The clip circulated as a TikTok trend under the name Owen is arigato, with little documented information about its original recording. Its appeal online comes from the strange pairing of the name Owen with arigato, the Japanese word for thank you, repeated until it becomes a catchphrase. Short video creators picked it up for edits and reaction posts, and it later spread to soundboards where users save it for quick playback, sharing and remixing in memes, chats and fan made compilations.