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Gangnam Style (Music)

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })"Gangnam Style" is a 2012 song by South Korean recording artist PSY. The song was released in July 2012, and soon became ridiculously popular. From November 24, 2012 to January 10, 2017 it was the #1 most viewed video on YouTube (surpassing "Baby" by Justin Bieber and replaced by "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa). On December 21, 2012, it became the first YouTube video in history to reach 1 billion views. Just a year and a half later, on May 31, 2014, it reached 2 billion views. On December 1, 2014, it forced YouTube to rewrite its view systems by reaching 2,147,483,647 views.The title of the song refers to the Gangnam District, a neighborhood in the South Korean capital Seoul that is well-known for being affluent and extravagant. In Korean, the term "oppa" means "big brother", and it is a term of endearment used by women to refer to their boyfriend. Therefore, when Psy is saying "oppa Gangnam style", he is really saying "[Your] Big Brother has Gangnam style". So basically, he is referring to himself in the third person, and telling the ladies to come check him out because he "has Gangnam style", meaning that he is wealthy and spectacular, like the inhabitants of the Gangnam District. Fitting, since Psy himself is actually from there.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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The Cameo: "Gangnam Style" includes several Korean celebrities, naturally lost on international viewers. For the curious: The two chess-playing *cough* old men are Daesung and Seungri from Big Bang The yellow-suit-wearing guy from the parking lot is TV host and comedian Yoo Jae-Suk The pelvis-thrusting elevator dude is actor Noh Hong-chul The girl dancing on the subway is Korean singer Kim Hyun-A. note PSY later returned the favor by appearing in the video for her song "Ice Cream"Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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Boastful Rap
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Boastful Rap: A parody of the genre. The narrator brags about his luxurious lifestyle, while the music video reveals him to be trying waaay too hard.
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