What is The R.E.P.O "I Love..." Meme?

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You might be surprised to learn that the incredible animations that have garnered millions of views stemmed from a R.E.P.O player breaking out into song during a stream.   For more information, visit: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/repo-i-love  Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/  Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrPqq29C9Q_TQP7OFFRzcw?sub_confirmation=1

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00:00Have you ever been playing a video game when all of a sudden you have a sudden urge to sing?

00:05Well, one Repo player has, and he's become a meme. Recently, a meme trend has evolved

00:10featuring all kinds of reanimations of a clip that was taken from a stream of the horror game

00:14Repo. On March 20th, 2025, the Instagram account of Twitch streamer President Lloyd posted a clip

00:20of himself playing the video game Repo during a stream. At one point in the clip, a different

00:24player, Just C Smalls, starts singing Chess Pain, I Love by Malcolm Todd, while his avatar rolls

00:30around on the ground. The video garnered over 18 million views in the next two weeks.

00:42Its viral spread had it re-shared to TikTok, where it also racked up millions of views,

00:46and soon, memers would start referencing the clip in their content. For example, on March 29th,

00:51TikToker Cooler Dude posted an edit of the clip that begins with the player singing the song

00:55and then transitions to the actual Malcolm Todd version, garnering about 18 million views in a

01:00week. More and more, users would post their own recreations and reanimations of the clip,

01:05featuring the odd-looking character singing earnestly from the ground, usually using the

01:09sound that combines the in-game audio with the actual song, often making some sort of notable

01:13visual shift with the transition.

01:15I love, I love, I love, I love, I love, I love.

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