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Meme Name: Girigiri Dance

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The "Girigiri Dance" meme began to gain significant traction in mid-2024, particularly around June and July, following the popularity of "はいよろこんで" (Hai Yorokonde, meaning "Yes, gladly"), a song by Japanese singer Kocchi no Kento released on May 27, 2024. It rapidly spread across short-form video platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

The "Girigiri Dance" refers to the distinctive choreography featured in the music video for Kocchi no Kento's song "はいよろこんで." This dance is highly addictive, especially with the repeated lyric 'ギリギリ' (girigiri, meaning "barely" or "just barely") during the song's highlight. The meme not only gained popularity as a dance challenge but was also used to parody the SOS Morse code scene from the music video, often employed to "draw a line" or set boundaries in various situations.

The primary audience for this meme consists of young people in their teens to 30s who enjoy Japanese anime and J-POP. Furthermore, it is widely used across all age groups who actively consume short-form video content like TikTok and YouTube Shorts, gaining significant popularity among both men and women as it spread in the form of a challenge.