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We gather newly rising and long-lasting memes. We don't judge — we show them as-is. The interpretation is up to you.
A challenge where everyone freezes in place like mannequins while a camera pans through the scene. From 2016.
A charity challenge where people dump a bucket of ice water on themselves and nominate others, raising awareness for ALS. From 2014.
A challenge of getting out of a moving car to dance to Drake's "In My Feelings," also called the Kiki Challenge. From 2018.
A challenge inspired by the movie Bird Box, where people perform tasks blindfolded. From 2019.
A KakaoTalk group chat where members do a frugality challenge together, posting proof of their spending so they can hold each other accountable and save money.
A YouTube challenge combining taekwondo moves with the "Rolla" dance.
Kardi Garden's 2019 song "나무 (Tree)" resurged on short-form video in 2026, spawning a challenge where people dance while standing still like a tree.
A dance challenge set to the chorus "도마도마 (catch it!)" of the Brazilian funk track "MENTE MÁ." Launched by RIIZE member Wonbin, it spread through China's Douyin before being re-imported back to Korea.
Started when elementary schooler Kim Ji-yoon imitated the "Seo Yoonjeong" teacher character from comedian Jeong Yi-rang's YouTube series "Chopin Piano Academy" in a Reels video. The format "(Name)-a~ Why, teacher~ Didn't I tell you not to (action) at (place)~ Sorry~ 뀨❤️" exploded into a viral challenge.
An expression of resolve meaning "let's just go for it." Used as "할건 해야지, 가보자고" ("gotta do what you gotta do, let's go"). A calmer cousin of "가즈아".
Short for "holding in laughter" -- "laugh-holding challenge" videos became an entire YouTube genre.
The Oompa Loompa character from the movie "Wonka." Its catchy song and distinctive look spawned a viral short-form video challenge.
Busan dialect for "wanna go a round?" — a challenge/fighting-words phrase that turned into a meme.
BLACKPINK's Rosé released the song "APT.," inspired by the Korean drinking game "Apartment," and its Billboard success turned the drinking game itself into a global meme and challenge.
Originated from an MBN news line, "The Han River is frozen solid and a cat is walking across it," which got remixed into a viral Reels/Shorts challenge. The meme carries no deep meaning — its charm is simply the cute cat paired with the deadpan literal sentence.
A dance challenge copying Zico's "Any Song" choreography, credited with popularizing short-form dance challenge culture in Korea.
A dance challenge imitating the signature dance of the character Zero Two from the anime Darling in the Franxx.
A 2024 AI video challenge format in which an AI generates a clay figure that is then shown being smashed apart.
A 2025 trend of using ChatGPT's image generation feature to turn personal photos into Studio Ghibli-style animation art, sparking a boom in profile picture makeovers.
A short-form dance challenge set to a song by Japanese music creator Odamayonez, featuring a three-way split screen and cute choreography. Korean idols joined one after another, spreading the trend globally.
The addictive chorus of singer Youngtak's song "Do You Know Dr. Hong" spread as a short-form video challenge.
A dance/step challenge that makes the dancer look like they're gliding above the ground; it swept short-form video in 2023.
A fan-cam of a KIA Tigers cheerleader's "ppikki ppikki" dance that spread overseas and became a global dance challenge.
A mnemonic song made by YouTuber Carni to memorize Korean adjectives, chanting repeated phrases like "maegeun-maegeun-hada (smooth), pyeongpyeong-hada (flat)." The catchy repetition plus improvised choreography made it blow up.
