Korean slang profile
이라이라
iraira
A dance and facial-expression challenge acting out annoyance cutely with exaggerated expressions.
A dance and facial-expression challenge acting out annoyance cutely with exaggerated expressions.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 이라이라 챌린지
- Earliest source found
- Dec 15, 2025
- 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
버스를 놓친 기분을 이라이라 챌린지 표정으로 표현했어.
I expressed how I felt after missing the bus with an 이라이라 challenge face.
02Documented history
- 2025-12-15Harper’s Bazaar Korea introduced a challenge acting out annoyance through comic expressions.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Harper’s Bazaar Korea introduces it as a challenge repeating the same words while making comic expressions. The first video and choreographer could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 알고리즘이 만든 2025 핫 챌린지는 무엇? | 하퍼스 바자 코리아 (하퍼스 바자 코리아)Published Dec 15, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026