The would meme depicts a person, animal, or anything with a mouth, speaking into a mic. Lindsey Weedston. Updated on June 15 2025 7:02 am CDT . Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP.

The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It's Gonna Be Me." When singing the titular line in the song, Justin Timberlake annunciates the word "me" as "May." According to a 2016 article from E!

Some couldn't wait to post 'It's Gonna Be May' memes of ‘N Sync on the last day of April. Others dreaded the annual influx of Justin Timberlake content.