Even global pop stars aren’t spared the pressure of squeezing into a tight city parking spot.
What started as an ordinary New York street moment became viral fodder when TikToker @neha.nas shared a video of Joe Jonas trying to parallel park. The on-screen text read, “I love New York because I’ve been watching Joe Jonas parallel park for the last 7 minutes,” perfectly setting the tone. She paired the clip with the Jonas Brothers track “Burnin’ Up,” adding a playful layer of irony to the scene.
The lighthearted post quickly exploded, racking up more than 8.5 million views as people tuned in to watch the singer inch his way toward the curb. Many viewers joked that Jonas looked increasingly stressed as the minutes ticked by and the maneuver dragged on.
Jonas eventually noticed the viral attention and joined in on the fun. Dropping into the comments, he wrote, “And I saw you watch and not help once 😞,” turning his parking woes into a punchline.
@neha.nas matched his energy with a witty comeback of her own: “Listening. Learning. Will do better next time,” she replied, keeping the banter going.
Soon, brands and fans flooded the comments section with their own jokes about the parking saga. Slim Jim chimed in with, “First rule of parallel parking in NYC: park somewhere else,” while QuickBooks UK added, “he’s not burnin’ up… he’s just tryin’ to back it up.” Another commenter kept the bit alive by joking, “He’s still parking as we speak.”
Jonas later carried the joke over to Instagram, sharing a video of himself stumbling out of a New York City shop called Sora as if being kicked out, his belongings tossed toward him while he hurriedly gets dressed. He captioned the clip, “just finished up parallel parking from yesterday,” turning one awkward city parking attempt into an ongoing comedy storyline.
