2025 is only 5 months old, and already the social media sphere has been rife with upheaval: first came the nationwide ban in the USA on 19th January, which saw a last-minute reprieve – for now. This latest development is also TikTok-centred, but we, here in Singapore, will be directly affected if we don’t take the necessary steps.
So here’s the goss – Lemon8 is now powered by TikTok, and if you don’t link your accounts across the 2 platforms, your Lemon8 profile will be deleted.
Image credit: Lemon8
First launched in Japan back in 2020 as Sharee, Lemon8 is a Singaporean company-owned social media platform that’s modelled after Pinterest and Xiaohongshu, AKA RedNote. Here’s the kicker: the Singaporean company, Heliophelia Pte Ltd, has been linked to the Chinese internet giant ByteDance – the parent company of TikTok.
While both are social media platforms, the focus of Lemon8 is on photos and short-form videos in a more Pinterest-style board format. In contrast, TikTok content is typically presented in the form of 16:9 videos which you scroll through vertically.
Where Lemon8 tends towards a more fashion, beauty, food, travel, and home-centric focus, the spectrum of TikTok content literally runs the gamut, leading to its appeal to audiences of all ages, genders, and preferences.
To be fair, Lemon8’s integration with TikTok dates back to 20th November 2024, which allowed Lemon8 users to log into using their TikTok accounts. However, there’s now a deadline involved, requiring all Lemon8 users to take action before 20th May 2025, or risk losing all their data on Lemon8.
Image adapted from: Lemon8
It’s pretty simple: download the latest Lemon8 app on the App Store or Google Play, and log in before 20th May 2025.
Tap the question mark icon, and select “Recover Lemon8 account”. Verify your account, and link it with your TikTok account. Do all this, and your Lemon8 posts, likes, followers, and saves, will remain. Here’s a guide to linking your accounts.
For users with multiple accounts.
Image credit: Lemon8
While we won’t be suffering the same kind of anxiety that the American TikTok community is facing, as the 19th June deadline draws near, it’s never fun to have an entire social media account wiped. There’s nothing complicated about linking your Lemon8 account to TikTok, so do that stat.
While you’re at it, give our accounts a follow on TheSmartLocal Lemon8 and tsl.nuggets TikTok.
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Cover image adapted from: Lemon8, The Today Show
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