Whether you're a fan of boat racing or not, you may have seen the Indonesian Boat Racing Kid that's going viral on newsfeeds everywhere.

Some people are calling him the biggest aura farmer of 2025, and they're even saying his signature dance might be the emote of the summer.

But who is the aura farming Indonesian Boat Racing Kid, and where do these videos come from? Here's what you need to know.

@lauren.mochen sos #indonesia #aurafarming #emote ♬ original sound – 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜

Who Is The 'Aura Farming Indonesian Boat Racing Kid?'

Recently, videos of the Pacu Jalur festival in Indonesia have been going viral on TikTok and Instagram Reels. Pacu Jalur is an annual boat racing festival that's been practiced in Indonesia for hundreds of years.

One thing that stands out about the races is that each boat has a child who stands on the bow and dances to direct the rowers in an entertaining way.

The main video going viral online seems to come from TikToker @lensa.rams and shows a child in an all-black outfit dancing on the bow of a boat.

The original video was first uploaded back in January 2025, but it didn't go viral until June, when Instagram Reels users like sheluvgoodnightdaylight began setting it to a variety of songs that highlight just how much the kid is aura farming.

@lensa.rams AKSI BOCIL PACU JALUR #pacujalur #viral #tradisi #budaya #fyp #tiktok #Indonesia ♬ suara asli – Amii15❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

How Is The 'Aura Farming Indonesian Boat Racing Kid' Used In Memes?

Videos of the Indonesian Boat Racing Kid and other Pacu Jalur participants kept going viral throughout June 2025.

The videos became attached to the song "Young Black & Rich" by Melly Mike as more and more people started using it in their edits. Many of these edits have gained millions of views on Reels and TikTok over the last few weeks.

As the meme and trend grew, some people began mirroring the boat racing kids' dances. In some of the videos, the dancers joke that it's the only dance they know or that it's the dance or "emote" of the summer.

Others are taking the meme a step further and trying to recreate the exact video of the aura farming boat racer as accurately as possible by not only doing the dance, but also assembling a team of rowers to sit behind them.

@aravinthravithas i got this 🫡 #aurafarming ♬ original sound – 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜

What Are Some More 'Aura Farming Indonesian Boat Racing Kid' Memes?

@connornishi shoutout indonesia 🇵🇱 #aura #boatrace #dragonboat ♬ original sound – Connor

@park3r.sz W Kid #indonesia #aura #fyp ♬ original sound – Connor

@govindassandhu Me when they throw me in the dance circle and I start aura farming like that Indonesian boat kid. Y’all ain’t ready for this tsunami of vibes PACU JULAR #pacujular #AuraFarming #DanceCircleEnergy #BoatKidVibes #MemeDance #IndonesianAura #MainCharacterMoves #ViralEnergy #TikTokTrend #YoungBlackAndRich #UnbotheredOnDeck #boatracing ♬ Originalton – MEMEMEUP

@foxstar829 pacu jalur emote🗣️ IB : @B #pacujalur #kidaurafarmingonboat #newemote #meme #fyp ♬ original sound – 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜

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For the full history of the Indonesian Boat Racing Kid, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.