Lance Bass teases Justin Timberlake with ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ meme, an NSYNC fan favorite

The infamous “It’s Gonna Be May” meme, featuring NSYNC, has become a popular way to ring in the last month of spring on social media. The NSYNC alum posted a TikTok poking fun Tuesday at his former bandmate Justin Timberlake, whose mispronunciation of the word “me” in the 2000 hit “It’s Gonna Be Me” birthed a meme that’s now 12 years old. The camera pans up to Bass, who now sports hair made of what looks like ramen — parodying young Timberlake’s blond curls — and lip-syncs the notorious “May” line. “I wasn’t trying to go viral or anything like that.” Nonetheless, “It’s Gonna Be May” has been written into NSYNC lore, and every year brings new meme iterations.