We gather newly rising and long-lasting memes. We don't judge — we show them as-is. The interpretation is up to you.
A portmanteau meme celebrating the same-day 2023 release of two tonally opposite films: the pink comedy Barbie and the nuclear drama Oppenheimer.
A mashup video splicing the jingle from a Korean "Papico" ice cream commercial with the theme from "The Good, the Bad and the Weird." A classic from the Gojarani mashup-meme forum.
A Busan-dialect line from a scene set in Busan in a Korean gangster film. Meant to sound threatening, but the accent made it comically endearing, turning it into a meme.
Used to stop someone about to make an irreversible mistake. A general-purpose phrase of dissuasion drawn from a movie title.
A line from the movie Tazza spoken by the character Gwak Cheol-yong, rediscovered as a meme alongside his other catchphrase "Bet it, double or nothing."
Won Bin's iconic line from the movie "The Man From Nowhere." Used to declare a dramatic comeback when one last card remains to be played.
A meme comparing extreme anger to sprinting off, riffing on the movie title "The Fast and the Furious" (its Korean title literally means "furious rush") — used when someone storms off in a rage.
The Oompa Loompa character from the movie "Wonka." Its catchy song and distinctive look spawned a viral short-form video challenge.
A famous line from the 2001 film "Friend," used when someone tries to push an unwanted task or trip onto someone else. The phrase gets swapped with any place name to fit the situation.
A line from the movie "Veteran," delivered by villain Jo Tae-oh (played by Yoo Ah-in). His distinctive tone turned the phrase into the go-to expression for utter disbelief or absurdity.
From the 2025 "A Minecraft Movie," a scene featuring the rare "chicken jockey" mob spawned an audience meme where moviegoers cheer and throw popcorn in theaters -- a viewing ritual that went global.