Saturday, August 18, 2012

Gangnam Style

So I HAD to make a post about Gangnam Style! As a Kpop fan, it would be a shame if I did not post it somewhere on here. For those of you who do not know what Gangnam Style is, it is one of the latest songs by Korean singer, Psy. The music video for the song was released on July 15th and went viral in mere days. Just to give you a bit of background on this song, Gangnam is a district within Seoul. It is known as a shopper's paradise as there are several stylish shops and an underground mall in the area.
In the music video, Psy pokes fun at guys trying to pick up girls in the Gangnam area. In the song he repeats
"Oppa, Gangnam style" which translates to "Girls, your big brother is Gangnam style". In Korean, "oppa" directly translates to "big brother", however, girls often will use it as a term of endearment to boys who are close to them like best friends or boyfriends. This video is hilarious and is awesomely random! It's no wonder it has become the summer hit!


Psy also released a follow-up music video to "Gangnam Style" featuring Hyuna. This time, it is more from the girl's point of view. In my opinion, it is nowhere near the level of epicness of the original and not as funny. Many people complain that Hyuna's voice becomes irritating very quickly but she does sound like that for a reason. She is poking fun at girls use aegyo. Aegyo is a term used to describe girls who act cute to attract guys. They will raise the pitch of their voice and behave in a way to make themselves seem helpless and needy. That is the story and Hyuna is sticking to it

What do you think hilariously epic or not so much? If neither does it for you, give this a try:


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