In YouTube Shorts, the 'power of BGM' is just as important as the quality of the video.

There is a world of difference between simply putting in songs I like and

using 'Trending Audio' promoted by the algorithm.

Getting on the algorithm's 'highway'

If you use currently trending sounds, the YouTube system groups your video into a 'list of popular videos' that use that music and displays it.

It's like receiving a kind of 'exposure bonus.' The probability of your video being seen increases dramatically when people search for that song, or when they

click into that song from another video.

You have to open your ears first for your eyes to follow

People unconsciously stop swiping when they hear a familiar melody.

"Huh? I've been hearing this song a lot lately?" The moment you do it, your video has already secured 3 seconds. Keep an eye on sounds with a 'Rising' icon in the YouTube Library. The key is to preemptively grab sounds that are just starting to gain popularity, rather than waiting until everyone else has used them. One trending song that perfectly matches the video's vibe is better than ten hashtags.