# Hot Topic

Colin Kaepernick is a hot topic ahead of the Super Bowl, drawing social media backlash. Taiwan's presidential race is heating up with discussions around classical Chinese content.

### About Hot Topic
Hot Topic is a retail store chain that sells pop culture-related merchandise.  

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hot-topic/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [----------] +6.90%  
[--] Month: [----------] -67%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +161%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +178%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-03-05  

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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hot-topic/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [-----] -6%  
[--] Month: [------] +14%  
[--] Months: [------] +130%  
[--] Year: [------] +101%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-05  

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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hot-topic/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Hot Topic in the last [--] hours which is down 19% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] -10%  
[--] Month: [------] +7.10%  
[--] Months: [------] +134%  
[--] Year: [------] +75%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-13  

The most influential creators that mention Hot Topic in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                                | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                                | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)                         | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@parmarclips](/creator/youtube/parmarclips)                           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@poskupangku](/creator/youtube/poskupangku)                           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@hot_topic_terkini](/creator/tiktok/hot_topic_terkini)                | [--]    |            | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@aajtak](/creator/youtube/aajtak)                                     | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@chiefsreportsdaily](/creator/youtube/chiefsreportsdaily)             | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@UCipAencveQytohaCv8c0rJw](/creator/youtube/UCipAencveQytohaCv8c0rJw) | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@nirmananews](/creator/youtube/nirmananews)                           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@prime9news](/creator/youtube/prime9news)                             | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [--]          |
| [@FrackDeals](/creator/twitter/FrackDeals)                             | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [--]          |

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### Sentiment: 87%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:hot-topic/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hot-topic/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 87%  
Daily Average: 72%  
[--] Week: 80% +5%  
[--] Month: 83% -3%  
[--] Months: 83% +6%  
[--] Year: 83% +17%  
1-Year High: 95% on 2025-12-07  
1-Year Low: 15% on 2025-04-11  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Merchandise and Events: (35%) Posts highlighting new merchandise, store events, and meet-and-greets at Hot Topic stores.
- Pop Culture Collaborations: (20%) Posts about Fortnite collaborations and other pop culture references related to Hot Topic.
- Nostalgia and Aesthetic: (15%) Posts referencing the 2000s, emo culture, and the overall aesthetic associated with Hot Topic.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Political Discussions: (10%) Posts discussing political topics and their relation to the brand.
  

### Top Hot Topic News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Colin Kaepernick becomes hot topic ahead of Super Bowl Lx Fox News The Washington Post's lament of Colin Kaepernick not being in Super Bowl LX drew backlash on social media hours before the game kicked off"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/colin-kaepernick-washington-post-story-super-bowl-sunday-draws-social-media-backlash) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2026-02-08T15:22Z 28.1M followers, 53.9K engagements


"Taiwan elections: controversy over cuts to classical Chinese content heats up presidential race South China Morning Post Reduction of ancient literature being taught in Taiwan schools becomes a hot topic among political rivals"  
[News Link](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3246659/shameless-controversy-over-cuts-classical-chinese-content-taiwans-schools-heats-presidential-race) [@SCMPNews](/creator/x/SCMPNews) 2026-02-06T14:20Z 968.8K followers, 12.9K engagements


"Hit Songs Ghostwriters: Music Stars Who Used Songwriters Billboard As the Meek Mill and Drake feud rolls on ghostwriting is a hot topic. While the rappers continue to tangle -- one fiery tweet and diss track at a time -- we look at the artists whose hit songs were penned by other artists and songwriters. From Frank Sinatra to Rihanna music stars across the genres have sung (and rapped) other writers' words for decades"  
[News Link](https://www.billboard.com/photos/hit-songs-ghostwriters-beyonce-frank-sinatra-rihanna-kelly-clarkson/6-dr-dre/) [@billboard](/creator/x/billboard) 2023-12-16T18:07Z 14.7M followers, 1.4M engagements



### Top Hot Topic Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"After #UndercoverMissHongEp9 aired it become a hot topic in the Naver. Tonights ep was SO GOOD. Hoping tomorrows result will be even better 🤞✨ We still hv [--] eps left. I truly blv we can reach the highest rating in the coming eps. Fighting #UndercoverMissHong #ParkShinHye"  
[X Link](https://x.com/everyoneskyy/status/2022676406447268052) [@everyoneskyy](/creator/x/everyoneskyy) 2026-02-14T14:16Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Since Love Story is the hot topic at the moment I will be posting my forever fashion icons. John and Carolyn were so effortlessly cool. Theyre THEE it couple. We havent seen anything like them since"  
[X Link](https://x.com/joelmillerd/status/2022661010784391573) [@joelmillerd](/creator/x/joelmillerd) 2026-02-14T13:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Weibo Rising Hot Topic: Jackson Wang Blades of the Warriors OST MV Never thought that Jackson Wang and Wulin/Jianghu could be such a match"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JackieHKGurl328/status/2022655152260550720) [@JackieHKGurl328](/creator/x/JackieHKGurl328) 2026-02-14T12:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Why dont Andrea Stella gets vocal about Mercedes engine Starts are the HOT TOPIC now I guess Well Ferrari had warned everyone and everyone refused their concern and built their engine around it. Idkfix your car Andrea Toto Its easy. 😉 #F1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tonisokolov1011/status/2022643142030405858) [@tonisokolov1011](/creator/x/tonisokolov1011) 2026-02-14T12:04Z [----] followers, 12.1K engagements

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