Bad Times AI starring you.

A TikTok trend where someone acts out a dramatic, one-take argument with the person filming — pointing at the lens, grabbing their head, raising a “hold on” hand and lunging at the camera — lip-synced to the song “BAD TIMES” by Imael Angel. It took off in September 2026, and by October the most-shared versions were AI remakes starring dogs, cats and people who never filmed anything.

It’s the same argument, re-rendered with someone else in the lead role. Bad Times AI takes one photo of you or your pet and swaps it into the original one-take clip, so your dog (or you) does every point, every head grab and every lunge, in time with the song.

Pick who stars — you or your pet — upload one head-and-shoulders selfie (or a close-up of your pet), enter your email and pay once. The AI does the rest: same moves, same timing, same song, vertical and ready for TikTok. No prompt writing, no CapCut template, no editing.

Yes — the dog and cat versions are the most shared. Upload a sharp close-up where your pet’s face fills most of the frame and looks at the camera, and your pet does the whole argument with the song.

Bad Times AI at bad-times.com makes it in your browser from one photo — there’s no app to install. Upload a selfie or a close-up of your pet, pay $6.99 once, and the 14.5-second video with the song is ready in about 5 minutes.

Free CapCut templates exist, but they only add the song and captions — you still have to film and act out the whole argument yourself. Bad Times AI makes it from one photo for $6.99, and your card is only charged if the video is delivered.

About 14.5 seconds — the outburst at the heart of the argument — as a vertical 9:16 MP4 with sound, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. The original is a vertical selfie close-up, so there is no landscape version.

Yes. Your video keeps the original clip’s audio, so it’s ready to post. The song and footage belong to their rights holders, so your video is for personal sharing and doesn’t come with a commercial or music licence.

No account and no subscription. You pay once — $6.99 for one video or $12.99 for 3 — and your videos arrive by email and on a private order page, where you can add photos for the other two videos of a 3-pack whenever you like.

About 5 minutes (up to 15 at peak times). We email you the moment your video is ready.

You’re not charged. Your card is only charged when the video is ready — if the AI can’t finish it, the hold is released automatically (wallet payments are refunded). No need to contact us.

Very close: the room, the camera and every beat come from the original clip, and only the star changes. Faces and paws can still vary a little from render to render.

A head-and-shoulders selfie: your face filling most of the frame, looking straight at the camera, in good light. For pets, a close-up of the face or upper body, facing the camera. Full-body photos don’t work for this trend — the AI zooms out and the selfie close-up is lost.

Your photos are only used to make your video and are deleted after 7 days. They’re never used for training or shown publicly.

Photos of minors, nudity, celebrities or public figures, and anyone who hasn’t agreed to be in the video. See our Acceptable Use policy.

No. Bad Times AI is an independent tool inspired by the trend. It isn’t affiliated with the creator of the original video, Imael Angel or the song’s rights holders, TikTok, or anyone else connected to it. Videos are for personal, non-commercial sharing — this is not a licensed product.