# Leekspin (Ievan Polkka)

> A 2006 Orihime loop carried Loituma's polka into remixes, Miku covers and merchandise.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2006-04-20
- Milestone date: 2010-11-11
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 47 (Notable, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Creator relay, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

An Orihime loop paired Bleach with Loituma's scat singing. Blogs and video remakes spread it beyond anime audiences. Otomania and Tamago adapted it for Miku; Hachune became merchandise. The peak anchor is a reported derivative views milestone.

## Timeline

- 2006-04-20 — mikkikoron (Open web) — mikkikoron linked the Loituma Flash file in a LiveJournal post titled Bye Bye Brain Cells.
- 2006-05-23 — Krunk4Ever (Open web) — Krunk credited Decathanerd for the link and hosted a mirror of the Orihime animation.
- May 2006 — Mireillechan (YouTube) — Mireillechan uploaded a redrawn version of the loop to YouTube.

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/leekspin

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Leekspin (Ievan Polkka).” Case HIS-01570. Spread Score v1.3: 47/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01570