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‘Gangnam Style’ hits one billion views on YouTube
Psy’s “Gangnam Style” became the first video to hit a billion views on YouTube on Friday, marking a fresh milestone in the global craze for the South Korean rapper and his horse-riding dance. The view counter attached to “Gangnam Style,” which was only posted on the video-sharing site July 15,…
Psy admits he gets sick of ‘Gangnam Style’
South Korean pop music sensation Psy admitted Saturday that he sometimes gets sick of his massive hit “Gangnam Style” but will continue performing the number that made him world-famous. Speaking at a news conference in Singapore ahead of a free performance for fans, the 34-year-old — clad in a black…
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ beats Bieber as YouTube’s most watched video
South Korean pop sensation Psy’s “Gangnam Style” on Saturday became YouTube’s most-watched video of all time, registering more than 803 million views to overtake “Baby” by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber. The 34-year-old rapper has rocketed to fame since his “Gangnam Style” video — in which he performs his now famous…
The staying power of ‘Gangnam Style’
SEOUL — President Obama, the mayor of London, China’s top dissident artist and Madonna — every time someone signals the death of “Gangnam Style” up pops another high-profile figure to keep the phenomenon alive. In the four months since the music video by South Korean rapper Psy went viral on…
Noam Chomsky appears in MIT student’s ‘Gangnam Style’ tribute
Let’s be honest: It’s hard to be serious all the time, even in the midst of nearly constant bad news. That might not be true for everyone, but it was true this week for Noam Chomsky, an MIT professor and one of America’s foremost serious persons, evidenced by his appearance…
Ban Ki-Moon does ‘Gangnam Style’ dance with K-pop star Psy
Korean rap star and international sensation Psy met with U.N. Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday as part of Psy (real name: Park Jae-sang)’s visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York City. During the U.N. visit, Ban heaped praise upon his countryman, saying that he was happy to…
Japanese indifference to ‘Gangnam Style’ riles S.Korea
While South Korean rapper Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has taken the world by storm, it has largely fallen flat in Japan — an anomaly viewed with grave suspicion by some in the singer’s home country. Korean K-pop music is huge in Japan, but for one reason or another Japanese music fans…
Civil Rights leader dances ‘Gangnam Style’
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a key figure in the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, cut a rug “Gangnam Style” as part of a voter registration drive. In the video, produced by the Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Lewis appears with members of the dance troupe Innonim in a…
Wash. Republican candidate dances ‘Gangnam Style’ while spanking himself
A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Washington state may have recently become the first U.S. politician to ever dance to “Gangnam Style” in public while spanking himself. When Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna’s wife tweeted video on Tuesday of her husband awkwardly dancing to Psy’s hit synth pop song on…
‘Gangnam Style’ rapper hailed by UN secretary general
“Gangnam Style” has secured an unlikely accolade after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed South Korean rapper Psy’s global hit as a force for world peace. Ban has found himself displaced as the best-known Korean on the planet by the astonishing success of the chubby rapper’s catchy video — and…
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