Man goes viral after getting bizarre tattoo from his wife

Seattle, Washington - In a matter of hours, Shawn went from relatively anonymous to wildly viral after his wife gave him a hilarious instruction-manual-themed tattoo on his arm.

Shawn went crazy viral after his wife gave him a hilarious instruction-manual-themed tattoo on his arm.
Shawn went crazy viral after his wife gave him a hilarious instruction-manual-themed tattoo on his arm.  © Collage: Screenshots/TikTok/@alissajungink

Tattooist Alissa Jung went viral after posting a video online of her husband's brand-new arm inking – a tattoo tribute to IKEA.

"This is what happens when your wife is a tattoo artist," Jung captioned the post. "@ikea @ikeausa please sponsor this man."

The video, which has now garnered millions of views on Instagram and TikTok alike, shows Alissa taking a picture in the mirror overlaid with the text, "Tattoos are permanent. They should have meaning."

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You then see her husband in a tattoo chair, with an inking on his arm that seems oddly familiar.

That familiarity is confirmed in a shot showing its source – an IKEA instruction manual.

In an interview with Newsweek about the viral tattoo, Alissa revealed that while the tattoo is indeed hilarious, it also holds a special meaning for the couple.

Why did Shawn get an IKEA-inspired tattoo?

"When we were dating, we were long distance after he moved to L.A. to pursue animation, and I was in Chicago at the time," she said.

"He would always send me the photo of the instruction with the two people, the tattoo, wishing I was there to help," Alissa revealed, giving context for the tattoo.

"He wanted it tattooed, and now that I'm a tattoo artist, it was only fitting for me to tattoo the IKEA people on him."

Cover photo: Collage: Screenshots/TikTok/@alissajungink

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