What is Gwiyomi / Kiyomi? // Explanation & Videos

Gwiyomi Song or Kwiyomi Song (귀요미송)

So first it was Gangnam Style, then it was Harlem Shake. And now..Gwiyomi / Kiyomi!

Well, my friends were posting about Gwiyomi / Kiyomi everywhere on Facebook recently and I was ehh..what’s that?

“Gwiyomi” translated into English means someone who is cute hence the new dance craze literally means “cute player”.
- Taken from HERE

So obviously some other research and tadaa..(totally taken from Wikipedia HERE):

Gwiyomi Song or Kwiyomi Song (귀요미송) is the lead single from 귀요미송 (Re Title), a digital single by a South Korean indie singer Hari which describes the love of a girl and a boy.

[Eng Sub] 귀요미송 Kiyomi Song (Cutie Song) by 하리 Hari (Full Song)

It was started by Korean Idol Jung Ilhoon of BToB on BToB MTV DiaryMany who created a series of hand movements accompanying the song “Kiyomi Song”.

Original Gwiyomi / Kwiyomi (Aegyo Boy Cutie Player) 

Various K-pop artiste who appeared on Korean entertainment programs has attempted to act cute and use this song and movements as they fight with Aegyo Battle (battle of cuteness).

The basic gist of Gwiyomi / Kiyomi aka 1+1=Gwiyomi aka One plus One is Gwiyomi (일 더하기 일은 귀요미) is as be seen here portrayed by Sooyoung:

So yeah, generally Gwiyomi / Kiyomi Player (can be males or females) will upload about a 50+ second video doing the above cutesy actions.

Here’s a pictorial tutorial to help you out:

1 + 1: 일 더하기 일은 귀요미 [il deohagi ireun gwiyomi]

2 + 2: 이 더하기 이는 귀요미 [i deohagi ineun gwiyomi]

3 + 3: 삼 더하기 삼은 귀요미 [sam deohagi sameun gwiyomi]

4 + 4: 사 더하기 사는 귀요미 [sa deohagi saneun gwiyomi]

5 + 5: 오 더하기 오는 귀요미 [o deohagi oneun gwiyomi]

6 + 6: 육 더하기 육은 귀요미 [yuk deohagi yugeun gwiyomi]

*Any bold faced character can be replaced by ‘도’ [do]

Here are some popular videos of Gwiyomi / Kiyomi players (both Korean stars & user uploaded Youtube videos):

Combiled Kpop Best Gwiyomi 

Compiled Top Youtube Uploaded Cutest Gwiyomi / Kiyomi players

Oh even G-Dragon is doing it:

Well, if you really want to learn this and you just can’t catch the steps, you can watch this step by step video tutorial to be a Gwiyomi / Kiyomi Player.

Tutorial

Well, I guess it’s really cute and everything, and yes, it did make me want to try to do a video too but decided against it. HAHAHA, but here’s a random photo of the bf and I trying out some moves!

Personally though, in my opinion – what’s more catchy is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s Ninjya Re Bang Bang (Ninjaribanban)!(:

Yours may differ of course ;p

Till later,