Description: A sped-up “Yohohoho” from Ado's One Piece recording became a TikTok meme in October 2026. Trace the original, the remix, fan concerns and actual Reddit replies.
A pirate song is supposed to sound like a crew setting sail together. In October 2026, however, a sped-up fragment of Ado singing “Binks' Sake” became background music for videos roasting characters, awkward moments and assorted internet nonsense. The second joke came from the audience: an Ado fan worried that people were mocking the singer, and other fans began explaining the strange rules of meme soundtracks.
Which recording is this?
“Binks' Sake” is an established song from One Piece, with lyrics by Eiichiro Oda and music by Kohei Tanaka. Ado's recording appeared as a special track on the album Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red, released in August 2022. Universal Music announced its inclusion on August 2 of that year. It should not be confused with “New Genesis,” the film's principal theme.
On August 11, 2026, TikTok user @prod_aclo posted a remix emphasizing the rapid “yohohoho” refrain. The audio gathered momentum in October. When Know Your Meme updated its entry on October 21, it reported more than 57,000 uses of the sound. That is a dated figure reported by the site, not a live counter.
Original Ado recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-WdGYi9Pv4 Remix: https://www.tiktok.com/@prod_aclo/video/7672893010689953054
From sea shanty to comedy soundtrack
Know Your Meme documents an October 8 video by @polis2x using the remix. On October 13, @ohjaliyah tried to reproduce the singing herself, while @doof3d compared the original and the altered version. On October 15, @sanilovesmusic played the tune on a melodica. The trend was no longer just one funny sound: it invited imitation, comparison and instrumental covers.
The incongruity is wonderfully simple. A committed vocal performance is dropped beneath a video about somebody getting something spectacularly wrong. Imagine opening a solemn board meeting, only for the soundtrack to announce that the pirates are already on their way. The music has not changed its job description voluntarily; the internet has reassigned it.
What did actual fans say?
In an October 16 thread on r/ADO, a Japanese fan asked why Ado's cover kept appearing on TikTok and whether the trend was hostile. One respondent explained that sped-up, deliberately goofy songs often serve as “slander audio”: comic accompaniment for teasing a fictional character or situation. Another thought the accelerated sound was silly but hoped the attention would lead people to Ado's other music. Others compared the emotional feel of Ado's performance with Brook's rendition from One Piece.
Those are distinct opinions, not a unanimous verdict. A meme can make use of a song without being a coordinated attack on its singer, while individual viewers may still dislike or mock the performance. The Reddit discussion makes that difference clearer than a simple “everyone hates it” headline.
Thread with directly accessible comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/ADO/comments/1x7jfn3/title_whats_going_on_with_the_binks_sake_meme/
Three editorial jokes, not real comments
New job title: Formerly “pirate crew anthem”; now “background music for your friend's worst decision.” Quite a career change without a single interview.
Music class: Teacher: “Respect the emotional phrasing.” Student: “I sped it up and now the entire group chat is being investigated.” Teacher: “That is not a notation on the score.”
Brook's paperwork: Somewhere, the skeleton musician is being asked to sign off on an entirely new department called Short-Form Mockery. These are original jokes written for this article, not statements by fans.
So is the joke aimed at Ado?
The meme mainly uses the contrast between an enthusiastic, accelerated “yohohoho” and the ridiculous clip underneath it. The October Reddit conversation shows concern, explanation and musical disagreement side by side. A song can become a comedic tool without every use passing judgment on its vocalist. The pirates crossed the ocean; the internet sent them to moderate the comment section.
References (5)
- Universal Music, August 2, 2022, recording announcement: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ado/news/2022-08-02/
- Ado's official store, album and special-track listing: https://ado-shop.com/pages/tyct69245
- Know Your Meme, updated October 21, 2026, remix chronology and examples: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yohohoho-binkusuno-sake-by-ado
- r/ADO, October 16, 2026, fan question and publicly visible replies: https://www.reddit.com/r/ADO/comments/1x7jfn3/title_whats_going_on_with_the_binks_sake_meme/
- Example posts, as documented by Know Your Meme: https://www.tiktok.com/@ohjaliyah/video/7696328985289985294 and https://www.tiktok.com/@sanilovesmusic/video/7696881602030325022
The original YouTube and TikTok videos could not be played directly in this research environment; descriptions and usage counts come from the cited sources. The Reddit comment text was read directly. The dialogue above is fictional.
