oh cool the academic phase
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
from what i've read, no, it's not even your average rich ppl district! but that may be a consequence of korea being a huge economy on a tiny landmass
― goole, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
mostly i'm just trying to suss out how much of this is, like, "lol crazy foreigner!" ... aka would lot of the people into "gangnam style" ironically be decrying the state of pop music if this was an english-language redfoo solo track
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:25 AM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my feeling on this is that it isn't an "lol crazy foreigner" thing and more like a "lol funny vid" thing because the humor in the vid is like idk pointed towards american sensibilities, like it's funnier than american music vids idk I don't get the sense that people look down on it but then again who knows I'm not white and I live in a korean world for a good amt of time
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
I finally watched the video / heard the song for the first time after seeing this phrase show up with more frequency over the last couple of weeks. I was confused why everyone was excited about something that I assumed had to do with mechanized anime robot suits.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
again the only thing I can really compare this to is Daler Mehndi, which yeah had a lot of "lol India" reactions at first but I think a lot of people legitmately loved the song + video. in the case of Gangnam Style the music itself is not really different than what we're used to here. the whole video is obviously a parody of something.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
pretty much ime. i think the indie reception of "gangnam" otoh has been totally unironic, most people i know who are really into are like stereogum readers.
― een, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:16 AM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the only people that keep trying to put this on at parties are me (internet!), my friend that everyone seems to think is my brother (internet!), and another friend (korean!). usually results in one or three of us doing the horsey dance, and...ppl suddenly having to find their friends.
is this how bronies feel all the time?
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
btw i'm not chalking up its entire popularity to "lol foreigner"... i think there's tons of people that are genuinely into it. i mean it sounds exactly like an LMFAO, so that's no surprise. they're very popular. i'm just wondering about a certain subgroup of music fans (sorta strawman-ish admittedly, but still)
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/newsfocus/911426-can-psy-hit-gangnam-style-bring-k-pop-to-a-global-music-audience
(includes a bit of "lol foreigner" handwringing)
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
hearty irl lol
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
lol Thermo and gbx
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
if you don't hear how much better this is than lmfao then there is no hope for you
― ogmor, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
can't both be really good
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
i think psy is infinitely more charming and memorable as a performer, but it's no zero sum game
― ogmor, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
Best crossover since this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdfcKtRQW8
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
curious how this will do on EOYs here & elsewhere
― ogmor, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
is this going to catch on with indie-types? has it already? that would interest me for various reasons
ALL WE FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS KPOP WHITEHOUSE AND OUR CATS
― Lamp, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah, it's definitely better than LMFAO
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
well I won't deny that k-pop has been influenced a lot by american pop music, but gangnam style pretty solidly resides in its own k-pop world rather than being a 'direct rip' of LMFAO
― dayo, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
― Lamp, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:12 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
elite gymnastic can go suck a d
i'll cede to the god on this but regardless of the origins my point is just that this song would play especially well in a climate where LMFAO are massive pop stars
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 September 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
This is about to break into the top 100. It's #1 on the Bubbling Under chart and if you search twitter for "Gangnam Style" there's a lot of of "Oh wow, I just heard 'Gangnam Style' on the radio."
I think the appeal basically breaks down into: funny video + familiar sound (cause LMFAO) + catchy as fuuuuuuuuck.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
+ he yells at a butt
― dayo, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
never forget
― direct references of (seandalai), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
I forgot he yells at a butt
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
It's already #58 in Canada.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
So that's like, what, like #81 in America?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
(Sorry, lazy Canada joke)
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
#58 with a butt
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
Was featured in UK free paper Metro yesterday (at every train station and on a lot of buses across the land). Will see if it blows up in the UK too..
― Cragenham Craig (Craigo Boingo), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 10:57 (twelve years ago) link
omg where's Geir
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
lool
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
i'd def be into a "hongro style" parody, gotta say
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
*camera shows up close shot of a hand strumming a black electric guitar, pans out & its just kids on halloween*
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
they were just discussing this on The View lol
― dmr, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
Top 10 US itunes (#2 in Canada). I guess it's now officially the first legitimately big k-pop hit in the West.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
#1 in Finland!
― direct references of (seandalai), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
He taught Britney Spears how to do the dance on Ellen.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
He didn't yell at her butt tho. :(
i'm not sure how you'd ever even begin to separate out "lol crazy foreigner" type appreciation from other sorts when the artist in question is singing in a foreign language (one that's largely unfamiliar to westerners) while deliberately acting crazy. especially when he hails from a culture that's frequently reduced to "lol crazy" stereotypes.
not a slam at the popularity of "gangnam style", just in response to j0rdan...
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
heard it on top 40 radio twice today :)
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:43 (twelve years ago) link
#33 on UK iTunes, been climbing all week. Video has been #1 on UK iTunes for quite a while.
― mike t-diva, Thursday, 13 September 2012 09:10 (twelve years ago) link
is s. korea really reduced to "lol crazy" stereotypes that often? i've always thought of it as having a pretty westernized pop culture, esp. compared to say, japan.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
stereotypes:
japan: omg japanese are so crazy!korea: omg japanese are so crazy!
― goole, Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
lol, true
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
Just debuted at #64. It begins.
― tuomas without a nose ring (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
And #16 in Canada.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
kyary pamyu pamyu
― * The "no hands" rule can be compared to socialist tax policies (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 14 September 2012 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
i think the stereotype ppl might have is related to its "inscrutability"
the WSJ piece breaks this all down pretty well, though. read that. it also explains the tradition of subversive critique that it's a part of & makes it seem pretty mocking of teh upper class in gangnam
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Friday, 14 September 2012 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
Now officially the most-liked video in Youtube history, apparently.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 September 2012 07:48 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPP5Bvtr2Dg
― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Friday, 14 September 2012 08:33 (twelve years ago) link