This perennial meme has gotten a coronavirus twist. *NSYNC’s 2000 hit single “It’s Gonna Be Me” reliably goes viral every May 1, when photos of the former boy band are shared with the easily misheard chorus: “It’s Gonna Be May.” But this year is different.
On April 30, Justin Timberlake offered up a version of the internet joke which is hopefully only relevant for May 2020 — an “It’s Gonna Be May” meme of his face where he’s wearing a face mask. “Spring Summer 2020.
Thanks for this, Internet,” Timberlake, 39, tweeted to the tune of more than 64,000 likes as of Friday morning. One fan beat Timberlake to the punch, commenting on the song’s official music video a full month ago with: “Everyone: When is the quarantine going to end?