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This meme began to gain significant popularity in the latter half of 2017. Specifically, in relation to author Joanna's delays in serializing the Naver webtoon 'Kill the King,' readers commented, "If you are being held captive at Naver headquarters, please draw just one carrot." When a carrot actually appeared in the next episode, it became a huge sensation. Around the same time in November 2017, when Gordon Ramsay appeared on the Korean variety show 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,' a Twitter user posted a widely shared tweet saying, "Mr. Gordon Ramsay, if you are being unjustly held captive, please wave a carrot during the broadcast." Subsequently, on April Fool's Day in 2019, several webtoon artists utilized this meme, and it continued to be used steadily, maintaining its popularity.

The 'Please draw a carrot' meme is used to implicitly ask someone to signal if they are being unjustly detained or acting against their will. It originated from the evasive question and answer methods used by actual kidnapping or confinement victims to secretly communicate with the outside world. When used as a meme, it is often adapted into humorous or playful situations in the form of "If you are being held by OO, please draw/wave/make XX appear."

This meme is widely used by people of all ages and genders who actively engage with online platforms such as internet communities, webtoon readers, and Twitter. It is not limited to a specific age group or gender; most internet users who understand the humor enjoy using it.

Dang-geun-eul Geu-ryeo-ju-se-yo (roughly: Dahng-goon-eul Goo-ryuh-joo-seh-yoh)

• "Author Joanna, if you are being held captive at Naver headquarters, please draw just one carrot."
• "Mr. Gordon Ramsay, if you are being unjustly held captive, please wave a carrot during the broadcast."