The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It's Gonna Be Me." When singing the titular line in the song, Justin Timberlake annunciates the word "me" as "May." According to a 2016 article from E!

At the encouraging of his producer, Timberlake sang the titular line with a "Tennessee" twang, turning "me" into "May." The hilarious meme actually gives the single a serious boost online.

The "It's Gonna Be May" meme, originating from a 2000 NSYNC song, resurfaces annually in late April. The meme highlights Justin Timberlake's pronunciation of "me" as "May" in the song "It's Gonna ...

Another quarantine-related meme read: “Me: when can I leave my house again? The government:” with a clip of Timberlake and the words, “It’s gonna be may,” shown below. Timberlake even ...

The popular meme is a play on words thanks to the iconic way Timberlake delivers “me” like “May.” And as the boy band singer recently shared, there’s actually a story behind why he sings ...

The “It’s Gonna Be May” meme is an old one on the internet ... “it’s gonna be May,” as opposed to “it’s gonna be me.” People across the internet have celebrated the song every ...

April showers bring... meme flowers? It's Gonna Be Me by *NSYNC is the real sign that May has arrived. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of ...