About
Kirk Franklin Eating an Apple, also known as How It Feels To Be On X While My Class Is On Y, refers to an exploitable[1] TikTok[2] meme featuring a video of American[3] musician Kirk Franklin wearing a pair of glasses and a dark blue shirt, looking smug while eating an apple. While the meme was initially used to joke about people acting smug or superior over minor achievements, in September 2025, the video came to be used to joke about being ahead of the curve when it comes to internet[4] meme trends, especially among the NicheTok[5] community. Some examples of such memes include, “How it feels to be on Тотя[6] while my friends are on W Speed[7].”
Origin
On November 27th, 2024, American musician Kirk Franklin posted a TikTok video eating a green apple and talking about “giving thanks.” The video gathered over 7 million plays and 800,000 likes in 10 months.
@thekirkfranklin[8] give thanks
The video soon became a way for people to joke about being smug or performative, as seen in a video by TikToker @mypryme that read, “How 🥷🏾s start moving when the earthly huzz with locks is watching.” The video gathered over 70,000 plays and 300,000 likes in nine months.
@mypryme Become philosophers all of a sudden. #kirkfranklin #vexbolts #meme #fyp #real ♬ sonido original – Luis Jonathan[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Spread
The meme continued to make the rounds in 2025, as seen in a March 7th, 2025, video by TikToker @follish85 that gathered over 130,000 plays and 28,000 likes in seven months.
@follish85 #givethanks #kirkfranklin #lebronjames #meme #sophmore #freshman #fyp ♬ aushwitz – duq[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
On July 12th, YouTuber Cryingobi posted a version of the meme that read, “How archers feel after wasting 17 arrows and hitting not one fatal shot during the siege.” The post gathered over 27,000 views and 1,000 likes in five months.
By September 2025, the Kirk Franklin Eating an Apple meme became a way for TikTokers to joke about being ahead of the curve when it came to internet memes.
This can be seen in a September 11th, 2025, post by TikToker @julianwelsh7 that read, “How I feel being on Тотя[26] while my class isn’t even on W Speed[27].” The video gathered over 2 million plays and 200,000 likes in five days.
@julianwelsh7 @Evan 😜 #totr #fyp ♬ оригинальный звук – говяжи шторки[28][29][30][31]
On September 16th, TikToker @sixseven423_ posted an ironic, self-referential version of the meme, writing, “How it feels to be on the ‘how it feels to be on meme’ when everyone is on totr, eggsuka[32] and dude man[33].” The video gathered over 400,000 plays and 70,000 likes in a day.
@sixseven423_ yea bow down to me #relatable #twin #fuckyou #loveyou #fyp ♬ Twin – dj.dinglehopper[34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Various Examples
@ikarixnagisa baby vocals 3 is so old 🥀#fyp #funny #viral #eggsuka #niche ♬ Shattered Dreams – Xanman[41][42][43][44][45][46][47]
@mufcjxshy Keep ts niche #babyvocals3 #niche #nichetok #pourtoi #fyp ♬ original sound – Josh[48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
@boogerlicker7 #kirkfranklin #apple #funny #relatable #fyp #viralvideo ♬ Gymnopedie No.1 [Piano famous song](204824) – Kamimura Mahiro[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]
@gus_the_sus0 babe wake up Shakoi Posted‼️ #kirkfranklin #apple #special #fyp #meme #ts #pmo #kirkfranklinapple ♬ SMS – PROTECT[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72]
Search Interest
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External References
References
- ^ exploitable (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ TikTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ American (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ internet (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ NicheTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Тотя (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ W Speed (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @thekirkfranklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Kirk Franklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @mypryme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ kirkfranklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ vexbolts (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ real (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ sonido original – Luis Jonathan (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @follish85 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ givethanks (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ kirkfranklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ lebronjames (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ sophmore (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ freshman (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ aushwitz – duq (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ Тотя (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ W Speed (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @julianwelsh7 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ totr (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ оригинальный звук – говяжи шторки (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ eggsuka (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ dude man (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @sixseven423_ (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ relatable (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ twin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fuckyou (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ loveyou (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ Twin – dj.dinglehopper (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @ikarixnagisa (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ funny (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ viral (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ eggsuka (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ niche (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ Shattered Dreams – Xanman (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @mufcjxshy (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ babyvocals3 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ niche (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ nichetok (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ pourtoi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Josh (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @boogerlicker7 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ kirkfranklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ apple (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ funny (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ relatable (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ viralvideo (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ Gymnopedie No.1 [Piano famous song](204824) – Kamimura Mahiro (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @gus_the_sus0 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ kirkfranklin (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ apple (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ special (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ts (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ pmo (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ kirkfranklinapple (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ SMS – PROTECT (www.tiktok.com)