Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style: A Viral Phenomenon
By Justin Clark
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Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상; born December 31, 1977) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, tv talent show judge, dancer and record producer. He performs as Psy (short for Psycho) and seems to be everywhere these days. The public have gone gaga over this South Korean rapper whose video “Gangnam Style” has over 360 million views - the number of which is still rising fast. Released in July, the song quickly went viral and spawned numerous parodies and versions from most countries in the World.
In this book I reflect on globalization and the successful use of social media, and also look at Psy's interesting past and future.
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Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - Justin Clark
Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style – A Viral Phenomenon
as told by Justin Clark
Copyright Justin Clark 2012
Publishing by J Clark at Smashwords
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© 2012 by Justin Clark
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Contents
An astonishing rise
So it’s not all style over substance
What is Gangnam Style?
So then, what the heck does Oppan Gangnam Style mean?
Why is he riding an invisible horse?
The lyrics translated
First the World, and then?
Before he became a Guinness World Record breaker
A new meme
Seoul Survivor;
Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon
An astonishing rise
If you’re not yet familiar with Gangnam Style
(강남 스타일), the pumped, effervescent, bouncy Korean music video that’s