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Orange booth · AI duets since September 16, 2026
Hotel Lobby AI Video From a Booth Still You Design
Upload two photos, design a booth still with Photo 1 on the left and Photo 2 on the right, check both faces, then animate it into a vertical clip.
Last checked 2026-10-26
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Design the booth still, check both faces, then animate.
Photo 1 (left)
Photo 2 (right)
9:16 · the still is made first, then animated as the first frame
Joining the trend is free; making it on Lovart ME uses credits from packs starting at $9.90 for 250 credits. Each button shows its exact cost before you generate.
SAMPLE · INPUT → RESULT
Sample inputs and result from this page. Your result will appear here.
Start with an idea
01 / Samples
Hotel Lobby AI clips remixed for Lovart ME
Two friends and two cats in the orange booth, cut from 10-second Seedance 2 Mini originals, plus one booth still with custom outfits designed here.
All people are original generated adults and the cats are original generated animals; nothing here uses the COLORS footage or a real performer’s face. The two clips are Lovart ME cuts of 480p Seedance 2 Mini clips made from the two photos on each card. Nothing here was made with the workbench above.
Two friends, orange booth
Photo 1Photo 2→StartEnd
Two friends, orange booth
Remixed from a 480p Seedance 2 Mini clip (2026-10-23)
Inputs
Two original portraits: a man with dark curly hair in a navy bomber jacket (left) and a man with a short fade in a cream jacket (right)
Original
Seedance 2 Mini · 480p · 9:16 · 10 s, straight from the two photos, made October 23, 2026
In the clip
Waist-up under one hanging mic in an orange studio: both nod to an original beat, the left one leads and the right one answers
This cut
8.9 s, re-cut, reframed, steel-blue graded and upscaled from 480p to 720 × 1280; no new AI generation
The two portraits from Two friends, orange booth, plus one outfit picture: a mustard corduroy jacket look and a forest green track jacket look laid flat
Still
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, 9:16, made October 26, 2026: left in mustard, right in green, under one silver mic in the orange booth. We asked the image endpoint for 2K; it returned 941 × 1672
Put Photo 1 on the left and Photo 2 on the right in one booth still, check both faces, then spend credits on the video.
Two portraits as references
One subject per photo, facing the camera or slightly angled, in light of similar brightness. Eyes and mouth visible, no sunglasses, masks or hands over the face; waist-up or full body so outfit and proportions carry over.
Left and right order
Photo 1 becomes the left performer and Photo 2 the right. Design the booth sends both to Image to Image with GPT Image 2.5 Flare; the still defaults to 2K, with 4K in the Still size menu. Wrong side? Press Swap left and right and rebuild.
Check faces before the video
Only when both faces look right, press Animate it: the still becomes the first frame in Image to Video, Seedance 2.5 by default, 10 seconds, credits on the button.
It remakes Quavo and Takeoff’s 2022 COLORS performance of “Hotel Lobby”: two new performers share one hanging mic in an orange studio, not a hotel.
May 20, 2022Quavo and Takeoff release “HOTEL LOBBY (Unc & Phew)” on Quality Control Music/Motown. “Unc & Phew” is their real family tie: Quavo is Takeoff’s uncle.
Jun 17, 2022COLORS publishes “Quavo & Takeoff - HOTEL LOBBY | A COLORS SHOW”: a bright orange set, one suspended mic, no crowd, no props. It opened COLORS’ Black Music Month series with Motown.
Sep 16, 2026A TikTok AI edit swaps in Harvey and Mike from Suits and passes 1.7 million views in twelve days.
The song and the COLORS set
The name comes from the song title. The look comes from the COLORS show: a seamless orange studio and one microphone hanging between the two performers. AI versions keep that set and swap the people.
How it spread in September 2026
After the Suits edit, the format ran across TikTok and X through the second half of September 2026 with friends, couples, coworkers, cats and dogs, and fictional pairs. Quavo reposted the untouched COLORS performance, calling it “The Original”. Takeoff died in November 2022, so fans read the remixes as a tribute or find them uncomfortable.
Hotel Lobby AI prompt for the still and the motion
Write one prompt that places both people left and right in the matte orange booth with one hanging mic, and one that animates that still with a fixed front camera.
The order matters: format, who stands where, the set, the microphone, the camera, the performance, identity rules, then exclusions. The Hotel Lobby tab fills these in for you; copy a board when you want to work in Image to Image or Image to Video directly.
Booth still prompt
Format
Vertical 9:16, one still frame.
Left and right
Photo 1 is the person standing on the left, photo 2 is the person standing on the right.
Set
Seamless matte orange walls and floor, no furniture.
Microphone
One silver microphone hanging on a cable between them at mouth height.
Camera
Fixed front-facing camera, both waist-up to full body.
Identity
Keep each face, hair, skin tone and clothing exactly as in their photo; never swap or blend them.
Exclude
No text, no logos, no watermarks, no extra people.
Whole prompt
Vertical 9:16, one still frame. Photo 1 is the person standing on the left, photo 2 is the person standing on the right. Seamless matte orange walls and floor, no furniture. One silver microphone hanging on a cable between them at mouth height. Fixed front-facing camera, both waist-up to full body. Keep each face, hair, skin tone and clothing exactly as in their photo; never swap or blend them. No text, no logos, no watermarks, no extra people.
Motion prompt
Format
Use the photo as the first frame. One continuous vertical shot, no cuts.
Camera
Fixed front-facing camera, full body.
Performance
They share the hanging microphone and take turns: the left one raps toward the mic while the right one nods and reacts, then they switch, ending with both looking at the camera.
Identity
Keep each face, hair, skin tone and clothing; never swap or blend them, they never cross positions.
Exclude
No text, logos or extra people. Original instrumental hip-hop beat, no existing song or lyrics.
Whole prompt
Use the photo as the first frame. One continuous vertical shot, no cuts. Fixed front-facing camera, full body. They share the hanging microphone and take turns: the left one raps toward the mic while the right one nods and reacts, then they switch, ending with both looking at the camera. Keep each face, hair, skin tone and clothing; never swap or blend them, they never cross positions. No text, logos or extra people. Original instrumental hip-hop beat, no existing song or lyrics.
Restyle the Hotel Lobby AI booth with your own references
Add a color swatch, an outfit picture or a microphone style as extra references; the still keeps both faces and changes the set.
Classic · their own clothes→Custom · outfit reference added
Booth color
Pick Your color booth and put a color swatch or a photo of a wall you like in the third slot; the walls and floor take that color. Orange is what makes the trend recognizable at a glance, so change it when you want your own version, not a lookalike.
Matching or contrasting outfits
Keep Classic orange booth and add up to three outfit pictures after the two portraits. Contrasting outfits also help the model keep the two faces apart; matching ones read as a duo act.
Use one clear person per photo, different outfits, confirm left and right on the still, keep the camera fixed and try a shorter clip.
Why faces swap
Faces swap, blend or drift when the model loses track of which reference belongs to which performer. Unclear or crowded photos, similar outfits, overlapping bodies and fast motion all make that more likely.
Fixes before you regenerate
Symptom
Likely cause
What to change
The two faces swap sides
The model lost which photo belongs on which side
Check left and right on the still; use the swap button before you animate
Faces blend into each other
Similar outfits, overlapping bodies or a crowded photo
One clear person per photo and different outfits
A face drifts mid-clip
Fast motion or a moving camera
Keep the camera fixed, pick a shorter clip and regenerate
07 / Choose a route
Hotel Lobby AI routes compared
A template is fastest, motion transfer copies the original routine, and a designed still lets you fix faces, outfits and the booth before the video.
Route
What you bring
What you control
Best when
Two-photo template
Two photos
Nothing beyond the photos
One fast try
Motion transfer from the original clip
The original clip + two photos
Original moves and timing
Matching the COLORS routine
Designed still, then video
Two photos (+ outfit or color references)
Booth, outfits, left and right, then motion
Both faces right first; your own booth look
Template
A two-photo template effect handles the booth, framing and motion for you. One fast try, nothing to adjust.
Motion transfer
Uses the original performance clip as the motion reference, so it keeps the original moves, timing and audio. That also means reusing footage you do not own.
Designed still
The Hotel Lobby tab: compose one still with both people in the booth, check it, then animate it. Faces, outfits and booth color are settled before the video costs anything.
Hotel Lobby AI cover poster and more video effects
Export the still at 4K and add a title in PhotoCraft for a single-cover poster, or try Zombie Couple and Swing Dance with the same two photos.
LOBBY CALLOUR VERSION · 2026
Layout example: the custom-outfit booth still with a title set over the orange wall.
Cover in PhotoCraft
Set Still size to 4K and design the booth. Download still, then open it in PhotoCraft, the free browser editor: the empty orange wall above the mic leaves room for a title and your names. Square-crop it for a single cover or keep it 9:16 for a story.
Why is it called Hotel Lobby if there is no hotel?
“Hotel Lobby” is the 2022 Quavo and Takeoff song, “HOTEL LOBBY (Unc & Phew)”. The set everyone copies is the orange COLORS studio with one microphone hanging between the two performers; there is no hotel in it.
Can I change the booth color or outfits?
Yes. Pick Your color booth and add a color swatch, or keep Classic orange booth and add outfit pictures in the extra slots; the still keeps both faces and changes the set or clothes. Keep orange if you want people to recognize the trend at a glance.
Can I use the original Hotel Lobby song?
Export the clip without music, then add the official sound inside TikTok when you post from a personal account. Brand posts and ads should use music cleared for commercial use, such as TikTok’s Commercial Music Library, or an original beat. CapCut mutes template audio it has no agreement for.
Can two pets do it?
Yes, the two-cat sample shows it. Pick Two pets and use photos where the eyes, ears and fur markings are clear, one animal per photo.
Where do the sample clips come from?
They are remixes of 10-second, 480p Seedance 2 Mini clips made for this trend on October 23, 2026, straight from the two input photos: re-cut, reframed, color graded and upscaled, with no new AI generation. Each card shows the two original photos.
Why do some people find the trend uncomfortable?
Takeoff died in November 2022 at 28, so each remix reuses a performance he can no longer approve. Fans are split between seeing it as a tribute and finding it uncomfortable, and Quavo described the resurgence as bittersweet.
What size should a Hotel Lobby clip be?
Vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1:1 for a feed post, and 16:9 for YouTube or a horizontal edit. The Hotel Lobby tab offers all three; Veo 3 models take 9:16 and 16:9 only.
Does it cost credits?
Yes. The still and the video each use credits, and the amount shows on each button before you run it. Packs start at $9.90 for 250 credits.
Lovart ME is an independent site and is not affiliated with Quavo, Takeoff, Quality Control Music, Motown, COLORS, TikTok or CapCut. Sample people are original generated adults; sample cats are original generated animals.
