Justin Timberlake Pokes Fun at the Mispronunciation That Inspired ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ Meme

Timberlake sang the titular line of *NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me” in a way that “haunts” him to this day, he joked on social media

May is almost here, and that’s a bit triggering for Justin Timberlake.

In a video shared to social media on Tuesday, the 43-year-old Grammy winner joked about his pronunciation of the titular line in *NSYNC‘s 2000 hit “It’s Gonna Be Me” and how it spawned endless “It’s gonna be May” memes.

“What’s a word you pronounced incorrectly one time and it still haunts you to this day?” asked influencer @umgabi in a TikTok video, which Timberlake stitched with a hilarious response, as he said in a front-facing clip: “Um… ‘Me.'”