Gangnam Style elevator trend: you and a friend in the elevator
The Gangnam Style elevator trend is people dropping themselves and a friend into the most chaotic 13 seconds of PSY's music video. On ReelMe, pick the Gangnam Style Elevator template, upload your photo for PSY's role (sunglasses, light-blue jacket, seated on the elevator floor) and, if you like, a friend's photo for the dancer who ends up above you. Pay $3.99, and about a minute later you get the clip with the original track, no editing.
How to do it in 4 steps
- Pick a template, for example Gangnam Style Elevator.
- Upload one clear photo (one per person or pet in multi-person templates).
- Pay $3.99 once. No app, no sign-up, no subscription.
- Download your video in about a minute and post it anywhere.
$3.99 per video · ready in about 1 minute · automatic refund if it fails
Pick a template
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1.3B viewsThe source is PSY's "Gangnam Style" video from July 2012. In the stretch the template uses, PSY has a dance-off in an underground parking garage with a man in a bright yellow suit (comedian Yoo Jae-suk), then cuts to an elevator: PSY is sitting on the floor, the doors open, and TV comedian Noh Hong-chul, in a green t-shirt, is dancing and thrusting right over him while PSY raps straight at the camera. Noh became known internationally as "the Gangnam Style elevator guy" from that one shot. The video went on to become the first on YouTube to pass one billion views, on 21 December 2012.
Fourteen years on, the scene has turned into a remake format. You'll see it in game edits (the autocomplete suggestions for Forsaken and gacha games come from people redrawing the moment with their characters), in friend duos, and in AI remakes. The "gangnam style capcut template" searches mostly lead to beat-synced edits that let you cut your own footage to the song, which is fine if you've already filmed yourself dancing in an elevator. If you want the actual shot, with your face in it, a template edit can't do that.
ReelMe's version has one detail that's easy to miss: the optional friend photo covers both the yellow-suit dancer in the garage and the green-shirt elevator guy, so your friend is your rival in the dance-off and then the person looming over you in the elevator. With one photo only, the other dancers stay as in the original.
Use clear, front-facing photos. The template adds the sunglasses, so a photo without glasses works best for you; your friend's photo should show their whole face because the elevator shot is a close angle. Pairs with very different heights or hair look funnier, not worse.
ReelMe at a glance
- What it is
- ReelMe is a web app with ready-made viral video templates. You upload a photo and the AI puts you, your partner or your pet in place of the person or animal in the clip.
- Price
- $3.99 per video, one-time payment. No subscription, no credits, no free tier.
- Account
- None. No sign-up, no app to install; works in any modern phone or desktop browser.
- Input
- One clear photo per person or pet (JPG, PNG or WebP). Some templates have 2 or 3 spots.
- Output
- An MP4 of the template clip with the original audio and no watermark, on a private link kept for 30 days.
- Speed
- Usually about one minute after payment.
- Templates
- 56 trends: dances, music video scenes, movie and TV moments, memes, couple and pet trends.
- Refunds
- Automatic full refund if generation fails; refund on request within 14 days.
- Limits
- You cannot upload your own motion video or write a prompt; only the listed templates are available. Results depend on the photo, and one video is generated per payment.
FAQ
Who is the elevator guy in Gangnam Style?
Noh Hong-chul, a South Korean comedian and TV personality. He's the man in the green t-shirt dancing over PSY when the elevator doors open.
Who is the man in the yellow suit in the parking garage?
Yoo Jae-suk, one of South Korea's best-known TV hosts and comedians. He dances against PSY in the garage just before the elevator scene.
When did Gangnam Style come out?
The music video was released in July 2012 and became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views that December.
Is there a Gangnam Style CapCut template for the elevator scene?
CapCut templates for the song sync your own clips to the beat; they don't put your face into PSY's elevator. If you want the real scene remade with you, the ReelMe template does that from a photo.
Can I do it alone?
Yes. Only your photo is required. Add a friend's photo if you want them as the garage rival and the elevator guy.
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Updated 2026-11-01
