the most important one yet (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).
We're all glad to have an answer to the question of how Ariana Grande manages to eat while sporting a signature oversized hoodie (Jacob Shamsian, Insider news editor).
This attempt to recreate the introduction to Pixar movies didn't go quite as planned ... and the disastrous result was what made this TikTok so good (Nick Fernandez, Insider cinematographer).
@playboywes
ladies and gentleman, the new Pixar intro. Pixar couldn’t of written a better script #foru #4u #fyp
♬ original sound - playboywes2019 also introduced us to Pastor Grant, a Methodist Christian and LGBTQ ally we all need (Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider freelance associate editor).
@pastor_g
There are loving & accepting Christians out there... we just don’t make the evening news 😉check out my YouTube! #ForYouPage #ForYou #UnitedMethodist
♬ Mr PostMan - ahmexiumIf you're wondering what a little bit of bad karma can do, this is the perfect video for you (Aaron Holmes, Business Insider tech fellow).
The Nintendo game Tomodachi Life saw a resurgence on TikTok this year, and nothing says 2019 like making your avatar sing a song about VSCO girls (Kat Tenbarge, Insider digital culture reporter).
The TikTok feature to create reaction videos to other TikTok clips was used to create the hilarity in this viral one (Will Antonelli, Business Insider associate freelance editor).
We're including the famed video of hundreds of gummy bears singing holding an Adele concert, even though it's technically from 3 days before the start of 2019 (Steven Tweedie, Business Insider deputy editor).
@davidkasprak
over 200 Haribos singing 😁 #haribochallenge #haribo #adele #concert
♬ #Me at the concert - #someonelikeyouDogs on TikTok are always guaranteed to bring some great content, and this video is no different. Here's to 2020 bringing us more memes and viral hilarity! (Paige Leskin, Business Insider tech reporter.)4
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