‘Gangnam Style’ second most-viewed video on YouTube
SOUTH KOREA: South Korean pop sensation Psy's “Gangnam Style” has
become the second most-watched YouTube video of all time with nearly 620
million hits as the quirky rapper continues to take the world by storm.
The 34-year-old singer, whose real name is Park Jae-Sang, rocketed to
international fame after “Gangnam Style” -- a techno ode to a trendy
Seoul neighbourhood -- become a worldwide hit following its debut in
July. The video went viral online with its goofy signature horse-riding
dance and on Friday ousted singer Jennifer Lopez's dance hit “On the
Floor” from second place. But it still trails behind US teenage
heartthrob Justin Bieber's “Baby”, which has had 790 million hits.
Psy has also remained at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 music
chart in the United States for a sixth straight week after topping
charts in countries including Britain and Australia. The popularity of
the song and video, which spawned hundreds of parodies and tribute
videos across the world, has helped the singer land a contract with
Bieber's management agency.
Psy, currently on a promotional tour in the United States, last week
performed at ABC's “The View” talk show, after his appearances at the
MTV awards and other prime-time programmes last month boosted his
profile.
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