spiffytee Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 This guy is the Korean Pitbull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffytee Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Viral Clip Gives Korea's PSY A Pop Culture Moment NEW YORK -- Korean rapper PSY – who is having a pop culture moment with his viral music video for "Gangnam Style" – says he's been doing funky choreography for a decade in his native Korea. But he's excited his colorful style is being celebrated in the United States, and around the world. "I did a lot of strange dance moves for 12 years in Korea," PSY said in an interview Wednesday, adding that the reaction today reminds him of his musical debut back home. "This is kind of (the) same story." The music video for "Gangnam Style," released last month, so far has garnered more than 49 million views on YouTube. The bright, vibrant clip features the comedic and flamboyant PSY delivering somewhat bizarre choreography – including a horse-riding dance – while rapping and singing in Korean over a thumping, dance-flavored beat. The video, full of colorful, lively outfits, includes a mob of dancers backing PSY and the only words he says in English are "Hey, sexy lady." It's currently No. 1 on iTunes' music videos chart. "The thing is, I have special visuals. I'm not like (a) normal entertainer (when it comes to visuals)," he said. "That's why when I dance . it looks different. I have a different body, different shape, different visuals." The 34-year-old, born Jae-Sang Park, is a widely famous star in Korea, and is enjoying his U.S. breakthrough. His stage name is derived from "psycho" and he writes and produces his own music. "Gangnam Style" is about the lavish and luxurious lifestyle connected to the trendy Gangnam district, located in Seoul. PSY even choreographed the routines in the clip. "In Korea they're celebrating me because I didn't try anything. I didn't promote, I didn't target anything about going overseas," he said. "It just happened like this with YouTube and Twitter. I think those two feed me." "Years ago we talked about this great, democratizing force the Internet was going to be, and it would strip down nationalities and barriers and boundaries, and this is a great way of that happening," said Bill Werde, the editor of Billboard. "In some ways it's very simple. There's no great science behind it. Someone saw a video that they loved and they shouted about it." Of millions watching the viral video, there are a growing number of celebrities expressing their love for the song, including Katy Perry, T-Pain, Robbie Williams, Josh Groban and Nelly Furtado, who performed some of the song at a recent concert. "When I realized that some top stars like have imagined or tweeted about me, I thought like, `That's joking. ...That's not gonna happen,'" he said. "I never expect things like this, not because they are top stars but because this is the biggest market in the universe for pop music, right, so everybody's dreaming about having appearance in the U.S. so I'm still saying .'What am I doing ... here? This is beautiful.'" "Gangnam Style" appears on PSY's sixth studio album, "PSY 6." He had a meeting with Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, last week. But the singer-rapper was tight-lipped about the get-together. "He doesn't want me to talk about our relationship yet so, what can I say?" PSY said, adding with a laugh: "He's a nice person." The chubby musician is finding success at a time when K-Pop, Korean pop music, is growing in the United States. But PSY, whose song is spending its fourth week on top of Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100 chart, says he doesn't fit the typical mold of most K-Pop artists, and he's OK with it. "There are standards, like skinny, muscular, handsome, pretty, tall, whatever, none (of those) categories belong to me," he said with a laugh. "Doing it not right is right," he added. "That was my whole life. I was not suitable visually, musically, anything. I was not the standard. I was not suitable for common standards, and that can be unique, but in another way, it can be . negative." PSY was born in Korea, but briefly attended Boston University and Berklee College of Music. He released his debut "PSY from the PSYcho World!" in 2001, and said his musical influences are mainly rappers, like Eminem, 2 Pac, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre. "When I was a kid I was just a noisy boy and . I preferred to be in front of people when I was young all the time," he said. "At that time I was not a good singer; still I'm not a good singer. So, when I see the rappers (I thought), `Oh, talk can be music? Wow. That's . for me.'" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/viral-clip-gives-koreas-p_n_1827916.html?utm_hp_ref=arts Edited August 27, 2012 by spiffytee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) This guy is the Korean Pitbull. PitbullBeingPitbull.jpg At no point during that video did I ever say "Oh my God, what is this shit, turn it off, this is the worst fucking thing I've ever heard." I was entertained, he's nothing like Pitbull. Edited September 22, 2012 by The NZA yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Cool video. I am showing that to my human geo class when we get to the unit on pop culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) @Baytor - I meant because he wears suits and dances around like an idiot to techno music. And calls themselves a rapper. Edited August 27, 2012 by Panch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 http://youtu.be/-PHHCLh3fFg http://youtu.be/wcLNteez3c4 And for Newt: http://youtu.be/LRN-IrejBTw [size=2][i]Annnnnd this exists, too...[/i][/size] [spoiler]http://youtu.be/uYFmxgzPP3Q[/spoiler] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Why'd it take a month for this thing to surface on Hondo's? Stick around for the halfway point on this one Edited August 28, 2012 by axel_napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Awesome solo. Still, my favorite of all of these is the one Haku posted with the Hyuna chick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mortiis558 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My wife and I randomly saw this video about a week ago, with no idea who or what was to become of it. Both of us enjoyed it quite a bit and it is good that PSY is getting recognition even over here in the sates despite only having a few words that are english. Here's a translation for anyone who is interested. http://youtu.be/axN0aKe0sHw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 http://youtu.be/ICRz9Q0bJNE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I must have come in here to watch this thing like 50 times by now. Here he is live, which is pretty fun to watch. That crowd is fucking intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Now that someone else has broken the seal of posting parody and homage videos, here's the Legend of Korra cosplay version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Man, William Hung worked his ass off, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnotizinChikns Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Sharing that shit on FB, this is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Not as good as Panch's, but here you go... http://youtu.be/bJgRWlyllcU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 NZA originally posted this braless Psylocke cosplayer doing the pony dance in the cosplay thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I know it's probably racist, but I was not expecting such enunciation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) I know it's probably racist, but I was not expecting such enunciation The guy spent some time in the US attending Boston Univ. & Berklee College of Music. Koreans speak Mandarin, right? Edited September 7, 2012 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 What Axel thinks: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 He's doing the dance and everything! His luggage is in Chinese food containers... brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) I'm still not tired of this song or video. If I'm having a rough day I come in here and this seriously makes me feel alot better (doj's basement is a new contender though) http://youtu.be/uYBCgV6a5kE http://youtu.be/qcHwUYRmT2o Edited September 10, 2012 by axel_napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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