Who needs to dougie or to shuffle when you have Gangnam Style?
Definitely not this South Korean recording artist, who goes by the name of Psy. Since the music video for his song Gangnam Style was uploaded on YouTube on July 15, 2012, the video has earned over 69,000,000 views from audiences around the world, creating the biggest dance craze that has swept the world since the Macarena of the 90s.
The video, which lasts for 4 minutes and 13 seconds, shows the Korean rapper dancing to what is now known as the "horse-riding dance" in various locations at a district in Seoul called "Gangnam", known as the "Beverly Hills of Korea" because of its trendy shops and affluent crowd. "Oppan Gangnam Style" literally means "I am (loving) the Gangnam style" in English, and the music videos shows Psy (who appears very comical and different as opposed to what Korean pop artists usually look like) trying to attract a younger, good-looking woman.
Since it was uploaded on YouTube, the music video has earned the recognition of various influential media outlets such as CNN and The Wall Street Journal. It has also prompted people around the world to upload their own videos dancing to the song, and has earned the attention of celebrities who either praised the song, or danced along to it as well (as in the case of Nelly Furtado during her recent concert in Manila).
"Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is," Tweeted American rapper T-Pain.
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