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#7 Its popularity has led to many parodies and controversies Lifeguard Style The signature dance move of the song has also been performed by athletes in international competition including Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, Uruguayan footballer Edinson Cavani, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle.
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Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt performed the “Gangnam Style” move with PSY during his tour of East Asia. President Barack Obama has also talked about possible plans to privately perform the song for his wife Michelle Obama. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson revealed during a speech that he and British Prime Minister David Cameron have danced “Gangnam Style”. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon hailed “Gangnam Style” as a “force for world peace”.
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#6 It has been hailed as a force for world peace This confusion inspired many comments on the YouTube video page of the song. When the song was first heard by the English speaking audience its chorus hook became an in-joke as it was misheard as “Open Condom Style”. ‘Oppa’ is a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother. The song talks about “the perfect girlfriend who knows when to be refined and when to get wild.” The song’s chorus hook “Oppan Gangnam Style” means “Big brother is Gangnam Style”. #5 Initially many people misheard the song as “Open Condom Style” Although PSY claims that this was just his twisted sense of humour, people have conjectured that the song is a satire about South Koreans’ materialist obsession with Seoul’s Gangnam district. PSY said in an interview that although he claims himself to be “Gangnam Style” in the song the dance, the looks and the music video of the song is far from being high class. “Gangnam Style” is a newly coined Korean term which refers to the upscale fashion and lavish lifestyle associated with the people in Gangnam. People of Gangnam are supposedly trendy, hip and have a certain ‘class’. Gangnam is one of the most affluent areas of South Korea and is located in the southwest of the city. #4 Gangnam is an affluent area in South Korea He tested various animal inspired moves with his choreographer and stayed up for about 30 nights to come up with the “Gangnam Style” dance. PSY admitted that he had a lot of pressure to come up with a unique style. PSY is known for his amusing dance moves and the Korean fans have huge expectations about his dancing. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, PSY described the dance as “pretending to bounce like riding on an invisible horse”. The unprecedented popularity of the music video has been attributed to the signature dance move of the video known as “the horse riding dance”. #3 Its Horse Riding Dance became hugely popular As of 2015, it is the site’s most watched video ever with over 2 billion views. ” On December 21, 2012, “Gangnam Style” became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views. The Dong-a Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper, quoted the following statement released by YouTube, “From July 15, when the music video was uploaded on the site, to September 28, the video was accessed by people in 222 countries, more than the 193 member countries of the U.N. On SeptemGuinness World Records recognized “Gangnam Style” as the most liked video in YouTube history. #2 Gangnam Style is the most watched video ever on YouTube Google’s Eric Schmidt does Gangnam Style with PSK By the end of October 2012, the song reached the number one position in more than 30 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. By the first week of August it was praised as a viral YouTube sensation by news outlets like CNN, ABC News and The Wall Street Journal. Released on Jit debuted at number one on the national record chart of South Korea. “Gangnam Style” is a song written and performed by K-pop (Korean Pop) artist PSY (Park Jae-sang). #1 In 3 months it reached No 1 in over 30 countries