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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 viral video showed a foreigner asking a convenience store clerk for directions to "Nonghyup Bank" (a Korean agricultural bank), but the clerk misheard it as "neomu yeppeune" ("you're so pretty") and got flustered. The phrase "Nonghyup Bank = You're So Pretty" stuck as a meme.
Originated when Henry, a foreign cast member on the show "Real Men," wrote "1do moreugesseumnida" (I don't understand one bit), misspelling "hanado" (not at all) as "1do" (using the numeral 1 for "il/one"). The stylized spelling "1도" became a standard way to write "not even one bit."
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.
