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111 Casual Monologue video examples, with their hooks

First-person rant or ramble shot on selfie cam, minimal editing.

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The cover image shows a young Black woman in a tank top addressing the camera while holding a white cylindrical tube. She has dark, curly hair and is positioned in front of a wall adorned with various paintings and artwork. The background includes a bed, adding to the casual setting.

x2.07

5,759 views

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A medium shot shows a young man in a black hoodie, front-facing, looking at the camera. Text in white is overlaid on the image.

x3.13

11,173 views

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A woman with long blonde hair and a white coat is centered in the shot, appearing to be in a medical environment. Text overlayed on the image provides a message on empathy and emotional release.

x2.14

7,257 views

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A woman with dark hair and a red bindi wears a yellow and pink outfit. Text in a blue rectangular box reads "BASED ON THIS". The background has framed images on the wall.

x55.8

2,708,092 views

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The cover image is a black and white shot featuring a man in a dark hoodie. He is gesturing with his hands, looking slightly off-camera to the left. The words "PAGES OF THE" are overlaid in white text, with the username "@POWARFUL" below it, also in white. The overall composition has a dramatic feel due to the contrast and lighting.

x26.5

343,106 views

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The image is a solid black, offering no visual content.

x22.2

1,029,835 views

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An out-of-focus image featuring a person in a white garment. The background has blurred colors of purple, orange, and blue, suggesting an indoor setting. The primary focus is a person, with a white surface dominating the left side of the image, where we have mostly seen the clothes or skin of the person.

x2.54

6,897 views

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A woman with tattoos, piercings, and pink-tinted glasses looks towards the camera. Text overlays include evocative words and phrases. She holds a tarot card with a tower illustration. The background is a blurred purple.

x12.1

578,059 views

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A woman with long black hair is looking to the right with a strained expression. The background is pink. Text is overlaid on a transparent surface.

x2.97

8,047 views

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The image features a person's hair covering the bottom portion of the frame, with text in a white font overlayed. The text posed a question, likely an opinion about the meme culture of the anime series “Jujutsu Kaisen.” The text is set on a slightly blurred yellow background, giving a sense of depth. The overall composition is simple, focusing on the text as the primary visual element.

x12.1

9,384 views

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The cover image showcases a woman's face in front of a dark background, with overlay text suggesting a new horror film about Jesus. The woman holds one finger to her lips, her expression thoughtful.

x16.0

1,500,325 views

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A woman with long dark hair is in the center of the image, looking towards the camera. She's wearing a red top. The top of the image has text overlayed within a black box reading "7th September - 7th October." Below this, a few more lines of text detail what the eclipse represents, and the end of the text notes advice for the viewer about things that happened in March/April.

x12.1

71,238 views

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The image shows a close-up of a woman with dark hair and makeup. She is looking directly at the camera, with a slightly empathetic look, almost like she is giving advice. The background is dark and out of focus, with some artwork visible behind her. The lighting is soft, and the overall composition is intimate.

x20.7

468,113 views

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The image shows a woman in a blue jacket facing slightly downwards. She has her hair up in a ponytail and is looking toward the camera. The text overlay in a white box covers almost everything, the text is not fully visible but easy to read.

x3.73

30,266 views

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A medium shot of a woman looking at the camera, holding a can of drink in one hand and various rings. The background has a blurred look of an indoor setting. In the image, text overlays on the image.

x15.8

13,709 views

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A medium shot of Damson Idris with a quote overlayed. Idris, a Black man with short hair, is seen from the chest up, facing slightly to the right. The background includes blurry bookshelves. The text overlay is white, positioned above Idris and partially obscures his face. Below the text is the Alpha Motivation logo in a white box, centered. The lighting is soft, and the overall tone is serious.

x25.3

418,072 views

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A medium shot shows a woman in dark clothing. The image is slightly blurry. Text overlay highlights a motivational message.

x5.90

152,162 views

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A woman sits in a chair in front of a white desk with text overlayed. She is wearing a maroon long sleeve collared shirt with buttons. Her dark hair is long and she is looking slightly to the left. In the background is a white wall with a cabinet or door and a decorative item on a hanging fixture.

x11.9

220,347 views

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A woman with light skin and brown hair looks directly at the viewer with an excited expression in front of a screenshot of a web search results page. The overlay at the top says "TAYLOR SWIFT'S ENGAGEMENT ASTROLOGY". The background shows various news snippets about Taylor Swift. The overall effect and layout is characteristic of social media content with multiple visual elements.

x3.24

6,648 views

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A woman with dark hair in a black sweater is looking towards the camera. Text overlayed reads: 'You are strong but you are also tired and that's okay.' The image has low lighting, and the background is blurred.

x2.55

52,552 views

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The cover image features an open book on a wooden surface. A hand holding a pen is writing on the right page. Text is handwritten in black ink, and the lighting is natural, casting shadows.

x3.56

22,319 views

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A woman with long dark hair is centered in the frame, slightly angled to the left. She wears a light green top and is looking slightly off-camera. Text overlayed on the bottom right provides additional context.

x24.9

512,647 views

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A young woman with long dark hair looks directly into the camera, her face slightly angled. Text overlayed on the image provides context.

x5.21

791,364 views

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A woman with dark hair is looking towards the side with a concerned look. The overlay text is located below her face and explains that she can no longer use ChatGPT for literature review.

x8.46

126,514 views

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A selfie-style shot featuring a woman with long, dark hair, wearing a black top and a gold necklace. She has one AirPod in her ear and appears to be speaking. Text overlay provides context for the video's message.

x7.48

6,341 views

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A woman with long dark hair is centered in the frame, gazing slightly to the side with a soft expression. The background is dark, with subtle lighting effects. Overlaid on the image is a series of text in a clean sans-serif font, quoting a memory of a mother's advice about the finality of relationships. The text is white and clearly readable, layered over the image to offer context to the creator's expression.

x2.02

78,670 views

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A person with dark hair and light skin looks slightly off-camera, with text overlayed. The background is a blurred outdoor nighttime scene.

x4.05

17,513 views

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Three women stand in front of a white backdrop. The woman on the left wears a brown outfit and a skirt. The woman in the middle is wearing a top with floral patterns. The woman on the right has long black hair and is wearing a dark outfit. Text overlay states: "what's an ick for you".

x78.0

573,362 views

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A close-up shot of a green frog puppet wearing a blue shirt sits on a concrete ledge. The frog has large, expressive eyes and a red, downturned mouth. A body of water and a green fence can be seen in the background. Text overlay reads "No boobs today".

x11.0

280,813 views

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A man with long hair and a beard is standing on a porch. He's wearing a work shirt, sunglasses on a hat, and has a serious expression. The text overlays state, 'Yes I'm Angry Here's Why' and 'please excuse my language. I am just venting while stating the facts'.

x3.11

80,174 views

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A woman sits at a table, facing the camera. White text box with number 8 is the top center. She is looking down at papers in front of her. Behind her is a grey background.

x2.12

39,078 views

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A young woman with fair skin and dark, wavy hair is positioned in the foreground. Her face is centered, and she's looking directly at the camera with a slight expression while the background is blurry. The image is warmly lit.

x24.2

106,530 views

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Casual Monologue hooks that worked

  1. 10:00pm: "I'm so tired, I can't wait to sleep!" My brain at 2:00am:

    @humor_hub3 · 7.1M views · viral factor x8,121

  2. Unlimited free delivery

    @foodpandaph · 14M views · viral factor x3,507

  3. Is it just me

    @growth365.2 · 14M views · viral factor x3,052

  4. THOSE ARE YOUR WEAPON

    @basicallyshantel · 1.7M views · viral factor x1,035

  5. no revenge. you told me about your dad.

    @vesso.ne · 11M views · viral factor x674

  6. thinking about how my therapist didn't even realize she was altering my brain chemistry by casually telling me "You’re an adult. Your not in trouble anymore” any time im feeling sick to my stomach with shame, guilt, or anxiety over a situation with a friend or something that happened at work

    @100anxietytips · 3.9M views · viral factor x414

  7. <<genius >>

    @mbigfcgp0 · 1.9M views · viral factor x188

  8. Life when I can't touch your butt 😩

    @adoptapepe · 3.2M views · viral factor x170

  9. thinking about how my therapist didn't even realize she was altering my brain chemistry when I told her "I can't grasp or understand how someone could that" and she said "That is a good thing, be grateful you cannot understand such behavior" And that hit me like a bag of bricks.

    @100anxietytips · 1.5M views · viral factor x169

  10. romanticizing my 9-5 and 5-9

    @picsart · 591K views · viral factor x162

Niches using Casual Monologue

Top Casual Monologue creators

  1. @vesso.ne (TikTok) · 13 videos · 19M views · best viral factor x674
  2. @prettypainfulgriefbook (TikTok) · 6 videos · 1.1M views · best viral factor x119
  3. @100anxietytips (TikTok) · 2 videos · 5.5M views · best viral factor x414
  4. @adoptapepe (TikTok) · 2 videos · 3.5M views · best viral factor x170
  5. @opentombart (TikTok) · 2 videos · 47K views · best viral factor x32.0
  6. @1jstwantpape (TikTok) · 2 videos · 2.2M views · best viral factor x30.6
  7. @powarful (TikTok) · 2 videos · 530K views · best viral factor x26.5
  8. @glitzbit (TikTok) · 2 videos · 23K views · best viral factor x15.8
  9. @flirtgenius (Instagram) · 2 videos · 187K views · best viral factor x7.65
  10. @paigeyllizabeth (TikTok) · 2 videos · 374K views · best viral factor x6.27

Casual Monologue by the numbers

The library has 111 viral Casual Monologue examples from 85 creators: 103 TikToks and 8 Instagram Reels. The median video has 127K views, and the most viral reached a viral factor of x8,121. Relationships is the niche that uses it most, with 28 videos. Use them as references for your own Casual Monologue videos: open any video for its hook, niche and original post. Viral factor compares a video's views with its account's usual views: x10 means ten times the views that creator normally gets.

Viral videos in the library
111
Platforms
103 TikTok (93%), 8 Instagram Reels (7%)
Creators
85
Total views
106M (106,529,412)
Median views per video
127K
Median viral factor
x8.19
Highest viral factor
x8,121

These figures cover all 111 videos in this list, not only the cards above.

Questions about Casual Monologue videos

Which niches use Casual Monologue the most?

Relationships (28 videos), Motivation & Quotes (18) and Mental Health & Wellbeing (14) have the most Casual Monologue videos in the library.

What hooks work for Casual Monologue videos?

The most viral hook in the Casual Monologue videos in the library is “10:00pm: "I'm so tired, I can't wait to sleep!" My brain at 2:00am:” by @humor_hub3 (viral factor x8,121, 7.1M views), followed by “Unlimited free delivery” (x3,507). Every hook on this page links to its video.

How many views do viral Casual Monologue videos get?

Across 111 videos, the median is 127K views, and together they have 106M views. The median viral factor is x8.19: the typical video got 8.19 times its creator's usual views.

Who are the top Casual Monologue creators?

@vesso.ne (13 videos), @prettypainfulgriefbook (6) and @100anxietytips (2) have the most Casual Monologue videos in the library.