I have been a casual kpop listener since 2011, mostly GGs, but I only started watching content back in late 2023 when I became a Le Sserafim fan. What made me start checking out other groups was memes on tiktok and youtube. I want to see what clips or memes got others into the groups they now follow, or at least made them give the music a chance. If you can, add a link to a clip or at least a search phrase, I want to see if it will work for me too. Even though I have been listening a long time, I don’t really know any meme moment from older groups if you also want to include them.
I included some of the memes that got me to check out different groups music. Most of the clips I originally saw on tiktok, but I stopped using it after the US ban (I was kinda addicted)
ITZY discussing visual. All of the members trying to get Yeji to say their name was so funny to me that I thought to give their music a chance and became a fan.
ENHYPEN Sunoo telling Sunghoon he is cuter than Jake. I first saw this one on tiktok. It almost made me watch their survival show because I was curious as to how Sunoo decided that this was the best way to make a friend. Instead I just started watching their variety content.
NCT Taeyoung’s reaction to Sticker vs everyone else. I’ve always heard that when members of a group don’t like a song, it’s a banger. I have to admit that I am with the other members on Sticker.
BTS all lying about how many cards they had. I had zero context when I first came across this clip on tiktok. It was just shot in such a great way to build drama to the final, very funny conclusion. I started listening to their discography because they were so funny. Kind of a longer clip if you wanted to check it out. Unrelated, but “I Need U” is currently my favorite kpop song.
TXT Taehyun exposed by Namjoon as a Jungkook fan. Honestly, the tiktok comments were the best part of this clip. It led me down a rabbit hole of other TXT content that made me a fan.
(G)I-DLE Soyeon vegetable eating live stream. When I first saw this, I thought it was funny how over-dramatic she was about the smell and taste of the vegetables. After I checked out their music, I thought she sounded like the rapper from K-DA. Imagine my surprise after that google search.
New Jeans chicken vs egg debate. I thought it was so funny that they were taking a silly debate so seriously. When I went to check out their music, I was surprised how many songs I knew as a casual.
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