(Excerpt) "... 'Gangnam' means 'south(nam) of the river(gang)' in Korean. In this song, the 'river(gang)' is the Han River, which penetrates the City of Seoul, capital of South Korea. The northern part of Seoul(gangbuk) has been the capital of Korea since the early 15th century. Development of Gangnam and expansion of Seoul started in 1970s. Gangnam is the icon of the rapid economic development of South Korea in 1970s and 80s. Mostly benefited from skyrocketing real estate price followed by planned economic development, Gangnam has become the most wealthy area in the entire South Korea. Gangnam is being regarded as the place where people are rich, girls are pretty and everything is supposed to be cool ..."Historic Internet Video:
Source: Urban Dictionary
"Gangnam Style" by South Korean songwriter Park Jae-sang (Psy)
At this writing the viral music video "Gangnam Style," posted July 15, 2012 on YouTube by officialpsy, has been viewed over 1.1 billion times. It was the first online video to hit 1 billion views and is currently the most viewed video on YouTube.
Source: YouTube, by officialpsy, July 15, 2012
English Translation of the Lyrics -- First Line:
"Oppa is Gangnam style"
Source: businessinsider.com
Super Bowl Ad Filmed
(Excerpt) "’The Super Bowl is way too big for me,’ jokes Psy… ‘I never dreamed of being a singer in America… never dreamed of being in a Super Bowl ad’...
In the ad, Psy wears a pistachio-green suit and will display a special way to crack open pistachios.
‘Pistachios will get a lot of attention for signing Psy, and when you're in the pistachio business, that's a good thing,’ says pop culture guru Robert Thompson. ‘But Psy already is becoming an old joke.’
Consumers are desperately looking for fun, ‘and Psy is the royal court jester,’ says futurist Watts Wacker. But Wacker thinks Psy is a one-trick pony. ‘He'll end up as a Tiny Tim,’ Wacker predicts…”
Source: businessinsider.com
Many Parodies, Much Fun, and Big Profits?
There are detractors, but Psy's current work with catchy music and intriguing dance rhythms is inspiring parodies and spinoffs that are in many cases also profitable entertainment, if not only fun -- and apparently entirely legal.
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There are detractors, but Psy's current work with catchy music and intriguing dance rhythms is inspiring parodies and spinoffs that are in many cases also profitable entertainment, if not only fun -- and apparently entirely legal.
(Excerpt) "The video also contains the seeds of its own reconstruction – which goes a long way to explain its success. The dance moves are simple enough to mimic and easily copied scenarios – such as the elevator scene – call out to be aped. Psy has produced a video that is born to spawn and has further facilitated this by waiving his copyright."From personal knowledge, it is very entertaining it is to have one's funny face featured "Gangnam Style" on a JibJag eCard -- and on Facebook
Source: ibertarianstandard.com
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