I Really Want Some Miso Soup
Also known as: Oh My God Miso Soup · Miso Soup TikTok Sound
"I Really Want Some Miso Soup" is a viral TikTok sound and lip-dub trend that started in October 2021 when musician Beabadoobee posted a short video of herself magically conjuring a bowl of miso soup using a drumstick as a wand. The whimsical audio clip became one of TikTok's biggest sounds of late 2021, inspiring over 319,000 videos where users lip-synced to the original while showing off things they wanted or recently acquired.
Overview
The meme centers on a short audio clip in which a girl with a distinctly whimsical, British-accented voice says "Hmm, I really want some miso soup," followed by a magical sound effect, then exclaims "Oh my god, miso soup!" in genuine delight1. The format works as a wish-fulfillment template: users lip-sync to the audio while displaying on-screen text describing something they actually want, then cut to a reveal of that thing appearing. The charm of the trend lies almost entirely in the voice, which many listeners initially mistook for a clip from a children's cartoon or British TV show2.
On October 8, 2021, TikTok user @gnocchi500 posted a video where she sat in a restaurant tapping her chin with a drumstick4. She said "I really want some miso soup," then waved the drumstick at the table like a wand. A cloud of fake smoke appeared, and when it cleared, a cup of miso soup was sitting on the table. "Oh my god, miso soup," she said with childlike excitement1. The video picked up steam quickly, gaining over 12.3 million views within two months4.
What most viewers didn't realize was that @gnocchi500 is actually Beatrice Laus, better known as the musician Beabadoobee2. She's the same artist featured on Powfu's "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)," which had been a massive TikTok hit in 20201. Her speaking voice in the miso soup clip threw people off because it sounds nothing like a pop singer talking casually. Comments flooded in comparing her to "Rory from Gilmore Girls" and insisting she sounded like "a cartoon character"2.
Origin & Background
How It Spread
Media
How to Use This Meme
The format follows a simple two-part structure. First, you film yourself lip-syncing to Beabadoobee's "Hmm, I really want some miso soup" line while adding text that describes what you actually want. Then you cut to a second clip showing the desired thing, timed to the "oh my god, miso soup!" exclamation. Common subjects include new haircuts, online shopping arrivals, pets, relationship goals, and outfit changes. The magic of the format is the contrast between the dreamy, spell-casting setup and whatever mundane or ridiculous thing actually appears.
Cultural Impact
Fun Facts
Beabadoobee's TikTok username @gnocchi500 gives no hint that she's a signed recording artist with millions of Spotify streams.
The drumstick she waves as a wand in the original video is an actual drumstick, not a prop wand.
The original sound was used in over 277,500 videos according to Dexerto's count, while Know Your Meme tallied 319,000 by early December 2021, showing just how fast the trend was growing during that period.
Despite being posted in October, the sound didn't truly blow up until November 2021, making it a slow-burn viral hit by TikTok standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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