자신이 짱구아빠인줄 아는

Meme Name: The "I Think I'm Shin-chan's Dad" Meme

This meme began to gain popularity around May 2024, with the release of the opening video for the anime 'Crayon Shin-chan's Dad Hiroshi Nohara's Lunch.' In particular, a specific visual direction in that opening video became a big topic online.

The "I Think I'm Shin-chan's Dad" meme originated from a bizarrely directed scene in the opening video of the anime 'Crayon Shin-chan's Dad Hiroshi Nohara's Lunch,' where Shin-chan's dad performs a specific action and the background dramatically changes, much like the "Domain Expansion" technique from 'Jujutsu Kaisen.' This scene garnered significant attention, even on Japan's Nico Nico Douga, where many comments referred to it as "Domain Expansion." In Korea, it is also known by names like "Let's eat curry" (카레먹어주자) and "Let's eat rice" (밥먹어주자).

This meme has expanded to include other peculiar scenes from the opening, such as Shin-chan's dad appearing to type on a keyboard in front of a laptop but actually just tapping on the desk, or failing to pass through a subway turnstile. Furthermore, due to the somewhat unsettling and alienating art style and direction of the original animation, a backstory was sometimes attached, portraying him as a "villain disguised as an ordinary person who believes himself to be Hiroshi Nohara."

Mainly consumed by young people in their late teens to early thirties who are familiar with the anime 'Crayon Shin-chan' and 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' especially among online community users who enjoy internet memes and parody culture.

This meme is primarily used in creating parody videos, such as compositing Shin-chan's dad's "Domain Expansion" scene onto other characters or situations, or replacing the original video's background music (BGM) with music from other works.

• "I saw the Shin-chan's dad Domain Expansion meme today, it was really bizarre but funny."
• "Isn't this totally 'Let's eat curry'? Look at the background transition."

The Korean name for this meme is "자신이 짱구아빠인줄 아는" (Jashin-i Jjanggu Appa-injul Aneun). It can be pronounced as: Jah-sheen-ee Jjang-goo Ah-pah een-jool Ah-neun. (Meaning: "Believing oneself to be Shin-chan's dad")