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December 24, 2012
'Gangnam Style': 6 Things You Didn't Know About the Korean Rapper Psy and His Party Song
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It's safe to say that "Gangnam Style" is the new party anthem.
Psy's hilarious, viral music video, "Gangnam Style," quickly catapulted the 35-year-old South Korean rapper onto the international stage, quite literally. Psy trolled out his signature horse-trot at Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles to loud applause.
But there is more to Psy, whose real name is Jae-Sang Park, than funky dance moves and over-the-top confetti drops. Here are a few things you might not have known about the rapper and his "Gangnam Style."
"Gangnam Style" is the most popular music video on YouTube this week. As of this writing, it had more than 118 million views since being posted in July -- more than Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" or Nicki Minaj's "Starships."
It is also currently the number-one music video on iTunes, beating out Taylor Swift's "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together," Justin Beiber's "As Long As You Love Me," and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake." According to the Wall Street Journal, it's the first time a Korean artist has topped that category.
In the wake of "Gangnam Style" gone viral, Psy's outrageous dance moves have led to numerous imitation videos, including one featuring the Oregon Duck, the University of Oregon's mascot.
And celebrities have caught on. Nelly Furtado got down with "Gangnam Style" during her concert in Manila last month. Katy Perry, Josh Grobin and T-Pain have all tweeted about it. Actually, the "Gangnam Style" video has been tweeted over 250,000 times.
In the song, Psy sings about longing for a "radiant, electrifying girl" who is "tender and big-hearted" by day, but by night her heart turns wild and fiery.
But you couldn't tell that Psy was living the Beverly Hills lifestyle from his music video.
It opens with a beautiful woman fanning the rapper, as he daydreams in a beach chair at a children's playground. Later, Psy, in a suit, dances in a subway station, on a boat, under a highway overpass, on top of a modern building, on an indoor tennis court, in a horse stable, in a parking garage, and even in a public bath.
He also starred in two movies, "Mongjunggi" in 2002 and "Mongjunggi 2" in 2005.
Like many other pop stars there these days, Psy is a judge on the Korean talent reality TV show, "Superstar K" -- think the Korean version of "American Idol."
"We've been hanging out in California for four days," Braun said in the video. "And we've come to an agreement to make some history together. [To] be the first Korean artist to break a big record in the United States."
And then Braun raised his cup and toasted, "To Psy, to Korea, to breaking down barriers, to the future."
Psy's hilarious, viral music video, "Gangnam Style," quickly catapulted the 35-year-old South Korean rapper onto the international stage, quite literally. Psy trolled out his signature horse-trot at Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles to loud applause.
But there is more to Psy, whose real name is Jae-Sang Park, than funky dance moves and over-the-top confetti drops. Here are a few things you might not have known about the rapper and his "Gangnam Style."
1.
K-pop (Korean-pop) has been around the music block for a while, but
"Gangnam Style," a song sung almost entirely in Korean, has helped bring
it back onto the international scene.
| 'Gangnam Style' Made K-Pop Cool Again |
"Gangnam Style" is the most popular music video on YouTube this week. As of this writing, it had more than 118 million views since being posted in July -- more than Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" or Nicki Minaj's "Starships."
It is also currently the number-one music video on iTunes, beating out Taylor Swift's "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together," Justin Beiber's "As Long As You Love Me," and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake." According to the Wall Street Journal, it's the first time a Korean artist has topped that category.
In the wake of "Gangnam Style" gone viral, Psy's outrageous dance moves have led to numerous imitation videos, including one featuring the Oregon Duck, the University of Oregon's mascot.
And celebrities have caught on. Nelly Furtado got down with "Gangnam Style" during her concert in Manila last month. Katy Perry, Josh Grobin and T-Pain have all tweeted about it. Actually, the "Gangnam Style" video has been tweeted over 250,000 times.
2.
"Gangnam Style" tied for the most weeks at No. 1 (five weeks) on
Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100 with artist IU's "You and I," before "Gangnam
Style" dropped back down to the No. 2 slot this week.| The Song Was (Obviously) a Smash Hit in Korea First |
3.
Which roughly translates to "Girls, your big brother is Gangnam Style."
| The Repetitive Lyric Is 'Oppan Gangnam Style' |
In the song, Psy sings about longing for a "radiant, electrifying girl" who is "tender and big-hearted" by day, but by night her heart turns wild and fiery.
4.
"Gangnam means, it's like Beverly Hills of Korea," Psy told ABC News last month.
"But the guy doesn't look like Beverly Hills. Dance doesn't look like
Beverly Hills. ... And the situation in music video doesn't look like
Beverly Hills. But he keeps saying, 'I'm Beverly Hills style.' So that's
the point. It's sort of a twist."
| Gangnam is a Posh District of Seoul, South Korea |
But you couldn't tell that Psy was living the Beverly Hills lifestyle from his music video.
It opens with a beautiful woman fanning the rapper, as he daydreams in a beach chair at a children's playground. Later, Psy, in a suit, dances in a subway station, on a boat, under a highway overpass, on top of a modern building, on an indoor tennis court, in a horse stable, in a parking garage, and even in a public bath.
5.
The rapper's debut album, "PSY ... From the Psycho World!" was released
in Korea in 2001. The song "Gangnam Style" is a track on his sixth
album.
| Psy Has Been Around for Over a Decade |
He also starred in two movies, "Mongjunggi" in 2002 and "Mongjunggi 2" in 2005.
Like many other pop stars there these days, Psy is a judge on the Korean talent reality TV show, "Superstar K" -- think the Korean version of "American Idol."
6.
On Monday, Psy and Scooter Braun, the music executive who discovered
Justin Bieber and now manages the Biebs and The Wanted in North America,
posted a "public announcement" on YouTube, showing them sharing a drink.
| Is a Korean Justin Bieber on the Horizon? |
"We've been hanging out in California for four days," Braun said in the video. "And we've come to an agreement to make some history together. [To] be the first Korean artist to break a big record in the United States."
And then Braun raised his cup and toasted, "To Psy, to Korea, to breaking down barriers, to the future."
'Gangnam Style'
Korean pop star Psy, who horse-danced his way to Internet fame with his viral hit song "Gangnam Style," now officially owns the most-watched video in the history of YouTube. "Gangnam Style" passed Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the video with the most views on the site, Psy announced on Saturday.
As of this writing, "Gangnam Style" has 806.3 million views, approximately 2.4 million more than the Canadian singer's 2010 hit. Psy's video, first posted on YouTube in July, had already received the distinction for being the most "liked" YouTube video ever in September.
Here's how Psy broke the news to his fans on Twitter: #GangnamStyle just became the most watched video @youtube!! #History youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0 @youtube 에서 — PSY (@psy_oppa) November 24, 2012
In September, Psy told Billboard magazine that a collaboration between him and Bieber (who just so happens to have the same manager) might happen in the future.
"We just made a phone call and I talked to him and said 'Hey, so many people asked did you meet Justin Bieber?'" Psy said. "What he told me was he is really good at the dancing, my one, the horse dance."
copyrigt from : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/24/gangnam-style-youtube-views_n_2185280.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular,gangnam-style
As of this writing, "Gangnam Style" has 806.3 million views, approximately 2.4 million more than the Canadian singer's 2010 hit. Psy's video, first posted on YouTube in July, had already received the distinction for being the most "liked" YouTube video ever in September.
Here's how Psy broke the news to his fans on Twitter: #GangnamStyle just became the most watched video @youtube!! #History youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0 @youtube 에서 — PSY (@psy_oppa) November 24, 2012
In September, Psy told Billboard magazine that a collaboration between him and Bieber (who just so happens to have the same manager) might happen in the future.
"We just made a phone call and I talked to him and said 'Hey, so many people asked did you meet Justin Bieber?'" Psy said. "What he told me was he is really good at the dancing, my one, the horse dance."
copyrigt from : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/24/gangnam-style-youtube-views_n_2185280.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular,gangnam-style
December 19, 2012
Maria Selena Kontestan Miss Universe 2012
Di ajang Miss Universe yang dihelat di Nevada, Las Vegas, Amerika Serikat, Selena harus berjuang keras mengalahkan 88 kontestan cantik dari berbagai penjuru dunia. Hal ini dikarenakan, menjadi juara adalah impian dari perempuan kelahiran Palembang 24 September 1990 ini.
Maria Selena Nurcahya adalah nama lengkap dari salah satu kontestan Miss Universe 2012 , Gadis yang masih berstatus mahasiswi Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) ini terlihat seksi , cantik, dan anggun , Terlebih lagi saat selena mengenakan bikini, banyak komentar pro / kontra yang muncul saat media mengangkat vidio dan photo selena saat mengenakan pakaian super seksi tersebut,
Selena sendiri mempunyai keluarga dijawa tengah tepatnya semarang, hal ini sangat memungkinkan adanya kontradiksi budaya yang ia (selena) bawa dipundaknya, Dengan unsur budaya indonesia yang kerap disangkut pautkan dengan nilai nilai ajaran agama, tentunya sangat memungkinkan terjadinya komentar pedas yang akan ia (selena) dapatkan dari jejaring sosial saat ini,
Lain halnya dengan sebuah peran yang ia (selena) emban, Sumbangsiuhnya atas nama Indonesia Patut kita apresiasi, terlebih dengan sudut pandang pariwisata, tentunya Nama Indonesia akan semakin dikenal oleh dunia.
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Maria Selena Nurcahya adalah nama lengkap dari salah satu kontestan Miss Universe 2012 , Gadis yang masih berstatus mahasiswi Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) ini terlihat seksi , cantik, dan anggun , Terlebih lagi saat selena mengenakan bikini, banyak komentar pro / kontra yang muncul saat media mengangkat vidio dan photo selena saat mengenakan pakaian super seksi tersebut,
Selena sendiri mempunyai keluarga dijawa tengah tepatnya semarang, hal ini sangat memungkinkan adanya kontradiksi budaya yang ia (selena) bawa dipundaknya, Dengan unsur budaya indonesia yang kerap disangkut pautkan dengan nilai nilai ajaran agama, tentunya sangat memungkinkan terjadinya komentar pedas yang akan ia (selena) dapatkan dari jejaring sosial saat ini,
Lain halnya dengan sebuah peran yang ia (selena) emban, Sumbangsiuhnya atas nama Indonesia Patut kita apresiasi, terlebih dengan sudut pandang pariwisata, tentunya Nama Indonesia akan semakin dikenal oleh dunia.
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