Just a reminder from Justin Timberlake: 'It's Gonna Be May!'

Whether you like it or not, the annual "It's Gonna Be May" Justin Timberlake memes will soon flood the internet.

The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It's Gonna Be Me" on the group's second album "No Strings Attached". When singing the titular line in the song, Timberlake, in his iconic frosted tips, annunciates the word "me" as "May."

NYSYNC has played into the joke over the years by sharing memes on the "holiday" and even going as far as acknowledging the meme on its YouTube channel a few years back. The original video, according to the channel, was identified as "It's Gonna Be Me (It's Gonna Be May - Official Video)."

Why did Justin Timberlake sing 'It's Gonna be Me' that way?

The group went on the YouTube interview show "Hot Ones" in September 2023 as part of their semi-reunion. During the interview, Timberlake said he did not sing it that way initially but was told to sing it that way instead.

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Timberlake confirmed on the show that he sang "It's gonna be me," and a producer told him to say "may" instead, with fellow NSYNC member JC Chasez chiming in to remind Timberlake the producers and songwriters Max Martin, Andreas Calsson and Rami were Swedish and had accents.

When did the Justin Timberlake 'It's gonna be May' meme first come out?

The first iteration of the meme appeared on Tumblr in 2012. The meme was a calendar featuring a smiling photo of Timberlake on April 30 with "It's gonna be May!" written on it, according to a 2016 article from E! News. The meme caught fire and different versions of it have been in circulation ever since.

NSYNC reunion tour?

Recently, Timberlake reunited the group for its first performance since the 2013 VMA's at a concert of his in Los Angeles. He brought the other four members, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, JC Chsez and Chris Kirkpatrick, up on stage with him at the end of the performance to perform several of their biggest hits during Timberlake' set.

The performance left people wondering if there will be a reunion tour like so many artists are doing these day, but there has been no official announcement of one.