Bulin 47
Dominican urban artist Hancel Teodoro Vargas Reynoso, known for dembow songs such as "Me La Sube", "Morbo" and collaborations with Chimbala and Arcángel. He is the man in the pink shirt and sunglasses. Bulin 47's real name, age and career.
The meme, explained
The Bulin 47 meme, second by second
A Colombian creator with a speaker, a Dominican dembow artist on a night out in Madrid, and 46 seconds that the internet would not stop remixing.
Updated
AI demo: one photo, recast
Who is who
Kevin Wai
A Colombian content creator who walks up to people with a portable speaker and gets them to freestyle. He posts on TikTok as @kevincitooficial11; you will also see "Kevin Way" or "Kevincito". Who Kevin Wai is.
Inside the clip
Our own frame-by-frame read of the 30 seconds after the camera first finds Bulin 47 (the segment AI recasts use).
- 0 to 7 s
Bulin 47 raps straight to the phone, hands moving on every bar. The crowd starts filming.
- 7 to 15 s
Head down, he dances to the dembow beat while the fan with the speaker takes over the vocals.
- 15 to 22 s
He looks up again and comes back in, trading lines and laughing.
- 22 to 30 s
Phones go up around him, he grins at the camera, and the moment winds down.
How it spread
| Date (2026) | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Both post the freestyle on TikTok 24 minutes apart: Bulin 47 at about 03:03 and Kevin Wai at 03:27 Madrid time (TikTok post IDs carry the upload time). |
| 6 Oct | The first AI versions appear, with other faces in the performer's place. |
| 8 Oct | The official video of "Dame Hombro", the song built on the freestyle, goes up on the Bulin 47 Oficial YouTube channel. |
| 9 to 10 Oct | Dominican press reports the trend as worldwide; politicians and footballers turn up in AI versions. |
Kevin Wai's TikTok post showed about 5.4 million views and 640,000 likes on 11 October 2026.
Why it became an AI trend
- 1
One performer, one fixed camera move: easy for AI to copy and easy to recognise.
- 2
A loud, joyful beat that works with any face, from footballers to cartoons.
- 3
The dance in the middle gives the joke time to land.
- 4
A real song followed, so the clip kept resurfacing in feeds.
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Questions people ask
Where was the Bulin 47 video filmed?
Outside a restaurant in Spain at night, reported as Madrid. The entrance is lit red, which is why every version glows.
Is it Kevin Wai or Kevin Way?
Both spellings are used in the press. His TikTok handle is @kevincitooficial11.
Is the AI version made by Bulin 47?
No. AI versions are fan remixes. Bulin 47 and Kevin Wai released the song "Dame Hombro" themselves. How to tell a real Bulin 47 video from an AI one.
Can I make my own version?
Yes, from one photo in the studio.