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Gangnam Style

Gangnam Style

Gangnam Style is a song by 34-year-old South Korean rapper Psy. Its music video was released on July 15, 2012, featuring a unique horse-riding dance in a comical portrayal of people living in the Gangnam district of Seoul. The video quickly went viral around the world and in late October became the most liked video in YouTube history. It inspired a spate of global parodies.

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9 September, 2024

Taylor Swift during a concert in Singapore as part of The Eras Tour. The singer is among a number of celebrities born in the Year of the Snake. Photo: Getty Images

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8 celebs born in the Year of the Snake, from Taylor Swift to K-pop’s Psy

As the Year of the Snake slithers closer, we look at some well-known people who were snake babies – including a Chinese politician.

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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Opinion | 10 years after Gangnam Style, has a K-pop song ever hit in the same way?

22 Jul 2022 - 10:35AM

Opinion | Best K-pop albums and singles of 2022 so far, from Suga and Psy to Stray Kids

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Psy proud of Gangnam Style 10 years on

4 Jun 2022 - 8:04AM

Who’s that on Psy’s new K-pop song That That? It’s only Suga of BTS

Suga, of K-pop boy band BTS, is the featured artist on, and producer of, Psy’s new song That That – the lead single of the Gangnam Style singer’s ninth K-pop album, Ssada 9 (Psy 9th).

30 Apr 2022 - 2:28AM

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Why is Running Man’s Yoo Jae-suk called Korea’s ‘National MC’?

He’s the undisputed top-billed king of Korea’s TV variety shows – but was he really almost a member of Exo, and did you spot him in the Gangnam Style video?

13 Aug 2020 - 9:00AMvideocam

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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

HyunA: from Wonder Girls and 4Minute to K-pop solo sensation

HyunA made her name with girl groups Wonder Girls and 4Minute, and by dancing in Psy’s Gangnam Style viral video. Today, she is one of K-pop’s biggest and sexiest solo performers.

30 May 2020 - 10:00PMvideocam

HyunA has shown true staying power, having worked in the K-pop music industry for more than 13 years.

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop star couple Hyuna and Dawn go head-to-head

The former Triple H members will both release solo albums on November 5 – after quitting Cube to join Gangnam Style star Psy’s new label P Nation

27 Oct 2019 - 10:00AM

Gangnam Style’s Psy questioned over sex and drugs scandal

Questioning was part of a police investigation into allegations that YG Entertainment offered prostitution services to two investors in July 2014.

25 Jun 2019 - 3:00PM

Singer of Gangnam Style invites fans to name his ninth album

The South Korean star, 41, who enjoyed massive international success with his 2012 song, has asked fans to help choose the title for his new album release

24 May 2019 - 3:11AMvideocam

The South Korean singer Psy will release his unnamed ninth album in July. Photo: Instagram @42psy42

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop’s Burning Sun drug scandal ‘is just the tip of the iceberg’

Experts say Korean authorities’ systematic failure to stop drug dealing and the vicious competition in show business are the two leading cause of drug use by stars.

25 Mar 2019 - 11:51AM

The K-pop industry and some in the wider show business community in South Korea have a problem with drugs. Psy (pictured) was accused of smoking marijuana.

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K-pop stars HyunA and E’Dawn join PSY’s agency P NATION

‘Gangnam Style’ artist’s label makes its second signing following deal with rapper Jessie

29 Jan 2019 - 2:20PM

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Baby Shark: love it or hate it, there’s a lot more where that came from

Korean education entertainment company SmartStudy is aiming to cash in on growing market for educational content in smartphones; its next viral hit could feature penguins.

17 Jan 2019 - 4:16AM

AV gives headphones some Gangnam Style

27 May 2013 - 4:41AM

South Korean rapper Psy's 'extraordinary talent and wisdom as well as his sense of music trend' perfectly align with the style of Soul headphones, says AV. Photo: Reuters

Psy imposter fools celebrities at Cannes Film Festival

A man from rural France impersonated South Korean "Gangnam Style" entertainer Psy at the Cannes Film Festival, eating, drinking and partying with the stars in Cannes for two days, press reports said yesterday.

24 May 2013 - 2:18AMvideocam

Naomie Harris and the impostor, in a photo she posted on Twitter

Psy agency eyes China presence

13 May 2013 - 3:31AM

President praises Psy, but video is banned

Gangnam Style star Psy was praised by South Korea's president and slammed by its state broadcaster all on the same day yesterday as his new song Gentleman made more than just musical waves.

19 Apr 2013 - 2:44AMvideocam

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Psy unveils hip-swinging dance music video to new song 'Gentleman'

The music video, released a day after the song hit online stores worldwide, registered 10.7 million hits on YouTube in the 15 hours after its debut at a packed concert in Seoul.

14 Apr 2013 - 2:55PMvideocam

South Korean rapper Psy during his concert 'Happening' at Seoul's World Cup stadium on Saturday, where he performed new song 'Gentleman' in public for the first time. Photo: Reuters

Forget Kim Jong-un, Psy's new single is all the rage

Even North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's threats of nuclear war can't divert world attention from the big event on the Korean peninsula this week - the launch of Psy's follow-up to his global hit Gangnam Style.

12 Apr 2013 - 2:25AMvideocam

Kim Jong-who? Psy to launch new song Gentleman

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AM

New South Korean president Park vows to make people happy

Following a jaunty ceremony featuring a 21-gun salute, folk dancers and Gangnam Style star Psy, Park Geun-hye, who was sworn in on Friday as president of South Korea, made a revolutionary promise - to make her workaholic, ultra-competitive, ultra-stressed people happy.

26 Feb 2013 - 2:59AMvideocam

Rapper Psy performs at the inauguration. Photo: Reuters

Embezzler had plastic surgery, but lure of Gangnam bars leads to his arrest

A South Korean man who embezzled US$4.3 million and had plastic surgery to evade capture has been arrested after a hostess-bar spending spree in Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district.

23 Feb 2013 - 2:48AM

Gangnam Style earns US$8m for YouTube

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AMvideocam

Gangnam Style becomes first YouTube video to pass 1 billion views

23 Dec 2012 - 1:45PMvideocam

Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ reaches one billion views

22 Dec 2012 - 4:52PMvideocam

Psy's "Gangnam Style" became the first video to hit a billion views on YouTube on Friday. Photo: AFP

Psy’s riches from ‘Gangnam Style’ not made at home

6 Dec 2012 - 2:36PMvideocam

Psy (centre) performs with backup dancers during the second night of KIIS FM's Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre LA Live on Monday in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

Psy gallops off with four awards at Asian music show

1 Dec 2012 - 1:27PMvideocam

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