THE SAME MANSION. AND THEY POST VIDEOS THAT
INSTANTLY GO VIRAL.
♪ WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO
DIDN’T EVEN KNOW ♪
>> Reporter: TIKTOK IS A SOCIAL
MEDIA SENSATION.
MEDIA SENSATION. ONE OF THE APPS FOR DANCE
CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS, COMEDY
AND BIG THOUGHTS ON ANYTHING.
AND SOME OF TIKTOK’S BIGGEST
STARS ARE ROOMMATES IN THE
WILDLY POPULAR HYPE HOUSE IN LOS
ANGELES.
ANGELES. THEY INCLUDE NICK AUSTIN, AYVANI
GRAY, KOVUR.
GRAY, KOVUR. >> IT’S A CONSTANT HOUSE.
IT WOULD BE LIKE LIVING IN A
MOVIE SET.
MOVIE SET. IT NEVER STOPS.
>> Reporter: THIS GROUP OF 20
TALENTED CONTENT CREATORS IS
PART OF A GROWING TREND OF YOUNG
SOCIAL MEDIA STARS SNAPPING UP
BIG REAL ESTATE, SO THEY CAN
PHYSICALLY BE TOGETHER TO MAKE
VIDEOS 24/7.
VIDEOS 24/7. AND THE HYPE HOUSE IS LIVING UP
TO ITS NAME.
SINCE THEY MOVED IN TOGETHER IN
DECEMBER, THE GROUP HAS OVER 150
MILLION FOLLOWERS.
MILLION FOLLOWERS. AND THE VIDEOS ON THEIR GROUP
TIKTOK ACCOUNT HAVE BEEN VIEWED
NEARLY 1 MILLION TIMES.
WHO IS COOKING?
WHO IS CLEANING?
WHO IS PAYING RENT?
>> THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE AND
HAVE A ROOM HERE AND HAVE A
PLACE TO STAY PAY RENT.
COOKING, NOBODY COOKS.
>> THERE’S SOME PASTA.
>> THAT’S FROM A YOUTUBE VIDEO.
>> Reporter: THEY MAY NOT BE
DOING CHORES BECAUSE THEY MAY
NOT HAVE TO.
TIKTOK STARS WITH ENDORSEMENT
DEALS CAN EARN BETWEEN 200 AND
$20,000 PER VIDEO.
SOME ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SOME IN COLLEGE.
SOME JUST DROP BY TO SHOOT
VIDEOS.
VIDEOS. >> I DON’T LIVE HERE BECAUSE I
WOULDN’T DO MY HOMEWORK IF I WAS
HERE.
HERE. >> I WILL WAKE UP TO PEOPLE
FILMING TIKTOKS ON MY BALCONY.
>> OVER 150 VIDEOS EVERY DAY
FROM OUR TEAM.
YOU’RE NEVER GOING TO GET BORED
ON THE APP.
>> Reporter: YOU’LL NEVER BE
BORED IN THIS HOUSE.
WITH VIDEO SHOOTS HAPPENING ALL
OVER AT ALL TIMES.
AND I GOT A LOOK BEHIND THE
SCENES.
SCENES. >> THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM.
>> THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF
FILMING IS DONE BECAUSE OF THE
HIGH CEILING.
HIGH CEILING. THIS IS THE DINING ROOM.
WE HAVE MEETS HERE BECAUSE WHEN
YOU’RE LIVING WITH TEENAGERS,
IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR
FEELINGS OUT.
FEELINGS OUT. THIS IS OUTSIDE.
IT’S NOT AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU
THINK IT IS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS COOL.
YOU LIVE IN THE L.A. HILLS AND
YOU HAVE A POOL.
>> THE POOL WE USE FOR A LOT OF
VIDEOS.
VIDEOS. WE HAVEN’T HAD TIME TO ENJOY THE
POOL YET.
POOL YET. I’M EXCITED WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: IT’S FREEZING.
BUT THE MOST FILMED SPOT, WHAT’S
NOW CALLED THE TIKTOK BATHROOM.
WHAT’S WITH THE BATHROOM?
>> THE BATHROOM HAS THE BEST
LIGHTING BECAUSE THERE’S LIGHT
RIGHT ABOVE WHERE YOU PUT YOUR
PHONE AND THE NATURAL LIGHT THAT
COMES IN.
COMES IN. EVERYONE FILM THERE’S.
>> Reporter: TALK TO ME ABOUT
WHAT YOUR FAMILIES THINK.
>> MY MOM AND I GOT INVOLVED AT
THE SAME TIME.
SHE HAS A TIKTOK ACCOUNT.
>> MY FAMILY IS ON THE PLATFORM,
AS WELL.
AS WELL. THEY DON’T POST ANYTHING.
THEY JUST WATCH WHAT I DO.
WE’RE ALL CLOSE AND SUPPORTIVE.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE GROUP
AGREES THEIR NEW LIFE TOGETHER
IS A LOT OF FUN, THE FAME THAT’S
COME ALONG WITH IT HAS BEEN FAST
AND INTENSE.
AND INTENSE. HARD-CORE FANS HAVE SHOWN UP AT
THE MANSION, HOPING TO GET A
GLIMPSE OF THEIR FAVORITE
TIKTOKERS.
TIKTOKERS. ARE YOU EXHAUSTED BY IT?
>> YES.
>> YES. WHAT PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE, IS
WE’RE ALL REALLY YOUNG.
AND WE’RE GOING TO MAKE
MISTAKES.
MISTAKES. AND THE PROBLEM IS, OUR LIFE IS
FILMED.
FILMED. >> Reporter: RAISE YOUR HAND IF
YOU’RE A TEENAGER STILL.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> WE PUT OUR LIFE ON THE
INTERNET FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
ONE LITTLE MISTAKE AND EVERYONE
ATTACKS YOU FOR THAT.
>> Reporter: BUT THE NEGATIVITY
HASN’T AFFECTED PRODUCTIVITY.
WITH THIS VIDEO BEING MADE
UPSTAIRS WHILE OUR INTERVIEW WAS
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. JACK AND JAMES CHOREOGRAPH ALL
THEIR OWN DANCES AND MAKE ME A
TIKTOK OF MY OWN.
SHOW ME THE FEET FIRST.
>> WHAT ALL DO YOU WANT PRFROM M
>> Reporter: THAT HAD TO BE
PERFORMED IN THE TIKTOK
BATHROOM.
BATHROOM. AND NOW, I CAN CONFIRM, BEING A