The video, which satirizes the area's self-importance and ostentatious wealth, has Psy breezing through a world of speed boats, yoga classes and exclusive clubs while performing an eccentric horse-riding dance. Psy sings about being the "guy who downs boiling coffee in one shot" and who "goes completely crazy when the right time comes." The "Gangnam" in the hit song's title refers to Seoul's most upscale residential and shopping district lined with luxury boutiques, top-end bars and restaurants frequented by celebrities. The new creation reportedly will be "completely different" and display Psy's hip-hop side, his handlers told the newspaper. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Psy's new song "Hangover," a collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, was set for worldwide release on June 8 during a live broadcast of America's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" late-night talk show. His follow-up song "Gentleman" set the record for the most YouTube views in a single day-38 million-on April 14, 2013. "With the appreciation, I will come back soon with more joyful contents!" GTFO the way, 'Gangnam Style.' Patrick Hosken patrickhosken When Psy 's 'Gangnam Style' debuted in 2012, it was at first very easy to say you had never heard of it - for approximately. "Two billion views they are very honorable and very burdensome numbers," Psy said in a statement YouTube shared with AFP on Friday. The song's breach of the two billion views mark was a first at YouTube, where in February "Baby" by Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber became the only other video in the billion-view club. "The anti-materialism theme in the time of a global recession has helped broaden the appeal of the song," the analysis said. "'Gangnam Style' actually pokes fun at how the common man fantasizes about life in the fast lane, as symbolized by the ritzy area in Seoul known as Gangnam," wrote an analyst in the renowned Harvard Business Review a few months after the release of the song, which by then was already a massive viral hit. South Korea's most successful recent export has also gained currency beyond YouTube, becoming often copied, much parodied and endlessly analyzed. 25, 2012 photo, South Korean rapper PSY, who sings the popular 'Gangnam Style' song, performs during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea.
Psy's horse-riding-style dance moves in "Gangnam Style" have been mimicked in a myriad of videos uploaded to YouTube in various languages. Eamonn Kilbride, Middle-Aged Dad, Dies After Dancing Gangnam Style In UK. It continues to garner thousands of looks daily and already was hundreds of thousands above the two billion mark early Saturday. Now, Sing \'Gangnam style\' knowing the meaning of the song.Ī girl who is warm and human during the dayĪ classy girl who knows freedom with a cup of coffeeĪ girl whose heart gets hotter when night comesĪ man who is as warm as you during the dayĪ man who bottom up the coffee before it gets even cool downĪ man whose heart thumping when night comesĪ girl who looks virtuous, but play while she play.Ī girl who puts her hair down when the time comesĪ girl who covers herself, but is sexier than a girl who exposes too much skinĪ man who seems decent but play while he play.The infectious and satirical mega-hit by South Korean pop star Psy became a worldwide sensation, fueling a South Korean "K-Pop" trend after it was first uploaded to the popular video sharing platform in July 2012. As you can guess, this song is to satire about people who pretend he is or she is rich and trendy. Actually it sounds even ridiculous that he is saying he is Gangnam style. In the song, He keeps on singing he is Gangnam style, but if you watch a music video, he\'s far from it. However, PSY call himself in the third person, \'Oppa\', so \'Oppan Gangnam style\' can be literally translated to \'I\'m Gangnam style\'. \'Oppa\' is a Korean expression females use to call older male friends or older brothers.
In generally speaking, \'Gangnam\' is the areas similar to Beverly Hills where trendy people lives or hang around. So \'Gangnam\' is the south of the Han River in Seoul, in which More specifically, though, it refers to the areas that include Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu districts. In Korea, the term \'gang\' means river, but in this song \'gang\' refers specifically to, the Han River, and the term \'nam\' means south. But, does anybody know what he is he singing? Anybody falls right in to the song as soon as they hear it. The song is written and performed by him. One Korean singer, PSY, set the world on fire with just a single song, \'Gangnam Style\'.