Video taking off 12x its usual first day

Toni and Ryan give "Midnight Sun" a Barbie-style beach makeover

A blonde-hair pledge accompanies Toni's dance routine, with Ryan arriving in matching beachwear and a yellow fanny pack.

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Toni and Ryan Story of October 26, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 147,729 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (12,428).

1 like and I'll dye my hair blonde #midnightsun #zaralarsson

Toni Lodge steps back from the camera into a studio beach scene: blue ocean behind her, pink floor underfoot, and a colorful swimsuit paired with pink shorts and a visor. The podcast microphone is nowhere in this routine. Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun" supplies the soundtrack.

The Toni and Ryan Short reached about 74,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day Shorts audience. Its title, "1 like and I'll dye my hair blonde #midnightsun #zaralarsson", sets an exceptionally low bar for a hair-color commitment.

That blonde look is the main conversation underneath. Viewers discuss whether Toni should keep the color, compare it with her darker hair and make Barbie references. Others pick up on the choreography and the run of costumes. The comments are already several times busier than a usual first day.

Toni carries most of the dance herself, smiling and lip-syncing against the ocean backdrop. Then Ryan Jon steps in behind her, wearing a matching patterned vest and shorts, a blonde wig and a yellow fanny pack. The beach look turns out to be a coordinated assignment.

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What viewers say

I’m convinced Toni could rock any hair colour! ❤
@LisaMargueriteSee it on YouTube
Toni is absolutely killing it in this blond wig
@Hallett2012See it on YouTube
Toni, you already have so much fun...imagine how much more you'll have as a blonde 💁🏼‍♀️🎉
@redsparrow2771See it on YouTube

3 more comments

I think both blonde and dark look fantastic on you, Toni!
@aniaariadnaSee it on YouTube
You are crushing these dances!!
@missvangarretSee it on YouTube
I’m living for these coustumes!
@TheTobylover101See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: Toni and Ryan
Subscribers: 907,000 ▲ 6,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 12,530,423
Channel views, pace per day: 2,025,243 (on a normal day: 1,676,114)
Video published: October 25, 2026
Video views so far: 73,573 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 147,729

The numbers

The dance Short passed the channel's usual full-day Shorts views within its opening eight hours. Comments also came in far above the usual first-day total.

the video's first day

usual first day here

12,428

this video

147,729

subscribers

907,000

▲ 6,000 in the last 7 days

total views

901,321,292

views per day

2,025,243