# Hippo Pathway AI Trend: What If You Were a 500-Foot Pop Star? > From one photo, you become a 500-foot pop star in a gold sequin outfit, dancing down a city avenue between the skyscrapers while tiny taxis drive past your boots: the viral "What if a pop star was 100 times taller?" Hippo Pathway clip, starring you or your pet. - URL: https://soracai.com/ai-hippo-pathway-giant-pop-star - Canonical: https://soracai.com/ai-hippo-pathway-giant-pop-star - Model: Google Nano Banana 2 (Gemini image model) builds the start frame, then Google Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 (reference images to video with sound) - Type: video effect - Category: Fantasy (https://soracai.com/effects/fantasy) - Cost: 140 credits per run (packs from $0.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md) - Inputs: Your photo or your pet – One adult, face clear and toward the camera, waist up or full body; or your own cat or dog with the whole body in view. Your clothes don't matter: you get a gold sequin stage outfit. - Time: 1–3 minutes - Watermark: none - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-hippo-pathway-giant-pop-star/poster.avif - Updated: 2026-11-10 ## What is the Hippo Pathway AI Trend: What If You Were a 500-Foot Pop Star?? "What if a pop star was 100 times taller?" That question, a low-poly 3D singer in a gold sequin dress and a wordless "oh-eh-oh" hook turned into the Hippo Pathway trend, one of the most shared what-if videos of the autumn. Upload one photo and this template makes you the giant: a 500-foot pop star in gold sequins dancing down a city avenue while the taxis stop at your boots. The trend started on 7 October 2026, when the science what-if account @man_ia_c posted the first clip. The caption explains the name: switching off the Hippo pathway, the signal that tells organs when to stop growing, made mouse livers four times bigger, so the video asks what a singer would look like at 541 feet. It passed 5.9 million views and 43,000 shares. A sequel, "What if a pop star grew 10 billion times taller?", added 2.6 million on 26 October, and viewers started calling the music the Hippo Pathway song. Other creators answered with their own versions: @weltghost's "What if all 8 billion people came to her concert?" reached 1.7 million views on 6 November, a cover by @.yo.soy.aaron passed 1.2 million, and #hippopathway now holds more than 5 million views. The template runs in two steps: an image model draws you as the giant pop star in the low-poly 3D look of the original, then a video model plays 8 seconds of dancing down the avenue with a wink at the rooftop camera and an original wordless pop hook. The trend videos on this page are credited to their creators; the poster image is AI-generated. ## What happens in the video 0-3 s: you dance down a city avenue as a 500-foot pop star in gold sequins while cars stop around your boots. 3-6 s: a low angle from the street as you strike a pose. 6-8 s: you lean down to the rooftop camera, wink and dance on. ## Why is it called Hippo Pathway? The Hippo pathway is a real growth signal in the body. The first video's caption says switching it off made mouse livers four times bigger, and asks what would happen to a pop star. Viewers then named the music and the whole trend after it. ## Which photo to use One adult with the face clear and toward the camera, or your own cat or dog. Use your own photo or one of someone who said yes, never a celebrity, a stranger or a child. ## How to use it 1. Open https://soracai.com/ai-hippo-pathway-giant-pop-star and upload a photo (Your photo or your pet). 2. Press Generate (140 credits, shown on the button before you run it). 3. Wait one to three minutes; the result is also saved to My Creations. 4. Download the MP4 without a watermark. Failed runs are refunded automatically. ## Examples - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-hippo-pathway-giant-pop-star/poster.avif ## This trend on Instagram & TikTok - @man_ia_c (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-07: “What if a pop star was 100 times taller?”: 5.9M. 5,902,561 views, 515,709 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@man_ia_c/video/7694025665993100576 - @man_ia_c (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-26: “…10 billion times taller?”: 2.6M. 2,598,911 views, 210,560 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@man_ia_c/video/7700921504350981408 - @weltghost (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-11-06: “What if all 8 billion people came to her concert?”: 1.7M. 1,696,291 views, 190,925 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@weltghost/video/7705005373425569056 ## Tips - Use a clear photo with the face toward the camera; full body or waist up works best. - Your clothes don't matter: the template dresses you in gold sequins and boots. - Try it with your cat or dog: a giant pet pop star is a strong twist on the trend. - Caption it "What if I was 100 times taller?" to match the original posts. - Add the Hippo Pathway sound in TikTok when you post; the clip comes with its own original hook. ## Use cases - Your own take on the Hippo Pathway what-if trend without 3D software. - A funny birthday or hype clip for the friend who acts like a pop star. - Science, music and fan pages joining the what-if format with their own face. ## FAQ ### How do I make the Hippo Pathway video with AI? Upload one clear photo and press Generate. You get an 8-second vertical clip of you, or your pet, as a giant pop star dancing down a city avenue in the low-poly 3D style of the trend. ### Is it free? Video templates use paid credits. New accounts get free credits for photo templates only. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button before you confirm. ### Does it use the Hippo Pathway song? No. The clip comes with an original wordless pop hook. Add the trending sound in TikTok, Reels or Shorts when you post if you want the original audio. ### Can I use a photo of my cat or dog? Yes. Your pet becomes the giant performer, keeping its own fur and markings, in the gold stage outfit. ### Is this affiliated with the creators of the trend? No. Soracai is not affiliated with @man_ia_c, @weltghost, TikTok or any creator shown on this page. "Hippo Pathway" is the name of the trend, used because that is what people search for. ### Is there a watermark? No watermark is added to the video. ### Where is my photo stored? Uploads are stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) under your account so the run can happen and the result appears in Creations. 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