I think I am developing an interest in this K-pop stuff too. Gangnam Style has a shrewd video with lyrics that provide a sneaky social statement. A few have off the wall but many are actually beautiful. Dynamite has charted on Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks in total while Gangnam Style was on the prestigious music chart for 31 weeks, which is a record for the longest time by an all-Korean act. I have only heard a scant handful of K-pop songs (but all are thanks to a friend who has a girl-boner for Korean guys). They fly over our heads but actually have a deeper meaning.Īccording to this article, PSY comes from near Gangnam but isn’t like the others from there and is, in summation, parodying the area and even himself. Many points in the video speak to this, that we Americans who don’t know the language (or the area) would just view as silly or crazy. That doesn’t mean much in itself, but it is a wealthy area of “new money” that apparently acts like it (extravagant and wasteful, in other words). Gangnam literally means “south of the river. Apparently “oppa” translates literally to “older brother” – but is generally used as an informal title in Korean language. I don’t speak Korean, but I had to know what this was about. That is an oversimplification, but it still doesn’t even do the song justice. In the lyrics, he seems to be talking about wanting a girl. By watching the video (and knowing nothing of Korean) you think the song is humorous and crazy. The English translation of Gangnam Style’s lyrics go a bit deeper than the video.
If you hear the song, it sounds upbeat, catchy, and happy. The lyric, and name of the song, is “Gangnam Style”. If you did, I can forgive you just this once. Hopefully you haven’t been one of those to misunderstand the lyrics as “Condom Star”. And we warn you, the dance moves are, uh, elaborate.I’m sure that, by now, you have heard the popular Kpop (Korean Pop) song, Gangnam Style. So, if you're curious about the next K-Pop sensation that you'll likely love (or hate), here are seven worth watching. Sounds impressive, right? Add to that a few key ingredients like the occasional English lyric, coordinated dance moves, weird video settings, and it's not hard to see why people can't help but stare on YouTube. What exactly is K-pop? Korean pop music that's known for mixing dance, electronic, electropop, hip-hop, rock and R&B all into one nice glob. 'Gangnam Style, which was uploaded to the video site on July 15, has more than 850 million views, with nine million views added every day, according to Social Bakers.Īnd for those of you who can still stand to hear "ehh sexy lady," one more time, you might be interested to learn that Psy's little ditty has had another soon-to-be obvious effect: It's opened the door into the Western market for other K-Pop artists. It's that song's grip on our brains that helped Psy, or Park Jea-Sang, a South Korean singer, take out Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as the most viewed video on YouTube. On December 21, 2012, 'Gangnam Style' became the first YouTube. The song was released on July 15, 2012, as the lead single of his sixth studio album Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1, and debuted at number one on South Koreas Gaon Chart.
By now, you probably don't need to hear all of Psy's 'Gangnam Style' to feel compelled – even if unwillingly - to sing along or do the horsy dance. 'Gangnam Style' (Korean:, IPA: ) is the 18th K-pop single by the South Korean musician Psy.
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