{"id":38897,"date":"2026-03-24T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=38897"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:49:37","slug":"somehow-it-all-went-by-so-quickly-pm-wong-revisits-his-90s-era-in-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=38897","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Somehow it all went by so quickly!\u2019: PM Wong revisits his 90s era in viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Teva sandals, aviator glasses, a mullet and a Yamaha C40 guitar \u2013 peak 90s energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 24<!-- --> joined the viral \u201cWhat were you like in the 90s?\u201d trend on Instagram and TikTok, offering a glimpse of his younger days and a notably different hairstyle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He wrote: \u201cFlashback to the 90s \u2013 university days, music, NS, that first job. Somehow it all went by so quickly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 20-second video was set to <!-- -->American rock band Goo Goo Dolls\u2019<!-- --> 1998 hit Iris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The trend is part of a wider TikTok and Instagram Reels trend, which consists firstly of on-screen text that says, \u201cMum or Dad, what were you like in the 90s?\u201d before cutting to a slideshow of the users in their younger days. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In the clip, PM Wong, then probably in his early 20s, appears with a mullet and aviator glasses as he plays a Yamaha C40 guitar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He can also be seen beaming and posing with a motorcycle in another photo, and posing in a denim top, dark shorts and Teva sandals at a park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The video drew more than 200,000 views within three hours, with many users responding in good humour. It has garnered 17,600 likes as at 1.15pm on March 24.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWP5DJojzHV\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Instagram user gabrieldrinkscoffee wrote: \u201cPM, bring back that mullet!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cBorn to be a rockstar, chose to be a PM,\u201d wrote user 10.11w.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Another user floral_doodle wrote: \u201cCan you please ride your motorbike instead of the usual car to enter during National Day Parade?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The post also includes more personal moments, such as photos from his graduation and with his parents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"default inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d08d1fafdeae5b5942884361c89146b78701153fcf09d959348da3484cc9efbd?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d08d1fafdeae5b5942884361c89146b78701153fcf09d959348da3484cc9efbd?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d08d1fafdeae5b5942884361c89146b78701153fcf09d959348da3484cc9efbd?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d08d1fafdeae5b5942884361c89146b78701153fcf09d959348da3484cc9efbd\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-default flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover default article-default mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">PM Lawrence Wong\u2019s video featured photos which included personal moments, such as photos from his graduation and with his parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTOS: SCREENGRAB FROM LAWRENCEWONGST\/INSTAGRAM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->53-year-old spent the 90s in the United States<!-- --> where he studied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1994. He later received <!-- -->a<!-- --> Master of Arts in applied economics from the University of Michigan in 1995.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">PM Wong began his career as an economist working in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">PM Wong is not alone in revisiting the decade. Celebrities around the world have also joined the trend, including American actress Halle Berry, American R&amp;B icon Usher, and British pop group Spice Girls, all reminiscing about their best 90s fashion moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Sports stars such as tennis great Serena Williams, former basketball player Shaquille O\u2019Neal, and baseball icon Alex Rodriguez have also taken part, sharing throwback photos of their younger selves.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWHGNo-jQMF\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/mullet-tevas-and-aviator-glasses-pm-wong-revisits-his-90s-era-in-viral-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Teva sandals, aviator glasses, a mullet and a Yamaha C40 guitar \u2013 peak 90s energy. 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