The format comes from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the 2012 anime that closed episodes with a stylised To Be Continued arrow over the opening of Roundabout by Yes, first released in 1971. In 2016 editors began lifting the sting for short online videos, freezing the action at the worst possible moment while the bass line built. The format survived Vine and spread through YouTube and TikTok because it needs no explanation, the music alone promises a disaster the viewer never gets to see resolved.
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The To Be Continued meme sound effect from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, with the iconic Roundabout bass riff used for cliffhanger endings and freeze frames.
This clip is the famous To Be Continued sting built around the opening bass line of Roundabout, a repeating dun dun pattern that gets faster and tenser as it plays. The sound starts sparse and low, then tightens into a rapid pulse that signals a moment is about to freeze mid disaster. Viewers instantly recognise the cue and brace for the arrow graphic and an abrupt cut. It turns an ordinary mistake, fall or awkward pause into a cliffhanger, making the scene feel funnier because the ending is withheld.