Korean slang profile
호랑나비 챌린지
horangnabi chaellinji
A video activity copying dance movements that look as though one might fall over, set to Kim Heung-kook’s 호랑나비.
A video activity copying dance movements that look as though one might fall over, set to Kim Heung-kook’s 호랑나비.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 18, 2024
- 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
넘어질 듯한 동작이 어려워 호랑나비 챌린지를 여러 번 찍었다.
The nearly-falling moves were difficult, so I filmed the 호랑나비 챌린지 several times.
02Documented history
- January 2024일간스포츠 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
일간스포츠 described an example of rearranging the song, released in 1989, in the Jersey club genre and presenting it as a dance video.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘나루토’ 챌린지에 김종국 ‘사랑스러워’ 열풍..챌린지 시대의 명과 암 [줌인] (일간스포츠)Published Jan 18, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026