The New Dance Craze - South Korean PSY - GANGNAM STYLE

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Have you heard? The Bird is not the Word. But the new word is everything you need to know about Psy, the man behind Gangnam Style.

"South Korean pop star Psy has taken over. His hit single Gangnam Style has smashed You Tube records, beating out Justin Bieber for most-viewed video, and he has dominated music charts around the world. But who is this thirtysomething, bow-tie wearing export of South Korea? We’ve put together a little primer:

What is Gangnam

It’s not just a random word and theme to a song backed by ridiculous dancing. Gangnam is the home of the rich and privileged children in a wealthy part of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The kids’ parents are millionaires so the direct translation of “Gangnam Style” is “Swag Style.” And yes, Psy was born in this district".

Read More: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/1...-know-about-psy-the-man-behind-gangnam-style/

The Mrs. and I happen to think this is a cool 'riding a horse' dance and even us 'old war horses' can dance to it to keep in shape. So, get up off your feet and try it...you'll see.

"Dance is the only art where in we ourselves are the stuff in which it is made". Ted Shawn

 

[Ace_Club]

Yep. Great song and video. My kids love watching it.

 

[bastimret]

Here's what happens when he plays a free concert in Seoul:

 

[maxman]

I'm sure I've seen this somewhere before this Psy guy did it.
I can't put my finger on it though....

 

[Lion and the Fox]

Awesome!

 

[boogieman_]

My wife heard this earlier and she was WTFing and thought it was saying open condom star. I nearly peed.

 

[Strokin04]

Anything is better than Justin Bieber.

 

[1000Knives]

Eh, at least it makes me seem less weird for listening to Japanese music all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVe0x8jIfdQ
Japan's had some pretty stellar music come out of it. That song there is a quite funky Japanese jazz-fusion song from the 80s...

EDIT:
I don't like Korean music too much compared to Japanese as, it's not very original. It's pretty much just American pop in Korean. Jpop is getting like that recently, but yeah...

 

[Mink]

It has been compared to LMFAO's "I'm sexy and I know it", which is a whole lot less "inhibited"?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81891625/

 

[1000Knives]

It has been compared to LMFAO's "I'm sexy and I know it", which is a whole lot less "inhibited"?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81891625/

I just looked up the lyrics to Gangnam Style, much cleaner than any LMFAO song, which is nice.
http://www.kpoplyrics.net/psy-gangnam-style-lyrics-english-romanized.html

 

[oc_in_fw]

It has been compared to LMFAO's "I'm sexy and I know it", which is a whole lot less "inhibited"?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81891625/

I work out.


Damn, got a new ear worm

 

[Go West Young Man]

Yeah, this is like a month old

 

[barrycv]

Yeah, this is like a month old

The 15 min are well beyond up. Thankfully so.

 

[TheVez2]

So... Techno is now mainstream?

And that elevator scene is just creapy!

 

[Go West Young Man]

This starts off slow but it cracks me up by the end


http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lids/1417085

 

[the beav]

Seems like I feel more of a kinship with Super DJ Dmitri's style in "Groove is in the Heart."

 

[dchapman]

I'm sure I've seen this somewhere before this Psy guy did it.
I can't put my finger on it though....

Lol every middle aged white guy who has a few drinks and tries to 'get down in a club"(including yours truly)

 

[APEXshooter]

As ridiculous as it looks it is still pretty funny

 

[WoodfordReserve-Neat]

The new Korean exercise craze.
Best watched while intoxicated, though...

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

By William Gruger, N.Y. , Billboard - Dec. 21, 2012, 10:50 AM EST

"PSYs "Gangnam Style" has just become the first video in the history of the Internet to surpass one billion views.

At approximately 10:10 a.m. ET on Friday, PSY's mega-hit reached this unprecedented milestone just 27 days after surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the most watched video on YouTube.

In the days after breaking the 803 million YouTube view record, "Gangnam Style" has sustained over 6.5 million views per day - that's 76.4 views per second.

To compare to the second most popular video on the Internet, "Baby" likely won't cross the 1 billion view mark until late 2014, according to projections provided by Next Big Sound. Its decelerating view count currently hovers just above 300,000 per day, or only 3 views per second -- a rate that is likely to continue to shrink.

Unsurprisingly, PSY has gone on to become the platform's top trending YouTube video in 2012.

"Gangnam Style" spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100, reaching the No. 1 spot before even debuting on the Hot 100. The song is in its 15th week on the U.S.-based Hot 100, with seven weeks spent in the No. 2 position, held from the throne by Maroon 5's "One More Night."

For a time "Gangnam Style" was the most listened to song on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Rdio and Mog, holding the No. 1 spot on the On-Demand Songs chart for five weeks".

Read More: http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=781554

"Dance is the only art where in we ourselves are the stuff in which it is made". Ted Shawn