


An American ethnomusicologist and music professor, Andrew Weintraub, who recently visited Korea told me that Psy’s image and his frequent appearances in mainstream American media has actually influenced Americans’ perception of Korea and Koreans positively. media and sometimes calls up Korean nationalistic sentiments even Psy himself sometimes utilizes patriotic marketing. The Korean press competitively reports his activities in mainstream U.S. Some have already analyzed the phenomenon’s socio-cultural values and industrial effect. Many Koreans seem quite happy with his success, since he can be viewed as a symbol of Korean prosperity in the modern period. His is indeed a great achievement, since he is the first Asian singer to be listed in Billboard’s top ranking on multiple charts simultaneously. Many people talk about Psy’s hit in relation to the K-pop syndrome, the success of the Korean cultural industry, and Psy’s personal achievement as an entertainer. The recent global hit by Psy and his kitsch song, “Gangnam Style,” led us to ponder various issues. Global College of Humanities and Area Studies.No cause gangnam style was insane when you think about it 😭 in 2012, the whole streaming mindset didn’t exist so you just listened if you wanted to and it still got 4.1B with 1M views a day 9 years later like ? iconic “Gangnam Style” has been viewed approximately 207,000,000 views so far this year, and its streams for the past few days exceed 1 million per day. kenny | TAEMIN BIRTHDAY BASH 🎉🧀💎 July 15, 2021Īlthough the video understandably doesn’t receive as many views as it did closer to its release date, it still receives an impressive number of views. It’s been 9 years and you could ask a random local anywhere and they’ll either know the song or the dance. Satire aside, it went viral because people genuinely liked it. Gangnam Style was organically successful and universally enjoyed. “Gangnam Style” was the first video ever to surpass over one billion views. Psy may have dropped his classic banger “Gangnam Style” back in 2012, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still listening to it everyday!Īccording to Kworb, a site that collects and analyzes music data from all around the world, the “Gangnam Style” music video has been earning approximately 1,000,000 views per day, even though it’s been 9 years since the video was uploaded to YouTube.
