Who’s the ‘original chill guy’? Here’s what netizens think

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The craze around viral meme ‘Chill Guy’ refuses to die down as netizens are using their creativity to add hilarious twists to it. For the uninitiated, ‘Chill Guy’ meme features a human-like brown dog in a grey sweater, jeans, and sneakers. With his arms tucked in his pockets and a bemused smirk, his chilled approach has captured the imagination of netizens who are hooked to the character.
The character, created by artist Philip Banks, made its debut on Instagram on October 4, 2023, and his introduction read: “my new character. His whole deal is he’s a chill guy that lowkey doesn’t give a fuck”.
His ‘chilled’ approach has made him a poster boy for all things and scenario that demand a calm, carefree attitude and resilience in the face of life’s chaos.The meme also took cryptocurrency market by storm, as a crypto token which triggered Philip Banks, its artist to consider enforcement copyright protection on the illustration and its use.
“I will never give permission to use my art for anything crypto-related,” Phillip Banks said.
Apart from that a ‘Chill Guy analyser‘ tool calculates your ‘chillness quotient’. It is developed by Harsh Dwivedi, the Co-founder of Medial App. People are keying in their X id and getting fun insights about their personality, which some have termed even better than AI-generated inputs.

Who is the ‘original chill guy’

Now, some recent X posts are revealing the fascination of users for the ‘original chill guy‘.
Is it Han Lue of Fast & Furious fame or Bollywood actor Salman Khan? Let’s find out who is the ‘original chill guy’ on social media.

Is it Han Lue?

The first and the most favourite nomination for the ‘original chill guy’ is of Han Lue, portrayed by Sung Kang, the character from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, who’s always eating something or the other, as a way to distract him from wanting a cigarette.



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