On top of that, Gangnam Style, especially to a Western Audience, feels totally, unabashedly new.
Basically, Mom and Dad, "Gangnam Style" is a fun, catchy pop song by South Korean artist Psy.
So how is it that the hundreds of Gangnam Style remake creators have not gotten into trouble?
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South Korean pop sensation PSY's follow-up to Gangnam Style, Gentlemen, rose 51 places to enter at number 10.
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Last year, the music video to Psy's Gangnam Style went viral to become the most-watched video on YouTube.
Seinfeld, Mad Men, Gangnam style, and Justin Bieber are all examples of content that reached massive audiences.
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That weird edge gives those videos their success, but also holds them back from the unchecked praise offered to Gangnam style.
That said, dear parents, "Gangnam Style" is more than just a song.
And Korean pop music sensation Gangnam Style has hit over 1 billion views, making it the first video ever to do so.
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"Gangnam Style" was YouTube's most-viewed video with more than 1.5 billion views, and his new single, "Gentleman" has more than 300 million views.
That's different from how YouTube works now, where the most popular videos, like PSY's "Gangnam Style" music video, make the most money from advertising.
The music video was produced by the same team behind "Gangnam Style, " and will feature K-pop girl group member Ga-In of Brown Eyed Girls.
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Psy - known for his global hit Gangnam Style - was made to repeat his military service after being accused of neglecting his duties.
For historical comparison, at least in my lifetime, I suppose the closest thing we've ever had to "Gangnam Style" was "Macarena" by Los del Rio.
Alas, I wish this old boy could've been put out to stud, but for the safety of future generations, "Gangnam Style" simply had to die.
In other words, one might say Beverly Hills is Gangnam Style.
Gangnam Style s the perfect cocktail of everything that we want from an Internet video, and its popularity continues to grow because it is absolutely bulletproof.
Unlike the video response parodies for Gangnam Style, Call Me Maybe or Somebody That I Used To Know, making a Harlem Shake requires very little preparation.
The original "Gangnam Style" music video first went viral a month after its release in August, and since then has been watched more than 900, 000, 000 times.
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They were probably relieved to see Gangnam Style go.
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Gangnam Style and K-Pop rarely fade from the entertainment media anymore, but over here on the news side, the Korean peninsula has to work a little harder to occupy the main stage.
"The positive sentiment from 'Gangnam Style' has attracted investors just because of the fact that the company is owned by Psy's father and uncle, " Lee Sun-tae, a researcher at NH Investment and Securities, recently told Reuters.
One thing's certain: the small players just don't have the money to market their devices over there, whereas Samsung and LG got to get local pop groups to sing and dance about their phones Gangnam style .
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Now I don't know about you, but I would prefer to be repeatedly hit over the head with a 40 lb. medicine ball than listen to "Gangnam Style" one more time, though it is essentially the same sensation.
Hammer, who had a hit single in 1990 with "U Can't Touch This, " has been enjoying a resurgence in his career and took the stage with "Gangnam Style" Korean performer Psy during the American Music Awards last November.
For those experiencing some Web whiplash, it might be tempting to compare the Harlem Shake to the last dance craze to go viral around the world: "Gangnam Style, " which stemmed from an absurd and addictive music video starring the South Korean singer Psy.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by hundreds of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the "Gangnam Style" star participated in a conversation inside an ornate church dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I.
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