The direction of “Group 7” and why leaves some residual feeling
Which group are you in?
The group she’s joining is obviously “Group 7,” but the reason is less clear: What started out as a harmless way for singer Sophia James, a former contestant on Season 18 of “American Idol,” to get her single out to the masses, has turned into a viral trend that has a bit of a throwaway feel.
James told The Post she’d heard that creators needed to “bully” the algorithm to get something to go viral, so she recently experimented by posting a series of seven videos, each with her song “So Unfair” playing in the background.
“All I was trying to do was promote my song,” she said.
In her videos, which included her doing things like getting a parking ticket, she assigned viewers to different “groups” based on the order in which they viewed the posts.
Her last – video No. 7 – Reached 16.3 million views in just four days, and has now surpassed 20 million views.
James, who was jovial about the whole thing, announced that those lucky ones who watched the seventh video were in the “seventh group.”
Well, leave it to social media to take something and run with it. The comments section of the latest video exploded with users celebrating their new membership in “Group 7”, calling it the “elite” group, the “coolest” group, and even the “sexy girl group.”
TikTokker Aaden Pierce even went so far as to do so Make a video They asked savagely: “When are we going to manage groups 6,5,4,3,2 and 1? Because group 7 is the best of them all.”
“This is the silliest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s so weird. It’s just a big joke,” James told The Post.
Even though the singer had no ill intent in her videos and the ridiculous “Group 7” wording — the girl just wanted her single to go viral — the internet has turned her into something that makes many feel left out of it.
Think back to when you were in school and you weren’t in on the joke that everyone was laughing at. Or the popular kids were sitting at a lunch table that you weren’t invited to sit at. This is how many people feel in some way.
TikTokker Raxter Riley claimed she felt excited by the trend.
“Everyone’s point of view you know was invited to Group 7, but you weren’t, and suddenly you’re being taken back to the time when you were bullied and excluded from school.” she captioned the video To herself as she looks sadly at the camera.
“Dancing with the Stars” by Ezra Sosa Share a video of it He sarcastically asked his fellow dancers if they were part of Group 7, making those who didn’t know what he was talking about feel confused and almost embarrassed.
James revealed that there are really no other groups. It’s mostly only if you know, you know – a silly thing that many will likely forget in a week or so before another trend takes off.
“I don’t think there’s really anyone in Groups 1 to 6. There’s this imaginary enemy that doesn’t really exist. Group 7 is everyone,” she said.
So much so that James has taken this trend a step further by organizing a meetup for Group 7 to make everyone feel included.
“This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, and I think you’ll all have to meet it in real life,” James said she wrote on her website.
Talking about trends that many have had enough of – the “six seven” The song stems from the viral song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by rapper Skrilla, a chant that has become an inside joke on TikTok.
They are often used without much context, and although widely popular, they do not carry the same sense of exclusivity or “group membership” that Group 7 does.
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