The sound is commonly tied to Red from the animated series Larva, a South Korean comedy cartoon that first appeared in 2011. Online, short edits of Red making exaggerated noises were clipped and reposted into meme compilations, then spread further through TikTok, Shorts and repost pages. Its appeal is simple: the vocal delivery is instantly recognizable, odd and funny even without context. It remains popular in goofy ahh sounds style edits because it can make a basic zoom or reaction clip feel much more absurd.