The tune comes from Squid Game Season 2, released on Netflix in late 2024, where Mingle is played on a rotating carousel platform under a large horse statue. Players ride the spinning platform while the cheerful song plays, then must pair up in exact numbers and lock themselves in rooms before time runs out. Clips of the scene spread quickly on TikTok and YouTube Shorts in early 2025, and editors began lifting the music alone for memes about grouping up, social anxiety and last second teamwork under pressure.