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Psy's Gangnam Style Music Video

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no it hasnt yet...another minute or two.

It already has. It just takes awhile for the counter to update on the video section. On the search/browse section it says 301,286,885 views.

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About to pass Swift on itunes again. Rihanna looks to be slowing so won't be a threat.

#1 Billboard looking possible next week if it can recoup its sales disadvantage vs Swift.
 
Why did this become such a big deal? I guess it's catchy, but...

Super fun, super cheesy video makes for great viral fodder, especially the guy in the elevator. It doesn't take itself at all seriously, it's got personality and it's got a lot of comedic elements. You see it, you want your friends to see it. It becomes cool and then people want to be seen as liking it. Then the hipsters will be "I liked it when it only had 3 million views".

The song is infectiously catchy, so it moves to radio.

The dance is fun, easy and becomes a dance of the moment kind of thing. There have been many dances in pop music that have elevated a song, from the Twist, the Nutbush, Bus Stop, Macarena, etc.. I've done a few steps at work in on several occasions and I'm not the only one. Doing that horse thing down the hallway to someone coming the other way is a funny way to say hello in the mornings (yes, I'm that guy).
 
Looks like it's a tight race with Maroon 5 for the top spot in Billboard Hot 100.

At the moment, Maroon 5 appears to have a slight advantage in overall Hot 100 points, but there's is still a weekend of activity ahead. Another viral video like this one or this one may give PSY the edge, or an unexpected performance like his "Saturday Night Live" cameo could help "Gangnam Style" shoot up the chart.

Next week, PSY's "Gangnam Style" is forecasted to sell 300,000, while Maroon 5's "Night" is expected to move 210,000-225,000. (The Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking week ends on Sunday, Sept. 30.) But through two-and-a-half days of airplay, "Night" has accumulated 43 million in audience, while "Style" has seen only 15 million. Because "Gangnam Style" will likely lead in sales and "Night" will finish ahead in airplay, either song could top the Hot 100.

http://www.billboard.com/news/psy-w...ill-gangnam-style-reach-no-1-1007963302.story

PSY should get top 40 Single of the week in the U.K. this Sunday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/update/singles
 
I would have never thought it would happen but, so far, I've heard Gangnam Style twice on the radio. I have to say it is nice as well as strange to hear Gangnam Style amongst Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Fun., and the like.

edit: not sure if old news
 
so many of my friends made this video sound like it was so amazing that I finally decided to watch it...did not live up to the hype they gave me. Kind of wish I came across it naturally instead :T
 
He's back in Korea making a new album and single supposedly to be release in November.

I love him for the song but I doubt he'll have another major international hit again. This is one of those once in a lifetime deals. He managed things smarter than the Macarena guys did by ensuring that he developed name recognition though, so he might still have a shot.
 
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