Entertainment Desk: South Korean artist Psy became an overnight star all over the world thanks to his strange dance moves and the song ‘Gangnam Style’. After its release on YouTube on July 15, 2012, the song became very popular. The song spread across the world beyond South Korea.
This time the song has recorded 500 million views. The song ‘Gangnam Style’ played an important role in popularizing K-pop around the world.
It became the first K-pop song to reach number two on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The song became the first YouTube video to hit 100 million views in just 150 days.
In an interview with Billboard in 2017, Psy said about ‘Gangnam Style’, I still don’t understand why the song is special. I would do it again if I realized it.
Incidentally, ‘Gangnam’ is an elite city in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The glittering style of the residents is also ‘Gangnam Style’.