Men in Defence Social Media

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has jumped on a viral TikTok trend, bringing a bit of fun to the generally serious Shangri-La Dialogue. Filmed in the Shangri-La Singapore hotel, venue of the three-day defence summit, the 18-second video was posted to Mindef’s official TikTok account on Sunday (June 2). Captioned "Men in Defence", the video had received more than 1.2 million views and 100,000 likes as of Monday afternoon. It had also been shared hundreds of times. In the video, some delegates are seen wearing their uniforms and posing for the camera. These include representatives of China, Germany, New Zealand, Oman and Singapore. The clip appears to be a riff on a type of musical clip that has gone viral on TikTok recently. Read also #trending: Interns recount 'horror stories' of being overworked and treated 'like dust' One version of such a clip includes the lyrics: "Looking for a man in finance, trust fund, six (foot) five (inches tall)." In the Mindef clip, the lyrics were changed to: "I'm looking for a man in defence, uniform, five (foot) nine (inches tall), nice eyes." The video is part of a series of Mindef videos covering the Shangri-La Dialogue that took place from last Friday (May 31, 2024). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Reports on “Men in Defence” TikTok post by Mindef.SG (Ministry of Defence, Singapore): https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/mindef-man-defence-tiktok-video-shangri-la-dialogue-831256 https://www.todayonline.com/news/trending-mindef-tiktok-viral-video-fun-shangri-la-dialogue-2434616 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3265154/suave-soldiers-steal-show-shangri-la-dialogue-singapore-creative-spin-man-finance-tiktok-trend https://news.nestia.com/detail/Mindef-Makes-%E2%80%98Looking-For-A-Man-In-Defence%E2%80%99-TikTok-Video-Featuring-Military-Officers-At-Shangri-La-Dialogue/12632759 https://www.facebook.com/ConnexionSG/posts/887787506722557/ https://www.sg101.gov.sg/shangri-la-dialogue-2024/

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