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2 Hours Doing Nothing

"2 Hours Doing Nothing" (Indonesian: 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain)[FN 1] was a two-hour video created by Madurese YouTuber Muhammad Didit, published on his YouTube channel Sobat Miskin Official (Official Broke Gang)[FN 2] on 10 July 2020 at 11:21:44 UTC.[1][FN 3] The video features Didit staring at the camera in his bedroom for two hours. It was originally intended to be a 10-minute video. It surpassed four million views and a mobile game of the same name was later published. Along with the channel, the video is now deleted.

2 Hours Doing Nothing
Didit staring at the camera with a dull expression wearing a Justin Bieber T-shirt, at his dirty bedroom with one purple bed.
A still from the video
Indonesian2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain
Produced byMuhammad Didit
Release date
  • 10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndonesia

Summary and production

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The video was 2 hours, 20 minutes and 52 seconds in length; it features 21-year-old Madurese[2] YouTuber Muhammad Didit Delon[3] in his bedroom sitting on the floor staring at nothing. A viewer counted Didit blinking 362 times.[4] Apart from the twelve seconds starting at 2:20:39, Didit remains tense throughout.[5] The video was shot between 23 and 1 o'clock local time, with preparation beginning 30 minutes earlier.[6] Didit originally planned the video to be only 10 minutes long.[7] Didit stated that he feared his parents would call him out of his room while the video was being recorded. He stated that the video was a sarcastic commentary, responding to Indonesian netizens continually ranting about the lack of "educational" content on the Internet.[8] He stated that the video "depends on you the viewers to filter; that is my only advice to all of you, and I hope that you will be entertained and benefited from this video."[5]

Reception

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The video, published on YouTube, went viral, with Times Now reporting 1.7 million views on the day of its release,[9] India.com reporting 2 million views as of 3 August,[10] Beebom reporting 2.5 million views as of 9 August,[11] and Tribun News reporting 3 million views as of one month since release.[12] As of April 2022, the video has received over 5.8 million views with 193,000 likes.[5]

In addition to several memes using the video's clips seen on Instagram and Twitter,[12] the video hit trending on 9GAG. Didit stated that he did not expect such attention, that the video was only meant for his subscribers.[8] Prior to this, Didit's primary focus had been the food genre.[13]

The comment section itself attracted media attention. Some said Didit should register the video for the Cannes Film Festival;[12] others imagined Didit forgetting to press the "Record" button and wasting his time.[4] Many challenged Didit to make a similar video but with longer duration,[14] or follow-up videos like "2 Hours Saying Alhamdulillah", "2 Hours Waiting Duck to Lay Egg", "1 Hour Begging Subscribers", and "2 Hours Holding Breath".[15]

Vice said that it was part of a trend in Indonesia, but also found similar international videos such as "Doing Nothing For 8 Hours Straight", as well as Sitting and Smiling.[16] The video was regarded as "one of the best things on the internet" by Ilyas Sholihyn of AsiaOne, "and [people worldwide] are surprised that a video of a random guy doing nothing for two hours is interesting enough to get millions of hits."[13] Online newspaper World of Buzz compared Didit to comedian Russell Peters.[17] UNILAD wrote, "Growing up, [...] parents all over the world say the same thing: 'You can't just sit about all day doing nothing.' [...] However, one man (Didit) has bucked the adage with his latest video."[2] The Hindustan Times called him "inspirational".[4] Former Jakarta Vice Governor Sandiaga Uno praised the video for being "cool and original", as well as accurately capturing the boredom of staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, he opined that the video is "based on authenticity", and that "content is king, [and] timing is queen. The timing was perfect."[18]

Video game adaptation

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A mobile game of the same name was launched on Google Play by developer Hepitier.[19] The main menu is a white screen with a text reading "Touch screen to begin,"[FN 4] and the game displays a bald man against a light gray background doing what Didit did, with a stopwatch below. As it hits 2:00:01, an end card reads "Congratulations! You've successfully done nothing for 2 hours."[FN 5] As of August 2020, it has been downloaded over 10,000 times.[20]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Jam" was capitalized as emphasis to its duration.
  2. ^ Created on 4 February 2020. Later renamed to 'Didit Deelon.'
  3. ^ Local time is either 18:21:44 (WIB), 19:21:44 (WITA), or 20:21:44 (WIT).
  4. ^ Indonesian: Sentuh layar untuk mulai.
  5. ^ Indonesian: Selamat! Kamu tidak ngapa-ngapain selama 2 jam.

References

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  1. ^ Metadata from YouTube DataViewer (archived version), found by typing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8zFL-0rBAw to the search box and click "Go."
  2. ^ a b Frew, Cameron (20 August 2020). "YouTuber Gets Three Million Views By Staring Into Space For Two Hours". UNILAD. LADbible Group. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ Oktiani, Vina (30 July 2020). "Kata YouTuber Indonesia yang Viral Karena Video 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain" [Viral Indonesian YouTuber Speaks Out About 2 Hours Doing Nothing Video]. Wolipop (in Indonesian). Trans Media. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "YouTuber posts a video of himself doing nothing for 2 hrs, gets almost 2 mn views". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Didit, Muhammad (10 July 2020). 2 JAM nggak ngapa-ngapain [2 HOURS doing nothing] (YouTube video) (in Indonesian). Didit Deelon. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ Putranto, Wahyu Gilang. Widyastuti, Pravitri Retno (ed.). "Cerita Pembuat Konten '2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain', Takut Dipanggil Ortu Ketimbang Kebelet Buang Air" [Behind the Creator of '2 Hours Doing Nothing,' Fearing Being Exposed by Parents than Involuntarily Peeing]. Tribun News (in Indonesian). Tribun Network. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ Guno, Niña V. (16 August 2020). "Man who did nothing for 2 hours gets 3 million views on YouTube". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b Zhafira, Arnidhya Nur (20 August 2020). Suryanto (ed.). "Video "2 JAM nggak ngapa-ngapain" raih 3 juta penayangan" ["2 HOURS doing nothing" racks 3 million views]. Antara News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ Agrawal, Saumya (31 July 2020). "Man posts video of'himself doing nothing for 2 hours, netizens count how many times he blinks – WATCH". Times Now. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. ^ Singh, Ritu, ed. (3 August 2020). "Going Viral For Doing Nothing! YouTuber Sits Idle For Two Hours Doing Nothing, Gets Millions of Views | Watch". India.com. Essel Group. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ^ "YouTuber Literally Did Nothing on a Video for Over 2 Hours; Gains Millions of Views". Beebom. Beebom Media. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b c Darenti, Talitha Desena (15 August 2020). Rasmi, Listusista Anggeng (ed.). "Viral Video Youtuber Muhammad Didit '2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain', Hebohkan Media Internasional" [Viral YouTube Video by Muhammad Didit '2 Hours Doing Nothing,' Burst the Minds of International Media]. Tribun News (in Indonesian). Tribun Network. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b Sholihyn, Ilyas (13 August 2020). "Indonesian YouTuber garners over 2.8 million views for video of himself staring at nothing for 2 hours". AsiaOne. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ Hardika, Yeni (24 June 2020). Syahbuddin, Safriadi (ed.). "Dua Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain Depan Kamera, Konten YouTube Pria Ini Sudah 200 Ribu Lebih Tayangan" [2 Hours Doing Nothing in Front of Camera, This Video Garnered More than 200,000 Views]. Serambi News (in Indonesian). Tribun Network. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Didit Deelon's Most Recent YouTube Videos". Social Blade. 21 December 2020. Video Title. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ^ Hastanto, Ikhwan (14 August 2020). "A YouTuber Went Viral Just for Staring at his Screen for Two Hours". Vice. Vice Media. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ^ Jamie (26 July 2020). "Man Posts Video Of Himself Doing Nothing For 2 Hours & Gets 680k Views!". World of Buzz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  18. ^ Candra Seta, Putra Dewangga (30 August 2020). Adhi, Adrianus (ed.). "EFEK VIRAL Konten Youtube 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain, Pria Madura ini Diapresiasi Sandiaga Uno" [VIRAL EFFECT of Two Hours Doing Nothing YouTube Video, this Madurese was Praised by Sandiaga Uno]. Surya (in Indonesian). Tribun Network. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. ^ Oktarini, Dinar Surya; Prisilia, Amelia (10 August 2020). "Game '2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain' Bikin Geger, Tertarik Coba?" ['2 Hours Doing Nothing' Game Gives a Doozy, Wanna Try?]. Suara.com (in Indonesian). Arkadia Digital Media. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Game '2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain' Bikin Geger, Tertarik Coba?". suara.com (in Indonesian). 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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