I Wanna Love You Cat Trend: Turn Your Pet Into the Viral Singing Selfie
Your pet films a selfie at night by tennis courts, tosses a paw up, and falls back on grass with legs up a wall while singing. Upload one photo of your cat or dog to get the video with sound.
The I Wanna Love You cat trend went viral in October 2026: an AI-generated cat wearing a suit records a selfie at night, sings "I Wanna Love You" to the camera, flings a paw up and flops backward on grass with legs against a wall. Upload one photo of your cat or dog.
Also called Singing cat trend · Jean Phil selfie
Example
How the I Wanna Love You Cat video looks
Here's the original reel. Your photos replace the characters, creating your video with the same scenes and your faces. Each run produces unique results.
Original reel by @novoreel, 13 s
The original reel from @novoreel: an AI-generated orange cat wearing a plaid suit and polka-dot bow tie sings to a nighttime selfie near tennis courts, flings a paw up and topples backward on grass with legs against a wall. Your pet recreates this reel.
How to create the I Wanna Love You Cat video on Smew AI
Everything happens in your browser. No editing software, no prompts to write, no watermark.
Upload your photo
Tap "Create your own" and upload your pet photo. Capture it with your camera or choose from your library.
Tap Generate
The button displays the credit cost. Seedance 2.5 places your photo in the I Wanna Love You trend and recreates it scene by scene for 13 seconds with the reel's soundtrack. No prompts needed.
Download or share
Your video finishes in several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share from your device, or access it anytime in your Library.
What photo works best?
Upload one photo of your pet: a cat, dog or other animal.
A clear photo with the face visible and facing the camera. The face dominates the video, so eyes, nose and markings are most important.
Showing the full animal helps: the camera-holding paw, the raised paw and wall-raised legs all draw fur details from your photo.
Well-lit, unfiltered, with nothing covering the face or fur. The plaid suit and bow tie come from the reel, so no costume needed.
A single animal in frame. Upload a photo of your own pet.
Human version: one clear photo showing chest and up, face visible and toward the camera. You retain your actual face, hair and outfit.
How did the I Wanna Love You Cat trend begin?
On 29 September 2026, TikTok user @primeclippss_ kicked off the trend by sharing a front-facing video featuring a stone-faced figure wearing a blond bowl-cut wig, curled moustache, and pink suit, styled after the AI character Jean Phil. The character lip-syncs "I Wanna Love You" to a nighttime selfie near tennis courts, lifts one hand, and topples backward onto grass with legs propped against a wall. By 14 October, the video reached 21.1 million views, and its audio appeared in 7,575 videos.
The AI pet account @novoreel adapted it into a cat version two days after. A white cat in a suit performed the opening ten seconds on 1 October, pulling in 21.3 million views and 1.6 million shares. @novoreel then uploaded the complete routine on 4 October with an orange cat wearing a plaid suit and polka-dot bow tie—the reel shown on this page (1.3 million views). More AI pet accounts joined in with cat versions that drew roughly 5 million views on 8 and 10 October, while CapCut template guides started showing up on 5 October. #iwannaloveyoutrend collected 1,661 TikTok videos by 14 October.
@primeclippss_ shares the tennis court night selfie routine; by 14 October it reaches 21.1 million views and 2.6 million likes. TikTok
@novoreel shares the first AI cat adaptation, a white suited cat performing the opening; by 14 October it reaches 21.3 million views and 1.6 million shares. TikTok
@novoreel uploads the complete routine with an orange cat in plaid suit, featuring the grass fall with legs up the wall; by 14 October it reaches 1.3 million views and 146,500 likes. TikTok
@novoreel shares a black cat wearing velvet (5.5 million views by 14 October), and initial CapCut template guides for the trend launch. TikTok
#iwannaloveyoutrend reaches 1,661 TikTok videos and 3.2 million views; the original clip's audio is in 7,575 videos and the white cat video's audio in 3,857.
Copy and paste
The I Wanna Love You Cat prompts
You don't need these: the one-tap workflow handles them automatically along with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your uploaded photos, [Video 1] is the trend clip being recreated.
Pet
1 photo: your petSeedance 2.513 s · 720p · 9:16198 credits
Video prompt
Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same front-camera selfie at night by the lit tennis courts behind the chain-link fence, the same concrete path, the grass and the low concrete wall, the same night light, the same camera moves, framing, timing and moves, one continuous take with no cuts. The ONLY change: the orange tabby cat in the plaid suit who films itself and sings is now the pet in [Image 1].
SELFIE MODE, ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT - the most important rule: the PET FILMS ITSELF for all 13 seconds, and the whole video is its own selfie view, exactly like [Video 1] - one unbroken take, no cuts, filmed as one single full frame. We ARE the selfie camera: nothing that holds it is ever seen - only the pet's own front leg reaching toward the lens from the bottom-left corner of the frame (the viewer's left), exactly like the leg in [Video 1] - the SAME front leg on the SAME left side of the frame for all 13 seconds, never switching sides. Its other front leg is empty, and it is the one that rises high in the air. The camera moves ONLY because the pet moves its outstretched front leg, exactly as in [Video 1]: in front of its face while it sings, then rising higher over its head while it bends backward, further and further, until it lies on its back on the grass and the camera looks straight down at its face. The whole vertical 9:16 frame stays filled.
DIVISION OF SOURCES - follow this strictly:
- From [Image 1] take ONLY the pet: the same species and breed, head shape, muzzle, eyes, ears, fur colors, fur length, markings and body shape as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it, also in the close-ups and when it lies back. Only the head, the face, the ears, the fur and the paws change: the pet keeps the costume of the original cat in every frame, the dark green and purple plaid suit jacket, the white patterned shirt and the navy bow tie with white polka dots, from the first second to the last. The front leg that holds the selfie camera and the hind legs that rise up the wall have the pet's own fur from [Image 1]. Never drift back to the cat of the original video: NO orange fur and NO ginger tabby stripes unless [Image 1] shows them. If [Image 1] shows a dog or another animal, that animal films itself in the same place with the same moves, with its own muzzle, ears, teeth and tongue.
- From [Video 1] take the PLACE, the costume, the PERFORMANCE - the moves, every facial expression, every move of the camera, the singing mouth - and the TIMING, exactly, beat by beat as written below. The pet performs [Video 1]'s moves with its own face and body; the cat in [Video 1] never appears.
BEAT BY BEAT - copy [Video 1]'s moves, timing and facial expressions exactly. The camera is ALWAYS in the pet's outstretched front leg (the left side of the frame); the other front leg stays empty. The eyes and the mouth copy the cat in [Video 1] frame by frame: the same half-closed, soulful squint, and the mouth open wide on the long notes and closed when the cat's mouth is closed:
[00:00-00:01.5] the camera comes up out of the dark to its face, chin up, cool and smooth; sings.
[00:01.5-00:05.0] close to the lens with the lit tennis courts behind, head swaying, eyebrows lifting; sings, the camera tilting down a little to the path and the grass.
[00:05.0-00:07.0] the other front paw starts to rise; sings with feeling.
[00:07.0-00:09.5] the other front paw high in the air, head tilted, eyes squeezed, the mouth wide open on the long notes; the camera rises and looks down at it.
[00:09.5-00:10.5] leans back against the low concrete wall, the raised paw comes down to its chest.
[00:10.5-00:13.0] lies back on the grass at the foot of the wall, the camera straight above looking down at its face, the head tipped back, the hind legs rising up the wall behind; belts straight up into the lens with the mouth stretched wide open.
ACTION: one continuous 13-second vertical 9:16 front-camera selfie video with no cuts, filmed from the pet's own outstretched front leg the whole time. Every frame shows the pet from [Image 1].
Real live-action footage, one continuous take, clear facial features, a stable face, no distortion, no deformation, real animal anatomy, the same pet in every frame, the same costume, the same fur.
Anatomy rules: one head only. Two hind legs and two front legs, furry paws covered in the pet's own fur, no extra legs or paws, never human hands. Exactly one animal.
Avoid: a white studio background, the selfie front leg switching to the right side, a phone in the frame, the back of a phone, a camera watching the pet from outside or from the side, a mouth out of sync with [Video 1], the orange tabby cat from [Video 1] appearing, a bowl-cut wig, a curly moustache, tinted round glasses, a green turtleneck, a gold chain, a camera that floats on its own, a second person filming, a different face, a heavier or thinner body than in the photo, human hands, fingers, bare skin, cuts, jump cuts, panels, black bars, borders, captions, subtitles, text, logos, watermarks, people, extra animals, extra limbs, morphing, facial distortion.
1 photo: you, face and upper bodySeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16152 credits
Video prompt
Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same front-camera selfie at night on the lamp-lit grass field with the white painted lines, the same camera moves, framing, timing and moves, one continuous take with no cuts. The ONLY change: the man who films himself and sings is now the person in [Image 1].
SELFIE MODE, ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT - the most important rule: the PERSON FILMS THEMSELVES for all 10 seconds, exactly like [Video 1]. We ARE the selfie camera: only the person's own LEFT arm reaches toward the lens from the RIGHT edge of the frame (the viewer's right), never switching sides. Their other arm is empty, and it rises at the end.
DIVISION OF SOURCES - follow this strictly:
- From [Image 1] take ONLY the person: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), the same build, and the clothes from [Image 1], so their friends recognize them at once, also when they lie back and the head tips back. The same real person in every frame. Never morph, never drift back to the man's face from [Video 1]. NO top hat and no hat of any kind unless [Image 1] shows one. NO black tailcoat, NO red waistcoat, NO red cravat. NO big ginger sideburns, beard or moustache unless [Image 1] shows them.
- From [Video 1] take the PLACE, the PERFORMANCE (the moves, the facial expressions, the camera, the singing mouth) and the TIMING, beat by beat. The man in [Video 1] never appears.
BEAT BY BEAT - the eyes and the mouth copy the man in [Video 1] frame by frame, the mouth open wide on the long notes:
[00:00-00:01.0] bent far back, the camera above looking down at their face; belts with feeling.
[00:01.0-00:03.5] lies back on the grass, the camera straight above, the head tipped back and rolling side to side; belts straight up into the lens.
[00:03.5-00:04.8] still on their back, the legs come up into the air at the top of the frame.
[00:04.8-00:05.3] a quick blur as they swing back up to standing.
[00:05.3-00:07.5] the camera in front of their face again, the other hand raised high with the fingers spread; sings right to the lens.
[00:07.5-00:10.0] sings to the lens with feeling, the lamp-lit field behind.
Real live-action footage, one continuous take, clear facial features, a stable face, normal human body structure, the same person, clothes and hairstyle in every frame. One head only, on the person's shoulders; two arms, two legs, five fingers on each hand. Exactly one person.
Avoid: an upside-down face, the selfie arm switching sides, a phone in the frame, a camera watching the person from outside, the man from [Video 1] appearing, a top hat, a bowl-cut wig, a curly moustache, tinted round glasses, a gold chain, a second person filming, a different face, a heavier or thinner body than in the photo, cuts, captions, subtitles, text, logos, watermarks, extra people, extra limbs, morphing.
Videos cost credits, with the exact price shown on the Generate button before any charge. The one-tap price includes the complete video, created in one step from your photos and the trend clip, billed once. Each variant has its own cost: Pet 198 credits, Human 152 credits. Lower-cost models are available if you manually run prompts in AI Video.
Video model
Settings
Credits
Pet: Seedance 2.5 (this template)
13 s, 720p, recreates the trend clip, one tap
198
Human: Seedance 2.5 (this template)
10 s, 720p, recreates the trend clip, one tap
152
One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.
What happens in the I Wanna Love You cat video, moment by moment?
Your pet records a selfie throughout: one unbroken front-camera shot, with its front leg visible at frame edge holding the phone.
Time
What your pet does
0-1.5 s
Camera rises from darkness to show its face, chin tilted up, already performing.
1.5-5 s
Close to lens with illuminated tennis courts behind, head moving side to side and eyes half shut while singing.
5-9.5 s
Other paw rises steadily upward, mouth opening wide during sustained notes.
9.5-10.5 s
Leans backward against a short wall.
10.5-13 s
Lies flat on grass, camera overhead, legs raised against wall, singing strongly.
Seedance 2.5 places your pet in the viral AI cat reel: identical nighttime selfie, same plaid suit and polka-dot bow tie, same camera movements, vertical 9:16 at 720p, 13 seconds. Processing can take several minutes. The trend's soundtrack returns after generation. Tap "Create your own"; exact cost appears on the Generate button before any charge. Each generation is unique, producing different results.
Cat or dog: which should perform the I Wanna Love You selfie?
The humor comes from a pet acting like a serious performer, so calmer-looking pets in photos work best. Good choices:
Your cat. Viral versions feature cats, so cats most closely match the reel. Orange, black, white or tabby patterns all work: fur colors transfer from your photo.
Your dog. A dog in plaid suit lying back with legs up a wall delivers an unexpected variation.
A rabbit, hamster or other pet. Any animal can star; it records itself with its own paw.
You. The Human variant places you in an actual nighttime selfie of the routine: you lie back on grass and perform with legs raised, then swing upright to sing toward camera, wearing your own outfit. 10 seconds with soundtrack.
Caption suggestions: "My cat after 10 pm", "He thinks he is on tour", "Night shift serenade", "Me at karaoke after one song". Or create your own.
Want more? Your pet can also perform the Toc Toc dance, another major Jean Phil trend, or debate with the camera in the Bad Times trend.
What audio and hashtags should you use when posting?
Your video includes the trend's soundtrack—the identical "I Wanna Love You" segment the AI cat reel uses—so it's post-ready. You can mute the song on the results page and add different audio when posting. The song is owned by its rights holders, and Smew AI grants you no license to it. Music policies vary by platform, so review them before using the video in ads or sponsored content.
Hashtags: #iwannaloveyoutrend is the dedicated trend tag, with 1,661 TikTok videos and 3.2 million views on 14 October 2026. Many cat posts include #singingcat (33,794 videos) and #iwannaloveyou. Keep the platform's AI disclosure label.
Common issues and solutions
Problem
Fix
Orange fur or tabby patterns appear
The reel's cat is orange tabby. Upload a sharp photo with clear fur and markings, then regenerate.
Suit or bow tie alters or disappears
The prompt maintains the reel's plaid suit and bow tie. Regenerate.
Camera-holding paw resembles a hand
The prompt specifies real furry paws. Regenerate, ideally with a photo showing visible paws.
Face resembles your pet less when lying back
The head tilts far backward there—the most challenging angle. Use a sharp, forward-facing photo, then regenerate.
Mouth moves but not matching lyrics
It replicates the reel cat's mouth movement, not lyric timing, so lip sync isn't precise.
Human: top hat or dark suit appears on you
The reel creator wears costume; the prompt preserves your actual clothing. Use a photo showing your outfit, then regenerate.
Model rejects the photo
Some photos get declined. Credits refund automatically; try a different photo.
FAQ
I Wanna Love You Cat trend questions
What is the I Wanna Love You cat trend?+
A viral TikTok trend from October 2026: an AI-generated suited cat records a nighttime selfie near tennis courts, sings "I Wanna Love You" to camera, flings a paw up and falls back on grass with legs against a wall. It adapts a human selfie video from 29 September, with the first cat adaptation reaching 21.3 million views by 14 October 2026.
Who created the I Wanna Love You trend?+
The selfie routine went viral through a video @primeclippss_ posted on 29 September 2026, reaching 21.1 million views by 14 October. AI pet account @novoreel launched the cat adaptations on 1 October; its complete routine with the orange cat—the reel shown here—followed on 4 October.
What's the song in the I Wanna Love You trend?+
Akon's 2006 track "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg; some search for it as "I Wanna Be Your Cat". Smew AI videos include the same audio segment the AI cat reel uses, and you can mute it on the results screen. The song is owned by its rights holders, and Smew AI grants no license to it.
Why is it called the Akon cat or Akon selfie?+
Because the cat performs Akon's song in its selfie video, and many captions refer to it as "the Akon selfie". Smew AI has no affiliation with the artist.
Is this the Jean Phil I Wanna Love You trend?+
It's the same routine. The original viral video features a performer styled after Jean Phil, the AI character from the Toc Toc dance, so many guides call it the Jean Phil trend. This template is the pet adaptation: your pet performs in the AI cat's plaid suit, without wig or mustache. The Human variant keeps your actual face, hair and outfit, also without wig or mustache.
How do I create the I Wanna Love You cat AI video with my pet?+
Tap "Create your own" and upload one clear pet photo. Tap Generate; cost displays first. You receive a 13-second vertical video with soundtrack. No prompts needed, and the video saves to your Library when finished.
Is there an I Wanna Love You dog variant?+
Yes. The I Wanna Love You pet adaptation accepts any animal replacing the cat: your dog records the nighttime selfie with its paw, wears the plaid suit and bow tie, and falls back on grass with legs against the wall. Use a sharp photo with clear face and full dog visible.
Will my pet wear the suit, and where's the location from?+
Yes. Your pet retains the reel's plaid suit, white shirt and polka-dot bow tie, with only face, ears, fur and paws from your photo. The location matches the reel: illuminated tennis courts at night, pathway, grass and short wall.
Does it lip sync to the song?+
Not precisely. Your pet mimics the reel cat's mouth movements, so it opens wide during sustained notes and closes between them, with the soundtrack added after generation. It appears to be singing, but mouth movements don't match every lyric.
Can I use my own face?+
Yes. Select the Human variant and upload one clear photo of yourself. It places you in an actual nighttime selfie of the routine, filmed by a creator on an illuminated grass field: you lie back and perform with legs raised, swing upright and sing toward camera with one hand high. Your face, hair and outfit come from your photo, and the video includes the soundtrack. For additional routines with your face, try the [Toc Toc dance](/templates/toc-toc-dance-ai-trend) or the [Bad Times trend](/templates/bad-times-ai-trend).
Which AI model creates the video, and what's the prompt?+
Seedance 2.5 generates it: places your pet in the AI cat reel (or you, in the Human variant, in a creator's nighttime selfie of the routine), vertical at 720p, taking several minutes. No trend creator publicly shared a prompt, and CapCut templates are proprietary. The prompt here adapts the only published prompt for this selfie routine, modified to place your pet in the reel while preserving its face and fur. You write no prompt.
What's the video length and format?+
13 seconds for Pet and 10 seconds for Human, vertical 9:16 at 720p, as MP4 files with soundtrack and no watermark.
Is the I Wanna Love You TikTok trend an AI trend?+
Partially. The original video shows a costumed person performing the nighttime selfie routine; the I Wanna Love You AI cat adaptations came afterward.
Where can I create an AI singing cat video?+
Here. Upload one photo and your cat sings "I Wanna Love You" in an AI-generated nighttime selfie video. No prompts needed.
Is this the I Wanna Love You Akon trend?+
Yes. The soundtrack is Akon's, and some name the trend after its line "I see you winding and grinding". Here your pet performs it in its selfie video.