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The Toca Toca Dance originates from the song 'Toca Toca,' released in 2013 by the Romanian dance group Fly Project. This song began gaining significant popularity as a meme around January 2023, primarily on short-form content platforms like YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels. Notably, the 'Addictive | Toca Toca Anime Dance' video uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Holy Cap Water' on January 28, 2023, is known to have played a crucial role in the meme's spread.

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The Toca Toca Dance refers to a short video meme where various animated characters or real people perform a repetitive dance to a specific section of Fly Project's addictive song 'Toca Toca.' 'Toca Toca' means 'Touch Touch' in Spanish. This meme is primarily consumed by removing the background from the original character's dancing scene and using only the dance, or by compositing other characters to create new parody videos. Its high addictiveness comes from the combination of easy-to-follow dance moves and a cheerful melody.

It is particularly popular among young people in their teens and twenties who actively use short-form content platforms such as YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels. Given that various animated characters and VTubers participate in parodies, it receives particularly strong resonance from generations familiar with anime and internet culture.

The Toca Toca Dance is parodied in various forms, featuring diverse anime and game characters, and even real people or animals dancing. For example, many videos have been produced showing characters from 'Bread Barbershop,' Frieza from 'Dragon Ball,' Zero Two from 'Darling in the Franxx,' and 'Chainsaw Man' performing the Toca Toca Dance. In Korea, KIA Tigers players, various YouTubers, and influencers have also participated in this dance challenge, showcasing diverse parodies.