The chest pop dance move is currently extremely popular. "Chest pop dance move" has celebrities, influencers, and social media users breaking down the steps and filming themselves dancing along, creating a viral sensation.
The original chest pop move, both cool and sexy, comes from the song "BAD" by the artist ATEEZ, a famous K-POP boy band from KQ ENTERTAINMENT (watch the music video) This song is part of the mini-album GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5, but the viral online sensation began when ATEEZ performed BAD on SBS Korea's SBSKPOP X INKIGAYO show, featuring a segment where SAN (San) a member of ATEEZ, wore a white tank top and executed a chest pop dance step alongside fellow members.
This dance requires powerful and precise chest muscle control, known as Chest Popping, and San performed it exceptionally well, making his and the group's dance clips rapidly shared and viral worldwide. San of ATEEZ and the other members' clips were widely shared and quickly went viral globally, inspiring many social media users to film themselves dancing to the song.
The show's clip on YouTube has now surpassed 2.4 million views, and ATEEZ's TikTok clips have also reached millions of views, while the BAD music video on the KQ ENTERTAINMENT and ATEEZ YouTube channels exceeded 25 million views within just two weeks.
Additionally, BAD has climbed various music charts: on Spotify (KR) Daily it reached number 16, marking ATEEZ's third single to enter the top 20 on this chart; it ranked 90 on Melon and 20 on Apple Music [KR] (latest stats as of 7 July 2026). Internationally, there are predictions that the song might debut on the Billboard HOT100 (Global) chart.
Thai celebrities have enthusiastically joined the chest pop dance trend, including Tah Woo, Off Road, Mike Pirat, and Janji Janjira, each flawlessly replicating the original dance steps.
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