Usher dressing up as Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen is a major win for fans

polygon.com:

I think I’m both terrified and in complete awe of the power of Satoru Gojo fans.

On Tuesday, the popular R&B and pop singer Usher shared a TikTok of himself dressed up as Gojo from the popular anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Usher cosplayed the character not because he’s voiced a particular love of the series before, but because Gojo fans decided to make one of his songs the unofficial theme of the character. For months, fans have been using the track, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home),” to make viral fan edits of the character and have pled for a Gojo shout-out at Usher’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance. Apparently all the internet chatter worked, because we now live in a world where Usher has cosplayed Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen.

You can view the video below. It shows a clip of Gojo using one of his powers and then an image of Usher dressed up like him and posed in a similar way. (Here is where I warn you that Usher actually spoiled a plot point of the manga, so please avoid the video if you care about that.)

RIP Gojo, We’re standing next to you…#satorugojo #jujustukaisen #cominghome

Since its anime release in 2020, Jujutsu Kaisen has become a major culture force in the world of anime and beyond. The manga the show is based on became a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic and one of its characters, Satoru Gojo, managed to wiggle his way into nearly every facet of various internet trends. He inspired several viral meme trends and even has had his voice become a viral audio. A lot of people like to share shitposts with the character, but fans also just love to thirst over him. A simple clip showing a video of him breathing in a season 2 trailer got more than 20.4 million views on TikTok.

Gojo is just really, really loved. So much so that people have even built monuments dedicated to him.

So when Gojo fans decided to make Usher’s song, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home),” the unofficial theme of Gojo, it almost felt like a matter of time until the musician took note of the fandom.