【I Am a Plaything (2025)】

This kid definitely knows what is I Am a Plaything (2025)what.

Over the weekend, Katy Perry stopped by Saturday Night Liveperform her new single "Swish Swish" while wearing a referee coat that would put Beetlejuice's to shame.

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While Perry's fashion choices and crowd of dancing drag queens were entertaining to watch, there was one definite star of the show: the boy wearing a backpack while dancing next to Perry.

Just look at these moves. LOOK:

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Even his finishing pose was iconic.

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Naturally, the internet was immediately smitten with the teen who they affectionately named "Backpack Kid."

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Just when everyone thought Backpack Kid couldn't get any cooler after showing off those sweet moves, a Twitter user caught him dabbing in the background as the cast of SNL and Perrywere signing off at the end of the show.

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Never change, Backpack Kid. You're the dancing light we need in the world right now.

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