K-Dramas have a way of influencing pop culture around the world and one drama is making a huge impact around the world with a special episode.
The MBC drama, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, starring Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk, has become a favorite series among international fans. In one of the most recent episodes, the line “do you like Messi?” has gone viral all over social media in the Philippines.
The lead female character, Kim Bok-joo tries to start a conversation with her handsome crush, Jung Jae-yia, who also happens to be a doctor. She asks him if he likes Messi, the iconic soccer player, after receiving boy advice from her friend, Jung Nan-hee.
This is where the legendary question ‘Do you like Messi?’ originates pic.twitter.com/pb0gg8xjnK
— elly?g/a in bio (@myeonsichenx) January 15, 2017
“Is Messi aware of this terrible fact?” pic.twitter.com/poVCJNFUK8
— wfkbj pics (@wfkbj_pics) January 15, 2017
The line became so popular, that Filipino fans started using it as a real pick-up line to talk to their crushes! It even became the number one trending topic on Twitter and several Phillipinne media outlets have already reported on the trend.
Check out some of these hilarious tweets mentioning Messi:
You: Do you like messi?
Crush: yes, I like messi!!! Like, MESSIng up with your feelings…
You: pic.twitter.com/Dqwl0i0X1H— hasel (@selchandayoo) January 15, 2017
me as an idol: [walking and passes a note to taehyung]
taehyung: [opens it]“do you like messi?”
— cata ? (@mynephilim) January 17, 2017
pro tip: when a girl ask you do you like messi high chance she had a crush on you
— human error. (@blxcknicotine) January 17, 2017
It is now a running joke that every Weightlifting Fairy fan can enjoy and relate to.
I tried the “Do you like Messi? to a guy i ended up embarrassing myself pic.twitter.com/WobwVfo6Ut
— D-75 {s/h} (@hahahahppy) January 15, 2017
Source: Rappler
