{"id":463,"date":"2023-03-07T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T12:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/?p=463"},"modified":"2023-03-27T10:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:16:50","slug":"its-giving-main-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/its-giving-main-character\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s giving main character"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The trend that urges you to be the protagonist of your next solo walk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"454\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249.png\" alt=\"girl in woods\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249.png 907w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-293x147.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249.png\" alt=\"girl in woods\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249.png 907w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/pexels-darina-belonogova-9160249-293x147.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Darina Belonogova, Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when we were in the height of the pandemic and could only leave the house once a day for a walk? This is where the \u201cmain character walk\u201d blossomed, influenced by the \u201cmain character energy\u201d TikTok trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A term that became popular on TikTok during the pandemic, \u201cmain character energy\u201d started trending after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ashlaward\/video\/6831269918864870661\">video<\/a> went viral. The sound said, \u201cYou have to start romanticising your life. You have to start thinking of yourself as the main character. \u2019Cause if you don\u2019t, life will continue to pass you by.\u201d From this, an exponential number of views and likes (540k likes and over 3 million views) influenced the general public to trigger the concept of \u201cmain character energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We mention the &#8220;main character walk&#8221; in our latest podcast, The Great Out There &#8211; The Hiking episode. Listen here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1463313472&amp;color=%23074524&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1463313472&amp;color=%23074524&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gorp-magazine\" title=\"Gorp Magazine\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">Gorp Magazine<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gorp-magazine\/the-hiking-episode\" title=\"The Hiking episode\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hiking episode<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The main character is unapologetically self-focussed, and constantly puts themselves first for the benefit of their mental wellbeing. This method of self-care allows a person to be the protagonist of their own life &#8211; as they should be. Imagine the camera is constantly focused on you and you alone. This is the point of the main character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cmain character walk\u201d is taking part in a solo walk, with headphones in and route planned. While none of the general public are looking at you, the idea of the \u201cmain character walk\u201d is to romanticise this small activity that was the single thing we were allowed to do during the peak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/infinite-scroll\/we-all-have-main-character-energy-now\">article<\/a> in The New Yorker put it: \u201cMain-character moments are composed with an audience in mind; they\u2019re vicarious spectacles.\u201d It\u2019s like everyone is looking at you, but you don\u2019t care what they are thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trending concept is still around today, while people revert into the real world of socialising and holiday-ing. Social users are busy posting their gorgeous summer holiday selfies, solo coffee runs, and delicious out-for-food pics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-pandemic, we encourage people to exude \u201cmain character energy.\u201d As the centre of your own life, this trend urges you to romanticise the small things \u2013 even a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/31f5futdok4ivnrue746u4f5z2p4?si=655565bd83654829\">Spotify<\/a> playlists to enhance your next &#8220;main character walk.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cmain character energy\u201d TikTok trend encourages you to romanticise the small things that forces you to be the protagonist of your life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":916,"featured_media":466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[30,34,33,31],"class_list":["post-463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-main-character","tag-podcast","tag-protagonist","tag-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":506,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions\/506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}