무수히 많은 악수의 요청이

Meme Name: Countless Requests for Handshakes

• Pronunciation: Moo-soo-hee Mah-neun Ak-soo-ee Yo-chung-ee

This meme began to gain fame in 2017 when a post uploaded to Marumaru, an illegal manga uploading site, was screenshotted. It quickly gained popularity as a new internet meme (jjalbang) at the time and was widely used in online communities.

"Countless Requests for Handshakes" (무수히 많은 악수의 요청이) is a meme primarily used to mock the exaggerated internal fantasies of otaku or internet community users often referred to as 'Net-deok'. The meme originated from a post by a high school student who claimed that after revealing their love for anime to classmates, friends with similar interests made "countless" requests for handshakes. However, due to the author's nickname ('Loli-tta-muk-sin', implying something inappropriate) and the unrealistic description of the situation, it was ridiculed as a fabricated post by someone trying to compensate for a lack of social skills, leading to its spread as a meme. Although the author later clarified that it was actually only about 5-6 handshakes, the exaggeration of the phrase "countless" and the absurdity of the situation became the core of the meme.

It is primarily used by young people who are active in online communities. It tends to be used for ridicule or satire, especially among users with a high understanding of otaku culture or specific internet community cultures. It is also used in contexts like game broadcasts to describe situations where NPCs or specific targets flock together en masse.

This meme is used either as the original phrase "무수히 많은 악수의 요청이" (Countless Requests for Handshakes) or shortened to "악수 요청" (Handshake Requests). It can also be modified into the form "무수히 많은 ~의 요청이" (Countless Requests for ~) to express exaggerated reactions or expectations in specific situations. For instance, it can be used as "애국시민들의 무수히 많은 '박'수의 요청이" (Countless requests for 'applause' from patriotic citizens) or "무수히 많은 조편성의 요청이" (Countless requests for group formation).

Since this meme originated in the context of ridiculing the exaggerated fantasies or actions of specific groups or individuals, its use may cause offense or be perceived as derogatory by others. Special care should be taken not to use it to directly disparage specific targets.