{"id":10093,"date":"2026-09-23T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightxeditor.com\/blog\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:09:13","slug":"how-to-make-hotel-lobby-ai-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightxeditor.com\/blog\/how-to-make-hotel-lobby-ai-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Hotel Lobby AI Video Trend (2026 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably seen it on your TikTok or Instagram feed by now. Two people standing in a bright orange booth, mic hanging between them, trading bars like they\u2019ve been doing this forever. Sometimes it\u2019s actual friends. Sometimes it\u2019s a dog and its owner. Sometimes it\u2019s completely random pairings that somehow still slap.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the Hotel Lobby AI video trend, and it\u2019s still going strong in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to make one yourself?<\/span>
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Upload two clear photos into an AI video tool (like LightX), and it drops both people into the iconic orange COLORS booth. They start trading verses over the track, full-body, vertical 9:16, ready to post. No green screen, no complicated prompts, no editing software needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it. Two photos in, one orange-booth duo video out.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What is the \u201cHotel Lobby\u201d AI Video Trend?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

It all starts with a real performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022, Quavo and Takeoff (under the name Unc & Phew) stepped into the COLORS studio for A COLORS SHOW and performed their track \u201cHotel Lobby.\u201d No fancy set. Just a flat orange background, one hanging mic between them, and pure chemistry. They traded bars, leaned into the mic, and kept it simple. That clip became one of the most rewatched COLORS performances ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2026, and the internet turned that exact scene into a template. People now use AI tools to put <\/span>anyone<\/span><\/i> into that same orange booth. The result is a short vertical video where two subjects perform the song together, matching the original energy and timing.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s basically a two-person AI video generator built around one very specific, very recognizable setup: the orange background rap video from COLORS.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Why It\u2019s Still Trending in 2026<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Most viral sounds spike hard and then disappear. This one refuses to die.<\/span><\/p>\n

COLORS has reposted the original performance multiple times (including waves in 2025 and again in 2026). Each time it gets pushed back into feeds, a new round of creators jump on it. That\u2019s why you\u2019ll still see hundreds of thousands of videos using the sound years later.<\/span><\/p>\n

What keeps people sharing it isn\u2019t just the original Quavo and Takeoff energy. It\u2019s the remix culture around it. People are making:<\/span><\/p>\n