Yung Lean, Gener8ion Remake Iconic 'STORM' Visual at 2026 VMAs
The chaotic "STORM" visual was released in April, and it's an instant hit. Yung Lean and Gener8ion reenact it at the 2026 MTV VMAs on Saturday night.
At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, Swedish rapper Yung Lean and French producer Surkin, known as Gener8ion, delivered a memorable performance in tribute to their viral 2024 hit, "STORM." Directed by Romain Gavras, the chaotic music video, released in April, has garnered over 26 million views on YouTube. The video is set in 2034, depicting Yung Lean as a bully at a fancy boarding school. The climactic scene features him, clad in a white shirt and tie, standing on bleachers while an intense choreography unfolds around him.
During the VMAs, Yung Lean and Gener8ion reenacted the viral moment, beginning with the rapper smacking a chair backstage before grabbing the Moon Person trophy and smashing it. On stage, Yung Lean took a bite of ice cream given by a dancer as the song commenced. The performance featured a mesmerizing, hallucinatory effect, with suit-clad dancers swaying, writhing, and zigzagging in a chaotic choreography, accentuated by strobe lights.
The choreography was crafted by Damien Jalet. The performance concluded with Yung Lean spitting on the camera lens and wiping it with the ice cream.
"The performance was undoubtedly one of the best of the night," remarked a fan on X. "Gener8ion and Yung Lean put their all into 'STORM II.'" Nominated for four awards at the VMAs - Video of the Year, Best Long Form Video, Best Direction (Gavras), and Best Choreography (Jalet) - "STORM" competes with other visually stunning performances, including Ariana Grande's "Hate That I Made You Love Me," Bruno Mars' "I Just Might," Madonna's "Confessions II – The Film," Sabrina Carpenter's "Tears," and Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia."
"STORM" is a short film created as the visuals for Yung Lean and Gener8ion's collaborative album "Love & Tears," released in June.
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