Korean slang profile
폭주기니
pokjugini
A dance challenge named after IVE’s Rei moving her arms at staggered intervals to music.
A dance challenge named after IVE’s Rei moving her arms at staggered intervals to music.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 폭주기니 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
폭주기니 챌린지의 팔 동작이 생각보다 바쁘네.
The 폭주기니 challenge arm moves are busier than I expected.
02Documented history
- 2025-12-15Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s year-end challenge roundup introduced Rei’s staggered arm moves and the guinea-pig comparison behind the name.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Harper’s Bazaar Korea explains that fans comparing the ‘Attitude’ chorus choreography to a rampaging guinea pig gave rise to the name. The earliest original post of that reaction and the person who named it 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