"GANGNAM STYLE" deserves its own thread

And the can challenge Psy to a dance off. Or I guess crotch thrust off? Because that's pretty much Psy's dance.

No, the crotch thrust is (S. Korean comedian) Haha's signature move. The hip wiggle is (S. Korean idol group) Brown Eyed Girls' signature move from their 2009 hit "Abracadabra". The horse dance is Psy's signature move, and I gotta tell you, I've been in Zumba classes where both parts - the lassoing part and the trotting part - were a part of the routine, although not together at the same time.

Psy's "Happening" concert is on Youtube btw, and is pretty awesome. I support the hip wiggle and Ga In's extended cameo in the "Gentleman" video, also dude's attempts to break the sexless/harmless Asian dude stereotype, but it's never cool to push girls to the floor. That's unfunny jerk behavior.

No video could top "Gangnam Style", but I like "Gentlemen" the song more. Probably because it's PSY gone New Beat + Big Beat, both particularly hitting my buttons.

A Psy/Uffie collaboration would blow my mind.

also dude's attempts to break the sexless/harmless Asian dude stereotype

i dont think this stereotype needs breaking in s. korea tbf

yeah but this is his first big video explicitly aimed at continuing his success in america/the west, right

identical to wat? one another?

to Gangnam style

well having seen the video, it def still feels very much aimed at the s. korean market first, worldwide second xp

Even if it's aimed at home, Psy's spent the last year touring abroad under something like that misconception, I think.

But also I think if it were really aimed at the South Korean market, he wouldn't have recycled a dance craze everyone already knows from just a couple years ago.

seems to be getting good us press/interest/attention

It's already got 70 million youtube views and is currently top 20 on US iTunes. New Billboard rules regarding youtube views could let this be a hit with almost zero initial radio attention much like Harlem Shake was.

something tells me that billboard is giving a little (= way) too much weight to youtube streaming

oh absolutely

didn't know about the Billboard change regarding Youtube views, but their ignorance of Youtube et. al. until recently was a head scratcher. I mean, "Video Games" topped out at 91 on the Billboard charts despite being what everybody was listening to for a few weeks in the US, and not just on ILX.

define "everybody"

I'm not sure being mocked for a terrible SNL performance should get you a top 10 hit

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i think "Gentleman" will actually be a good test case in how YouTube views impact the Hot 100 now, since we'll see those first 70 mil or whatever views and negligible radio spins in one week (the "Harlem Shake" thing is hard to measure since it was a whole bunch of different videos with different view counts). in any case something like "Video Games" was kinda niche -- 40 million views total, which is not all that much on the scale we're talking about, doubt that would've pushed it into the top half of the Hot 100 if it was counted at the time.

video games peaked months before the snl appearance

i don't think anyone said otherwise (iirc the chart peak WAS around the time of the SNL appearance, but its subculture/youtube buzz obviously hit a tipping point well before that)

man, "gentleman" is awesome

both the song and the video feel pretty charmless to me compared to GS

The video features Psy wearing his signature glasses and playing practical jokes on women such as pulling their chairs away as they are about to sit down and increasing the speed on a treadmill while it's being used.

http://images.sodahead.com/blogs/000186827/blogs_BennyHill_4247_194453_poll_xlarge.jpeg

a yakkety sax sample definitely would've been a good way for Psy to keep up with Macklemore

Got a text from my wife (belatedly) telling me there is a new Psy single, suggesting I play the video for the kids. Why the fuck would I invite that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSb2UTCtUM

Off to a good start with the covers

in at #12 on hot 100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-4WDIe0s8

<3 LEDApple

Am I the only one who hears Psy sing "Na nun sa na ye" as "I am the son and heir," and wonders how awesome it would be to hear Morrissey sing Gangnam Style?

yes

in at #12 on hot 100

― 乒乓, Saturday, April 20, 2013 10:33 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

up to #5 now. i thought it was really dumb for PSY to wait so long to drop a follow-up, but it ended up being really fortunate that it came after the new YouTube/Hot 100 rules.

Am I the only one who hears Psy sing "Na nun sa na ye" as "I am the son and heir,"

no, me too!

and wonders how awesome it would be to hear Morrissey sing Gangnam Style?

yeah, you're on your own there.

(might be amused to hear Psy sing the Smiths tho. but only one of the songs I am not particularly emotionally attached to.)

Yeah, I guess I would rather here Psy do an album of K-Pop Smiths.

Gentleman has been cleaning up at the weekly music show performance charts in Korea despite Psy not being around to perform the song. This absurd situation must have rankled the hearts of TV music show content programmers... not sure this was the best solution though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_lB62cbfyo

Girl's Day (hot pink jackets) >>>>>>>>>>> Teen Top (tweed suits), although TT are competent enough in own element.

My bad, there's one plaid jacket and one marbled one but no tweed.

http://gaw.kr/KDCsiM8

hahaha i asked an ilxor who was at cannes if he saw any celebs and he said "i walked past psy on the sidewalk"

he shoulda instagrammed it

South Korean rapper PSY has been met with boos and small firework explosions during his performance at the Stadio Olimpico ahead of the Italian Cup final and derby between Roma and Lazio.

Organizers responded by raising the volume during PSY's performance of his hit, ''Gangnam Style.''

The rapper appeared embarrassed but told fans afterward in Italian, ''I love Italy.''

It was unclear if the boos were of a racist nature, although fans for both clubs have come under attack this season for racist chanting.

I don't see why people get so worked up about the Correspondents Dinner.

http://i2.wp.com/24-7KPOP.COM/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/psy-president-obama-639-121012.jpg?resize=639%2C399

http://i.imgur.com/wNOpf0r.png

pretty happy that "Gentleman" has already disappeared

it was terrible

and an total clone of GS (both song and video) but vastly inferior

Apparently the PSY who was at Cannes was an impostor. Same guy showed up in Monaco lately.....

Not an impostor, a professional Psy impersonator!

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2013-05/25/fake-psy-interview-denis-carre-cannes-gangnam-style

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you gotta be 24? that's some bullshit

On a more serious note, Psy just switched US agencies

http://www.tenasia.com/archives/65588