The I love the Smiths TikTok trend: how to post yours
What the I love the Smiths TikTok trend is, how big it got in November 2026, whether to post landscape or vertical, which sound to use, captions, hashtags and the AI label for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
By I Love the Smiths AI · Updated · 4 min read
You made your I love the Smiths video. Now it needs to land on TikTok or Reels with the right sound, caption and tags. Here is what the trend looks like on TikTok right now and how to post yours.
What is the I love the Smiths TikTok trend?
People recreate the elevator scene from (500) Days of Summer with themselves and their crush, partner or best friend: one wears headphones, the other says “I love the Smiths.” Since early November 2026 most versions are made with AI from two photos. On 6 November 2026 the #ilovethesmiths tag had over 12,500 TikTok videos and 313 million views, and TikTok search fills up with “how to make the I love the Smiths AI trend” tutorials. Tutorial titles also show celebrity versions, such as Ariana Grande and Mac Miller.
Should you post it landscape or vertical?
The video comes out 16:9 landscape, like the film, and TikTok, Reels and Shorts all accept it. You have two options:
| Keep it landscape | Crop to vertical | |
|---|---|---|
| Looks like | The film, with bars or a blurred fill | A full-screen phone video |
| Both faces | Always in frame | Tight: both just fit at the centre |
| How | Upload as is | In the app editor, zoom to fill 9:16 and centre |
| Best for | The cinematic look | Feeds where full-screen gets more watch time |
How to post the I love the Smiths trend on TikTok
- Download your MP4 and open TikTok’s upload screen.
- Tap Add sound and search “I love the Smiths” if you want the trend’s sound on top, or keep the original sound of your video.
- Turn on the AI-generated content label under More options. TikTok asks for it on realistic AI videos.
- Add a caption and tags (ideas below), tag your person, and post.
On Instagram Reels the steps are the same: Add audio, then the AI label under Advanced settings. On YouTube Shorts, tick “Altered or synthetic content”.
What caption should you use?
- “I said… I love the Smiths 🎧”
- “POV: you have good taste in music”
- “day (1) of summer”
- “how we met (AI version) @yourperson”
- “she said she loves the Smiths and I said sorry?”
Which hashtags work for the I love the Smiths trend?
#ilovethesmiths #500daysofsummer #thesmiths #elevatorscene #aitrend #aivideo. Keep it to four or five; the sound and the first second of video matter more than the tags.
Can you use a celebrity in your version?
Not here. Celebrity versions get views, but they put a real person in a scene they never agreed to, and platforms remove impersonation. I Love the Smiths AI refuses photos of celebrities, public figures and minors. Use your own photo and a photo of someone who said yes.
Don’t have a video yet?
Make it from one or two photos in the studio, or follow how to make the I Love the Smiths AI video step by step.
