Korean slang profile

1일 1깡

1il 1kkang

An activity of watching the video for Rain’s song ‘깡’ or enjoying the song once a day.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: May 23, 2020
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
친구와 1일 1깡 영상을 보며 댓글을 구경했다.
I watched a daily 깡 video with a friend and browsed the comments.

02Documented history

May 2020연합뉴스 reported on watching the video once a day and the popularity of comments and parodies.[1]
Time unconfirmedA Seoul city citizen-reporter article explained its meaning as an example of online play culture.[2]

03Origin & word formation

연합뉴스 explains it as watching the ‘깡’ video once a day, describing renewed enjoyment of an older music video through comments and parodies. The first post using the expression could not be confirmed.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[SNS 세상] 1일 1깡 열풍 이유는…20일동안 실천해 봤더니 (연합뉴스)Published May 23, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
공공미술, 인터넷 놀이문화 '밈(meme)'을 만났다! (서울특별시 내 손안에 서울)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026