"GANGNAM STYLE" deserves its own thread

pretty much ime. i think the indie reception of "gangnam" otoh has been totally unironic, most people i know who are really into are like stereogum readers.

― een, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:16 AM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the only people that keep trying to put this on at parties are me (internet!), my friend that everyone seems to think is my brother (internet!), and another friend (korean!). usually results in one or three of us doing the horsey dance, and...ppl suddenly having to find their friends.

is this how bronies feel all the time?

btw i'm not chalking up its entire popularity to "lol foreigner"... i think there's tons of people that are genuinely into it. i mean it sounds exactly like an LMFAO, so that's no surprise. they're very popular. i'm just wondering about a certain subgroup of music fans (sorta strawman-ish admittedly, but still)

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/newsfocus/911426-can-psy-hit-gangnam-style-bring-k-pop-to-a-global-music-audience

(includes a bit of "lol foreigner" handwringing)

is this how bronies feel all the time?

hearty irl lol

lol Thermo and gbx

if you don't hear how much better this is than lmfao then there is no hope for you

can't both be really good

i think psy is infinitely more charming and memorable as a performer, but it's no zero sum game

Best crossover since this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdfcKtRQW8

curious how this will do on EOYs here & elsewhere

is this going to catch on with indie-types? has it already? that would interest me for various reasons

ALL WE FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS KPOP WHITEHOUSE AND OUR CATS

oh yeah, it's definitely better than LMFAO

btw i'm not chalking up its entire popularity to "lol foreigner"... i think there's tons of people that are genuinely into it. i mean it sounds exactly like an LMFAO, so that's no surprise. they're very popular. i'm just wondering about a certain subgroup of music fans (sorta strawman-ish admittedly, but still)

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

well I won't deny that k-pop has been influenced a lot by american pop music, but gangnam style pretty solidly resides in its own k-pop world rather than being a 'direct rip' of LMFAO

ALL WE FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS KPOP WHITEHOUSE AND OUR CATS

― Lamp, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:12 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark

elite gymnastic can go suck a d

i'll cede to the god on this but regardless of the origins my point is just that this song would play especially well in a climate where LMFAO are massive pop stars

This is about to break into the top 100. It's #1 on the Bubbling Under chart and if you search twitter for "Gangnam Style" there's a lot of of "Oh wow, I just heard 'Gangnam Style' on the radio."

I think the appeal basically breaks down into: funny video + familiar sound (cause LMFAO) + catchy as fuuuuuuuuck.

+ he yells at a butt

never forget

I forgot he yells at a butt

It's already #58 in Canada.

So that's like, what, like #81 in America?

(Sorry, lazy Canada joke)

#58 with a butt

Was featured in UK free paper Metro yesterday (at every train station and on a lot of buses across the land). Will see if it blows up in the UK too..

omg where's Geir

lool

i'd def be into a "hongro style" parody, gotta say

*camera shows up close shot of a hand strumming a black electric guitar, pans out & its just kids on halloween*

they were just discussing this on The View lol

Top 10 US itunes (#2 in Canada). I guess it's now officially the first legitimately big k-pop hit in the West.

#1 in Finland!

He taught Britney Spears how to do the dance on Ellen.

He didn't yell at her butt tho. :(

i'm not sure how you'd ever even begin to separate out "lol crazy foreigner" type appreciation from other sorts when the artist in question is singing in a foreign language (one that's largely unfamiliar to westerners) while deliberately acting crazy. especially when he hails from a culture that's frequently reduced to "lol crazy" stereotypes.

not a slam at the popularity of "gangnam style", just in response to j0rdan...

heard it on top 40 radio twice today :)

#33 on UK iTunes, been climbing all week. Video has been #1 on UK iTunes for quite a while.

is s. korea really reduced to "lol crazy" stereotypes that often? i've always thought of it as having a pretty westernized pop culture, esp. compared to say, japan.

stereotypes:

japan: omg japanese are so crazy!
korea: omg japanese are so crazy!

lol, true

Just debuted at #64. It begins.

And #16 in Canada.

stereotypes:

japan: omg japanese are so crazy!
korea: omg japanese are so crazy!

kyary pamyu pamyu

i think the stereotype ppl might have is related to its "inscrutability"

the WSJ piece breaks this all down pretty well, though. read that. it also explains the tradition of subversive critique that it's a part of & makes it seem pretty mocking of teh upper class in gangnam

Now officially the most-liked video in Youtube history, apparently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPP5Bvtr2Dg

If you haven't gotten enough of Roh Hongcheoul doing his signature Jeojil Daeseu ("nasty dance"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REePS1XomPM

Paris Hilton cameo at 1:17. Still prefer Masaki Sumitani (Razor Ramon Hard Gay).

and now #1 on itunes! perhaps in time it will even top the hot 100?

#2 on australian itunes chart, #1 on video chart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dlhhfpFBTk

brilliant