“Hi, Ren” Examined (Pt. 1: The Overview)
The Many Lessons of a Modern Musical Masterpiece
13 min readJan 29, 2023
Note: The following is the first of a three-post series I plan to publish over the next three weeks digging into the online phenomenon of the song “Hi, Ren” and its creator, Ren Gill. This post is an introduction to Ren, with an overview of the reasons I think this deep dive is necessary. Those reasons include: the cultural impact of Ren, especially in bringing people together through the Reaction Video phenomenon; his authentic, vulnerable storytelling that deals with various…
