Tung Tung Tung Sahur is a viral internet meme and character originating from a TikTok post by user @noxaasht in February 2025. The meme features an anthropomorphic wooden figure resembling a traditional Indonesian drum called a "kentongan," holding a baseball bat. The phrase "Tung Tung Tung Sahur" mimics the drumming sound used in parts of Indonesia to wake people up for the pre-dawn meal called "sahur" during Ramadan
. The character is depicted as a scary anomaly or creature that appears only at sahur time. According to the meme's lore, if someone is called three times for sahur and does not respond, this creature comes to their house. The drum- like "Tung Tung" sound is onomatopoeic, representing the gong or drumbeats traditionally used to signal sahur
. Tung Tung Tung Sahur has become a brainrot-style meme with AI-generated videos and images, often shared widely on social media platforms, especially in Indonesia. It has also been incorporated into other media, such as the GameToons series, where Tung Tung Tung Sahur is portrayed as an antagonist character with a baseball bat
. In summary, Tung Tung Tung Sahur is both a cultural reference to the sahur wake-up drumbeat in Indonesia and a fictional, somewhat creepy character popularized through internet memes and videos in early 2025
