Lemon

The "Lemon" meme originated on the internet and primarily features characters licking or eating lemons and reacting with distorted faces due to the sour taste. This meme gained attention as the cute characters’ exaggerated reactions to the sourness were amusing to many. It is often shared in the form of two-panel comics or short clips. The humorous and exaggerated expressions of the characters became widely popular across various online communities. The meme's charm lies in its visual humor, with cute illustrations being a significant factor, making it adaptable to various scenarios.

Internationally, it parallels memes like "Lemon React" or "Sour Face," where animals or popular characters are depicted reacting with exaggerated expressions to lemons or other sour fruits. Widely shared on platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Instagram, these memes focus on extreme reactions to sourness as their primary source of humor. Such memes, like the "Squishy Lemon" meme, use simple yet impactful visual humor to resonate with people and have also gained popularity in Korea as international memes spread widely.