An image of what looks like a realistic ‘Blue Mushroom Smurf Cat’ has taken over the internet as the viral meme storms through social media and is popping up on almost everyone’s For You Page.
HITC delves into the origin behind the Blue Smurf Cat meme on TikTok, why the image was originally created and how it became a viral sensation by being linked to one song with the lyrics “We Live, We Love, We Lie”.
What is the Blue ‘Mushroom Cat’ Smurf on TikTok?
The ‘Blue Smurf Cat’ shows an image of a creature that looks like a mix of a smurf, a cat, and a mushroom. The picture has become a huge meme on social media.
On TikTok, the hashtag #smurfcat has over 600 million views, with the Russian hashtag #шайлушай currently reaching more than 400 million views.
Online, the creature’s appearance is usually shown paired with a dance/electric song named “The Spectre” by Alan Walker – cropped with a particular section of the song with the following lyrics:
“We live. We Love. We Lie.”
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Origin of the realistic image explained
The creature was created by Nate Hallinan, a concept artist and matte painter who began his career in 2007.
They started working with video games as 3D modeler and texture artist, but naturally ended up in concept design due to a life long love for drawing, as per Puralsight reports.
In 2014, the artist supposedly wondered what Smurfs would look like if they were actually real and therefore created the blue smurf cat.
More recently, the little blue cat smurf has become known as Shailushai or шайлушай and has taken over TikTok.
More examples of concept art by Nate Hallinan can be found on the official website NateHallinan.com.
A TikTok creator named @noahglencarter explained more about the smurf cat becoming a viral sensation, stating that music artist Alan Walker has even achnowleegd the trend and shared examples of fan mail they have recieved that relates to the meme.
Viral sensation examples linked to “We Live, We Love, We Lie” song
Memes and videos featuring the blue cat smurf paired with the lyrics “We Live, We Love, We Lie” are getting tons of attention online and have ignited a trend of inserting Shailushai into all sorts of scenarios, including video games such as Minecraft and random TikTok videos.
Some TikTok creators joke that their For You Page is completely filled with the blue smurf cat:
The viral meme has even appeared on more social media platforms including Twitter:
Some people have even attempted to recreate the original image:
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