Pop & Lock, Hip Hop on TikTok: How Yanyan danced his way to stardom

Nineteen year old Ian Carl de Jesus, popularly known as Yanyan, never imagined that he will gain over 2.5M followers in a span of less than 2 years.

Yanyan was declared as the Winner of the TikTok All-Stars South East Asia for Talent Category on November 2019. Before his amazing feat for the regional competition, TikTok Philippines’ “Dance Machine”  was a promising talent which was initially known on the platform for his comic dubs. Back in February 2019,Yanyan received the TikTok #1million2019comedy award alongside creators McLion Cross and Jae-hwa during #TheMainEvent. Yanyan might be known for his quirky dubs but he made it as an entry point for fans notice his greater talent -- dancing.

Yanyan’s recent videos showcase his dancing prowess as he covers hip hop chart toppers. One might recognize his slaying performance of Pussycat Dolls’ Buttons. The dance floor slayer became a member of the country’s premier dance company, G-Force, but eventually decided to take his own path to success.

As he plans to further his dancing career, Yanyan also wants to enroll at the LPU Culinary Institute this year while doing TikTok videos.

Yanyan sure has a lot of time in his hands but does he ever get tired doing multiple jobs?