Friday, October 26, 2012

Gangnam and Before Psy Was A Rapper

The reason the song "Gangnam Style" is called "Gangnam Style" is because Psy names the song from where he was born and Gangnam is a very big urban place for businesses. Gangnam have a Korean World Trading Center where they trade merchandise with other countries. The real place is called the Gangnam District and Psy is born in the Gangnam District in Seoul. Gangnam has hosted and organized more than 150 events for U.S. military personnel. The word Gangnam Style is Korean's new word usage and refers to the lifestyle and culture of the people of the Gangnam District, Seoul. Gangnam have a Korean World Trading Center where they trade merchandise with other countries. The Gangnam District is the third largest district in Korea. Psy use to be in the South Korean military in 2003, in 2005 he decides to quit the army and focus on his singing career. On October 14, 2006, Psy married Yoo Hye-yeon and she was his girlfriend for three and a half years, and they had two daughters that were twins. Psy stated the person that made and inspired him become a music star and to have a music career was Freddy Mercury, a rock music singer.
South Korean singer Psy (R) practises some Gangnam Style dance steps with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Reuters)
Psy and The Secretary. Digital image. 3news. Idk, Nov.-Dec. 2012. Web. Sept.-Oct. 2012. http://www.3news.co.nz/Psy-and-UN-Secretary-General-praise-each-other/tabid/417/articleID/273968/Default.aspx.
 

Psy Who is He?

Psy is a Korean rapper who is most famous for his song, Gangnam Style. Psy stands for Psycho, so we can all tell by his name is that he is very crazy. Psy's real name is Park Jae-sang, he was born in Ganganm District, Korea, Seuol. Psy is a songwriter, singer, rapper, dancer, and record producer. Psy graduated from Boston University and Berklee College of Music. His parents are very rich, so they send him to go to schools in the U.S, after he made Gangnam Style Song, his dad's had a stock boost for his company. Psy most famous performance in America was in Good Morning America where he performs Gangnam Style in Front of a big crowd. Psy was asked to be in the Saturday Night Live show (SNL), The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he teaches Britney Spears the Gangnam Style dance, and the Samsung commercials. His last album was PSY 6 Part 1 along with the song Gangnam Style,PSY 6 Part 2 will be released in November. Ban Ki-moon wanted to talk to Psy  because the music, Ganganam Style, had great power to overcome intolerance. In October 23, 2012, they met at United Nations Headquarters, where Ban ask Psy to work with him. Remember that Psy is not is name, its his famous concert name.
Park Jae-sang. Digital image. Seoulbeats. Me, Dec.-Jan. 2012. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2012. http://seoulbeats.com/2012/08/roundtable-gangnam-going-global/.
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The New Awsome Song: Gangnam Style


The new song called "Gangnam Style" by Psy is a K-Pop(Korean Pop) that was seen all over the world, has became so popular and famous that if you ask anyone if they know the song, they would probably say yes. The "Gangnam Style" song was released in July 15, 012 during the 2012 Olympics in  London. This song had over 530 million views on YouTube and later became the Guinness World Record for most likes on YouTube.  Gangnam Style was on the Gaon Chart, a national records chart in South Korea, then later on it was on the Billboard the song was number 1, but it number 2 and was very close to being the best. Gangnam Style is a kind of a horse dance when you actually do it. There are two versions of the song, one is where is sings the song by himself, and the second one was with another famous K-Pop girl Hyuna. Gangnam Style had lots of parodies and it was shown to the army of Korea for fun and also the U.S.A Midshipmen Navy performs the song on YouTube too. Try the Gangnam Style Dance it is really fun and introduce it to your friends. 
psy gangnam style dance
Gangnam Style. Digital image. Business Insider. M, 3 Aug. 2012. Web. Apr.-May 2012. <http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-do-the-gangnam-style-dance-2012-10?op=1>.