I <3 GANGNAM STYLE
Gangnam style is a korean song that it is so popular all over the world even tough my new school friends no gangnam style and even its at Australia and nobody nos except korean what theirs saying and the singer is called PSY but some people might know like me it starts with A girl who is warm and humanly of the day, A classic girl who enjoys a cup of coffee and something like that
The phrase "Gangnam Style" is a Korean
neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with the
Gangnam District of
Seoul. The song and its accompanying music video went
viral in August 2012 and have
influenced popular culture worldwide since then. "Gangnam Style" received mixed to positive reviews, with praise going to its catchy beat and Psy's amusing dance moves (which themselves have become a phenomenon) in the music video and during live performances in various locations around the world. In September 2012, "Gangnam Style" was recognized by
Guinness World Records as the most "liked" video on YouTube.
[7] It subsequently won
Best Video at the
MTV Europe Music Awards held later that year.
[8] It became a source of
parodies and reaction videos by many different individuals, groups and organizations while also inspiring dance mobs in
Paris,
Rome, and
Milan, with tens of thousands of participants each. On
New Year's Eve 2012, more than one million people witnessed a live "Gangnam Style" performance in
Times Square,
New York City, featuring Psy and rapper
MC Hammer; as well as in front of the
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
By the end of 2012, the song had topped the music charts of more than 30 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Although its reception in Japan remained lukewarm, "Gangnam Style" topped China's
Baidu 500 download list and was labelled by state media as having a "divine melody."