Going Viral
TikTok Video Playing on Finance Bro Stereotype Becomes a Viral Hit
Megan Boni’s recording has been turned into electronic remixes and danced to by New York clubgoers.
Megan Boni, who goes by Girl On Couch on TikTok, now has a deal with Universal Music.
Photographer: Kat Page
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A 19-second TikTok video poking fun at old stereotypes is finding some new popularity online.
Megan Boni, who goes by the handle Girl On Couch, posted at the end of April singing about “looking for a man in finance.” Since then, her video has amassed more than 2 million likes and sparked thousands of riffs and re-creations. The original recording has been turned into remixes, danced to by thousands at New York rave institution Brooklyn Mirage and streamed over 300,000 times on Spotify.