Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio's mouth movements that appeared to mention "K-pop" at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony have been captured, unexpectedly drawing attention. Although it was a brief moment, the scene quickly spread as a meme and is heating up online.
The Golden Globes on Jan. 12 (local time) posted on its official social media and released a video with the caption Enjoy 30 seconds of Leonardo DiCaprio. The video showed DiCaprio engaged in a lively conversation with the person seated next to him during the 83rd Golden Globe Awards held the previous day at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California, U.S.
Although no sound is heard, netizens began 'lip-reading analysis' after a scene was captured of DiCaprio moving his mouth widely while gesturing with a hand pointing at someone. Some foreign media and fans say his mouth movements look like he is saying "K-pop," offering interpretations such as, I saw you talking about K-pop and it seems like he was imitating a situation where he asked who that person was and realized they were into K-pop.
The conversation partner is presumed to be actor Chase Infinity, who co-starred with him in the movie One Battle After Another. Chase Infinity previously posted photos of visiting Korea on social media and showed interest in K-pop, lending weight to that speculation. However, DiCaprio's actual remarks have not been confirmed, so for now interpretations and guesses are circulating.
After the video was released, online reactions poured in, saying things like "the best meme of the Golden Globes this year," "I'm laughing all day at this 30-second video," and "even DiCaprio is talking about K-pop now." Although it was a short clip, his exaggerated gestures and expressions provoked laughter and appeared to spread quickly.
Coincidentally, at the ceremony that day the Netflix animated film about K-pop, K-Pop Demon Hunters, won both best animated feature and best original song, becoming a two-time winner. Also, Blackpink's Lisa appeared on stage as a presenter, and SEVENTEEN's Joshua appeared on the red carpet, among other moments that highlighted K-pop's presence.
DiCaprio attended as a nominee for best actor in a musical or comedy but failed to win, and the trophy in that category went to Timothy Chalamet for the film Marty Supreme. Separate from whether he won, DiCaprio became the focus of an unexpected sensation called the "K-pop lip-reading meme," leaving another memorable Golden Globe moment.
[Photo] Golden Globes social media capture
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