smew.ai

Opa Opa Opa Trend AI: Make Your Hair Bounce to the Viral Beat

Watch yourself bounce as your hair moves to each beat of "slysh ty zalip, opa opa op". Upload a single selfie to create the viral video with your face and the audio, or transform into an anime character.

The original Opa Opa Bouncy Hair reel by @limonovaiOriginal reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 10 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photo and tap once

Create your own

Ready in a few minutes · From 56 credits

The Opa Opa Opa trend is a TikTok craze where you record a selfie while bouncing to a fast Russian song hook, "slysh ty zalip, opa opa op", making your hair move like it's elastic. Upload one photo. Smew AI creates a viral selfie video of you doing the trend, complete with audio, or turns you into an anime character.

Also called Слышь ты залип · opa opa op trend · opa opa trend · bouncy hair trend · bounce hair trend · Russian bounce hair trend · hair bounce trend · Opa Opa Opa jumping trend

Example

What your Opa Opa Bouncy Hair video will look like

Here's the original reel. Your photos take the place of its subjects, so your clip matches the same sequence with your faces. Each generation is unique.

Original reel by @limonovai, 10 s
@limonovai's original video: she records a selfie in her home, bouncing to the beat as her long hair moves with each rhythm. Human places you in this video using one selfie.
Use this reference
Step by step

How to create the Opa Opa Bouncy Hair video on Smew AI

Everything happens in your browser. No editing software needed, no prompt writing, no watermark.

  1. Upload your photo

    Click "Create your own" and upload your selfie. Snap it with your camera or choose from your photos.

  2. Click Generate

    The cost appears on the button. Seedance 2.5 places your photo into the Opa Opa trend video and recreates it frame by frame for 10 seconds, using the reel's original audio. No prompt needed.

  3. Save or share

    Your video arrives in up to a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Save it, share directly from your device, or access it later in your Library.

What kind of photo works best?

You need one photo of yourself.

  • Human: a selfie or close shot of you by yourself, showing head to chest, with a large, clear face looking at the camera. Distant, full-body shots give less facial detail for the video to use.
  • Hair: free-flowing hair bounces best. Hats, hoods or tight buns cover the bounce effect; very short hair also springs differently.
  • Clothes: your shirt appears from the photo, so choose what you'd like to see in the clip.
  • Skip sunglasses and beauty filters.
  • Anime: a sharp photo showing chest up works well. The anime version maintains your hair color, style and clothing.
  • Only use photos of yourself or an adult who gave permission. Never celebrities or strangers.

Where did the Opa Opa Bouncy Hair trend begin?

The audio comes from a faster version of "Ty zalip", a Russian dance song by PAPAKLEY and DJ Shiza. The hook "slysh, ty zalip? Opa, opa, op" (Russian "слышь, ты залип? Опа, опа, оп") translates to "hey, you zoned out? Opa, opa, op". The TikTok audio used in most videos was uploaded on 12 August 2026 with a cosplay post.

The bouncing movement became popular on Russian TikTok in September: you hold your phone for a selfie, jump to the rhythm and make your hair fly. One video from 18 September with the caption "This trend is so addicting" reached 14.2 million views and 2 million likes by 14 October, while @limonovai's selfie from 21 September got 2.6 million views. English users call it the "opa opa opa trend" or "Russian bounce hair trend", spelling the hook phonetically as "slish ti zalip opa opa opa".

AI adaptations appeared next. App features offered the bouncing effect from a single photo, and anime versions of the dance circulated, with tutorials from 3 and 5 October sharing their instructions. The trend continues expanding: on 14 October roughly 65,800 TikTok videos featured the primary audio, adding about 400 daily, double the previous day's rate.

  1. The primary TikTok audio used in trend videos, a faster version of "Ty zalip", appears with a cosplay post that reaches 4.4 million views by 14 October. TikTok

  2. An early bouncing selfie using this audio becomes popular, getting 2.5 million views by 14 October.

  3. A bouncing video with the caption "This trend is so addicting" hits 14.2 million views and 2 million likes by 14 October.

  4. @limonovai shares her bouncing selfie, the video this template replicates; it accumulates 2.6 million views and 216,000 likes by 14 October. TikTok

  5. A video app's "bounce hair template" promotion, "Your photo will get bouncy hair effect with the opa opa opa sound", hits 2.3 million views by 14 October.

  6. A how-to for the anime adaptation, created using an AI photo process and an AI video process, posts its instructions in comments; it gets 82,100 views by 14 October. TikTok

  7. Roughly 65,800 TikTok videos feature the primary audio, growing by about 400 per day; #slishtizalipopaopaopa has 579 videos and 31.2 million views, while #opaopaopa has 1,316 videos and 21.7 million views.

Copy and paste

The Opa Opa Bouncy Hair prompts

You won't need these: the single-tap process handles them automatically, along with the trend video. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend video being replicated.

Human

1 photo: your selfieSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16152 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same selfie video filmed with the front phone camera held out at arm's length, the same living room with cream walls, a white ceiling, a small chandelier and a dark doorway behind, the same warm indoor light, the same framing from the top of the head to the chest, the same timing and moves, one continuous handheld take that bounces with the beat. The ONLY change: the young woman with very long straight ginger hair who bounces and tosses her hair is now the person in [Image 1]. The person = the person in [Image 1], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] - 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 exactly as in the photo. The same real person in every frame, from the first second to the last, so their friends instantly recognize them, also when the hair flies across the face and while they laugh with the eyes shut. Never morph, never drift back to the original woman's face, never add or remove facial hair. NO long ginger hair, NO lip piercing and NO arm tattoo unless [Image 1] shows them. They wear the clothes from [Image 1], never the black T-shirt with the pink print of the original video; if [Image 1] shows only the head, invent the rest so it matches naturally. Their own hair, with the color, length and style from [Image 1], bounces on every beat: it lifts, swings and flies around the head and drops back, springy like jelly. Short hair springs up too. The moves, matching the reference second by second, on the beat: 0-2 s: bounces on the spot facing the camera and smiles, the hair swinging from side to side. 2-5 s: raises one hand and runs it through the hair on top of the head, pushes the hair back and turns the head from side to side, a wide-eyed look to the side, then a smile. 5-7 s: the hand comes down with a small wave by the head; keeps bouncing to the camera with a playful face. 7-8 s: laughs with the eyes squeezed shut while the hair tosses. 8-10 s: bounces and smiles, then wide eyes and a round "o" mouth on the last beat. Anatomy rules: one head only, on the person's own shoulders. Two arms and two hands with five fingers each; one arm holds the phone outside the frame. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark, no extra people.

2372 characters

Anime

1 photo: your photoKling 3.010 s · 1080p · 9:1656 credits
Video prompt

Use [Image 1] as the character reference. Recreate the character from [Image 1] in the exact pose below. Match this pose closely: tight upper-body portrait, character leaning slightly toward the camera, torso subtly angled, head slightly tilted and lowered while looking directly at the viewer. One arm is raised beside the face with the elbow bent and forearm pointing upward. The hand is close to the camera and beside the face, palm mostly facing the viewer, with all five fingers separated and naturally curled inward into the same loose claw-like gesture. Keep the hand prominent in the foreground and preserve its position relative to the face. The other arm is stretched out toward the camera, as if holding the phone for a selfie. Use the [Image 1] character's hair color, hairstyle, bangs, eye color, hair accessories, clothing, colors, and facial features exactly. Keep the character recognizable while adapting the expression to a gentle, playful smile. Polished anime style, clean linework, soft cel shading, pastel colors, natural anatomy, detailed hands and fingers, soft lighting, minimal pale background. Vertical 9:16. Exactly one person. No text, no logos, no watermark. The face is always drawn in this polished anime style, never a photo face: the identity rules below apply to the anime character's face shape, eye color, hair color, hairstyle, bangs, skin tone, glasses, gender and clothes.

1412 characters

What's the credit cost?

You purchase videos using credits, with the exact cost displayed on the Generate button before any charge. The single-tap cost includes the video, created in one process from your photos and the trend video, billed once. Each style has separate pricing: Human 152 credits, Anime 56 credits. Lower-cost options exist if you manually run the instructions in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Human: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap152
Anime: Kling 3.0 (this template)10 s, 1080p + 1 scene photo, one tap56

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in your Opa Opa Opa video?

Human recreates the 10 seconds from @limonovai's selfie video, with your photo replacing her: your appearance, hair and outfit, in the same room setting, with the same bouncing camera angle.

SecondsWhat happens
0 to 2You jump in place, grin at the lens, and your hair swings back and forth.
2 to 5You slide a hand through your hair, sweep it back and rotate your head side to side, with big eyes looking sideways.
5 to 8Your hand drops with a small wave, you continue jumping and laugh as your hair moves.
8 to 10Another jump, then wide eyes and a round "o" mouth on the final "opa".

Anime recreates the anime style of the trend: your photo transforms into an anime portrait in a selfie position, one hand up beside your face in a fun claw gesture, bouncing to the rhythm as hair and clothing move.

Human or Anime? Click "Create your own" and select one.

HumanAnime
PhotoOne selfie of youOne photo of you
How it worksSeedance 2.5 places you in the viral selfie videoNano Banana 2.1 creates the anime portrait, then Kling 3.0 (Standard) or Seedance 2.5 (Best) animates it
FrameVertical 9:16, 720pVertical 9:16, 1080p (Standard) or 720p (Best)
Length10 s10 s
SoundThe video's "opa opa op" audio, added after processing; you can disable itA quick beat created by the video model, not the trend's original song

The precise cost shows on the Generate button before spending. No prompt writing needed, and your video appears in your Library once complete. Human can require up to a few minutes. Each generation produces unique results.

Who fits the Opa Opa Opa trend?

The concept is a cheerful bounce with hair that keeps moving. These work well:

  • You. The standard choice: long, loose hair moves most dramatically, though short hair bounces too.
  • A friend or your partner. Create it for a celebration or group message, with their consent.
  • An anime you. Choose Anime for the playful claw-hand bounce that matches the anime style of the trend.

Caption ideas: "Me when the beat drops", "Hey, you zoned out?", "Day 4 of bouncing to every song", "This trend is so addicting". Or create your own text.

Prefer a complete dance? Check out the Bad Times trend, the Nicole Kidman dance AI or the Toc Toc dance.

What sound and hashtags should you use when posting?

Human includes the audio from the replicated video: the "slysh ty zalip, opa opa op" hook, making it post-ready. You can disable the audio on the results page. Anime includes a rhythm created by the video model, so apply the trend's audio when posting; on TikTok it's available in the sound library under the trend's title. The song is owned by its creators, and Smew AI grants no usage rights. Music policies vary by platform, so review them before using the video in ads or sponsored content.

Hashtags for the opa opa trend (TikTok numbers on 14 October 2026): #slishtizalipopaopaopa (579 videos, 31.2 million views), #bouncehairtrend (840 videos, 39.7 million views) and #opaopaopa (1,316 videos, 21.7 million views). Russian posts use #слышьтызалип. Keep the platform's AI disclosure label.

What issues happen, and how can you solve them?

ProblemFix
The face looks less like you (Human)Upload a close, clear selfie with a large face looking directly at the camera, then try again. Distant photos with small faces produce the poorest results.
Long ginger hair, a lip piercing or a black T-shirt with a pink print appears (Human)That's the appearance of the original creator. The instructions prevent it unless your photo contains it; generate again.
The hair barely movesUpload a photo showing loose hair, avoiding buns, hats or hoods, and regenerate.
The hand in the hair looks strange (Human)Rapid hand motion challenges AI. Another generation will differ.
The anime hand has fuzzy or extra fingers (Anime)AI struggles with hands. Generate again or select Best.
The video model rejects a photoSome photos get rejected. Credits are refunded; upload a different photo.
FAQ

Opa Opa Bouncy Hair trend questions

What is the Opa Opa Opa trend?
It's a TikTok craze from September 2026: you record a selfie while jumping to a faster Russian hook, "slysh ty zalip, opa opa op", making your hair bounce elastically. Roughly 65,800 TikTok videos featured the primary audio by 14 October 2026, with continued growth.
What song is the Opa Opa Opa trend?
The Opa Opa Opa audio is a faster clip of "Ty zalip", a Russian dance song by PAPAKLEY and DJ Shiza. The hook "Slysh, ty zalip? Opa, opa, op" names the opa opa op Russian song and translates to "Hey, you zoned out? Opa, opa, op". Human includes the audio from the replicated video, which you can disable on the results page. The song is owned by its creators, and Smew AI grants no usage rights.
How do I create the Opa Opa Opa AI video with my photo?
Click "Create your own", choose Human or Anime, and upload one clear photo of yourself. Click Generate; the cost displays first. Human creates a 10-second bouncing selfie video with audio; Anime creates a 10-second anime video. No prompt writing required, and your video appears in your Library once ready.
Will the original clip's creator appear in my video?
No. Human substitutes your face, hair and clothing for hers throughout every frame, so only you appear bouncing in the video. Upload a photo of yourself or an adult who consented, never celebrities or strangers: fake videos of real people can violate platform policies and that person's rights.
How do you perform the Opa Opa Opa trend on camera?
Hold your phone for a selfie with loose hair, jump on each beat of the hook, slide a hand through your hair, and finish with wide eyes and a round "o" mouth on the final "opa". Or skip recording: upload one photo here, and AI performs the bounce.
Do I need to record myself bouncing?
No. The jumping, hair movement and expressions come from the trend video, and Anime's bounce comes from the instructions, so the person in your photo does everything. You only upload one photo.
Does the Anime version use the trend's actual prompts?
Yes. Anime applies the two instructions that the trend's anime tutorials posted on TikTok in October 2026: one for the anime portrait with the claw-hand position and one for the bounce, substituting your photo for their anime character. No instructions were posted for the real-life bounce, so Human uses Smew AI's own instructions for the replicated video.
Is this the Opa Opa Opa template from video apps?
No. The bounce hair features in video editing apps are proprietary AI effects that offer bouncing hair from one photo. Human places you in an actual viral selfie video from the trend, with the video's audio added after processing.
What does opa opa opa mean?
In this hook, "opa" is a fun Russian expression, similar to "whoop" or "hop". The complete phrase "slysh, ty zalip? Opa, opa, op" translates to "hey, you zoned out? Opa, opa, op".
Can my dog or cat do the Opa Opa Opa trend?
Not available here. This trend doesn't include actual pet footage to replicate: the "dog" videos in its hashtag show people using a dog face filter. For your pet, check out the [AI dancing pet video](/templates/ai-dancing-dog-video).
How long is the video and what's the format?
Both styles create 10 seconds, vertical 9:16 MP4. Human is 720p with the trend's audio. Anime is 1080p (Standard) or 720p (Best) with a rhythm from the video model.
More trends

Other AI video templates

Template

Bby Wow Guy AI: Insert Your Face Into the Guy Dancing at a Quince Meme

Groove toward the camera at a quinceañera, take a bite of the concha, lock eyes with the lens while chewing with stuffed cheeks, then groove back into the crowd. Upload one photo to star as the bby wow guy, complete with the song.

Read more
Template

Bad Times AI Trend: Turn One Photo Into the Viral Argument Video

The viral argument routine: hands to head, hip pose, stop gestures and that long camera stare, all set to Imael Angel's "Bad Times". Upload a single photo of yourself or your pet and get the complete video with music.

Read more
Template

Tecktonik Dance AI: Step onto the String-Light Stage

Wide arm swings, hands reaching toward the head, both arms shooting upward, followed by rapid, precise arm choreography on a compact stage lit by string lights: the electro dance from the 2000s that Cheba Man revived in 2026. Upload a single photo of yourself or your pet to generate the dance complete with its soundtrack.

Read more
Template

Phone on the Train Trend: Put Yourself in the Paris Metro Reel

Perform Training Season on a Paris metro platform, attach your phone to the train window, chase the train down the platform, and watch your phone travel to the Eiffel Tower vista—just like the 7-million-like reel. Upload one photo, get a 33-second video with the reel's audio.

Read more
Template

Toc Toc Dance AI: Make the Viral Jean Phil Dance From One Photo

Hop on one foot with your knee raised, knock with your fist on a door that isn't there, kick and finish with both arms out wide, all to the toc toc rhythm. Upload a photo of yourself, you plus a friend, or your pet, and the dance comes with its sound.

Read more
Template

Nicole Kidman Dance AI: Create the Viral Dance From a Single Photo

The viral routine features hands on chest, hip movement, raised arms and a spinning hair flip—all set to ADÉLA's "Nicole Kidman" track. Upload a single photo of yourself or your pet to generate the complete dance video with music.

Read more

Create your own Opa Opa Bouncy Hair video

Upload one photo and tap once. No prompt writing. 152 credits.

No watermark. A failed video gives its credits back. Secure checkout by Stripe.