[News] Psy's 'Gentleman' Passes 400 Million Mark, YouTube All-Time Top 16

[News] Psy's 'Gentleman' Passes 400 Million Mark, YouTube All-Time Top 16

Psy's music video of "Gentleman" has passed the next landmark at 400 million view counts on YouTube, becoming the 16th most watched video of all time on YouTube.

The music video, released on April 13, has collected over 406,000 clicks and 2.3 million likes.
Along with reaching the new landmark, the video surpassed Bruno Mars' "The Lazy Song" which is just shy of 400 million in view counts.

Currently, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" stands in the fifteenth spot, just 7 million ahead of "Gentleman." It can be safely assumed that Psy's music video will pass Gotye's in the coming weeks as well.

Psy has three videos in the top 20 most watched YouTube videos of all time. "Gangnam Style" sits alone at the top at 1.6 billion views, while his rendition of "Gangnam Style" with 4minute's HyunA stands at number 20 with 350 million views.

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[News] Psy gets another Guinness Record title

[News] Psy gets another Guinness Record title

Psy has set his fifth Guinness Record!

On June 4th, Korea Record Institute announced, “The horse dance that Psy did with 100,000 Seoul citizens has been confirmed as the new world record title by Guinness World Records.”

The title of the record was decided to ‘Largest Gangnam Style Dance’, and Korea Record Institute said, “The fact Psy received a new Guinness Records title indicates that the record has been confirmed as an official world record.”

They added, “Now that the title was decided, we'll be providing the required videos, photos and other confirmation documents to receive the official Guinness World Records certificate.”

The record came last year on October 4th, where Psy held a free concert at Seoul City hall. On that day, approximately 100,000 people had attended and danced to “Gangnam Style” in unison.

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[News] Psy Promotes Korea Via Advertisement on CNN, National Geographic, YouTube

[News] Psy Promotes Korea Via Advertisement on CNN, National Geographic, YouTube

Over the last year or so, Psy has become the face of Korea for many people in the world who have come across the relatively small country in Asia not as well known as China and Japan via "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman." Psy will now utilize his popularity across the globe to promote the nation of Korea, encouraging tourism, raising more awareness and putting Korea on the global map, so to speak.

Beginning today, Psy's advertisement of various Korean attractions will air on CNN, CCTV, National Geographic, and, of course, YouTube, where Psy is pretty familiar with.

The video, titled Psy's WikiKorea, is a series of six 15-second clips that describe popular attractions including ancient heritages and bustling nightlife.

A new website that works similar to user-operated Wikipedia, named ibuzzkorea.com, has been launched as well. Internet users are able to create and edit Korea-related contents on the website.
Regarding selecting Psy as the face to represent Korea, the Korea Tourism Organization stated, "Psy is one of the few common denominators across the globe today. He will be effective in transcending ethnicities, nationalities and cultural barriers to promote our national attractions to those on the other side of the planet."

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Hello YG Phamily Exhibition (H.Y.P.E) Is Calling All YG Fans!

Are you a huge fan of PSY oppa, Big Bang, 2NE1, Epik High, Se7en, Gummy, and Lee Hi?

Hello YG Phamily Exhibition (H.Y.P.E) is finally coming to you this week at Parkamaya, Fahrenheit 88 and they are inviting you to join them for a whole week of fun!

Organized by the local YG-Based fanclub, YG-HYPE, the event is open to all fans of K-Pop for one whole week.

The main attraction of the exhibition is the Phamily Day on June 9 which will have a cosplay competition, G-Dragon One of a Kind (OOAK) flash mob, OOAK fan project briefing as well as fans’ gathering, video screening, merchandise store and many other interesting activities going on.

Fear not if you can’t make to the ‘Phamily Day’ as for the rest of the week from June 7 till 16, there will also be an album exhibition at the same venue.

The event was held to raise the spirit of YG-Family fans, as well as to promote Korean music. YG-Hype also hopes to increase its branding as the first YG-Family fanclub in Malaysia through this event.

Previously, YG-HYPE had successfully organized fan-projects for YG-idols especially when they came to Malaysia (including Big Bang Alive Tour, Korean Music Wave, and Asia Music Festival).

Below are the details of the event:

Event: Hello YG Phamily Exhibition (H.Y.P.E)

Organizer: YG-HYPE {Facebook} {YouTube} {Twitter}

Date: June 7-16, 2013

Phamily Day: 9th June 2013 (Sunday)

Venue: Parkamaya, Fahrenheit88, Kuala Lumpur

For more information on the event, please contact YG-HYPE through their FB page or Twitter.

See you there!

[News] Psy attracts over 20 million followers on Weibo

[News] Psy attracts over 20 million followers on Weibo

Psy, who recently became the most-followed foreign star on China’s social network service Weibo, has now reached over 20 million followers, making him one of the best-known Korean stars in the country.

As of June 3, Psy has reached over 20 million followers proving his popularity in China. In addition, the popular singer is now ranked at 36 at Weibo star TOP 50, thank to his ever-popular hits “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman”.

Psy first opened his Weibo account in November of 2012 and hit the most followed Korean artist in February of this year. He also surpassed 10 million followers in the same month. 

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[News] 4Minute Hyuna's Role Model: Psy Oppa?

[News] 4Minute Hyuna's Role Model: Psy Oppa?

have thought that 4Minute's HyunA already considered PSY as her role model even before "Gangnam Style" dominated every music chart in the world? Well, it's true. HyunA revealed in tvN talk show "Baek Ji Yeon's People Inside" that she really considered PSY as her role model even before she met him. About 12 years ago, when she saw PSY's first performance and she was inspired by it, she described PSY's performance as incredibly energetic while he was on stage.

HyunA also was asked how she got the opportunity to appear on PSY's music video "Gangnam Style". The vixen songstress shared how that appearance on PSY's music video helped her pursue her dream of becoming a singer.

The MC of the show aslo ask HyunA why she picked PSY as her role model?, HyunA simply answered that she liked what PSY puts on every performance, the overflowing energy that he gives while the crowds goes wild as his music echoed.

HyunA also shared what it's like to be working with PSY, at first she felt awkward but in the end PSY really takes care of her especially when they've done the music video. HyunA also expresses her thoughts about "Gangnam Style", it was a great song and the lyrics and the dance moves were all perfect and a lot of fun.

Netizens commented on HyunA's interview and complimented that HyunA and PSY are both amazing, also they've commented on the horse dance which is pretty sexy. 

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H&M Get it Wrong With ‘Oppan Gangnam Style’ Shirts

H&M in the UK have started stocking Psy style shirts with the caption ‘Oppan Gangnam Style!’. The printed short sleeve shirt also has a picture of Psy on the front of it.

This probably isn’t the first time that the lyrics for Psy‘s ‘Gangnam Style’ has been slightly misinterpreted. Rylan Clarke did a short cover last year on X-Factor UK live shows and pronounced “Oppa Gangnam Style” as “Woopa Gangnam Style”.

The shirts at most UK H&M stores can be found in the men’s section and comes in a variety of sizes including small, medium and large. The shirt is priced at £9.99 if you are interested in buying one for yourself.