President Tharman stand-in stuns at NDP 2024 rehearsal, goes viral on TikTok
The National Day Parade (NDP) for this year is on the horizon — but one of the participants for the event’s rehearsal has already begun to seize netizens’ attention on TikTok.
A 14-second video showed the stand-in for President Tharman during the rehearsal, doing an admirable job of acting as a “stunt double” for him.
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Posted by 15-year-old Mysha Zerina — who goes by @mysharrrr_ on TikTok — the footage showed the camera exclusively zooming in on him as he walked down the Padang.
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Accompanied by officers from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), he waved to the audience — just like how the actual president would have done.
Source: @mysharrrr_ on TikTok
Towards the end of the video, he stood up on the podium, cutting a pretty impressive figure.
President Tharman stand-in for NDP 2024 rehearsal goes viral
The video has since gone viral with the stand-in capturing the hearts of netizens.
Many agreed with Mysha on the stand-in’s looks, describing him as “fine”.
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One user enthusiastically complimented him, claiming that their classmates said he looked “more handsome than all K-pop dudes”.
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There were also those who offered suggestions on where netizens could find more men like him.
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Some even noted that it was a missed opportunity to have actor Shawn Thia stand in for Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong — with the former having gone viral recently for his impressions of the PM.
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In response to MS News‘ queries, Mysha said she captured the footage at the NDP rehearsal last Saturday (29 June).
The 15-year-old student said that since the video was shared, two users have reached out claiming the stand-in was their colleague and that they had shown him the video.
However, there were no updates on his reaction to the video.
Similar stand-ins at rehearsals have gone viral before
Of course, this isn’t the first time stand-ins for our presidents have gone viral during NDP rehearsals.
Halimah & PM Lee Stand-Ins Appear At NDP Rehearsal, S’poreans Amused By ‘Stunt Doubles’
The stand-in for Mdm Halimah had even donned a red blouse with a pearl necklace, emulating her sense of fashion.
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Featured image adapted from @mysharrrr_ on TikTok.
