Yung Lean and some amazing dancers recreated the choreography from his viral video, and minds were blown
Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater hosted the VMAs on Monday, where Taylor Swift and Madonna were the night’s big winners, with the latter taking home the Artist of the Year award, while the former won in the Video of the Year category.
‘The Fate of Ophelia’ by Taylor Swift wins Video of the Year at the #VMAs. pic.twitter.com/5NiDRFY8yA
— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 28, 2026
A lot of people had their money on GENER8ION and Swedish rapper Yung Lean for best video for their strikingly choreographed track Storm, and many felt there had been a huge injustice.
Robbed https://t.co/oajRkFZqcc pic.twitter.com/NePSWTrIf4
— ☆ (@starsandtigers) September 28, 2026
Despite missing out on the VMA, Yung Lean and a team of talented dancers got to bring the mindblowing choreography of Storm to the stage, and it had to be the closing act – because who could follow this?
Forecast called for a STORM and GENER8ION & Yung Lean delivered at the #VMAs! ⛈️⛈️ pic.twitter.com/iebSZaQpxX
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 28, 2026
These seven reactions say it all.
1.
Incredible live performance of one of the most epic music videos of the last decade https://t.co/DQAoc2ZquB
— jason yeh (@jasonoliver) September 28, 2026
2.
Of of the most visually striking performances I’ve ever seen.
Absolutely fucking sensational from GENER8TION / Yung Lean! ⚡️ https://t.co/OWDsOsn1He
— Benjamin (@HelloBenWhite) September 28, 2026
3.
they may have (somewhat controversially) not won the award for video of the year at the VMAs, but Yung Lean & Gener8ions unquestionably gave the standout live performance of the night
this is a live music WIN pic.twitter.com/unFUZrG73N
— music wins (@musicwins1) September 28, 2026
4.
This is why AI slop will never beat human creativity.
Watching GENER8TION x Yung Lean perform this live on VMAs is just mind blowing.It's a shame Storm didn't win despite being nominated for Video of the Year and Best Long Form Video.
This piece of collaborative contemporary… pic.twitter.com/FIgjgnd1VQ— ᴊᴏᴇ ʟᴇᴇ (@iamjoelee) September 28, 2026
5.
I think this is the dopest choreography ever….and im confused- wasnt yung lean like an obscure, random super underground emo trap rapper ??? https://t.co/fhXXkjerPL
— 💡 (@xoInsightsWithD) September 28, 2026
6.
This is cinema. pic.twitter.com/ElITAK5Z9L https://t.co/bteV43Nuyt
— Sadie Supa Doge (@SadieSupaDoge) September 28, 2026
7.
Truly some of the sickest choreography I’ve ever seen https://t.co/UgtO5OXthl
— Comrade Cat ⚔️🔮🛸🇵🇸 (@CatJova) September 29, 2026
This side-by-side (or top and bottom) comparison of the video and live performance is absolutely spellbinding.
Yung Lean and GENER8ION stole the show at the VMAs last night with their performance of the duo’s “STORM,” recreating the stunning music video directed by @ROMAIN_GAVRAS and choreographed by Damien Jalet that went viral earlier this year.
Lean walked onstage in character from… pic.twitter.com/XBVdgGNeKX
— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) September 28, 2026
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