The birthday champagne trend is a short birthday clip in which someone sits on a bench, pops a bottle so a tall jet of champagne shoots into the sky, and the picture flashes black and white for a few seconds. On videosi you can make it from one photo of yourself as a silent 9-second video, and this guide answers the questions the trend page does not: meaning, song, real-life safety, tools, text, likeness, the car version and what to check before posting.
Key takeaways
- The trend is a birthday flex, not a ritual: the original clip was posted on 1 June 2026 and reached about 7.9 million views by late October.
- If you pop a real bottle, the cork is the danger. It can travel at about 50 mph, so point the bottle away from every person and never from a moving car.
- Image prompts in Gemini or ChatGPT give you a still picture. A moving clip needs a video model plus a motion reference.
- The videosi clip is silent and has no text, so add the song and your "Hello 30" line where you post. A standard 9-second video (Standard model, 720p) is 8 credits, and there is no free generation.
In this guide
- What does the birthday champagne trend mean, and why is everyone doing it?
- What is the birthday champagne song and where do I find it?
- How do I do the champagne spray in real life safely?
- How do I make the video in CapCut versus an AI generator?
- Why do Gemini and ChatGPT prompts give a still, not a video?
- How do I add "Hello 30" at the black and white moment?
- Why doesn't the face look like me?
- What about the car version?
- Is a champagne birthday the same as the trend?
- What is the trend de la botella?
- What should I check before posting?
What does the birthday champagne trend mean, and why is everyone doing it?
It means very little beyond "it is my birthday and I am the main character." The format is a tiny three-act story. You walk in with a bottle and a raised fist, you sit and face the camera, and the cork pops with a jet far taller than a normal bottle would give. For a few seconds the colour drains out, which turns the spray into a graphic shape, and then it comes back as the droplets fall.
What is the birthday champagne song and where do I find it?
The sound is "It's Raining Men". According to Wikipedia, Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer wrote it in 1979, originally with Donna Summer in mind, and the duo Two Tons, later known as The Weather Girls, recorded it in 1982. It was released as a single on 10 September 1982 and reached number 2 in the UK and number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
To find it, open the sound library of the app you post from and search the title, then pick the version that matches the clip. The original clip used a remastered cut, while most remakes use the 1982 recording. Because the videosi video has no audio at all, you choose the track yourself, and using the in-app library keeps you on the licensed side. Set the drop of the beat to land on the pop at around second 3 and the black and white flash will line up with the chorus.
How do I do the champagne spray in real life safely?
Treat the cork as a projectile first and a prop second. The American Academy of Ophthalmology, through ScienceDaily, says a champagne bottle holds roughly 90 psi, more than a car tire, and that a released cork can reach about 50 mph. Injuries listed include ruptured eye walls, retinal detachment, acute glaucoma and bleeding inside the eye, and some cause blindness. If someone is hit, they should see an ophthalmologist straight away.
- Chill the bottle to about 45 degrees Fahrenheit or colder, because a warm bottle is more likely to pop unexpectedly.
- Do not shake it for the shot. Shaking speeds up the cork, and the viral jet is not something a real bottle will do on cue.
- Point the bottle at a 45 degree angle away from you and everyone else, with your palm over the cork while you loosen the wire hood.
- Cover the top with a towel, hold the cork and twist the bottle, not the cork.
- Keep it to adults, and keep it away from anyone driving.
Do not film it from or in a moving car, and never lean out of a window or sit on one while a vehicle is moving. If you want the dramatic jet without the risk, generating the clip is the safer route, and nobody has to handle a pressurised bottle.
How do I make the video in CapCut versus an AI generator?
They solve different problems. A CapCut-style template is an editing shortcut: you drop in footage you already shot, and the template adds the black and white flash, the timing and the text. It needs a real clip of you on a bench with a real bottle, which brings you back to the safety problem above.
An AI generator makes the footage itself. On videosi you upload one photo, pick a scene and a format, and the birthday champagne trend AI video is rendered in a few minutes with the walk, the pop and the camera built in. The trade-offs are honest ones. The result is a silent clip with no text, likeness is not guaranteed, and you may need more than one try. If you already have footage you like, edit it. If you have only a photo, generate.
Why do Gemini and ChatGPT prompts give a still, not a video?
Those prompts are written for image models, so you get one frame of a frozen jet with no walk, no sit and no cork leaving the bottle. Video models need a motion reference for the order of events. videosi runs ByteDance's Seedance with a five-part prompt behind one button, and we do not publish it. Without a reference, the cork pops too early, the jet leaves the hand or the whole clip goes grey.
Video models need two extra things: a motion reference, so the sequence of walking, sitting and popping happens in the right order, and a structure that says what must not change. videosi runs ByteDance's Seedance with a five-part prompt and a reference clip behind one button. We do not publish the full prompt, and you never have to write one. The common failures when people try without a reference are the cork popping at the start, the jet coming from the hand or face, and the whole clip going grey rather than only the middle seconds.
How do I add "Hello 30" at the black and white moment?
Add it after generating, in the app you post from. The videosi file leaves clean space at the top of the frame on purpose, because AI-drawn letters and numbers often come out garbled, and a wrong digit in your own age is a bad look.
- Find the black and white section, roughly seconds 4 to 7.
- Add a text layer such as "Hello 30" or "Happy birthday to me" at the top, and keep it on screen for the whole grey stretch.
- Add the sound last and nudge it so the beat meets the pop.
Why doesn't the face look like me?
If the first try drifts, change the photo before anything else: the black and white moment, when you tilt your head back, is where likeness slips most, and hands on the bottle can glitch. Likeness is not guaranteed on any attempt.
Usually because of the input, not the model. The camera in this clip stands about three metres back, so a tight selfie leaves the model to invent your body and outfit, and the face then drifts. Use a sharp photo from the knees up or head to toe, facing the camera, in even light, with no sunglasses, hat or mask.
What about the car version?
Never lean out of, or sit on the window of, a moving vehicle, and never mix champagne with driving. Leaning out is illegal in many places.
A night variant that appeared in October has the person popping the bottle from a car window. The videosi birthday champagne trend page has no car scene: it offers 3 scenes, a sunny park bench, city lights at night and a gold balloon party. For the same night mood, pick city lights at night.
Is a champagne birthday the same as the birthday champagne trend?
No, they only share a word. A golden birthday is the one-time occasion when the age you turn matches the day of the month you were born, such as turning 9 on the 9th. According to CalcMyAge, a champagne birthday is another name for it, and the term is more common in parts of Canada and some US regions. Other sources use "champagne birthday" for stricter variants, so definitions vary.
What is the trend de la botella?
It is what Spanish speakers often call the same clip. People search for "trend de la botella cumpleaños" or "trend de la botella IA" and mean the bench, the bottle and the black and white pop. Portuguese and Italian searches follow the same pattern with their own words for champagne.
What should I check before posting?
- Label it. If it is AI-generated, use the AI-content toggle that Instagram and TikTok provide, and say so in the caption.
- Adults only. The clip shows alcohol. Use only your own photo or a photo of an adult who agreed, never a minor, a celebrity or a public figure.
- Use the platform's sound library. Do not upload a commercial track yourself; pick "It's Raining Men" from the in-app library so the licensing is handled.
- Know the cost. There is no free generation. A standard 9-second video (Standard model, 720p) is 8 credits. Credit packs start at $6.99 for 10 credits and never expire, plans start at $29.90 a month, and a failed render returns its credits.
When you are ready, make your birthday champagne trend video from one photo. Pop the bottle on screen, keep the real one pointed away from everyone, and enjoy the day.
