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
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 September 2012 18:24 (thirteen years ago)
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.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 20:36 (thirteen years ago)
+ he yells at a butt
― dayo, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:11 (thirteen years ago)
never forget
― direct references of (seandalai), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:23 (thirteen years ago)
I forgot he yells at a butt
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:30 (thirteen years ago)
It's already #58 in Canada.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:38 (thirteen years ago)
So that's like, what, like #81 in America?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:51 (thirteen years ago)
(Sorry, lazy Canada joke)
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:52 (thirteen years ago)
#58 with a butt
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:04 (thirteen years ago)
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..
― Cragenham Craig (Craigo Boingo), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 10:57 (thirteen years ago)
omg where's Geir
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 13:42 (thirteen years ago)
lool
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:01 (thirteen years ago)
i'd def be into a "hongro style" parody, gotta say
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:52 (thirteen years ago)
*camera shows up close shot of a hand strumming a black electric guitar, pans out & its just kids on halloween*
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:53 (thirteen years ago)
they were just discussing this on The View lol
― dmr, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:59 (thirteen years ago)
Top 10 US itunes (#2 in Canada). I guess it's now officially the first legitimately big k-pop hit in the West.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:28 (thirteen years ago)
#1 in Finland!
― direct references of (seandalai), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:36 (thirteen years ago)
He taught Britney Spears how to do the dance on Ellen.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:45 (thirteen years ago)
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...
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:03 (thirteen years ago)
heard it on top 40 radio twice today :)
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:43 (thirteen years ago)
#33 on UK iTunes, been climbing all week. Video has been #1 on UK iTunes for quite a while.
― mike t-diva, Thursday, 13 September 2012 09:10 (thirteen years ago)
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.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:09 (thirteen years ago)
stereotypes:
japan: omg japanese are so crazy!korea: omg japanese are so crazy!
― goole, Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (thirteen years ago)
lol, true
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (thirteen years ago)
Just debuted at #64. It begins.
― tuomas without a nose ring (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:34 (thirteen years ago)
And #16 in Canada.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:38 (thirteen years ago)
kyary pamyu pamyu
― * The "no hands" rule can be compared to socialist tax policies (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 14 September 2012 01:48 (thirteen years ago)
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
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Friday, 14 September 2012 02:31 (thirteen years ago)
Now officially the most-liked video in Youtube history, apparently.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 September 2012 07:48 (thirteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPP5Bvtr2Dg
― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Friday, 14 September 2012 08:33 (thirteen years ago)
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).
― A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down (Sanpaku), Friday, 14 September 2012 22:36 (thirteen years ago)
and now #1 on itunes! perhaps in time it will even top the hot 100?
― teledyldonix, Saturday, 15 September 2012 00:31 (thirteen years ago)
#2 on australian itunes chart, #1 on video chart
― * The "no hands" rule can be compared to socialist tax policies (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 15 September 2012 00:37 (thirteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dlhhfpFBTk
― tuomas without a nose ring (The Reverend), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:12 (thirteen years ago)
brilliant
― * The "no hands" rule can be compared to socialist tax policies (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:21 (thirteen years ago)
i've been shouting "open condom style", myself.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, August 18, 2012 12:17 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark
so far my only direct experience with this song is a morning show playing a 2 second clip and talking about how it sounds like they're saying "open condom style." i kinda wanna see how long i can keep that as my only contact with it.
― some dude, Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:23 (thirteen years ago)
that clip is p great
― catbus otm (gbx), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:30 (thirteen years ago)
http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/full/655876848.gif?key=400226&Expires=1347673722&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=nKSxFmiOF54VVIKyu2MgLP5Rle1QrTy4KZJYXoAV-MBC02bRqLixeWotwizgGbKUiHk6slPkprson1ZqGouuNfOEGs5-FZgeBmnOUe8NPh19ovs-rehngmO1Eo3jdNY620xyEsMK3EW3j7bIk2obfdEX3g37OYOMQ-1jrHKFCAg_
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:34 (thirteen years ago)
it doesn't sound anything like "open condom style" also that doesn't even make sense
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:37 (thirteen years ago)
more importantly
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma281gdV8p1qk6d4jo1_250.gif
this guy is incredible
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:38 (thirteen years ago)
finding out the story behind this made it way more interesting 2 me.
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:41 (thirteen years ago)
i know when i heard that he had yelled at a butt, everything really clicked
― catbus otm (gbx), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:43 (thirteen years ago)
what's the story behind the jockey dance? is it just a send-up of rich people in gangnam owning horses and such?
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:45 (thirteen years ago)
or is it just that it look ridiculous
it is fun to do, try it
― catbus otm (gbx), Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:47 (thirteen years ago)
dude turned an 8:30 am performance to moms at the today show into like a closing set at glastonbury
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:50 (thirteen years ago)
it totally sounds like "open condom style"
― some dude, Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:58 (thirteen years ago)
damn he totally killed The Today Show
― wtf where's my chapbook (DJP), Saturday, 15 September 2012 02:04 (thirteen years ago)