Gwiyomi

The Gwiyomi Song, or Kwiyomi Song (귀요미 송), is a K-pop single by South Korean singer Hari and was released on February 18, 2013. It was inspired by a gesture from a member of a South Korean boy group, BtoB named Jung Ilhoon. The gesture is called 'Gwiyomi Player', which became an Internet meme in October 2012 followed by its first appearance on a South Korean variety show under SBS MTV named MTV Diary. The gesture has also inspired many Asian netizens to upload their own versions onto the internet.

The internet meme is originated from a South Korean boy band BToB’s member Jung Ilhoon who created a series of cute hand movements or simply 'counting numbers in a cute way' called 'Gwiyomi Player' or 'Kwiyomi Player' ('Cutie Player' in English). It was first created by him in SBS MTV's MTV Diary EP.24 where the whole members starred in.

Gwiyomi (귀요미) is based on the adjective "gwiyeo-un" (귀여운), which means cute. Gwiyeo captures the meaning of cuteness, and "-un" is a form of conjugation to be altered for each intended usage. Ending an adjective with "-mi" (-미) has the effect of personifying the adjective, thereby turning the word into a noun. Thus "gwiyomi" means a cute person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJuEdfYt2Mk

Jung Ilhoon, The Creator of Gwiyomi's virus.

E N D

Thanks for reading.

cr : wiki