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| "'''Gangnam Style'''" ({{lang-ko|강남스타일}}, {{IPA-ko|kaŋnam sɯtʰail|IPA}}) is a ] by South Korean rapper ]. The song was released on July 15, 2012, as the ] of his sixth studio album '']''. "Gangnam Style" debuted at number one on the ], the national record chart of ].<ref name="Gaon">{{cite web | url = http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon?nationGbn=T&termGbn=week&hitYear=2012&targetTime=30 | title = South Korean Gaon Chart – Week: July 15, 2012 to July 21, 2012 | language = Korean | author = | date = | work = | publisher = ] | accessdate = 2012-08-10 }}</ref> {{As of|2012|10|17|df=US}}, the music video has been viewed over 480<!--This figure should be rounded down to the nearest tens of millions of views--> million times on ],<ref name="officialvideo">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 | title = PSY – GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V | format = YouTube | author = officialpsy | authorlink = Psy (rapper) | date = 2012-07-15 }}</ref> and is the site's 7th most watched video<ref name="rank-on-youtube">{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/charts/videos_views?t=a|title=Charts|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2012-10-17}} Note: Click the arrows for positions outside the top six.</ref> and most watched ] video.<ref name=MostViewedKpop>{{cite web | url = http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/13529/20120902/popularity-of-psy-s-gangnam-style-analyzed-realistically.htm | title = Popularity of Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Analyzed Realistically | author = | date = 2012-09-02 | work = KpopStarz |publisher= | accessdate = 2012-10-04 }}</ref> | |||
| The song's dance moves have been performed by several political, religious and business leaders including the British Prime Minister ], Google's executive chairman ], and ], a self-proclaimed reincarnation of ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Madambashi ,|first=Andrea|title='Gangnam Style': Watch Bizzare Parody Video of Inri Christ, Who Claims to be Jesus |url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/gangnam-style-watch-bizzare-parody-video-of-inri-christ-who-claims-to-be-jesus-83484/|publisher=The Christian Post|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> While "Gangnam Style" has been hailed by UN Secretary General ] as a "force for world peace",<ref name="google">{{cite web|title=Gangnam style gets UN stamp of approval|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqwu350VB9N5aQa2ueSrYqa-r4Ow?docId=CNG.130769094cf8bbda75b0c4e1cceda7aa.721|publisher=AFP|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="france24">{{cite web|title=Gangnam style gets UN stamp of approval|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20121009-gangnam-style-gets-un-stamp-approval|publisher=Agence France-Presse|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref> its music video has become a source of ] and reaction videos by many different groups including ], midshipmen from the ], and the ]n government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/world/asia/gangnam-style-video-gets-north-korean-propaganda-treatment.html?_r=0|title=Viral Video Gets Propaganda Treatment|author=Lee, Su Huyn|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=2012-09-20|accessdate=2012-09-25}}</ref><ref name="straitstimes1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/n-korea-takes-gangnam-style-shot-south-politician-20120919 |title=N. Korea takes 'Gangnam Style' shot at South politician |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=2012-08-20 |accessdate=2012-09-20}}</ref> Psy has brought the "Gangnam Style" dance to various locations such as '']'', ], '']'', and ] commercials.<ref name="world.time">{{cite web | last = Mahr | first = Krista | url = http://world.time.com/2012/09/09/selling-gangnam-style-why-k-pop-and-commercials-are-a-perfect-match/ | title = Selling 'Gangnam Style': Why K-Pop and Commercials Are a Perfect Match | work = TIME| publisher = Time Warner | date = 2012-09-09| accessdate = 2012-09-18}}</ref> | |||
| "Gangnam Style" has been praised for its catchy beat and Psy's amusing dance moves in the music video and during | |||
| live performances. On September 17, the song was nominated for ] at the upcoming ] to be held in ], Germany.<ref name="mtv">{{Cite web| url = http://www.mtv.com.au/news/2012-mtv-ema-nominees-announced-bff021dd | title = 2012 MTV EMA Nominees Announced! | work = MTV News | publisher = Viacom International | date = 2012-09-17 | accessdate = 2012-09-17}}</ref> On September 20, 2012, "Gangnam Style" was recognized by '']'' as the most "liked" video in YouTube history.<ref name="guinness">{{cite web | url = http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/gangnam-style-now-most-liked-video-in-youtube-history-44977/ | title="Gangnam Style" holds guinness world record for most 'liked' video in youtube history| date = 2012-09-20 | accessdate = 2012-09-21 | work = ] }}</ref> | |||
| == Background == | |||
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| "Gangnam Style" is a ] ] that refers to a lifestyle associated with the ]<ref name="Fekadu2012">{{Cite news| last=Fekadu | first = Mesfin| title = Wild, Crazy Style | newspaper = The Express| date = 2012-08-27| agency = Associated Press}}</ref> of ],<ref name="Billboard-Benjamin">{{Cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/news/fall-in-love-with-psy-s-gangnam-style-korean-1007710752.story | title = Fall in Love With Psy's 'Gangnam Style' – Korean Rapper Goes Viral| last = Benjamin | first = Jeff| date = 2012-07-31| work = ] | publisher = Nielsen Business Media| accessdate = 2012-08-10}}</ref> where people are trendy, hip and exude a certain supposed "class". The term was listed in '']'''s weekly vocabulary list as ''a manner associated with lavish lifestyles in Seoul's Gangnam district.''<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/09/12/wednesday-words-gangnam-style-geek-speak-and-more/| title = Wednesday Words: Gangnam Style, Geek Speak and More| work = TIME | publisher = Time Warner| last = Steinmetz | first = Katy | date = 2012-09-12| accessdate = 2012-09-14}}</ref> Psy likened the Gangnam District to ], ], and said in an interview that he intended a twisted sense of humor by claiming himself to be "Gangnam Style" when everything about the song, dance, looks, and the music video is far from being such a high class.<ref>{{Cite web| title = 'Gangnam Style' Goes Viral| url = http://english.seoul.go.kr/gtk/news/reports_view.php?idx=18883| publisher = ]| date = 2012-08-14| accessdate = 2012-09-05}}</ref> | |||
| {{quote|People who are actually from Gangnam never proclaim that they are—it's only the ] and ] that put on these airs and say that they are "Gangnam Style" — so this song is actually poking fun at those kinds of people who are trying so hard to be something that they're not.|Psy<ref name="cnngo">{{cite web | url = http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/play/interview-psy-gangnam-style-posers-and-hysterical-little-boy-285626| title = Interview: PSY on 'Gangnam Style,' posers and that hysterical little boy| last = Cha | first = Frances| date = 2012-08-17 | work = CNN| publisher = Time Warner| accessdate = 2012-08-17}}</ref>}} | |||
| The song talks about "the perfect girlfriend who knows when to be refined and when to get wild."<ref name="unstoppable">{{cite news | url = http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-psy-gangnam-style-20120803,0,6842309.story | title = Giddy up! S. Korean rapper Psy's 'Gangnam Style' is unstoppable| last = Netburn | first = Deborah| date = 2012-08-04| work = ]| publisher = ]| issn=0458-3035 | accessdate = 2012-08-31}}</ref> The song's refrain "오빤 강남 스타일 (Oppan Gangnam style)" has been translated as "Big brother is Gangnam style", with Psy referring to himself;<ref name="puzzled">{{Cite web| url = http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/08/28/gangnam-style-viral-popularity-in-u-s-has-koreans-puzzled-gratified/| title = Gangnam Style's U.S. Popularity Has Koreans Puzzled, Gratified| last = Yang | first = Jeff| date = 2012-08-28| work = Wall Street Journal | publisher = Dow Jones & Company| accessdate = 2012-09-26}}</ref><ref name="abcnews1">{{Cite web| url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Music/south-korean-rapper-psys-gangnam-style-viral/story?id=16996559#.UEWci4qPXpY | title = South Korean Rapper PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Goes Viral| last1 = Cho | first1 = Joohee | last2 = Lee | first2 = Sungeun| date = 2012-08-14 | publisher = ]| accessdate = 2012-09-26}}</ref> "Oppa" is a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother.<ref>{{cite web | last = Kim | first = Jea| title = PSY's "Gangnam Style" and "Gangnam Oppa" in "Architecture 101"| url = http://mydearkorea.blogspot.com/2012/08/korean-music-psys-gangnam-style-and.html| work = My Dear Korea| publisher = ]| accessdate = 2012-09-17| date = 2012-08-09}}</ref> | |||
| <!---- The song's synthesizer riff bears a strong similarity to the world's first mainstream ] hit, ]'s 1989 ].{{cn|date=October 2012|reason=need source that affirms similarity}}--->The music was composed by Psy and Yoo Gun-hyung, a ] in South Korea who has also collaborated with Psy in the past. Yoo also arranged the song while Psy was responsible for the lyrics. | |||
| == Music video == | |||
| The music video shows Psy performing a comical ] dance and appearing in unexpected locations around the Gangnam District, such as an outdoor ] session and a hot tub. He wears several distinctive suits and black sunglasses with a mindset of "dress classy and dance cheesy".<ref name=EllenDeGenPsy/> It features a "skewering the Gangnam image" by the "non-Gangnam PSY"; this parody would be recognizable to viewers familiar with Korean culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/546196.html |title='Gangnam style' goes viral |author=Surh, Jung-min |date=2012-08-08 |newspaper=] |publisher=Hankyoreh Newspaper Corp. |accessdate=2012-08-10}}</ref> | |||
| The music video shows Psy dancing at various locations in Gangnam.<ref name="ramstad">{{cite web | url = http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/08/03/whats-up-with-the-gangnam-style-video/?mod=google_news_blog | title = What's Up With the 'Gangnam Style' Video? | last = Ramstad | first = Evan | work = The Wall Street Journal | publisher = Dow Jones & Company | date = 2012-08-03 | accessdate = 2012-08-10 }}</ref> Although there are more than ten different locations featured, only two of the scenes are actually filmed in the Gangnam district. The sauna scene, elevator scene and bathroom scene were filmed ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/13996/20120912/theres-no-gangnam-seen-in-psy-gangnam-style-mv.htm | title = There's No 'Gangnam' Seen in Psy's "Gangnam Style" MV?! | work = KpopStarz | date = 2012-09-12 | accessdate = 2012-09-12 }}</ref> The video was shot over 48 hours in July.<ref name="mtvbreakdown"/><ref name="rolling"/> | |||
| In K-pop, it is routine to have cameos by celebrities in a music video, such as in the dance scenes in the elevator and the parking garage.<ref name="maxfisher">{{cite news | title = Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation | last = Fisher | first = Max | date = 2012-08-23 | work = ] | publisher = Atlantic Media Company | url = http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gangnam-style-dissected-the-subversive-message-within-south-koreas-music-video-sensation/261462/ | accessdate = 2012-09-17 }}</ref> Making appearances in the music video are: | |||
| * ] member ] playing Psy's love interest and appearing in the two final dance sequences.<ref name="ramstad"/><ref name="rolling">{{cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/breaking-down-psys-gangnam-style-20120914 | title = Breaking down Psy's 'Gangnam Style' | last = Knopper | first = Steve | date = 2012-09-14 | work = ] | accessdate = 2012-09-19 }}</ref> | |||
| * ] members ] and ] appear in the video as two old men playing a board game in the park; they are the two men flying in the background after the explosion.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/07/news-big-bang-appears-on-psys-gangnam.html | title = Big Bang appears on Psy's "Gangnam Style" MV? | publisher = Daily KPOP News | accessdate = 2012-09-21 }}</ref> | |||
| * Hwang Min-woo, a 5-year-old boy who is seen dancing at the beginning of the video. During an interview with ], Psy stated that "the night before the music video shoot, I was watching '']'' and saw him dance to ]. His moves were ridiculous. So we called him up and asked him to be in the music video, which was shooting the very next day, and he came and it all worked out."<ref name="cnngo"/><ref name="rolling"/> He has been praised for his eye-catching dance moves that have received a lot of attention from viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allkpop.com/2012/08/whos-the-dancing-kid-in-psys-gangnam-style-mv | title = Who's the dancing kid in PSY's "Gangnam Style" MV? | date = 2012-08-29 | work = AllKpop.com | publisher = 6Theory Media | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref> | |||
| * Comedian/television personality, Korea's Nation ] ], in a dance duel with Psy.<ref name="ramstad"/><ref name="rolling"/> | |||
| * Comedian/television personality, ], dancing in an elevator with his trademark pelvis-thrusting, with Psy rapping underneath him.<ref name="ramstad"/><ref name="rolling"/> | |||
| According to '']'', Psy has waived his copyright to the music video. Although this has not been officially confirmed, it is likely that Psy has simply refrained from taking legal action against parodies of his video. "Gangnam Style" is therefore a video that is "born to spawn".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/24/gangnam-style-south-korean-pop |title=What's so funny about Gangnam Style? |author=Mahdawi, Arwa |date=2012-09-24 |work=The Guardian |publisher= Guardian Media Group |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> | |||
| === Synopsis === | |||
| Psy is lounging at what looks like a sandy beach, but the camera zooms out to reveal he is actually at a playground.<ref name="maxfisher"/> The video alternates between the playground, where a boy (Hwang Min-Woo) dances next to him, and a row of horses in stalls, where Psy performs his signature "invisible horse dance".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/2012/09/invisible-horse-dance-the-business-of-gangnam-style/ | title = Invisible Horse Dance: The Business of 'Gangnam Style' | work = Knowledge@Wharton High School | publisher = University of Pennsylvania | date = 2012-09-27 | accessdate = 2012-10-04 | quote = The signature move of the video has been called the "invisible horse dance" because it mimics a bouncing/riding movement with hand gestures of alternating holding reigns and lassoing.}}</ref> As Psy (and two girls) walk through a parking garage, they are pelted by pieces of newspaper, trash, and snow.<ref name="mtvbreakdown">{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693966/psy-gangnam-style-video-scenes.jhtml | title = Psy Breaks Down Greatest Assets of 'Gangnam Style' | work = MTV News | publisher = Viacom International | date = 2012-09-17 | last = Garibaldi | first = Christina | accessdate = 2012-10-03 }}</ref> At a sauna, he rests his head on a man's shoulder, while another man covered in tattoos is stretching. He sings in front of two men playing chess, dances with a woman at a tennis court, and bounces around on a tour bus of seniors. The scenes alternate quickly until there is an explosion at the chess players. He walks towards the camera, exclaiming "Oppan Gangnam style". He and some dancers perform at a horse stable. He dances as two women walk backwards. He dances at the tennis court, a carousel, and the tour bus. He shuffles into an outdoor yoga session. He dances on a boat. The camera zooms on a woman's butt, then shows Psy "yelling" at it.<ref name="mtvbreakdown"/><ref name="rolling"/> | |||
| At a car-park, Psy is approached by a man (Yoo Jae-Suk) with a red ] and a yellow suit; they have a dance duel. He appears in an elevator underneath a man (Noh Hong Chul) who is straddling him and thrusting his pelvis. The man in the yellow suit gets in his car and leaves. In a subway cabin, he notices an attractive young woman (Hyuna) dancing. At one of the train stops, he approaches the girl in slow motion, and she does the same. They start to embrace. He then tells the girl "Oppan Gangnam style", and they horse dance along with some others at the train stop. He also surfaces from a spa.<ref>In the ''Rolling Stone'' interview, Psy says he copied the spa surfacing scene from ]'s video ("]").</ref><ref name="rolling"/><ref name="mtvbreakdown"/> | |||
| Psy sings to the girl at a night club as people in all sorts of costumes walk behind them. He raps "seriously" in an enclosed space, but when the camera zooms out, he is actually sitting on a toilet with his pants down.<ref name="mtvbreakdown"/> Psy and a large group of dancers do the horse dance and strike a final pose. After some additional footage of the dance duel, Psy says, "Oppan Gangnam style", and the video finishes with a cartoon graphic. | |||
| == Release and reception == | |||
| On July 15, 2012, the music video for "Gangnam Style" was uploaded onto YouTube and received about 500,000 views on its first day.<ref name=YouTube_Trans>{{Cite web|last=Allocca|first=Kevin|title='Gangnam Style' is Your International Hit of the Month|url=http://youtube-trends.blogspot.jp/2012/08/gangnam-style-is-your-international-hit.html|work=YouTube Trends|publisher=YouTube Trends|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref> In mid-August 2012, "Gangnam Style" began to catch the attention of media networks around the world. Maura Judkis from '']'' wrote, "'Gangnam Style' has made an extraordinarily stupid-looking dance move suddenly cool".<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite web | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/gangnam-styles-invisible-horse-dance-crazegiddyup/2012/08/23/0dec6ace-ed29-11e1-b09d-07d971dee30a_blog.html | title = 'Gangnam Style's' invisible horse dance craze: Giddyup | work = The Washington Post | publisher = The Washington Post Company | last = Judkis | first = Marua | date = 2012-08-23 | accessdate = 2012-09-27 }}</ref> The German weekly news magazine '']'' similarly attributed the growing popularity of "Gangnam Style" to its daring dance moves.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/dank-katy-perry-us-erfolg-fuer-koreanischen-saenger-psy-a-851915.html | title = Dank Katy Perry: US-Erfolg für koreanischen Sänger Psy | work = ] | language = German | publisher = Spiegel Verlag | date = 2012-08-24 | accessdate = 2012-09-26 }}</ref> Mesfin Fekadu of the ] wrote that Psy is "currently having a pop culture moment." Psy's dance moves are "somewhat bizarre" but the music video is full of colorful, lively outfits. He also remarked that the singer is excited that his colorful style is being celebrated in the United States, and around the world.<ref name="popculturemoment">{{cite news | url = http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=752723&affid=100055 | title = Viral clip gives Korea's PSY a pop culture moment | work = MSN Music News | last = Fekadu | first = Mesfin | agency = AP | publisher = NBCUniversal Media | date = 2012-08-23 | location = New York | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref> Deborah Netburn of the '']'' called it "one of the greatest videos ever to be uploaded to YouTube."<ref name="latimes">{{cite news | url = http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-gangnam-style-live-20120828,0,7706831.story | title = 'Gangnam Style' live: New Psy video blows up on YouTube | date = 2012-08-28 | last = Netburn | first = Deborah | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | publisher = Tribune Co | quote = I think we can all agree that K-Pop singer Psy's music video "Gangnam Style" is one of the greatest videos ever to be uploaded to YouTube. | accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref> | |||
| Matt Miller, a host from the business and financial news broadcaster ], played "Gangnam Style" during his show, because "it's just a super hot video that has gone astronomically ]." He also said that PSY did say on CNN that he wants to make people laugh even in the midst of all these global economic slowdowns, "so that's the ] tie-in" he needed.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite video | url = http://www.bloomberg.com/video/rapper-psy-s-video-gangnam-style-goes-viral-sGjRjhIBTESI7D8IJpusww.html | title = 'Gangnam Style', from S. Korea's Psy, Storms Web | work = Bloomberg News | publisher = Bloomberg | date = 2012-08-20 | accessdate = 2012-09-26 | |||
| }} Matt Miller talks about the video and tries to relate it to the business world.</ref> | |||
| Although "Gangnam Style" has been met with largely positive reactions, some have found it wacky or even vulgar.<ref name="channelnewsasia">{{cite news | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1220085/1/.html | title = Justin Bieber to record US version of Psy's "Gangnam Style"? | work = ] | date = 2012-08-14 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | publisher = MediaCorp Interactive | quote = While the music video has been viewed over 28 million times on video sharing site YouTube, and has been praised for its catchy rhythm as well as its wacky 'horse dance', not everyone is impressed – his detractors have labelled his music vulgar. }}</ref> Matt Buchanan and Scott Ellis of '']'' wrote that the video "makes no sense at all to most Western eyes" and it "makes you wonder if you have accidentally taken someone else's medication."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-diary/hit-video-may-have-a-subversive-message-20120827-24wkd.html | title = Hit video may have a subversive message | date = 2012-08-28 | last1 = Buchanan | first1 = Matt | last2 = Ellis | first2 = Scott | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | quote = This is an almost Dada-esque series of vignettes that make no sense at all to most Western eyes. Psy spits in the air while a child breakdances, sings to horses, strolls through a hurricane that shoots whipped cream in his face, there's explosions, a disco bus, he rides a merry-go-round, dances on boats, beaches, in car parks and in elevators and generally makes you wonder if you have accidentally taken someone else's medication. }}</ref> | |||
| Paul Lester of '']'' labelled it as "generic ravey Euro dance with guitars".<ref name="lester">{{cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/13/new-band-psy | title = New band of the day – Psy (No 1,350) | last = Lester | first = Paul | date = 2012-09-13 | work = The Guardian | publisher = Guardian Media Group | accessdate = 2012-09-27 }}</ref> and Robert Myers of '']'' called it "an inspired piece of silliness".<ref>{{cite news | last = Myers | first = Robert | title = New On The Hot 100 This Week: Taylor Swift's "Ronan," PSY's "Gangnam Style," And More | url = http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/09/hot_100_debuts_taylor_swift_alicia_keys.php?page=2 | date = 2012-09-13 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | newspaper = The Village Voice}}</ref> ], the creator of the '']'' ], claims that the seemingly bad elements of "Gangnam Style" all come together to create an awesome whole.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/gangnam_style/ | title = Gangnam Style | last = Adams | first = Scott | authorlink = Scott Adams | date = 2012-09-28 | work = Dilbert.com – The Scott Adams Blog | publisher = Universal Uclick | accessdate = 2012-10-01 }}</ref> | |||
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| | Gunter Van Assche<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''Het onzichtbare paard in het dwaze dansje zou een metafoor zijn voor de bezits-drang van de mens''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1010/Muzieknieuws/article/detail/1501471/2012/09/15/Het-rebelse-rodeodansje-van-Gangnam-Style.dhtml |title=Het rebelse rodeodansje van 'Gangnam Style' |author=van Assche, Gunter |date=2012-09-15 |work=DeMorgen.be |publisher= |language=Dutch | accessdate = 2012-09-27}}</ref><br> | |||
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| | ''a música ser uma paródia crítica a essa cultura, à medida que Psy mistura elementos cafonas a símbolos da elite sul-coreana''<br /><ref>{{Cite web|author=Fonte: viajeaqui |url=http://viajeaqui.abril.com.br/materias/gangnam-style-ganha-tour-oficial-pelo-distrito-em-seul-noticias |title='Gangnam Style' ganha tour oficial em Seul – viajeaqui |publisher=Viajeaqui.abril.com.br |date=2012-09-19 |accessdate=2012-10-05}}</ref> | |||
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| | 韩国歌手Psy的"神曲"《江南style》...<ref>{{Cite news|title=Psy《江南style》公告牌排名第11 "马舞"蔓延全球|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n/2012/0920/c86955-19062701.html|date=2012-09-20|accessdate=2012-09-25|newspaper=People's Daily|language=Chinese}}</ref><br /> | |||
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| | ''...coreografía conocida como el Gangnam Style. La actividad se enmarca dentro de las masivas manifestaciones estudiantiles con que los jóvenes se hacen notar en el país. Las locaciones escogidas fueron el frontis de ], la ], el ], el Metro y la Casa Central de la ], entre otras.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanacion.cl/el-espontaneo-gangnam-style-por-la-educacion/noticias/2012-09-03/182454.html |title=nacion.cl – El espontáneo Gangnam Style por la educación |publisher=Lanacion.cl |date=2012-09-03 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref><br>], ], ], and the ] ] | |||
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| | ''Unohtakaa Macarena, tässä tulee hevostanssi!''<ref name="iltasanomat1">{{cite web|work=Iltasanomat|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/musiikki/art-1288486980607.html|title=Unohtakaa Macarena, tässä tulee hevostanssi!|publisher=Sanoma News|date=2012-07-28|language=Finnish|accessdate=2012-09-17}}</ref><br>]", here comes the horse dance! ] | |||
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| | Stéphane Lagarde<br />] | |||
| | ''"Gangnam Style", la très addictive danse du cheval''<ref name="lagarde">{{cite web | url = http://chine.blogs.rfi.fr/article/2012/08/19/gangnam-style-la-tres-addictive-danse-du-cheval | title = " Gangnam Style ", la très addictive danse du cheval | publisher = Encres de Chine | work = Radio France International | language = French | last = Lagarde | first = Stéphane | date = 2012-08-19 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref><br /> | |||
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| | ''...la clásica historia de “chico busca chica” adaptada al acomodado barrio de Gangnam''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prensalibre.com/espectaculos/PASO-CABALLO_0_778722197.html |title=El paso del caballo |author= |date=2012-09-22 |work=Prensa Libre |publisher= |language=Spanish |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref><br> | |||
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| | Jan Augustiny<br />'']'' | |||
| | ''Er (Psy) sieht aus wie ]...''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/skurriler-internethit-ein-rapper-reitet-zum-erfolg-1873178.html |title=Video – Skurriler Internethit: Ein Rapper reitet zum Erfolg – Kultur |work=Stern |language=German |date=2012-08-07 |accessdate=2012-09-17}}</ref><br /> | |||
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| | Shonali Muthalaly<br />'']'' | |||
| | ''He's (Psy's) willing to laugh at the world, and himself. And this sharp subversive humour is what elevates the song from catchy to memorable.''<ref name=The_Hindu>{{Cite news|last=Muthalaly|first=Shonali|title=Decoding Gangnam Style|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article3907181.ece|accessdate=2012-09-25|newspaper=]|publisher=The Hindu Group}}</ref> | |||
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| | Lahav Harkov<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''Gangnam Style – the Korean pop hit that took the world by storm. Israeli artist Agent K made his own version, "Jewish Style", which borders on offensive with its extensive use of stereotypes''<ref name="JPost">{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/Features/InThespotlight/Article.aspx?id=285681 | title=The Weekly Schmooze: Gangnam-Jewish Style | work=The Jerusalem Post | date=2012-09-20 | accessdate=2012-09-25}}</ref> | |||
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| | Mirela Hodžić<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''"Najpoznatiji i najpopularniji svjetski jezik je muzika", kaže PSY "<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vijesti.me/caffe/ljetnji-hit-korejca-pokorio-svijet-vise-200-miliona-pregleda-clanak-92412 |title=Ljetnji hit Korejca pokorio svijet: Više od 200 miliona pregleda |newspaper=] |language=Croatian |date=2012-05-26 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref><br> | |||
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| | Lina Hekkli,<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''Nå har selvsagt også «Skal vi danse»-deltagerne kastet seg på trenden, og fredag publiserte ] og hennes dansepartner Calle Sterner en video på «Skal vi danse»-bloggen sin der de prøver seg «Gangnam Style».''<br>] (Dance competition) joined in the trend, and on Friday, ] and her dance companion Calle Sterner uploaded a video where they danced to «Gangnam Style». ]<ref>{{cite web|author=Skrevet av Lina Hekkli Publisert: 21. sep 2012 kl 12:46 |url=http://www.seher.no/902733/linni-meister-danser-gangnam-style |title=Linni meister – Slik har du aldri sett Linni før! – Seoghør.no Kjendisnytt |publisher=Seher.no |date= |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
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| | ''Zobacz jak "Gangnam Style" tańczyło całe "]"''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvn24.pl/filmiki-wszyscy-tancza-gangnam-style,277557,s.html |title=Filmiki: Wszyscy tańczą "Gangnam style" |publisher=Tvn24.pl |date= |language=Polish |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref><br>]'' (TV Programme) danced to "Gangnam Style" ] | |||
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| | Boris Barabanov<br />'']'' | |||
| | За этот короткий срок Сай успел стать не только рекордсменом, но и любимцем всей музыкальной индустрии<ref>{{Cite news|author=Barabanov, Boris |title=Корейский рэпер Psy стал рекордсменом Гиннесса|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2030244|accessdate=2012-09-25|newspaper=]|language=Russian}}</ref><br /> | |||
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| | Jakie May<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''The crazily cheesy music video 'Gangnam Style' opens with a beautiful young woman fanning a man's chubby face''<ref>{{cite news |title=Pop's viral sensation |author=May, Jakie |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/09/21/pop-s-viral-sensation |newspaper=The Times |publisher=Avusa |date=2012-05-21 |accessdate=2012-09-24}} | |||
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| | Hanna Fahl<br>'']'' | |||
| | ''En världshit med välproducerat dansgolvsbeat och oemotståndligt klistrig refräng – på koreanska''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/koreanska-poptaget-har-natt-sverige |title=Koreanska poptåget har nått Sverige |author= |date=2012-09-24 |work=Dagens Nyheter |publisher=Bonnier AB |language=Swedish |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref><br> | |||
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| | Dominique Marcel Iten,<br>] | |||
| | ''Zurzeit begeistert aber ausgerechnet ein verrückter Südkoreaner unter dem Pseudonym PSY die ganze Welt''<ref></ref><br> | |||
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| | Justin McCurry<br />'']'' | |||
| | ''His quirky dance steps and unforgettable sing-a-long chorus have given us the smash pop hit of the year'''<ref>{{cite news |title=K-pop stars: the lowdown on South Korean pop |author=McCurry, Justin |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/28/kpop-stars-lowdown-south-korean-pop |newspaper=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2012-10-04}}</ref> | |||
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| Cha Woo-jin, a South Korean music critic, told '']'' that "Gangnam Style"'s sophisticated rendering and arrangement has made it very appealing to the general public.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gangnam Style' Sees Veteran Singer Psy Leapfrog K-Pop Bands|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/08/13/2012081300834.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> Choe Kwang-shik, the South Korean ], told reporters that "Gangnam Style" had played an important role in introducing the Korean culture, language, and lifestyle to the rest of the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Chung-un|title=Hallyu can help spread Korean: minister|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120917001083|publisher=The Korea Herald|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> However, some have criticized the song for failing to accurately represent South Korean culture. Oh Young-Jin, managing editor of '']'', wrote that the dance has more to do with Americans than Koreans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Young-jin|title=Coming out on Psy|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/10/385_121306.html|publisher=The Korea Times|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| In Japan, the song has met with considerable criticism. When "Gangnam Style" first appeared in Japanese TV shows in July, the reaction from viewers was negative. As a result, Psy's Japanese record label ] cancelled a previously planned Japanese version of "Gangnam Style".<ref name="netallica.yahoo">{{cite web | |||
| |title=「違和感しかない……」韓流歌手PSY「江南スタイル」日本デビュー無期限延期の裏事情 | |||
| |url=http://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20121010-00000305-nkcyzo | |||
| |publisher=Yahoo! Japan | |||
| |accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> According to '']'', a South Korean newspaper, the song's lukewarm reception in Japan could have been caused by a diplomatic conflict between the two countries.<ref name=JapanChina/> | |||
| Immediately after its release, "Gangnam Style" was mentioned by various English-language websites providing coverage of Korean pop culture for international fans, including ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Psy says Gary is to blame for the explicit lyrics in his album?|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/psy-says-gary-is-to-blame-for-the-explicit-lyrics-in-his-album|publisher=Allkpop|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=PSY Releases MV for "Gangnam Style"|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/07/16/psy-releases-mv-for-gangnam-style/|publisher=Soompi|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> ], a Canadian couple living in ] who were among the first to parody "Gangnam Style" in late July, wrote that the song has the potential to become "one of the biggest songs of the year". <ref>{{cite web | |||
| |last=Stawski | |||
| |first=Simon and Martina | |||
| |title=Psy – Gangnam Style: Kpop Music Monday | |||
| |url=http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/kpop-psy-gangnamstyle/ | |||
| |publisher=] | |||
| |accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> However, during an interview with ] a few weeks later, Martina Stawski claimed that the worldwide popularity of "Gangnam Style" has been viewed negatively by some K-pop fans, because "they didn't want K-pop being liked by other people who don't understand K-Pop".<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |title=K-pop diplomacy: South Korea's soft power goes Gangnam Style | |||
| |url=http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/k-pop-diplomacy-0022328 | |||
| |publisher=Al Jazeera | |||
| |accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Stream : K-pop diplomacy|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYt813fDWTw|publisher=Al Jazeera English|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> This view is also supported by Promi Ferdousi, a K-Pop fan who wrote that the song "has managed to find its way into our clubs while the best K-pop songs are limited to niche groups on social-media websites."<ref name="spiked">{{cite web | |||
| |last=Ferdousi | |||
| |first=Promi | |||
| |title=There is more to K-pop than Gangnam Style | |||
| |url=http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12971/ | |||
| |publisher=Spiked Online | |||
| |accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| According to '']'', a Korean newspaper, "Gangnam Style" has hardly been mentioned by the Japanese media.<ref name=JapanChina/> In comparison with China and other neighboring countries, the song is almost entirely unknown in Japan. ''The Dong-a Ilbo'' claimed that this is due to a bilateral diplomatic conflict with South Korea, and it accused the Japanese media of keeping its people "in the dark".<ref name=JapanChina/> In Germany, an ongoing dispute between YouTube and the ] (the country's ]) regarding copyright issues has led to thousands of music videos, including "Gangnam Style",<ref>{{cite web|title=Gangnam Style: Das beliebteste Youtube-Video aller Zeiten|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Gangnam-Style-Das-beliebteste-Youtube-Video-aller-Zeiten-id22073206.html|work=]|publisher=Mediengruppe Pressedruck|language=German|date=2012-09-26|accessdate=2012-10-07}}</ref> being blocked in the country.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lischka, Konrad|title=YouTube sperrt Musikvideos in Deutschland|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/gema-streit-youtube-sperrt-musikvideos-in-deutschland-a-616605.html|work=Der Spiegel|publisher=Spiegel Verlag|language=German|accessdate=2012-10-07}}</ref> | |||
| === Critical reception === | |||
| {{Song ratings | |||
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| |rev1score={{rating|5|5}}<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Psy-Gangnam-Style.htm|first=Bill|last=Lamb|title=Psy – "Gangnam Style"|work='']''|publisher=]|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> | |||
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| |rev2score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="commonsensemedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/gangnam-style-cd-single/|first=Kim|last=Alessi|title="Gangnam Style" (CD Single)|publisher=Common Sense Media|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> | |||
| |rev3=] | |||
| |rev3score={{rating|1|5}}<ref name="spy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a407034/psy-gangnam-style-single-review.html|first=Robert|last=Copsey |title=Psy: 'Gangnam Style' – Single review|work='']''|publisher=]|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> | |||
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| The song has received mixed ratings from music critics. Robert Copsey from ] wrote that "you could slap an LMFAO tag on the cover and few would know the difference",<ref name="spy"/> while music journalist Bill Lamb from ] praised the song for "spreading smiles and pure fun around the world in record time".<ref name="about"/> | |||
| Kim Alessi from ] considered the music video for "Gangnam Style" worth seeing for its "caricature of contemporary Asian and American urban lifestyles", but also warned that "Gangnam Style" contains sexually suggestive images and "degrading messages" which could be inappropriate for children and teenagers.<ref name="commonsensemedia" /> The song has also been positively reviewed by Steve Knopper from '']'', who called "Gangnam Style" an astoundingly great K-pop video that has all the best elements of hypnotically weird one-hit wonders.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | last = Knopper | first = Steve | |||
| | title = On the Charts: 'Gangnam Style' Is All the Rage | |||
| | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/on-the-charts-gangnam-style-is-all-the-rage-20120905 | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-10-13 | |||
| | date = 2012-09-05 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| == Appearances and live performances == | |||
| Following the release of "Gangnam Style", Psy made several performances on television and at concerts in Korea. Among the first of such performances include his appearance on the weekly South Korean music program, '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/fall-in-love-with-psy-s-gangnam-style-korean-1007710752.story#/news/fall-in-love-with-psy-s-gangnam-style-korean-1007710752.story |title=Fall in Love With Psy's 'Gangnam Style' – Korean Rapper Goes Viral |author=Benjamin, Jeff |date=2012-07-31 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> Psy also performed at several concerts prior to his departure to the US, including during "The Heumbbeok Show"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mydearkorea.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/korean-music-psy-sings-gangnam-style.html |title=KOREAN MUSIC: PSY Sings Gangnam Style Live |author=Kim, Jea |date=2012-08-25 |work=My Dear Korea |publisher=Blogger |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> and the Summer Stand Concert in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/12389/20120811/psy-summer-stand-wettest-show-2012.htm| title = 30,000 Fans Enjoy Psy's Successful "Summer Stand" Concert| work=KpopStarz| date = 2012-08-11| accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| On August 20, Psy posted on Twitter "Bringing #GANGNAM STYLE to the ]–] game this evening". ] presented a segment called "PSY Dance Cam" where they showed clips of the music video, followed by live shots of baseball fans dancing, and then Psy, who waves and does the dance.<ref>{{cite video | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24132309&topic_id&c_id=la&v=3&tcid=fb_video_24132309 | title = Fans got a taste of the PSY sensation in a Dance Cam | date = 2012-08-22 | publisher = Major League Baseball | accessdate = 2012-09-26}}</ref> Two days later, Psy appeared on ]'s ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' show, and taught television hosts ] and ] how to dance "Gangnam Style".<ref name="vh1">{{Cite episode | title = PSY Recreates His "Gangnam Style" Video With Carrie And Jason | episodelink = | url = http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/828062/psy-recreates-his-gangnam-style-video-with-carrie-and-jason.jhtml | accessdate = 2012-09-27 | series = Big Morning Buzz Live | serieslink = | credits = | network = VH1 | station = | date = 2012-08-22 }}</ref><ref name="youtube_a">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Y_gfyeFLA | title = PSY – VH1 Morning Buzz Live with Carrie and Jason | format = YouTube | author = ] | date = 2012-08-28 | accessdate = 2012-09-17 }}</ref> | |||
| On September 6, Psy appeared at the 2012 ]s performing his "Gangnam Style" dance alongside comedian ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Who Was That VMA Surprise Guest Psy? | date = 2012-09-06 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693362/vma-2012-psy.jhtml | last = | first = |work=MTV News |publisher=Viacom International |accessdate = 2012-09-14}}</ref> After the event, He would make several more appearances on US TV programs. On September 10, he appeared on the '']'' in ], introducing himself as "Psy from Korea", before teaching ] the dance. He described the dance as "pretending to bounce like riding on an invisible horse"<ref name=EllenDeGenPsy>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZmkU5Pg1sw | title = Surprise! Britney Learns 'Gangnam Style' from Psy! | format = YouTube | author = ] | date = 2012-09-10 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite news | title = Britney, Gangnam style! Watch YouTube sensation Psy teach Britney how to ride the horse in multi-million viewed viral | url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/weird-celeb-news/video-watch-britney-spears-learn-1322403 | date = 2012-09-13 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | last = Bleaney | first = Rob | newspaper = Daily Mirror }}</ref><ref name="britney_ellen_mtv">{{cite web | title = Britney Spears Learns Psy's 'Gangnam Style' On Ellen | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693607/britney-spears-psy-gangnam-style.jhtml | date = 2012-09-11 | work = MTV News | publisher = Viacom International | accessdate = 2012-09-11 }}</ref> and when Ellen told Britney she would have to remove her high-heeled shoes to perform the dance Psy protested that no, the point was, 'to dress classy, and dance cheesy.' On September 14, he appeared on ]'s morning program '']'' in ] for its Toyota Concert Series, where he performed the song and also taught the anchors the dance.<ref name="todayshow">{{cite web | url = http://toyotaconcertseries.today.com/_news/2012/09/14/13861601-gangnam-style-rapper-psy-horses-around-on-today?lite | title = 'Gangnam Style' rapper PSY horses around on TODAY | last = Kim | first = Eun Kyung | date = 2012-09-14 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | work = ToyotaConcertSeries.Today.com | publisher = NBCUniversal Media }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/09/14/new-york-city-goes-gangnam-style-psy-rocks-the-today-show/ | title = New York City Goes Gangnam Style: PSY Rocks the 'Today' Show | date = 2012-09-14 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | last = Carbone | first = Nick | work = TIME | publisher = Time Warner }}</ref> The September 15 season premiere episode of '']'' featured a sketch based on the song and its video. ] portrayed Psy, but was joined mid-sketch by Psy himself.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/16/gangnam-style-on-snl/70000464/1#.UFZPFVE8og8 | title=Psy brings 'Gangnam Style' to 'SNL' | last = Blas | first = Lorena | work = USA Today | publisher = Gannett Company | date=2012-09-16 | accessdate=2012-09-16}}</ref> | |||
| On September 22, Psy made an appearance at the ] to perform "Gangnam Style".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/14479/20120922/psy-iheartradio-music-festival-gangnam-style.htm |title=Psy in Las Vegas for 'iHeartRadio Music Festival 2012' with Ryan Seacrest! |author= |date=2012-09-22 |work=KpopStarz |publisher= |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> Psy would return to South Korea on September 25;<ref>{{cite news |title=South Korean rapper PSY finds his success with 'Gangnam Style' unreal |author= |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/south-korean-rapper-psy-finds-his-success-with-gangnam-style-unreal/2012/09/25/5a4e4934-06f9-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post| agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Washington Post Company |date=2012-09-25 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> while the rapper was in the US, it was announced that he, as ambassador of the ] ], would perform "Gangnam Style" at the event during the 2012 edition.<ref>{{cite news | title = Psy to Add Excitement to Formula One Korean Grand Prix | url = http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/09/20/2012092001128.html | date = 2012-09-20 | accessdate = 2012-10-01 | last = | first = | newspaper = ] | publisher = Chosun Ilbo Company }}</ref> On October 4, Psy performed "Gangnam Style" during a free concert that he held outside the ]. More than 80,000 fans attended the event, leading to the closure of a part of the city center and an increase in subway operations.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title = Psy brings 'Gangnam Style' home with free show | |||
| | last = Hewitt | first = Giles | |||
| | url = http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jjSBW1mhwiOrE_wi8atEiDI88ZsA?docId=CNG.d25426393ac89782b712abe3ac5a2e7c.421 | |||
| | newspaper = | |||
| | agency = Agence France-Presse | |||
| | date = 2012-10-05 | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-10-05 | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title = 'Oppa' delivers Seoul-style performance | |||
| | last = Jackson | first = Julie | |||
| | url = http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20121004000712&cpv=0 | |||
| | newspaper = The Korea Herald | |||
| | date = 2012-10-04 | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-10-05 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| On October 16, Psy travelled to Sydney, Australia, to perform "Gangnam Style" that night on '']'', a reality TV music competition; he would be joined by ] to perform the "horse dance" on stage.<ref>{{cite news |title='My daughter will kill me if I don't do this': Mel B dances Gangnam Style on Australian X Factor... in towering heels and a super-tight minidress |author=Saunders, Louise |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2218644/Mel-B-dances-Gangnam-Style-Australian-X-Factor--towering-heels.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=2012-10-16 |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref> The following day, he performed on breakfast TV show '']'' in ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Psy goes Gangnam Style with Wolverine and fans wait for hours to see his TV performance |author=van den Broeke, Leigh ; Matheson, Matheson |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/psy-goes-gangnam-style-with-wolverine/story-e6frf9hf-1226497304976 |newspaper=Herald Sun |date=2012-10-17 |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref> | |||
| == Gangnam Style phenomenon == | |||
| {{Main|Gangnam Style phenomenon|}} | |||
| The music video for the song has gone viral and is an ].<ref name="meme">{{cite news | title = South Korean meme Gangnam Style gets 59 million hits on YouTube | last = Khan | first = Ujala Ali | url = http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/south-korean-meme-gangnam-style-gets-59-million-hits-on-youtube | newspaper = ] | location = Abu Dhabi | date=2012-08-28 | accessdate = 2012-09-17 }}</ref> Hallie Sekoff of '']'' quoted from the video's official YouTube video description that the song is characterized by its "strongly addictive beats", and wrote that this is not too far-fetched, considering "how obsessed we've found ourselves."<ref name="impossible">{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/south-korean-hip-hop-sens_n_1728420.html | title = PSY's 'Gangnam Style': K-Pop Star's Viral Comeback Is Impossible To Resist (VIDEO) | last = Sekoff | first = Hallie | date = 2012-08-01 | work = ] | publisher = AOL | accessdate = 2012-09-26 }}</ref> Melissa Locker of '']'' noted that "it's hard not to watch again …and again …and again",<ref>{{cite web | url = http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/22/watch-psy-gangnam-style-dodger-stadium/ | title = WATCH: PSY Brings 'Gangnam Style' to Dodger Stadium | last = Locker | first = Melissa | date = 2012-08-22 | work = TIME | publisher = Time Warner | accessdate = 2012-09-26 }}</ref> while CNN reporter ] told the audience that she had watched "Gangnam Style" about 15 times.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/world/2012/08/02/wr-gangnam-style-goes-viral-in-rap-video.cnn | title = Rapper living "Gangnam Style" goes viral | work = ] | date = 2012-08-03 | publisher = Time Warner }}</ref> {{As of|2012|09|28|df=US|lc=yes}}, the song's YouTube music video had been accessed by people from 222 countries.<ref name=JapanChina>http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2012100657738</ref> | |||
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| The ] has launched a "One day Gangnam tour" that begins with some "gangnam styling" at a beauty salon, shopping at the Apgujeong & Cheongdam boutiques, coffee and brunch, followed by the casino and clubbing.<ref name="The_Hindu" /> In September 2012, Korean grandmothers at the ] Senior Citizens Center in ], ] were noted to follow the dance trend of Gangnam Style.<ref name=NJ.com>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/170803886__Gangnam_Style__dance_craze_catches_fire_in_North_Jersey.html|title='Gangnam Style' dance craze catches fire in North Jersey|author=Fujimori, Sachi; Toribio, Elyse|work=The Record|publisher=North Jersey Media Group|date=2012-09-22|accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> In Thailand, two local gangs provoked each other by dancing "Gangnam Style", eventually leading to a gun fight with more than 50 rounds fired.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/gangnam-style-danceoff-shootout-bangkok |title=Gangnam Style dance-off escalates into gang shootout in Bangkok |author=Hodal, Kate |work=The Guardian | publisher = Guardian Media Group |date=2012-09-21 |accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> | |||
| On September 7, the South Korean technology company ] announced that Psy would be one of the new faces promoting its Zipel line of refrigerators.<ref name="world.time" /> A commercial was recently released featuring Psy and the K-Pop singer ] dancing to the music of "Gangnam Style" in front of an ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/video-psy-and-lee-seung-gi-reveal-the-053507464.html | title = [Video] Psy and Lee Seung Gi Reveal the 'Metal Refrigerating Dance' in New CF | work = Yahoo! OMG! | location = Philippines | last = Ho | first = Stewart | date = 2012-09-17 | accessdate=2012-09-17}}</ref> In early September, the Gangnam district awarded Psy with a plaque and named him an honorary ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5hW1g-qiDntiwAqi3hy5QoAllRF_w?docId=152709979 |title=Getty Images: Inside Seoul's Gangnam District |publisher=Google |date= |accessdate=2012-09-25}}</ref> | |||
| After the release of "Gangnam Style", the American talent manager ], who discovered ] on YouTube, asked on Twitter "How did I not sign this guy (Psy)".<ref name="sns_explosion"/> Soon afterwards, it was reported that Psy had left for Los Angeles to meet with representatives of Justin Bieber, to explore collaboration opportunities.<ref name="Fekadu2012" /><ref name="channelnewsasia" /> On September 3, Braun made a public announcement that was later uploaded onto YouTube, saying that he and Psy have decided to "make some history together. be the first Korean artist to break a big record in the United States." On September 4, it was confirmed that Psy was signed to Braun's ].<ref name="billboard">{{cite web | title = Psy Signs to Scooter Braun's Label, Will Appear at MTV VMAs | url = http://www.billboard.com/news/psy-signs-to-scooter-braun-s-label-will-1007922152.story#/news/psy-signs-to-scooter-braun-s-label-will-1007922152.story | work = ] | publisher = Nielsen Business Media | accessdate = 2012-09-12 }}</ref> | |||
| === Popular culture === | |||
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| |source = ]<ref>{{cite news | title = Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Dance Takes Over 'GMA' | url = http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/psys-gangnam-style-dance-takes-gma-17217294 | date=2012-09-12 | newspaper = ABC News | accessdate = 2012-10-01}}</ref> during a "Gangnam Style" flash<br />mob in ], September 12, 2012. | |||
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| Since September 2012, the dance has been performed by athletes in international competitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Chris-Gayle-celebrates-wicket-Gangnam-Style/tabid/415/articleID/270817/Default.aspx |title=VIDEO: Chris Gayle celebrates wicket 'Gangnam Style' |author=Robertson, Greg |date=2012-09-28 |work=] |publisher= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Even Pacquiao does 'Gangnam Style' |author= |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/09/26/12/even-pacquiao-does-gangnam-style |newspaper= |publisher=ABS-CBN |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indkast.dk/index.php?nyhed=96878 |title=Video: Cavani danser "Gangnam Style" |author=Petersen, Rune |publisher=Indkast.dk |language=Danish |date=2012-09-19 |accessdate=2012-09-20}}</ref> For example, the Jamaican cricketer ] danced "Gangnam Style" twice during the ]' match against ] and then repeated the act again when he took a wicket during the ] match against ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/cricket/2012/09/27/gangnam_style_west_indies_cricket_t20_chris_gayle/ |title=West Indies' Gayle goes Gangnam Style |publisher=] |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2012-09-27}}</ref> | |||
| ] and ], finalists of the British music competition '']'', lip-synced and danced to "Gangnam Style" in a promotion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shows.stv.tv/the-x-factor/news/192685-x-factor-finalists-team-up-for-hilarious-gangnam-style-dance/ |title=X Factor finalists team up for hilarious Gangnam Style dance |publisher=STV |date=2012-09-30 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> On September 27, ], the executive chairman of ] was reported to have danced "Gangnam Style" when he visited the company's office in Seoul. Nick Carbone from '']'' described it as cringe-worthy because "It's the same reason why you'd never want to see your dad planking on top of the family car".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/01/googles-eric-schmidt-dances-gangnam-style-killing-the-meme-for-the-rest-of-us/ |title=Google's Eric Schmidt Dances 'Gangnam Style,' Killing the Meme for the Rest of Us |author=Carbone, Nick |date=2012-10-01 |work=TIME |publisher=Time Warner |accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref> In October 2012, clothing retailers announced they are planning to sell "Gangnam Style" inspired clothing for Halloween.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121001/union-square/gangnam-style-may-top-this-years-list-of-hottest-halloween-costumes |title=Gangnam Style May Top This Year's List of Hottest Halloween Costumes |author=Holland, Heather |date=2012-10-01 |work= |publisher=DNAinfo.com |accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref> | |||
| Through social networks like Facebook, many small, unofficial fan-organized flash mobs have been held in universities and colleges throughout the world. The earliest flash mobs were held in ],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmmDO_v9izE | title = Official Mnet/Koreaboo Gangnam Style (Psy) Flash Mob Video | format = YouTube | author = ] | date = 2012-08-20 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref> and ], Australia.<ref>{{cite news | title = A Prince in Vegas and Gangnam Style | url = http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/commonknowledge/cke-sept-2/4236674 | date = 2012-09-02 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | work = Radio National | newspaper = ABC Online | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref> On September 12, ] in ] was filled with a flash mob dancing to the music of "Gangnam Style" during ]'s '']''.<ref>{{cite news | last = Oldenburg | first = Ann | title = Korea's Psy teaches Britney Spears his 'Gangnam Style' | url = http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/15102172-421/koreas-psy-teaches-britney-spears-his-gangnam-style.html | date = 2012-09-12 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | newspaper = ] }}</ref> | |||
| === Parodies and covers === | |||
| Reaction videos and ] have been made for or with the music respectively. Some of these ] videos have received international media recognition. "Gangnam Style"-related videos have also been uploaded by ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEVk9JyhJ9Q |title=Gangnam Style – Cody Simpson, Victoria Duffield and Crew |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-09-14 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZScKPVqJ6Q|title=BIGBANG's Seungri – Challenged PSY's Gangnam Style |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> ],<ref name=LatinoYT>{{ cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHwVwHpOk8 | title = Latino – Despedida de solteiro (Laçar, Puxar, Beijar) | format = YouTube | author = ] | date = 2012-09-17 | accessdate = 2012-09-28 }}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehs-vZ1uF-k |title=Teens react to Gangnam Style |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-08-19 |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cG7ZVBXQII | title = PSY – GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) PARODY! KIM JONG STYLE! | Key of Awesome #63 | format = YouTube | author = Barely Political | date = 2012-09-21 | accessdate = 2012-09-28 }}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPnJFAEsXE | title = Captain Fear & Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders – Gangnam Style | format = YouTube | author = Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders | date = 2012-09-23 | accessdate = 2012-09-28 }}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz9PUNH_R14 | title = Ohio University Marching 110 – Gangnam Style | format = YouTube | author = The Ohio University Marching 110 | date = 2012-09-22 | accessdate = 2012-09-28 }}</ref> During the two weeks leading up to August 8, 2012, nearly 1,000 videos with "gangnam" in the title were uploaded onto YouTube.<ref name=YouTube_Trans>{{Cite web|last=Allocca|first=Kevin|title='Gangnam Style' is Your International Hit of the Month|url=http://youtube-trends.blogspot.jp/2012/08/gangnam-style-is-your-international-hit.html|work=YouTube Trends|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> On August 16, 2012, ] performed the song at her concert in the ] in ], ].<ref name="MB">{{cite news | url = http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/370419/nelly-furtado-performs-psys-gangnam-style-manila-concert | title = Nelly Furtado Performs Psy's 'Gangnam Style' In Manila Concert | last = Hicap | first = Jonathan M. | work = ] | publisher = Manila Bulletin Publishing | date = 2012-08-21 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref> In ], Switzerland, about 300 people gathered at the ] for a parody of "Gangnam Style" organized by a local radio station.<ref>{{cite news |title=And here is the "Gangnam Style" sauce Geneva! |author= |url=http://www.lematin.ch/culture/musique/Et-voici-le-Gangnam-Style-a-la-sauce-genevoise/story/24371527 |newspaper=] |publisher=Edipresse |date=2012-10-01 |accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref> | |||
| The following is a non-exhaustive list of parodies, cover versions and live versions that had been featured in influential newspapers or broadcasting networks of various countries: | |||
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| | "Gangnam Style Parody (강남스타일) – The Oregon Duck"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDpgzn7KuzE |title=GANGNAM STYLE PARODY (강남스타일) – The Oregon Duck |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-08-30 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
| | '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/08/oregon-ducks-gangnam-style-video-parody/1#.UFtcYK7AHLQ |title=Oregon Duck 'Gangnam Style' video parody is perfect |work=USA Today | publisher = Gannett Company |date=2012-08-30 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
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| | "Presidents Race PSY Gangnam Style"<ref>{{Cite web|author=lfahome |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrdVMo6FSiA |title=Presidents Race PSY Gangnam Style |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-09-01 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
| | '']''<ref name=PreRace>{{Cite web|last=Kogod |first=Sarah |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/racing-presidents-do-gangnam-style/2012/09/04/c93be052-f693-11e1-8b93-c4f4ab1c8d13_blog.html |title=Racing Presidents do Gangnam Style |work=The Washington Post |publisher=The Washington Post Company |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-09-20}}</ref> | |||
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| | ''22nd Company'',<br />] | |||
| | "Gangnam Style – USNA Spirit Spot"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhHufV9g4k4 |title=Gangnam Style – USNA Spirit Spot |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-09-16 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
| | ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57514282-10391705/u.s-naval-academy-takes-on-psys-gangnam-style/ |title=U.S. Naval Academy takes on Psy's "Gangnam Style"| author=Goodman, William |language=French |publisher=CBS News |date=2012-09-17 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | |||
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| | ''Third Naval Area Command'',<br />] | |||
| | "Gangnam Style สามัคคีนาวีอันดามัน "<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHx4nF7jJzI |title=GANGNAM STYLE สามัคคีนาวีอันดามัน |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> | |||
| | ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5XCxQyUks8hVk1Xz6qzTWEmhjwQ?docId=84375979075a4c24b9e572daecdd054c |title=Thai sailors go "Gangnam Style" on YouTube video |publisher=The Asssociated Press |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> | |||
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| | "Gamar com style / Pedro Fernandes / 5 Para a Meia-Noite"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgnJWT7i5Ig | title = Gamar com Style (GANGNAM STYLE) – Pedro Fernandes / 5 Para a Meia-Noite | format = YouTube | author = ''5 Para A Meia-Noite'' | date = 2012-09-20 | accessdate = 2012-09-28 }}</ref> | |||
| | ]<ref name=Rtp.pt>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtp.pt/icmblogs/rtp/5meianoite-pedro/?k=Gamar-com-style.rtp&post=41577 |title=Gamar com style |publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |language=Portuguese |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2012-09-25}}</ref> | |||
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| | "CPDRC Inmates Gangnam Style (2012)"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1AGTGLL_wg | title = CPDRC Inmates Gangnam Style (2012) | format = YouTube | author = Ryan Christopher | date = 2012-09-29 | accessdate = 2012-09-30 }}</ref> | |||
| | ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afp.com/en/news/topstories/philippine-jailbirds-perform-gangnam-style |title=Philippine jailbirds perform 'Gangnam Style' |publisher=] |date=2012-09-30 |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref> | |||
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| | ] Style<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6830834/mitt-romney-style-gangnam-style-parody|title=Music Videos / Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody)|publisher=]|first=CH|last=Staff|date=2012-10-02|accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref> | |||
| | '']''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mitt Romney Style: College Humor's Romney 'Gangnam Style' Parody (VIDEO) |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/mitt-romney-style-college-humor-gangnam-style-video_n_1933189.html|publisher=]|date=2012-10-02|accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref> | |||
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| ==== North Korean parody ==== | |||
| On September 18, 2012, the ]n government uploaded a parody with the title "I'm Yushin style!" onto the government website ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uriminzokkiri.com/itv/php_tmp/flvplayer.php?no=11566|trans_title=I'm Yushin style!|publisher=Uriminzokkiri|language=Korean|accessdate=2012-09-27}}</ref> It is a parody of South Korea's ruling conservative party presidential candidate ], and shows a photo-shopped image of her performing the horse-riding dance, while mocking her as a devoted admirer of the ] system of autocratic rule set up by her father, ].<ref name="straitstimes1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=North Korean video evokes 'Gangnam Style' to taunt South Korean candidate |author=Kwon, K. J.; Mullen, Jethro |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/20/world/asia/north-korea-gangnam-video/index.html |newspaper=CNN | publisher = Time Warner|date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2012-09-25}}</ref> At the end of the video, next to an image of Park dancing "Gangnam Style", the video declares, "Yes I love Yushin. Yushin is my hometown, my creed, my future. I'm Yushin style"<ref name="dailynk.com">{{cite news |title=Park Beautifying the Yushin Dictatorship! |author=Mok, Yong Jae |url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01700&num=9829 |newspaper=] |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| According to Josh Visser from the '']'', North Korea's video cannot be compared with the original "Gangnam Style" because of its "'Scooby-Doo'-style sound effects and 1960s big band brass".<ref>{{cite news |title=North Korea takes shot at South Korea politician — via 'Gangnam Style' parody video (obviously) |author=Visser, Josh |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/09/20/north-korea-takes-shot-at-south-korea-politician-via-gangnam-style-parody-video-obviously/ |newspaper=National Post |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> John Hudson from '']'' wrote that most frames of the video are too dark to even make out the imagery, and he dismisses the parody as "]'s last attempt at cultural appropriation".<ref>{{cite news |title=Even North Korea Catches 'Gangnam Style' Fever |author=Hudson, John |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/09/even-north-korea-catches-gangnam-style-fever/57069/ |newspaper=The Atlantic Wire |publisher=Atlantic Media Company |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> Mok Yong Jae from '']'', an online newspaper run by opponents of the North Korean government, claims that Uriminzokkiri is a "propaganda website" and labels the "Gangnam Style" parody as an attempt to link Park Geun Hye with her father's two decades of dictatorial rule.<ref name="dailynk.com"/> | |||
| == Role of social media == | |||
| ] community service visit in ], South Korea]] | |||
| The video was uploaded on July 15, 2012.<ref name="officialvideo"/> It overtook ] "]" to reach the number one position on the YouTube Top 100 Music Videos during the week of August 28, 2012.<ref name="Fekadu2012" /><ref name="youtube_weekly_20120828">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/charts/videos_views/music?d=20120831 | title = Charts – Music – YouTube, Most viewed videos, week of August 28, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 | publisher = YouTube }}</ref> On September 1, it overtook ]'s "]" to become the most viewed ] video on YouTube.<ref name=MostViewedKpop/> Although "Call Me Maybe" has had unusually strong staying power, averaging over 1.5 million views each day, "Gangnam Style" increased to an average of over 9 million views per day within just 2 months. This is mainly because "Call Me Maybe" remained largely a North American trend, whereas the popularity of "Gangnam Style" is not confined to the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://youtube-trends.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/gangnam-style-vs-call-me-maybe.html | title = YouTube Trends: Gangnam Style vs Call Me Maybe: A Popularity Comparison | last = Allocca | first = Kevin | work = YouTube Trends | publisher = YouTube | date = 2012-09-12 | accessdate = 2012-09-14 }}</ref> On September 20, 2012, "Gangnam Style", with 2,141,758 likes, was officially recognized by the '']'' as the most "liked" video in YouTube history.<ref name="guinness"/> About 47% of the views came from the United States, 7% from the ], 6.8% from ] and 4% from South Korea.<ref name="sns_explosion">{{cite news | title = K-pop's SNS explosion | last = Kim | first = Yoon-mi | url = http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120825-367527.html | work = AsiaOne | publisher = Singapore Press Holdings | date = 2012-08-25 | accessdate = 2012-08-25 }}</ref> | |||
| According to '']'', ] was among the first to have "sent to the stratosphere" when he tweeted about it on July 29.<ref name="canadians">{{ cite news | title = Canadians in South Korea fund expansion of popular website | url = http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/09/07/nasties-fund-a-prosperous-future-awfully-pronto/ | newspaper = ] | publisher = Dow Jones & Company | last = Ramstad | first = Evan | date = 2012-09-07 | accessdate = 2012-09-12 }}</ref><ref name="tpain_tweet">{{Twitter status|user = TPAIN|statusid = 147281349567447040|title =Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is...|name = ]|date = 2012-07-29|accessdate = 2012-09-27}}</ref> It was then picked up by Neetzan Zimmerman from the social blog ], who asked "Did this underground Hip Hop artist from South Korea just release the Best Music Video of the Year?"<ref name="gawker1">{{cite web | url = http://gawker.com/5930283/did-this-underground-hip-hop-artist-from-south-korea-just-release-the-best-music-video-of-the-year | title = Did This Underground Hip Hop Artist from South Korea Just Release the Best Music Video of the Year? | work = Gawker | publisher = Gawker Media | last = Zimmerman | first = Neetzan | date = 2012-07-30 | accessdate = 2012-09-16 }}</ref> on July 30. This was soon followed by ],<ref name="soompi1">{{cite web | url = http://www.soompi.com/2012/08/01/t-pain-robbie-williams-josh-groban-and-gawker-show-love-for-psys-gangnam-style/ | title = T-Pain, Robbie Williams, Josh Groban, and Gawker Show Love for Psy's "Gangnam Style" | work = Soompi.com | date = 2012-08-01 | accessdate = 2012-09-16 }}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Day |first=Lara |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/12/gangnam-styles-psy-appears-on-ellen-schools-britney-spears/ |title='Gangnam Style's Psy Appears on 'Ellen,' Schools Britney Spears |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |date=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> ],<ref name="lester"/> ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201209051322_14115 |title=Tom Cruise Considering Psy as a Future Co-Star? | work=] |publisher=] |date=2012-09-05 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> ]<ref>{{Twitter status|user =hitRECordJoe |statusid =248575172091731969 |title =#EndlessGangamStyle #Again #AndAgain |name =] |date = 2012-09-12 |accessdate =2012-09-25 }}</ref> and ],<ref name="gibson">{{cite web | url = http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/09/william-gibson-part-3-punk-memes/all/ | title = William Gibson on Punk Rock, Internet Memes, and 'Gangnam Style' | last = Dayal | first = Geeta | date = 2012-12-15 | accessdate = 2012-12-20 | work = ] }}</ref> who have either commented about or shared the video with their fans via Twitter. | |||
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| | P.S. Try watching this and not smiling I dare you....(Not even a lip curl)<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/trying-to-figure-out-which-tracks-stay-the-album | |||
| | title = Trying To Figure Out Which Tracks Stay On The Album | |||
| | last = Williams | first = Robert | authorlink = Robbie Williams | |||
| | date = 2012-07-28 | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-09-16 | |||
| | work = Robbiewilliams.com | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zhuo|first=Xing|title=Gangnam Style speaks to more than just South Koreans|url=http://www.dailyillini.com/article/2012/10/gangnam-style-speaks-to-more-than-just-south-koreans|publisher=]|accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is.<ref name="tpain_tweet">{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/TPAIN/status/229693595437912064 | |||
| | title = Tweet by T-Pain | |||
| | work = Twitter | |||
| | author = ] | |||
| | date = 2012-07-29 | |||
| }}</ref><ref name=maxfisher>{{cite news |title=Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation |last= Fisher | first = Max |date=August 23, 2012 |work=The Atlantic |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gangnam-style-dissected-the-subversive-message-within-south-koreas-music-video-sensation/261462/ |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | This tweet by ] had "sent to the stratosphere" <ref name="canadians"/> | |||
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| | It's a Gangnam Style world, we're just living in it. Amazing video.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/psys-gangnam-style-goes-viral/ | |||
| | title = Psy's "Gangnam Style" Goes Viral | |||
| | work = MTV Iggy | |||
| | last = Bower | first = Janine | |||
| | date = 2012-08-01 | |||
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| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/joshgroban/status/230459113790902272 | |||
| | title = Twitter / joshgroban: It's a Gangnam Style world | |||
| | date = 2012-07-31 | |||
| | author = joshgroban | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | authorlink = Josh Groban | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
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| | Mentioned by '']'',<ref>{{cite web|title=National Business Life & Style Entertainment Film Television Music Arts Hallyu Sports World Opinion English Cafe 오늘의 헤드라인뉴스가 귀에 쏙~ Home The Korea Herald > Entertainment > Performance Gangnam Style goes international|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120803000467|publisher=Korea Herald|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>, ]'s official website,<ref>{{cite web|last=Koehler|first=Robert|title=Korean Pop Culture's New Catchphrase ('Gangnam Style' and 'The Thieves' show Koreans aren't so serious after all Fun)|url=http://english.seoul.go.kr/gtk/news/reports_view.php?idx=18883|publisher=seoul.go.kr|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> a blog post published by the ],<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Lauren|title='Gangnam Style' viral sensation spawns parodies, potential Bieber collab|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/08/gangnam-style-viral-sensation-spawns-parodies-potential-bieber-collab.html|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref>, and ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|title=Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Rides to No. 1 Again on K-Pop Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/psy-s-gangnam-style-rides-to-no-1-again-1007741162.story#/news/psy-s-gangnam-style-rides-to-no-1-again-1007741162.story|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | Help, I'm in a Gangnam Style K-hole<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/237841455782182912 | |||
| | title = Twitter / katyperry: Help, I'm in a gangnam style | |||
| | author = katyperry | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | authorlink = Katy Perry | |||
| | date = 2012-08-21 | |||
| }}</ref><ref name="lester">{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/13/new-band-psy | |||
| | title = New band of the day – Psy (No 1,350) | |||
| | last = Lester | first = Paul | |||
| | date = 2012-09-13 | |||
| | work = guardian.co.uk | |||
| | publisher = The Guardian | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 12,822 | |||
| | According to '']'', Psy owes his success in the<br/>United States to Katy Perry's tweet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dank Katy Perry: US-Erfolg für koreanischen Sänger Psy|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/dank-katy-perry-us-erfolg-fuer-koreanischen-saenger-psy-a-851915.html|publisher=Der Spiegel|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | I am so amazingly obsessed. GANGNAM STYLE! Yeahhhha<ref name="vanessa">{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://vanessahudgensofficial.com/blog/psy-gangnam-style/ | |||
| | title = PSY – GANGNAM STYLE! | |||
| | date = 2012-08-28 | |||
| | last = Hudgens | first = Vanessa | |||
| | authorlink = Vanessa Hudgens | |||
| | work = Vanessa Hudgens Official Site | |||
| | publisher = Women's Influencer Network | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-09-16 | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Korean pop tune has fans in Vanessa Hudgens and Britney Spears|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx?Korean_pop_tune_has_fans_in_Vanessa_Hudgens_and_Britney_Spears/52-16693am-style-song/|publisher=Tulsa World|accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | I am LOVING this video – so fun! Thinking that I should possibly learn the choreography. Anybody wanna teach me?<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/240533399083814913 | |||
| | title = Twitter / britneyspears: I am LOVING this video – so | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | date = 2012-08-28 | |||
| | author = britneyspears | |||
| | authorlink = Britney Spears | |||
| }}</ref><ref name="britney_ellen_mtv">{{cite web | |||
| | title = Britney Spears Learns Psy's 'Gangnam Style' On Ellen | |||
| | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693607/britney-spears-psy-gangnam-style.jhtml | |||
| | publisher = MTV | |||
| | accessdate = 11 September 2012 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 4,573 | |||
| | Led to Psy's first appearance on<br/>]<ref>{{cite web|last=Chen|first=Joyce|title=Psy teaches Britney Spears how to dance 'Gangnam Style'?|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-09-11/news/33768797_1_park-jae-sang-psy-dance|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | Think @psy_oppa (]) would make a<br />good future co-star Gangnam Style?<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/TomCruise/statuses/243106270868017152 | |||
| | title = Twitter / TomCruise: Think @Psy_oppa would make | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | date = 2012-09-04 | |||
| | author = TomCruise | |||
| | authorlink = Tom Cruise | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Tom Cruise Considering Psy as a Future Co-Star?|url=http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201209051322_14115|publisher=]|accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 1,940 | |||
| | Possible future collaboration<ref>{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Tom Cruise Considering Psy as a Future Co-Star?|url=http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201209051322_14115|publisher=Mnet Media|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | Check out #PartyRock .... Gangnam Style!<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/LMFAO/status/244188858177187840 | |||
| | title = Twitter / LMFAO: Check out #PartyRock Gangnam | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | date = 2012-09-07 | |||
| | author = LMFAO | |||
| | authorlink = LMFAO | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.soompi.com/2012/09/10/lfmao-remixes-gangnam-style/ | |||
| | title = LMFAO Has "Gangnam Style" | |||
| | work = Soompi.com | |||
| | date = 2012-09-10 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 1,842 | |||
| | Mentioned by '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=엘엠파오도 '강남스타일' 앓이…리믹스 버전 선보여|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/201209/sp2012090815100895510.htm|publisher=Hankook Ilbo|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| | How did I not sign this guy!?<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/scooterbraun/status/230382776401154048 | |||
| | title = Twitter / scooterbraun: HOW DID I NOT SIGN THIS GUY!?!??! | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | author = scooterbraun | |||
| | authorlink = Scooter Braun | |||
| | date = 2012-07-31 | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Netburn|first=Deborah|title=Giddy up! S. Korean rapper Psy's 'Gangnam Style' is unstoppable|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/04/business/la-fi-tn-psy-gangnam-style-20120803|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 1,175 | |||
| | On September 4, 2012, it was confirmed that Psy<br/>was signed to Braun's ].<ref name="billboard" /> | |||
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| | I am so into Gangnam Style its insane!<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/246370549515829249 | |||
| | title = Twitter / JKCorden: I am so into Gangnam Style its insane! | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | author = JKCorden | |||
| | authorlink = James Corden | |||
| | date= 2012-09-14 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 1,717 | |||
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| | Could not be more proud of the human race that PSY's Gangnam<br>Style is one of the biggest things in the world right now.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/DarrenCriss/status/247909159075459073 | |||
| | title = Twitter / DarrenCriss: Could not be more proud | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | author = DarrenCriss | |||
| | authorlink = Darren Criss | |||
| | date= 2012-09-14 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| | Twitter account | |||
| | 2,337 | |||
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| | You guys... Gangnam style? I just..... I can't .... <ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = https://twitter.com/HilaryDuff/status/256470227787845632 | |||
| | title = Twitter / HilaryDuff : https://twitter.com/HilaryDuff/status/256470227787845632 | |||
| | format = Twitter | |||
| | author = HilaryDuff | |||
| | authorlink = Hilary Duff | |||
| | date= 2012-10-11 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
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| | 2,924 | |||
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| | A lil late to the party but, better late than ever right?!<br/>I’m obsessed with this guy. I die. PSY -Gangnam Style<ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Ashley|title=A lil late|url=http://ashleybenson.net/my-blog/a-lil-late/|publisher=Ashley Benson|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| During an interview with ], Psy had claimed that his "Gangnam Style" was originally produced only for local K-pop fans.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/us-korea-uncool-idUSBRE87C05R20120814 | title = Uncool Korean star goes viral with rapping dance | last = Park | first = Ju-min | location = | date = 2012-08-14 | accessdate = 2012-09-26 | agency = Reuters | publisher = Thomson Reuters}}</ref> | |||
| The earliest video that caught the attention of media networks outside South Korea is "PSY Gangnam Style MV Reaction", which was uploaded by Katie and Mindy Anderson on July 18, 2012. The Andersons were subsequently interviewed by Evan Ramstad from ] a few weeks later.<ref name="ramstad1">{{Cite web|last=Ramstad |first=Evan |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/08/06/reaction-vids-get-a-pop-with-gangnam-style/ |title='Gangnam Style' Video Brings Attention to Fan Reaction Videos Too |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |date=2012-08-06 |accessdate=2012-09-20}}</ref> In his article published on August 6, 2012, Ramstad also included "Kpop Music Mondays : Psy Gangnam Style", a review and parody of "Gangnam Style" uploaded on July 23 by K-Pop video bloggers ], a Canadian couple living in ]. This makes the Stawski's video the earliest parody featured in an American newspaper.<ref name="canadians"/> On August 8, 2012, Ramstad appeared on ''WSJ Live'', and he mentioned the Andersons and the Stawskis again, before claiming that "a lot of Koreans are also making their own parodies of 'Gangnam Style'".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://live.wsj.com/video/how-gangnam-style-went-viral/3CB028D8-C18E-4B93-A214-7E6EFF43E1A1.html#!3CB028D8-C18E-4B93-A214-7E6EFF43E1A1 |title=How 'Gangnam Style' Went Viral |author= |date=2012-08-08 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref> | |||
| On September 3, 2012, the number of views generated by "Gangnam Style" went past the five-million mark.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jurgensen|first=John|title='Gangnam' Mania|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444620104578008230854641420.html|accessdate=2012-09-28|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company}}</ref> By the end of September, it had topped the iTunes charts in 31 countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guinness World Records Declares 'Gangnam Style' As 'Most Liked' Video In YouTube History |author=Hicap, Jonathan M. |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/374550/guinness-world-records-declares-gangnam-style-as-most-liked-video-in-youtube-history | news = ] | publisher = Manila Bulletin Publishing |date=2012-09-24 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| ] fans Katie and Mindy Anderson, uploaded to YouTube on July 18, 2012<ref name="ramstad1"/><br />2 Earliest notable parody by K-pop bloggers ], uploaded on July 23<ref name="canadians"/><br />3a Shared on the ] website ], July 28<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/xbsve/words_cannot_even_describe_how_amazing_this_video/c5l3fku |title=AvenueWho comments on Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is |publisher=Reddit.com |date=2012-07-28 |accessdate=2012-10-05}}</ref> <br />3b Earliest celebrity comment by ] on his personal blog, July 28<ref name="soompi1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/trying-to-figure-out-which-tracks-stay-the-album |title=Trying to Figure out which Tracks Stay on the Album |author= |date= |work=RobbieWilliams.com |publisher= |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref><br />3c First featured in the foreign tabloid newspaper '']'', in ], July 28<ref name="iltasanomat1">{{Cite web|work=Iltasanomat|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/musiikki/art-1288486980607.html|title=Unohtakaa Macarena, tässä tulee hevostanssi!|publisher=Sanoma News|date=2012-07-28|language=Finnish|accessdate=2012-09-17}}</ref><br />4 First celebrity tweet by ], July 29<ref name="canadians"/><ref name="tpain_tweet">{{Twitter status|user = TPain|statusid = 229693595437912064|title = Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is...|name =TPain|date = 2012-07-29|accessdate = 2012-09-27}}</ref><br />5 Picked up by Neetzan Zimmerman from the social blog ], July 30<ref name="gawker1"/><br />6 Picked up by the British political commentator ], who blogs about the video on '']'', August 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/08/mental-health-break.html |title=Mental Health Break |author=Sullivan, Andrew |date=2012-08-01 |work=The Daily Beast |publisher= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref><br />7 Featured in ] and '']'', August 3<ref name="ramstad"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2012/08/02/wr-gangnam-style-goes-viral-in-rap-video.cnn |title=Rapper living 'Gangnam Style' goes viral |author= |date=2012-08-03 |work=CNN |publisher=Time Warner |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref><br />8 Nelly Furtado performs "Gangnam Style" at her concert in the ], August 16<br />9 Psy performs "Gangnam Style" at ], August 20. This marks his first public appearance in the United States<br />10 ] shares the "Gangnam Style" music video with her 25 million followers on Twitter, August 21<ref name="lester"/><ref>{{Twitter status|user = katyperry|statusid =237841455782182912 |title =Help, I'm in a gangnam style k hole |name = Katy Perry|date = 2012-08-21|accessdate = 2012-09-30}}</ref><br />11 Psy appears on ] with ] and ], August 22.<ref name="vh1"/> This marks his first appearance in a US television show|left]] | |||
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| == Tracklisting == | |||
| A special limited edition CD single of "Gangnam Style" was released in ] on October 15, 2012. It features a small booklet containing instructions on how to learn the dance moves for the track, and also includes the track's video.<ref>http://www.amazon.de/Gangnam-Style-2-Track-Psy/dp/B009GWHUDS/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1350486030&sr=8-24</ref> | |||
| # "Gangnam Style" – 3:37 | |||
| # "Gangnam Style" – 4:13 | |||
| == Chart performance == | |||
| The song debuted at number six on the '']'' ] for the week of July 28, 2012.<ref name="Billboard-K-Pop-#6">{{cite web |title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of 28 July 2012 |author= |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100?chartDate=2012-07-28 | work=] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |date= |accessdate=2012-08-20}}</ref> It then topped the chart the week after,<ref name="Billboard-Benjamin" /> and remained at number one for five weeks.<ref name="Billboard-K-Pop">{{cite web |title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Week of September 2, 2012 |author= |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100#/charts/k-pop-hot-100?chartDate=2012-09-01 | work=] | publisher=Nielsen Business Media |date= |accessdate=2012-08-25}}</ref> On the ], the song was downloaded 816,000 times in its first week, and was number one for five weeks. {{As of|2012|09|22}}, the song was downloaded over 2.8 million times in South Korea. | |||
| On August 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" charted number one on the iTunes Music Video Charts, overtaking Justin Bieber's "]" and Katy Perry's "]"; this feat is the first for any South Korean artist.<ref name="WSJ-Baseball">{{cite news |title=Baseball Goes Gangnam Style |author=Woo, Jaeyeon |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/08/21/baseball-goes-gangnam-style/ |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref> Since early September, the song has also peaked on ''Billboard'''s YouTube Music Chart at number one.<ref name="Billboard-YouTube">{{cite web |title=YouTube Music Chart, Week of 25 August 2012 |author= |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/youtube?chartDate=2012-08-25 | work = ]| publisher =Nielsen Business Media|date= |accessdate=2012-08-17}}</ref> | |||
| In the United States, "Gangnam Style" debuted at number 74 on ''Billboard'' ] with 23,000 downloads sold in the week ending of September 8, 2012, and two weeks later reached number 25 with 61,000 downloads;<ref name="bb0914">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-psy-adds-style-to-the-1007949392.story | title = Weekly Chart Notes: Psy Adds 'Style' To The Hot 100 | first = Gary | last = Trust | work = ] | publisher = Nielsen Business Media | date = 2012-09-14 | accessdate = 2012-09-18}}</ref> previously, 57,000 copies were downloaded in the US up until August 31.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/news/gangnam-style-helps-psy-dance-way-to-no-1007917752.story | title = 'Gangnam Style' Helps Psy Dance Way to No. 1 on Social 50 Chart | work = ] | publisher = Nielsen Business Media | last = Gruger | first = William | location = | date = 2012-08-31 | accessdate = 2012-09-17 }}</ref> The song rocketed to number four for the chart week of September 29, with 188,000 downloads.<ref name="BB11">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/news/maroon-5-reaches-no-1-on-hot-100-with-one-1007953852.story | title = Maroon 5 Reaches No. 1 on Hot 100 with 'One More Night' | first = Gary | last = Trust | work = ] | publisher = Nielsen Business Media | date = 2012-09-19 | accessdate = 2012-09-19}}</ref> On the issue date of September 22, it debuted at number 64 on the ], becoming the second K-pop song to enter the chart behind the ]' "]" in 2009. In the same week, "Gangnam Style" also debuted on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs at number 28.<ref name="bb0914"/> "Gangnam Style" had, by October 11, sold one million downloads in the US<ref>www.mb.com.ph/articles/376707/gangnam-style-reaches-1-million-downloads-in-us</ref>, becoming the first K-pop song ever to cross the one-million mark in the country. In its second week on the Hot 100, "Gangnam Style" rose to number 11.<ref name="BB11" /> In its third week on the chart, "Gangnam Style" rose to number two, behind "]" by ], becoming the first K-pop song ever to enter the top ten.<ref name="billboardhot100_number2">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/news/maroon-5-still-tops-hot-100-psy-one-step-1007959552.story | title = Maroon 5 Still Tops Hot 100, PSY One Step From No. 1 | work = ] | publisher=Nielsen Business Media | last = Trust | first = Gary | date = 2012-09-26 | accessdate = 2012-09-26 }}</ref> | |||
| On September 1, 2012, "Gangnam Style" debuted on the ] at number 196;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120901cluk.txt | title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update (1.09.2012 – week 34) | publisher=Zobbel.de | accessdate=2012-09-04 | author=Zywietz, Tobias}}</ref> in its second week, the song reached number 61. The next week, the song rose up to number 37. On September 19, 2012, Greg James announced that the song had climbed 21 places to number 16. On September 21, 2012, the song had climbed from 16 to 6. The song was 22,000 copies behind "]" by ] with sales of "Gangnam Style" accelerating by an average of 20% each day that week.<ref>. ]</ref> The song eventually reached number three in its third week on the chart.<ref name="Kreisler 2012-09-26">{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/gangnam-style-to-finally-conquer-the-uks-official-chart-1612/ |title=Gangnam Style to finally conquer the UK's Official Chart? |first=Lauren |last=Kreisler |publisher=The Official Charts Company |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref> The next midweek Official Chart Update, released on September 26, indicated that "Gangnam Style" was on pace to become number one on the next official chart, set for release on September 30.<ref name="Kreisler 2012-09-26"/> The song, as projected, reached the top spot on the official September 30 chart, making it the first K-pop single to do so.<ref name="Kreisler 2012-09-30">{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/gangnam-style-conquers-the-uk-officially-1614/ |title=Gangnam Style conquers the UK, officially |first=Lauren |last=Kreisler |publisher=The Official Charts Company |date=2012-09-30 |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref> | |||
| In ], "Gangnam Style" peaked at number one on the Official Finnish Download Chart in August<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latauslista.fi/lista/2012/35|title=Suomen Virallinen Latauslista – Viikko 35, ti 28.8 – ma 3.9.2012|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=2012-09-23}}</ref> and debuted at number one on the main chart in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/psy/gangnam+style|title=PSY: Gangnam Style|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=2012-09-23}}</ref> | |||
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| == Charts and certifications == | |||
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| === Weekly charts === | |||
| {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
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| !Chart (2012) | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-09-30}} | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Austria|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-10-11}} | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Belgium (] Flanders)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultratop 50|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2012&date=20120929|publisher=Ultratop|date=2012-09-30|accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Belgium (] Wallonia)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultratop 40|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2012&date=20121006|publisher=Ultratop|date=2012-09-30|accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|4 | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Canada (])<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100#/charts/canadian-hot-100?chartDate=2012-10-07|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Colombia (])<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Nacional: Semana 41. Del 08-10-2012 al 14-10-2012 |url=http://www.national-report.com/forms/init100s.php|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BQymDhfG|archivedate=2012-10-15|language=Spanish|publisher=National-Report}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"|10 | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Czech Republic|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=37|accessdate=2012-10-04|year=2012}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Denmark|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-09-21}} | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Europe (])<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14124057 | publisher = ] | accessdate = 6 October 2012 | title = Chart Search Results – Euro Digital Songs 2012-10-06}}</ref> | |||
| |style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Finland|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-10-01}} | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|France|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-10-08}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Germany|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style (2-track)|accessdate=2012-10-12}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" | Greece Digital Songs (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greece Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14123967|accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> | |||
| |align="center"|1 | |||
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| ! scope="row"|Honduras (])<ref>{{Cite web|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BBwZQIyg|title=Top 50|url=http://tiempo.hn/fuzion/top-50|date=2012-10-04|archivedate=2012-10-05|language=Spanish|work=Fuzion|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| |align="center"|1 | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Hungarydance|20|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=41|year=2012|accessdate=2012-10-18}} | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Hungary|30|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=41|year=2012|accessdate=2012-10-18}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Iceland (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netlistinn viku 41, 2012|url=http://www.tonlist.is/Music/Chartlist/513/|publisher=Tónlist|accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|3 | |||
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| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Ireland|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=40|year=2012|accessdate=2012-10-15}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Israelairplay|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=40|year=2012|accessdate=2012-10-04}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Italy (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archivio|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2012&mese=09&id=372|publisher=FIMI|date=2012-09-30|accessdate=2012-10-04}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|4 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| Japan ('']'' ])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail/?a=hot100 |title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard Japan |language=Japanese |date=October 10, 2012 |accessdate=October 10, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BIzKui95 |archivedate=October 10, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|20 | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Lebanon (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanese Top 20 Charts |url=http://www.webcitation.org/6BUDhwoKF|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20|date=2012-10-14|accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Luxembourg (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Luxembourg Digital Songs 2012-10-13|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14126057|work=]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2012-09-30|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BD1kBMwq|archivedate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| !scope="row" |Mexican Airplay Chart (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/14126557|title=Mexico Airplay|date=2012-10-07|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Mexico (])<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 20 General |url=http://radionotas.com/top-20/ml-mexico/|language=Spanish|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BUETzq3Y|archivedate=2012-10-17|work=RadioNotas|publisher=Monitor Latino Media}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"|2 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Netherlands (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dutch Charts Single Top 100 search|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2012&date=20120929|publisher=]|accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-09-14}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=39|year=2012|accessdate=2012-09-28}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" |Poland (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/video.php?idlisty=802|title=Top 5 video |publisher=]|work=] |accessdate=2012-10-08}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"|2 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" | Portugal Digital Songs (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portugal Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14287517|accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| !scope="row"|Russia (])<ref></ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"|6 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Scotland|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|date=2012-10-06|accessdate=2012-09-30}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Slovakia|9|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|week=41|year=2012|accessdate=2012-10-16}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| South Korea (])<ref name="Gaon"/> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| South Korea ('']'' ])<ref name="Billboard-Benjamin" /> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| Spain (])<ref name="Promusicae">{{cite news |title=Top 50 Canciones |author= |url=http://www.promusicae.es/files/listastonos/top%2050%20canciones%20(publicar)_w40.2012.pdf |publisher=] |language=Spanish |date=2012-10-07 |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|3 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Sweden|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-09-23}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-10-04}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|UK|1|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|date=2012-10-06|accessdate=2012-09-30}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Psy|song=Gangnam Style|accessdate=2012-10-15|artistid=1923937}} | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14287247 |title=Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (2012-10-20) |author= |date=2012-10-20 | work=] | |||
| | publisher = Nielsen Business Media |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref><ref>http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/psy-still-stuck-at-no-2-as-maroon-5-tops-1007982722.story</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|10 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="billboard1007965212">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14288307 |title=Rap Songs 2012-10-20 |author= |work=] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |date=2012-10-01 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|1 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="billboardnews20121008">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/news#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-adele-s-skyfall-rises-on-1007980772.story |title=Chart Highlights: Adele's 'Skyfall' Rises On Adult Charts |work=] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |date=2012-10-15| accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|10 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="billboardnews20121008" /> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|36 | |||
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| ! scope="row" |Venezuela Top 100 (])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 100 |url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=top100|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BLCxGybZ|language=Spanish|work=]|publisher=R.R. Digital C.A|date=2012-10-13|archivedate=2012-10-11}}</ref> | |||
| | style="text-align:center"|55 | |||
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| |} | |||
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| ===Certifications=== | |||
| {{certification Table Top}} | |||
| {{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=PSY|title=Gangnam Style|award=Platinum|number=1| certyear=2012|relyear=2012|salesamount=70,000|recent=true|autocat=yes}} | |||
| {{certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=PSY|title=Gangnam Style|award=Gold|certyear=2012|relyear=2012|id=28|salesamount=10,000|recent=true|autocat=yes}} | |||
| {{certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=PSY|title=Gangnam Style|award=Platinum|certyear=2012|relyear=2012|id=2071|recent=website|autocat=yes}} | |||
| {{Certification Table Bottom}} | |||
| {{col-end}} | |||
| == Release history == | |||
| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Country | |||
| ! Date | |||
| ! Label | |||
| ! Format | |||
| ! Ref | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|] | |||
| | June 15, 2012 | |||
| | rowspan="2"|] | |||
| | ] | |||
| | <ref>{{cite web|title= PSY releases cover & tracklist for 6th album 'Psy's Best Sixth'|url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/07/news-psy-releases-cover-tracklist-for.html|publisher=Dkpopnews.com|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| | July 18, 2012 | |||
| | ] | |||
| | <ref>{{cite web|title=싸이 정규앨범 6집 part.1 PSY 6th Album part.1|url=http://www.ygeshop.com/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=962&category=|publisher=YG Entertainment|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Postponed indefinitely | |||
| | ] | |||
| | ] | |||
| | <ref name="netallica.yahoo" /> | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| | September 4, 2012 | |||
| | ], ] | |||
| | Digital download | |||
| | <ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Gangnam Style (강남스타일)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gangnam-style-gangnamseutail/id560409896?i=560409906&affId=1627785&ign-mpt=uo%3D4|work = iTunes UK|publisher=Apple|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| | |] | |||
| | September 6, 2012 | |||
| | Schoolboy, Universal Music | |||
| | Digital download | |||
| | <ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Gangnam Style (강남스타일)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gangnam-style-gangnamseutail/id560398387?i=560398388&ign-mpt=uo%3D2|work= iTunes|publisher=Apple|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> | |||
| |} | |||
| == "Oppa Is Just My Style" == | |||
| {{Infobox single | |||
| | Name = Oppa Is Just My Style | |||
| | Cover = | |||
| | Border = | |||
| | Alt = | |||
| | Caption = | |||
| | Artist = ] featuring ] | |||
| | Album = | |||
| | Released = {{Start date|2012|08|14}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/psy-releases-new-gangnam-style-video-1007827352.story#/column/viralvideos/psy-releases-new-gangnam-style-video-1007827352.story |title=Psy Releases New 'Gangnam Style' Video |author=Benjamin, Jeff | work = ] | publisher=Nielsen Business Media |date=2012-08-14 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| | Format = Music video | |||
| | Recorded = | |||
| | Genre = ], ], ], ] | |||
| | Length = <!--- please place new length {{Duration|m=3|s=39}} ---> | |||
| | Label = ], ] | |||
| | Writer = Yoo Gun-hyung, ] | |||
| | Producer = ] | |||
| | Certification = | |||
| | Chronology = | |||
| | Last single = "Gangnam Style"<br />(2012) | |||
| | This single = "'''Oppa Is Just My Style'''"<br />(2012) | |||
| | Next single = | |||
| | Misc = {{Infobox Korean name | |||
| |title="Oppa is Just My Style" | |||
| |color=khaki | |||
| |hangul=오빤 딱 내 스타일 | |||
| |hanja= | |||
| |rr= | |||
| |mr= | |||
| }} | |||
| {{External music video|1="" on YouTube|Upper caption=Music video}} | |||
| }} | |||
| "Gangnam Style" was officially re-released on August 14, 2012, as "Oppa Is Just My Style" ({{lang-ko|오빤 딱 내 스타일}}), featuring additional vocals provided by Korean singer and ] member ]. Mallika Rao of '']'' wrote that the video was "apparently retrofitted here to work from a woman's point of view, but the main difference we're spotting is less invisible horse riding and more sultry side-eyeing."<ref name="huffpost">{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/gangnam-style-becomes-opp_n_1783292.html?utm_hp_ref=arts | title = 'Gangnam Style' Becomes 'Oppa Is Just My Style': PSY's 'Girl Version' Followup, Featuring Hyuna (VIDEO) | last = Rao | first = Mallika | date = 2012-08-15 | work = The Huffington Post | publisher = AOL | accessdate = 2012-08-17}}</ref> The accompanying music video has garnered over 92 million views several weeks after it was uploaded onto YouTube.<ref name="hyuna_video">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLNteez3c4 | title = PSY (ft. HYUNA) 오빤 딱 내 스타일 (PSY featuring Hyuna: Oppa is Just My Style Official MV) | author = ] | format = YouTube | accessdate = 2012-09-22 }}</ref> | |||
| == See also == | |||
| {{Portal|Music}} | |||
| * ] | |||
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| == References == | |||
| {{Reflist|30em}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
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| * {{youtube|9bZkp7q19f0|"GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일)" music video}} | |||
| * {{youtube|wcLNteez3c4|"PSY (ft. HYUNA) 오빤 딱 내 스타일 M/V – Oppa Is Just My Style" music video}} | |||
| * {{youtube|9HPiBJBCOq8|"PSY – GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V Making Film"}} | |||
| * Kirsten Acunaon: , '']'', September 19, 2012 | |||
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{{Infobox single
| Name = Gangnam Style
| Cover = Gangnam Style Official Cover.png
| Artist = PSY
| Album = PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
| Released = July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)
| Format = Digital download
| Recorded =
| Genre = K-pop, electro house, hip house, Korean hip hop
| Length = 3:39
| Label = YG, Universal Republic, Schoolboy
| Writer = Yoo Gun-hyung, Psy
| Producer = Yang Hyun-suk
| Chronology = PSY
| Last single = "Korea"
(2012)
| This single = "Gangnam Style"
(2012)
| Next single = "Oppa Is Just My Style"
(2012)
| Misc =
Alternative cover
| "Gangnam Style" | |
| Hangul | 강남스타일 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 江南스타일 |
| Revised Romanization | Gangnamseutail |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kangnamsŭt'ail |