# Mandem Style > Gangnam Style, but make it drill. Sasuke shrugs along. Updated Oct 13, 2026 · first seen Sep 26, 2026 · on TikTok, YouTube. Where it is in its life: For You (rising). Rising: the best time to post it. Also called: Mandem Style meme, ching dat mandem style, ching that mandem style, Mandem Style Sasuke, Luke Day Mandem Style, Gangnam Style drill remix. Page: https://viralmeme.ai/meme/mandem-style ![Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto with half-closed eyes in a grey, washed-out anime edit; the Mandem Style TikTok edit as it spread online](https://media.rapduo.ai/uploads/rapduo/site/viralmeme/memes/mandem-style.jpg) The original picture, as posted on Know Your Meme: Mandem Style (added Oct 5, 2026) (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mandem-style). ## TL;DR Mandem Style is a drill remix of Psy's "Gangnam Style" by the YouTuber and musician Luke Day, posted on May 21, 2024, that swaps the famous hook for "ching dat mandem style." It became a TikTok meme on September 26, 2026, when an edit of Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto shrugging to the beat passed 2.3 million views in a week. Since then Mandem Style has backed anime edits, dances, reenactments and even a fake meal review. ## What does Mandem Style mean? Mandem Style is mostly about swagger. "Mandem" is a Caribbean Patois slang term for a group of men, so the hook "ching dat mandem style" sounds like a crew showing off, set to a melody almost everyone already knows. When people post it, they're usually putting a character or a friend in full confident mode, shrugging, strutting or dancing on the beat. The joke also lives in the mash-up itself. "Gangnam Style" was a 2012 K-pop song, and hearing it reworked as a drill track is funny on its own. Pair the track with a famously serious anime character like Sasuke and the contrast does the rest: the brooding loner suddenly looks like he's vibing at a party. There's a bit of a language joke in there too. Psy's original title is a Korean neologism for the flashy, newly rich lifestyle associated with Seoul's Gangnam district. Luke Day's version keeps the bounce but moves the flex somewhere completely different, from wealthy Seoul to a group of men, and that clash is a big part of why the line sticks in people's heads. ## Why did Mandem Style take off? Mandem Style spread because one edit found the perfect match. Sasuke's shoulder shrug lands right on the beat, and @youthflaw's video of it reached more than 2.3 million views in a week. Other editors copied the idea within days, which turned the song into a recognizable TikTok sound. The familiar melody helped too. Viewers who had never heard Luke Day's song still recognized "Gangnam Style" instantly, so the twist landed on the first listen. From there the meme branched out into reenactments and comedy skits, like a food creator reviewing a "ching dat mandem style" meal that doesn't exist. It's also an easy sound to use. The edit needs only a few seconds of footage and one well-timed movement, so anyone with a favorite character, a camera or a pair of shoulders could join in. That low effort is why the same few seconds of audio turned up across anime fandoms, comedy accounts and dance videos within the same week. ## Where did Mandem Style come from? Mandem Style was a song long before it was a meme. On May 21, 2024, the YouTuber and musician Luke Day posted "Mandem Style (Gangnam Style Drill)," a drill parody of Psy's "Gangnam Style," the K-pop hit released on July 15, 2012. Day's version replaces "Gangnam Style" with "ching dat mandem style." The video gathered over 112,000 views in two years, according to Know Your Meme. The meme began on September 26, 2026, when the TikToker @youthflaw posted an edit of Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto shrugging his shoulders to the beat. It passed 2.3 million views in a week. On September 29, @ackerknowledge posted another Sasuke edit set to Mandem Style that passed 650,000 views in six days. In early October the trend moved into real life. An accuracy reenactment of the Sasuke edit and a comedy video about a made-up Mandem Style meal each drew hundreds of thousands of views, and Know Your Meme added its entry on October 5, 2026. - **Jul 15, 2012:** Psy releases "Gangnam Style," the K-pop song that Mandem Style later parodies. - **May 21, 2024:** Luke Day posts "Mandem Style (Gangnam Style Drill)" on YouTube. - **Sep 26, 2026:** @youthflaw posts a Sasuke shrug edit set to Mandem Style; it passes 2.3 million views in a week. - **Sep 29, 2026:** @ackerknowledge posts another Sasuke edit, passing 650,000 views in six days. - **Oct 1, 2026:** @ilikeuncrider posts an accuracy reenactment of the Sasuke edit, passing 230,000 views in four days. - **Oct 2, 2026:** @moteaeats posts a comedy video trying a non-existent "ching dat mandem style" meal, passing 800,000 views in three days. - **Oct 5, 2026:** Know Your Meme adds an entry for Mandem Style. ## Popular versions of Mandem Style ### Sasuke shrug edits The core Mandem Style format: Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto shrugging his shoulders on the beat. The first two big edits, from @youthflaw and @ackerknowledge, both used him. ### Other anime edits Editors set Mandem Style to other series too, including a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure edit from the Steel Ball Run manga captioned "CHING THAT MANDEM STYLE." ### Accuracy reenactments People recreate the Sasuke edit with their own shoulders, matching each shrug as closely as they can. One reenactment passed 230,000 views in four days. ### The "mandem style meal" A food creator reviewed a "ching dat mandem style" meal that doesn't exist, turning the Mandem Style lyric into a fake menu item. It drew over 800,000 views in three days. ### Dance videos Some creators skip the edit and simply dance to the hook on camera, which Know Your Meme lists alongside the edits and reenactments as one of the ways the song spread. ## How to post Mandem Style on TikTok 1. Find the Mandem Style sound on TikTok (the original sound from @youthflaw's edit is the most used). 2. Cut a clip so a shrug, strut or dance move lands on "ching dat mandem style." 3. Use an anime scene, or film yourself recreating Sasuke's shrug as an accuracy reenactment. ## Make your own ViralMeme explains this meme but doesn't make it: it's built on someone else's character, show or film. ## Questions about Mandem Style ### What is Mandem Style? Mandem Style is a drill remix of "Gangnam Style" by Luke Day, released on YouTube on May 21, 2024. In September 2026 it became a TikTok meme, mostly through edits of Sasuke from Naruto shrugging to the beat. ### What does mandem mean? "Mandem" is a Caribbean Patois slang term for a group of men. Mandem Style swaps it into the "Gangnam Style" hook, so the song sounds like a crew showing off. ### Who made the Mandem Style song? The YouTuber and musician Luke Day made Mandem Style. His video is titled "Mandem Style (Gangnam Style Drill)" and credits the beat to KosfingerBeats. ### Is Mandem Style a Gangnam Style remix? Yes. It's a drill parody of Psy's 2012 hit "Gangnam Style," with the hook changed to "ching dat mandem style." ### What are the Mandem Style lyrics? The best-known line is the hook, "ching dat mandem style," sung where Psy sang "Gangnam Style." The full lyrics are in Luke Day's video on YouTube. ### Why is Sasuke dancing to Mandem Style? Because of one edit. On September 26, 2026, @youthflaw set a clip of Sasuke shrugging his shoulders to Mandem Style, and it passed 2.3 million views in a week. Other editors copied it, and Sasuke became the face of the meme. ### What is the "ching dat mandem style" meal? It isn't real. On October 2, 2026, the TikToker @moteaeats posted a comedy video trying a "ching dat mandem style" meal, a made-up dish named after the Mandem Style lyric. It passed 800,000 views in three days. ### Where did the Mandem Style trend start? The Mandem Style trend started on TikTok with @youthflaw's Sasuke edit on September 26, 2026, more than two years after Luke Day posted the song on YouTube. ### Is Mandem Style UK drill? Mandem Style is described as a drill parody, and creators often tag it #ukdrill on TikTok. The slang word "mandem" is Caribbean Patois, which Know Your Meme notes in its entry. ### How many views does the original Mandem Style video have? Luke Day's original video had over 112,000 views in its first two years on YouTube, Know Your Meme reported in October 2026. Most people discovered it through TikTok edits, where single videos passed millions of views. ## Sources - [Know Your Meme: Mandem Style (added Oct 5, 2026)](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mandem-style) - [YouTube: Luke Day, Mandem Style (Gangnam Style Drill) (May 21, 2024)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2n1Pf6-bPg) - [TikTok: @youthflaw's Sasuke edit (Sep 26, 2026)](https://www.tiktok.com/@youthflaw/video/7689820640412683523) - [TikTok: @moteaeats, the mandem style meal (Oct 2, 2026)](https://www.tiktok.com/@moteaeats/video/7691798567563906318) - [Wikipedia: Gangnam Style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangnam_Style) ## What changed on this page - Oct 19, 2026: Added the original picture, credited.