A strange yet wildly popular meme swept TikTok during Ramadan 2025 — and it involved a wooden creature, a baseball bat, and an eerie chant: “Tung Tung Tung Sahur.”
The viral trend, which originated in Indonesia, features an AI-generated character made of wood, often holding a bat, accompanied by a robotic voice repeating “Tung Tung Tung Sahur.”
The phrase mimics the traditional sound of bedug drums used in Indonesia and Malaysia to wake people up for Sahur — the pre-dawn meal before fasting begins.
The meme’s lore, first popularized by TikTok user @noxaasht, created a humorous legend: if someone ignores the Sahur call three times, this creepy creature shows up to scare them awake.
The bizarre mix of Islamic cultural tradition, absurd humor, and AI visuals gave rise to what fans called “brainrot” content — surreal, spooky, and strangely funny.
Indonesian and Malaysian TikTok users embraced the meme with animations, parodies, and even tattoos. It became a running joke and spooky motivator not to sleep through Sahur.
As Ramadan ended, creators posted goodbye videos, marking the end of the creature’s reign. Still, “Tung Tung Tung Sahur” remains one of 2025’s weirdest and most memorable memes — turning religious wake-up calls into AI-powered folklore.
