A snippet from Khong Sao Ca (No Problem) by rapper 7dnight has unexpectedly taken the Internet by storm over the past month.
The catchy 30-second refrain “Gwenchana Ding Díng Ding Dình Ding” has gone viral in multiple countries, amassing over one billion views on TikTok.
The song gained traction through dance videos set to its melody, with more than 1.4 million videos now using it as background music.
A host of celebrities have joined the trend, with South Korean and US-based accounts driving much of the hype.
Boy band Seventeen even performed the dance at their concert in Indonesia on Feb 8 before an audience of 40,000 fans.
The viral trend has propelled Khong Sao Ca onto the global stage, with no signs of slowing down.
One standout video, featuring a dog dancing to the track, has attracted nearly 88 million views and over 11 million likes since being posted on Feb 3.
The song ranked fifth on TikTok Billboard’s global top 50 from Jan 27 to Feb 2, the only Vietnamese track on the chart.
The phrase “Gwenchana Ding Díng Ding Dình Ding” has particularly resonated in South Korea, where the song briefly ranked among the top 50 trending tracks on Spotify.
The term Gwenchana which means “It’s okay”, “It’s alright” or “I’m fine” in Korean.
Korean listeners have called it “a fun and addictive song”, with one saying that the gwenchana message is “really cool”.
Vietnamese fans say its repetitive rhythm makes it easy to remember.
7dnight, whose real name is Ngo Tuan Dat, 27, is a native of Nghe An Province.
The figure 7 in his stage name represents the seven fingers he was born with. His grandfathers were exposed to defoliant Agent Orange during military service, resulting in a congenital defect in his left hand. — Vietnam News/ANN
