"He's having fun like never before!" How Tariq the Corn Kid embraced world fame - and broccoli
It was the height of summer when seven-year-old Tariq said, "For me...I really like corn" – and quickly became a sensation on Internet. His video interview with Julian Shapiro-Barnum, host of the web series Recess Therapy, went viral as his description of corn as "a big lump with pimples" and general enthusiasm for the vegetable sparked views around the world. whole.
< p class="dcr-1b64dqh">"What do you like about corn?" asks Shapiro-Barnum in the video, which was shot at Smorgasburg, a weekly food festival in Prospect Park, New York. "Since I was told the corn was real, it tasted good," said a gap-toothed Tariq, seemingly puzzled by the very existence of corn. “But when I tried it with butter, everything changed! … I can't imagine a more beautiful thing! It's corn!"The whole exchange is undeniably cute and the subsequent musical remix by the Gregory Brothers also made it catchy: it's corn - which will get you into "It's got the juice! It has the juuuuice" with every mention of corn - has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube and TikTok, earning celebrity fans like Kevin Bacon, Lupita Nyong'o and Kristin Chenoweth. Shapiro- Barnum and Tariq each received a third of the proceeds from the song.
The original Recess Therapy YouTube video has now had over 10 million views and its Instagram reel" Corn Kid" had 30 million views. As Shapiro-Barnum says, "It kind of took over for a minute." Did the 23-year-old always know it would be such a hit?
"No I didn't" he says "Recess Therapy has had other viral videos in the past but this was never got to the point where literally everyone I knew was sending it to me. I started seeing it everywhere; it has become its own entity.
The couple have stayed in touch – through Tariq's mother, Jessica – and last met about six weeks ago. But since making a name for himself as the Corn Kid, Tariq has been busy: attending the Los Angeles premiere of Robert Zemeckis' Pinocchio ("Who's Tom Hanks?" he replied adorably when asked if he was thrilled to meet the actor), chipotle ad and taste-tested corn-themed foods on The Drew Barrymore Show. He also joined Cameo where, according to the New York Times, he sold personalized video messages for $220 and became the most viewed profile on the platform.
En September, Tariq was named South Dakota's official "Corn-bassador," and for Thanksgiving, he partnered with corn brand Green Giant and the charity City Harvest to distribute 50,000 cans of corn in Brooklyn. , where he lives. He also appeared on a float in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
"Honestly, I think he's just really excited to do all those fun things that for seven years - old, are incredible,” says Shapiro-Barnum, anxious to reassure those who have
It was the height of summer when seven-year-old Tariq said, "For me...I really like corn" – and quickly became a sensation on Internet. His video interview with Julian Shapiro-Barnum, host of the web series Recess Therapy, went viral as his description of corn as "a big lump with pimples" and general enthusiasm for the vegetable sparked views around the world. whole.
< p class="dcr-1b64dqh">"What do you like about corn?" asks Shapiro-Barnum in the video, which was shot at Smorgasburg, a weekly food festival in Prospect Park, New York. "Since I was told the corn was real, it tasted good," said a gap-toothed Tariq, seemingly puzzled by the very existence of corn. “But when I tried it with butter, everything changed! … I can't imagine a more beautiful thing! It's corn!"The whole exchange is undeniably cute and the subsequent musical remix by the Gregory Brothers also made it catchy: it's corn - which will get you into "It's got the juice! It has the juuuuice" with every mention of corn - has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube and TikTok, earning celebrity fans like Kevin Bacon, Lupita Nyong'o and Kristin Chenoweth. Shapiro- Barnum and Tariq each received a third of the proceeds from the song.
The original Recess Therapy YouTube video has now had over 10 million views and its Instagram reel" Corn Kid" had 30 million views. As Shapiro-Barnum says, "It kind of took over for a minute." Did the 23-year-old always know it would be such a hit?
"No I didn't" he says "Recess Therapy has had other viral videos in the past but this was never got to the point where literally everyone I knew was sending it to me. I started seeing it everywhere; it has become its own entity.
The couple have stayed in touch – through Tariq's mother, Jessica – and last met about six weeks ago. But since making a name for himself as the Corn Kid, Tariq has been busy: attending the Los Angeles premiere of Robert Zemeckis' Pinocchio ("Who's Tom Hanks?" he replied adorably when asked if he was thrilled to meet the actor), chipotle ad and taste-tested corn-themed foods on The Drew Barrymore Show. He also joined Cameo where, according to the New York Times, he sold personalized video messages for $220 and became the most viewed profile on the platform.
En September, Tariq was named South Dakota's official "Corn-bassador," and for Thanksgiving, he partnered with corn brand Green Giant and the charity City Harvest to distribute 50,000 cans of corn in Brooklyn. , where he lives. He also appeared on a float in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
"Honestly, I think he's just really excited to do all those fun things that for seven years - old, are incredible,” says Shapiro-Barnum, anxious to reassure those who have
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