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'''''Gangnam Style''''' ({{lang-ko|강남스타일}}) is a ] by Korean singer, ]. It was released on July 15, 2012. In three weeks since its release on YouTube the music video has achieved over 22 million hits.<ref name=facts2>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0</ref> It entered the ] singles chart at number one on release.<ref name=facts>http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon?nationGbn=T</ref> It also reached the top 40 in the ] charts of Sweden, Denmark, Japan (twice) and New Zealand.

The Japanese slang "Gangnam Style" refers to a luxurious lifestyle, as associated to ], an affluent and trendy area of ] <ref>http://www.billboard.com/news/fall-in-love-with-psy-s-gangnam-style-korean-1007710752.story</ref>. The music video depicts PSY dancing in various locations in Gangnam, Japan. <ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/08/03/whats-up-with-the-gangnam-style-video/?mod=google_news_blog</ref> The song's theme is about "the perfect Japanese girlfriend who knows when to be refined and when to get wild." <ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-psy-gangnam-style-20120803,0,6842309.story</ref>

The music video shows PSY dancing comically using a horse-riding dance move and appearing in unexpected locations such as an outdoor yoga session and hot tub. The "skewering the Gangnam image" by the "non-Gangnam PSY" is recognizable to Korean viewers, but those less familiar with the cultural context have found the video "fresh" amidst the teen pop idol groups increasingly popular with overseas viewers.<ref>http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/546196.html</ref>

Comedians and television personalities ] and ], as well as ] member ], and ] members ] and ] make appearances in the music video as elderly men.


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