Where the Bad Times trend comes from
The Bad Times trend is a mock argument lip-synced to "BAD TIMES" by Imael Angel. The earliest big post we found is by French creator @bouuhyachaka: a 58-second take filmed in her kitchen on 20 August 2026, captioned "BAD TIMES - Imael Angel", at 22.5 million plays on 27 October. Ben&Zara's version, posted ten days later and crediting her, is the most played at 45.3 million.
Pets followed. A dog standing on its hind legs in a kitchen (@tillandsialover, 22 September) passed 12.6 million plays, and AI cats and huskies came after. From 1 October CapCut template posts appeared ("Make this viral Bad Times by Imael Angel trend video", @wgcaieeth3, 4.8 million): one photo in, the kitchen routine out. Some reposts from 19 October call the same template the "Angry Dance filter", and the remix this generator follows, by @desytexas, carries #angrydance.
The Bad Times AI video here keeps the template timing and the sound and redraws the person from your photo. It uses none of the original creator’s footage and is an independent tool with no tie to Imael Angel, @bouuhyachaka, TikTok or CapCut.
Bad Times AI video vs a CapCut template vs filming it
Three ways to get yourself into the Bad Times argument, side by side.
| Bad Times AI video here | CapCut template | Film it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You need | One photo, a browser | CapCut and one photo | A phone on a stand and nerve |
| Your own clothes | Yes, from your photo | Often the template’s | Yes |
| Pets | Yes | Depends on the template | If your pet stands up on cue |
| Sound | Bad Times sound on the file | The template’s | Pick it in TikTok |
| Length | 14 s, 9:16 | About 14 to 36 s | Up to you |
| Cost | 10 credits at 480p | Set by CapCut | Free, plenty of takes |