# Gnarly — KATSEYE

> TikTok reported 2.4 million Gnarly creations following KATSEYE’s JOYBA-backed launch.

- Owner: KATSEYE / HYBE x Geffen Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2025-04-30
- Peak date: Week of May 8, 2025
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 56 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Sound or audio meme, Challenge, Controversy, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

KATSEYE released Gnarly with JOYBA advertising and entered the US Hot 100. Dance reuse and lyric debates spread across TikTok and Instagram. TikTok reported 2.4 million creations in its 2025 review.

## Timeline

- 2025-04-22 — @katseyeworld (X) — KATSEYE announced Gnarly for April 30 in a teaser showing green liquid leaking from a bottle.
- 2025-04-30 — KATSEYE / HYBE x Geffen Records (YouTube) — KATSEYE released Gnarly and its music video alongside a JOYBA advertising partnership.
- 2025-04-30 — Billboard Philippines (Press) — Billboard Philippines covered the Gnarly release.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/gnarly-katseye

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Gnarly — KATSEYE.” Case HIS-00184. Spread Score v1.2: 56/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00184