Korean slang profile
꽁꽁 얼어붙은 한강 위로 고양이가 걸어다닙니다
kkongkkong eoreobuteun hangang wiro goyangiga georeodanimnida
A meme turning a news line about a cat on the Han River into music and dance for others to imitate.
A meme turning a news line about a cat on the Han River into music and dance for others to imitate.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 꽁냥이 챌린지, 한강 고양이 챌린지
- Earliest source found
- Dec 16, 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
친구들과 꽁냥이 챌린지 동작을 맞춰 봤다.
My friends and I practiced the 꽁냥이 challenge moves together.
02Documented history
- December 2024뉴시스 introduced the structure and examples of participation in the challenge that spread in 2024.[1]
03Origin & word formation
뉴시스 explained that a line from an MBN cold-weather report in 2021 spread as a dance challenge in 2024. Who made the first edited video could not be established.
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.
- 계엄부터 아파트까지…2024 밈·챌린지 총결산 (뉴시스)Published Dec 16, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026