If you spend any time in Washington Square Park, you might have had a run-in with one individual trending at the moment \u2014\u00a0internet sensation Judi Jupiter. Or if not, you have probably seen her videos on your TikTok For You page.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For fashionable young people in New York City, getting stopped on the sidewalk by a confident, bold woman whose filming has become a part of daily life. \u201cMan-on-the-street,\u201d impromptu interviews have surged<\/a> since impromptu interviews have surged on short-form content platforms like TikTok, with Judi Jupiter as a prime example.\u00a0<\/p>\n Her content consists of quick, surprise interviews with people she meets throughout the city. She\u2019s known for fast, direct questions and an almost uncanny instinct for spotting fashion-forward \u2014 and often attractive \u2014 young people who create compelling on-camera moments. Her videos, posted on Instagram<\/a>, with more than 378,000 followers, and TikTok<\/a>, with more than 224,000 followers, regularly reach hundreds of thousands of viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jupiter moves with purpose and speaks with a bold, unfiltered confidence. Her usual interview targets are stylish people in their 20s, but she also has a knack for scouting unexpected characters \u2014 including two hockey players who she ran into at a bar that briefly became her unofficial muses. Some of her most viral clips with over ten million views feature celebrities<\/a> like Sabrina Carpenter and Cardi B, but the majority of her content centers on trendy individuals she encounters at random.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cassidy Miller, who was interviewed by Jupiter on Oct. 7, described her interaction with Jupiter as \u201ccasual.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe asked her why she started doing it, and she told us it was, like, completely an accident. She just, like, filmed this guy one time, and it went viral, and ever since then, she\u2019s just been doing it,\u201d Miller said. Miller believes that Jupiter\u2019s virality comes from her authenticity. \u201cShe makes people respond in a really authentic way, because she\u2019s not coming at it \u2026 [from] any place other than genuinely just wanting to get to know the person she\u2019s talking to,\u201d Miller said. Jupiter captures real people doing everyday things, which is what makes her content unique. She shows the world the energy that exists in New York\u2019s daily mundaneness.<\/p>\n Jupiter\u2019s videos tend to be under three minutes long, easily digestible for an audience with an ever-shortening attention span<\/a>. This content is convenient and easily shareable. Short-form content like Jupiter\u2019s can quickly achieve virality and reach a wide audience, especially among younger generations, due to the trendy individuals showcased in her videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jupiter began her career as a photographer of Manhattan\u2019s nightlife in the 70\u2019s<\/a>. She photographed Studio 54<\/a>, a previously well-known nightclub, now a Broadway theater. She had been spotted there before with artists like Andy Warhol and Meat Loaf. She put a modern spin on her photography skills when she began her street interviews and developed her social media presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n