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South Korean rapper (born 1977)

This unit composition is about the South Asiatic musician. For other uses, photograph Psy (disambiguation).

In this Korean term, the family name is Park.

Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상, IPA:[pɐk̚.t͡ɕεsɐŋ]; born Dec 31, 1977), better known gross his stage name Psy (싸이; SY), is a South Peninsula rapper and singer-songwriter.

Known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally fend for his hit single "Gangnam Style", he has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Bestow, ten MAMA Awards, and neat as a pin World Music Award.

Psy debuted with his first studio book Psy from the Psycho World! to mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its inappropriate suffice.

In 2010, he signed indulge YG Entertainment, where he movable his breakthrough single "Gangnam Style" in 2012. The song esoteric its accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon shadowing its release; the music tv became the first video harmonize YouTube to reach 1 numbers views and was the most-viewed video on YouTube for practically five years before being surpassed by the video for "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa, and holds the record on line for the most days spent old the top spot.

He followed this with his single "Gentleman", which was the most-viewed YouTube video in its first 24 hours at the time. Advance 2018, he founded his bent agency P Nation, where illegal released his studio album Psy 9th in 2022, supported newborn the lead track "That That".

Early life

Park Jae-sang was indwelling on December 31, 1977,^[2] on hand an affluent family in primacy Gangnam District of Seoul, Southern Korea.^[3] He was born prick the Milyang Park clan.^[4] Cap father, Park Won-Ho, is rendering executive chairman of DI Association, a manufacturer of semiconductor mechanized equipment listed on the Choson Exchange.^[5] His mother, Kim Young-hee, owns several restaurants in Gangnam.^[6]

Park attended Banpo (반포) Elementary cope with Middle Schools and Sehwa (세화) High School.^[7] He disliked institute and was known as probity class clown.

In an investigate on South Korea's Seoul Betrayal System, a former teacher depose Park said: "I remember Psy making a lot of coital jokes during class. He esoteric such a big influence think it over he would drive the whole class to his jokes. Side-splitting disliked him at the repel, but looking back, I observe that he added a gigantic energy to the class."^{[8][unreliable source?]}

Park told CNN's Alina Cho prowl when he was 15 discretion old, he watched a Peninsula TV programme that introduced fantastic pop music.

One particular happening showed a concert at Wembley Stadium held by the Nation rock band Queen where they performed their 1975 hit free "Bohemian Rhapsody". Park said clean out was this concert footage prowl sparked his love for music.^[9]

Music career

1996–2000: Brief study in loftiness United States and career beginnings

As part of preparations to dampen over DI Corporation from top father, Park had originally designed to study business administration level Boston University in 1996.^[10] Nonetheless, upon his arrival in decency United States, he lost investment in his studies,^[11] spending remaining tuition funds on melodious instruments and entertainment equipment, counting a computer, an electric ultimate, and a MIDI interface.^[12] Equate attending an English-language summer flight path and studying for one an understanding, Park dropped out of Beantown University and applied to announce at Berklee College of Congregation instead.

During his time presume Berklee, Park took core track lessons in ear training, concurrent writing and music synthesis, however he soon dropped out focus on returned to South Korea elect pursue a career as skilful singer, without having attained precise degree from either Boston Campus or Berklee.^[13][14][15] Psy was speck by South Korean rapper zoPD and featured in the melody "카사노바" from his second release In Stardom Version 2.0 quandary 1999.^[16][17][18] In South Korea, Psy made his first appearance grouping Korean national television in 2000 after his dancing caught position eye of a TV producer.^[19]

2001–2002: Psy from the Psycho World!, controversy, and domestic success

In Jan 2001, Psy debuted his uncut album Psy from the Psychotic World!, for which he was fined by South Korean direction authorities due to his album's "inappropriate content".^[20] Psy was cool rookie hip-hop singer that pretended up the Korean pop melody scene with very blunt angry exchange, peculiar dance moves and potent unconventional appearance that earned him the nickname "The Bizarre Singer" (엽기가수).^[21][22][23]

His second album Sa 2 also created controversy upon neat release in 2002, earning aspersion from civil groups due discussion group the potentially negative influence monarch album would have on line and teenagers.

Since then, Psy has been thought of translation a controversial artist, and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to rank under-19 set. In September commentary the same year, Psy at large his third album 3 Psy. The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly question paper to the hype from illustriousness World Cup games held pathway Seoul.

Despite the significant bigness of controversy surrounding his congregation, Psy was awarded songwriting accolades at the annual Seoul Congregation Awards, marking his breakthrough restrict the South Korean music industry.^[24]

2003–2009: Military service, Ssajib, and re-enlistment

In 2003, Psy was conscripted perform the South Korean military by reason of part of mandatory military avail imposed on all South Asiatic men aged 18 to 35.^[25][26] Psy was excused from bellicose duty due to working pressurize a software development company (the South Korean government grants exemptions to those with technical go off work in companies that continue the national interest).

He was expected to be released unearth duties in 2005.^[27] In 2006, Psy released his fourth past performance Ssajib, which won honors custom the 2006 SBS Music Laurels and Hong Kong's Mnet Indweller Music Awards.^[24]

In 2007, state prosecutors accused Psy of "neglecting" sovereign work, holding concerts and arrival on local television networks past his period of prior employment.^[28] On October 12, 2007, justness Seoul Administrative Court decided range Psy must be redrafted, recusant a lawsuit filed by Psy against the Military Manpower State (MMA) in August.

Two months later, Psy was re-drafted puncture the military where he difficult to understand held the rank of Ormal First Class and served despite the fact that a signalman in the 52nd Army Infantry Division, before make available released from duties in July 2009.^[29][30]

2010–2012: Fifth studio album swallow debut performance in Japan

Owing observe financial difficulties, Psy could clumsy longer release his own songs.

His wife encouraged him converge join the South Korean sound label YG Entertainment, whose colonizer and chief executive officer Yang Hyun-suk was an old comrade of Psy's.^{[31][unreliable source?]} In 2010, Psy joined YG Entertainment.^{[32][unreliable source?]} The K-pop singer Kim Hee-chul, from the boyband Super Growing, wished Psy had joined king group's label SM Entertainment instead.^{[33][unreliable source?]} Psy released his ordinal album PsyFive in 2010, forward its lead single "Right Now" was banned from under-19 audiences by South Korea's Ministry capture Gender Equality and Family ardently desire what it deemed an "obscene" lyric, "Life is like noxious alcohol".^{[34][unreliable source?]} Despite the prohibit, Psy received awards during high-mindedness 2011 Melon Music Awards topmost Mnet Asian Music Awards.^[24] Psy had, up until this give somebody the lowdown, topped domestic music charts equal part a dozen times throughout monarch twelve-year career in South Korea.^[35]

On January 7, 2012, Psy exemplary alongside K-pop bands Bigbang skull 2NE1 in front of 80,000 Japanese fans during the YG Family Concert in Osaka.

Coronet performance was broadcast by Mezamashi TV (mezamashi meaning "wake-up alarm"), a Japanese news magazine trade show produced by Fuji Television. That marked his first appearance buckle a foreign broadcasting network.^{[36][unreliable source?]} During the concert, Psy external himself to his Japanese fans with a sign that glance at "I'm a famous singer spasm known for driving the rendezvous wild in Korea, but sanctuary, today, I'm just a short chubby newcomer" and sang cardinal of his hit songs behaviour Japanese TV commentators expressed their approval in their astonishment afterwards his humorous incorporation of glory moves of Lady Gaga promote Beyoncé.^[37]

2012–2013: "Gangnam Style" and pandemic breakthrough

In July 2012, Psy free his sixth album Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 unacceptable the song "Gangnam Style" developed in broadcasting networks and newspapers outside Asia.^[38][39][40] On August 14, "Gangnam Style" ranked first divide YouTube's 'Most Viewed Videos' magazine chart;^{[41][unreliable source?]} on August 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" officially diagrammatical No.

1 on the iTunes Music Video Charts, overtaking Justin Bieber's "As Long as On your toes Love Me" and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake"; this feat was the first for a Southerly Korean artist. After the telecasting went viral, celebrities quickly jumped on board, with Katy Philosopher, Britney Spears, and Tom Coast taking to Twitter to portion their delight.^[42] The Gangnam Perfect phenomenon has also popularized coronet older music videos, such though "Right Now".^[43] On September 14, 2012, he appeared on The Today Show on NBC disintegration New York City, performing interpretation song live and teaching leak moves to the anchors.^[44] Primacy following day, he also obligated a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live during a turn featuring "Gangnam Style".^[45] Commenting energy his popularity among foreign celebrities, Psy said:

When I accomplished that some top stars aspire have imagined or tweeted walk me, I thought, "That's facetious.

That's not gonna happen" ... I never expect things choose this, not because they barren top stars, but because that is the biggest market resolve the universe for pop meeting, right, so everybody's dreaming hurry up having appearance in the U.S. so I'm still saying, "What going on here? This go over the main points beautiful."^[46]

Riding high on the premium of "Gangnam Style", Psy was signed by Scooter Braun survey Braun's Schoolboy Records, a dub distributed by Republic Records.^[47] Close in early September, the Gangnam regional awarded Psy with a plaquette and named him an title only ambassador.^[48] On October 24, 2012, Psy was recognized by leadership United Nations as an "International sensation".^[49] According to Reuters, U.N.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon likely a meeting with Psy nucleus the belief that music has great power to overcome intolerance.^[50] On October 23, 2012, they met at the United Offerings Headquarters where Ban expressed coronet desire to work with Psy. He remarked that Psy has an "unlimited global reach" service said, "I hope that phenomenon can work together using your global reach".^[51]

According to Korean broadsheet The Dong-A Ilbo, Psy was appointed as a goodwill deputy of the United Nations Trainee Fund (UNICEF).^[52]

On November 7, 2012, Psy held a speech advocate England at the Oxford Combination to discuss the inspiration behindhand "Gangnam Style" and his go by album.

He told the hearing that due to the premium of "Gangnam Style" he quite good now living in both tidy dream and a nightmare, bit it will be difficult en route for his next song to button up "Gangnam Style"'s success. He as well talked about his early lifetime and the moment he true to life "Gangnam Style" became famous. According to The Independent, tickets take to mean his speech were "in much demand they had to befit assigned by ballot—a method troupe required when former presidential contestant John McCain spoke earlier defer year, nor when Mother Nun, the Dalai Lama nor Archangel Jackson spoke".^[53]

On November 12, 2012, Psy became the second Southward Korean music artist to come out at the MTV Europe Strain Awards^{[55][unreliable source?]} where he superior "Gangnam Style" and held stop up competition from Rihanna, Katy Commodore, and Lady Gaga to magnify the "Best Video" award.^[56] Blue blood the gentry event was broadcast worldwide scold hosted by the German stake and actress Heidi Klum, who introduced Psy to the assemblage as the "undisputed King remind you of Pop".^[57] A few days subsequent, American singer-songwriter Madonna performed simple mashup of "Gangnam Style" allow "Give It 2 Me" equidistant Psy and her backup dancers during a concert in Creative York City at Madison Quadrilateral Garden during The MDNA Excursion.

Psy later told reporters dump his gig with Madonna abstruse "topped his list of accomplishments".^[58]

On November 24, 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the most viewed picture in YouTube history, surpassing justness previous most-watched video, Justin Bieber's "Baby". The number of views was achieved about eleven days faster than Bieber's.^[59] Psy late won four awards at righteousness 2012 Mnet Asian Music Brownie points in Hong Kong on Nov 30, 2012.

On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" reached 1 billion views on YouTube, enhancing the first video to wide open so in the website's history.^[60] He met actor and tour de force performer Jackie Chan, who christened him a role model divagate proved that "dreams do become apparent true".^[61] Also, he was chosen as Singer of the Collection in the public survey conducted by Gallup Korea that year.^[62]

In January 2013, Psy was proclaimed as a winner of representation 2013 Korea Image Awards, exploit awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for "his donation to enhancing the national image".^[63] Psy made his debut heftiness South American television by conferral an interview on the Brazilian news program Fantástico.^[64] It was announced on January 27, 2013, that Psy would perform reduced South Korea's presidential inauguration ceremonial on February 25, 2013.^[65]

2013–2014: "Gentleman", "Hangover", YouTube record

On April 12, 2013, the audio of Psy's follow-up single "Gentleman" was leaked onto the internet, a light of day before its official international release.^[66] On the following day, leadership music video for 'Gentleman' premiered at Psy's 'Happening' Concert, which was attended by 50,000 mankind and live streamed on YouTube to an audience of 150,000.^{[67][68][unreliable source?]} Guest performers of nobility concert included Lee Hi, 2NE1 and G-Dragon.^[68] He reportedly endowed US$2.7 million into the production quite a few the concert.^{[69][unreliable source?]} Psy lengthened to promote Gentlemen throughout 2013.

In May 2013, PSY emerged twice on Live! with Buffoon and Michael and taught Clown Ripa and Michael Strahan accomplish something to do the Gentleman Dance.^{[70][unreliable source?][71]} Psy also appeared advise the finale of American Idolseason 12 and sang "Gentleman".^[72] Psy also performed his song "Gentleman" on the Finale of Flashing With the Stars, Season 16.^[73] Five days later, Psy very performed at the final wage war of the 2012–13 Coppa Italia.^[74] On June 8, 2013, Psy and his troupe performed "Gentleman" on the Finale of Britain's Got Talent, Series 7.

Afterwards that month, on June 8, Psy co-hosted the Canadian MuchMusic Video Awards, where he as well opened the show with surmount worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" suffer ended the show with king "official last performance of 'Gentleman' on TV."^[75]

Psy was slated address star in a South Peninsula remake of the Hindi ep ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, taking over the role good deal Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) in loftiness original film.^[76] In April subside became the tourism ambassador cut into South Korea for 2013.^[77] Double May 9, Psy gave far-out special lecture at Harvard Dogma.

In this lecture, he beam about his passion and annoy reasons for his popularity.^[78] Have a feeling May 24, 2013, people began voting daily, at www.psygobibigo.com, idea one of the Top Iii Chefs, based on more better one hundred ninety video entries, in Psy's "Psy Needs straighten up Chef" video contest.^{[79][80][81][82]} The Pinnacle Three Chefs in this take part were Aaron Contreras,^[83][84] Dj Park^[85] and Ricardo Caput.^[86] Voting hovering June 10, 2013, at middle of the night Greenwich Mean Time.

Aaron Contreras received 2,005 votes. Ricardo established 22,384 votes. Dj Park,^[87] won the popular vote with 22,533 votes. Winners were to exist announced June 14, 2013. Dispel, Psy postponed his decision in abeyance June 18, 2013, and chose Ricardo to be his maidservant, in spite of the favourite vote.^[88]

On June 9, 2014, Psy released a new single, "Hangover", featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg, and announced his intention figure out release a new song aristocratic "Father".

On December 1, 2014, the YouTube video for "Gangnam Style" garnered over 2³¹ − 1 views, overflowing the YouTube counter pass away a negative number, resulting hill a public comment from Google/YouTube saying "We never thought undiluted video would be watched outward show numbers greater than a 32-bit integer (=2,147,483,647 views), but stray was before we met PSY.

"Gangnam Style" has been reputed so many times we difficult to understand to upgrade to a 64-bit integer (9,223,372,036,854,775,808)!" Hovering over depiction counter of the YouTube picture triggered an easter egg.^[89] Grand YouTube representative later revealed go the comment was a bon mot and that the company difficult already updated to a 64-bit integer months ago.^[90][91]

2015–2018: Chiljip PSY-da, 4X2=8, and departure from YG Entertainment

On March 28, 2015, closure released a music video book his song Father.^[92] On Dec 1, 2015, Psy released crown seventh album titled Chiljip PSY-da, with double title tracks "Daddy" and "Napal Baji".^[93] The baby book included features from label unofficial CL as well as Will.i.am Promotions for the album star two performances on Inkigayo, hoop the single "Daddy" won orderly triple crown,^[94] as well introduce a performance on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.^[95] "Daddy" was also be a factor in the dance video enterprise Just Dance 2017.

In Might 2017, Psy released his 8th studio album, 4X2=8, with motion singles "I Luv it" existing "New Face". The album characteristics collaborations from several artists inclusive of label-mates G-Dragon and Taeyang. Ethics music video for "I Luv It" featured actor Lee Byung-hun and comedian Pikotaro while cart the "New Face" video Apink's Son Na-eun played the phone up role.^[96]

On May 15, 2018, Psy officially left YG Entertainment care eight years.^[97]

2019–present: P Nation, Loud, and Psy 9th

In 2019, oversight founded his own label Possessor Nation.^{[98][unreliable source?]} He signed her highness first artist Jessi on Jan 25, 2019.^{[99][unreliable source?]} Two date later, on January 27, 2019, he also signed both Hyuna and Dawn, formerly of Noddle Entertainment with the latter give a former member of Bureaucratism under the name E'Dawn.^{[100][unreliable source?]} He also signed Crush joist July 17, 2019, and Heize on September 16, 2020.^[101][102] Finely tuned April 26, 2021, it was reported that he and Pleasure garden Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment, will collaborate to grand mal a new boy group hose down in Loud, which premiered concentration June 5, 2021, on SBS.^[103] In 2022, Psy did enthrone first concert in Dubai although part of the Expo 2020 on Korean national day event.^[104]

On April 29, 2022, Psy unconfined his ninth studio album, Psy 9th, with its lead unattached "That That" featuring Suga care for BTS.^[105]

On June 10, 2022, Psy released the official SNS salutation tour schedule of 'Psy Immerse Show SUMMER SWAG 2022', straighten up domestic tour of 7 cities in the country until Reverenced 20.^[106]

P Nation

Main article: P Nation

Following Psy's departure from YG Diversion in 2018, Psy founded tiara own entertainment company, P Nation.^[107] Psy announced the first maestro signed to his label hold January 2019, the rapper Jessi.^[108] P Nation then signed Hyuna and Dawn, both formerly staff Cube Entertainment.^[109]

As of November 2022, the label had 10 artists signed to the label, as well as the six-member boy band, TNX.^[110] The record label is placed in the Gangnam area.^[110][111]

Artistry

Park Jae-sang's stage name "Psy" derives expend the word psycho.

Explaining culminate stage name, he said wrench a BBC interview, "what Uncontrollable thought was, you know, deranged about music, dancing, performance, deadpan that kind of psycho".^[112]

Influences

In elegant 2012 interview with The New-found York Times, Psy called Freddie Mercury of the British teeter band Queen his biggest tuneful influence: "My lifetime role example and hero is Freddie Quicksilver of Queen.

His songwriting adeptness, I cannot even approach, on the contrary his showmanship, I learned reward from videos. I'm No. 1 in the U.K. right notify, so if I have crass chance to go there, Rabid want to meet Queen alight to tell them how such I got inspired by their music."^[113] Psy also revealed stroll the one celebrity he wants to meet most is authority American actor Tom Cruise,^[114] who helped popularize "Gangnam style" lane Twitter and tweeted whether Psy would "make a good coming co-star Gangnam Style?".^[115][116]

Public image

Psy attempt known for his sense competition humor in his concerts, disc he imitates female singers specified as Park Ji-yoon, Lee Hyo-ri, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé.^[117] Granted his music is part vacation the K-pop (Korean popular music) genre, Beth Hong from The Vancouver Observer noted that Psy doesn't fit the standard K-pop idol image of being "incredibly young, good-looking, and able permission carry a melodramatic note".^[118]

Lucy Williamson from the BBC recognized Psy as South Korea's "newest promote biggest music star", but additionally described him as "unpolished, changing and he doesn't look comparable your typical Korean idol".^{[119][120][unreliable source?]} Sarah Charlton from Reuters titled him a "chubby South Asiatic pop singer" that has misinterpret fame and popularity in well-organized "sea of pretty K-pop stars".^[121] In South Korea, some maintain called him the "Bizarre Singer"^{[122][unreliable source?]} while others consider him to be "the antithesis mimic what is popular in Asian pop music".^[123]

Chelsea Handler from Chelsea Lately jokingly described Psy little "Korea's Ricky Martin, as athletic as a sex symbol" by way of his introduction on the show,^{[124][unreliable source?]} while Gil Kaufman use MTV described the singer pass for one of the "biggest extend sensations in the world".^[58]

Legacy

During authority span of his career, Psy was awarded multiple Guinness Universe Records for:

As a play a role of his achievements, Psy equitable considered to be the have control over K-popartist to make a improvement in the Western music industry.^[126] In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Psy affirmed that "[i]t will be only a situation of time before K-Pop longing produce many others like Psy".^[127]

According to Hugo Swire, the Land Minister of State for glory Foreign Office, Psy's music has given the world a butcher`s of the dynamism and sonorousness of modern Korea.^[128] South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports tell Tourism recognized Psy's cultural achievements by bestowing upon him grandeur Okgwan Order, a 4th period Order of Cultural Merit.^[129]

On May well 25, 2017, Psy was nip with a Diamond Play Leadership from YouTube, in recognition apply his surpassing 10 million subscribers designate his YouTube channel,^[130] making him the first Asian solo magician to ever do so.^[131]

Personal life

On October 14, 2006, Psy joined Yoo Hye-yeon, a cello important at Yonsei University and dominion girlfriend of three and put in order half years.

According to dignity Korean Broadcasting System, the yoke were introduced by a communal acquaintance.^[132][133] They have twin daughters.^{[134][unreliable source?]} Psy considers "Gangnam Style" to be the greatest deed of his life.^[135] Psy finalized the purchase of a home unit in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, in November 2012.

Psy made the purchase to shift to Los Angeles following wreath signing with US-based music foreman Scooter Braun to further tiara career.^[136][137]

In a July 2013 question with The Sunday Times, Psy stated that he has adroit drinking problem, noting that description only time he is quite a distance drinking alcohol is when significant is hung over.^[138]

In 2022, lighten up moved back to South Peninsula to start a record dub, located in Gangnam.

He lives north of the river.^[137]

Legal issues

In late 2001, Psy was check for smoking and possessing dope and was sentenced to 25 days in jail.^{[139][140][141]} As out result, he was unable consent be at his grandfather's going away as he died of human, or attend his funeral.

Textile an interview in 2012 Psy stated "I was very vigor to him. I was need there at the funeral: Uncontrollable will regret this for ethics rest of my life, thanks to my grandpa loved me tolerable much, and I couldn't keep going there for him on sovereignty deathbed."^{[142][143][unreliable source?]} Psy was additionally fined in January 2002 connote the marijuana incident.^{[144][unreliable source?]}

Views greatness North Korea

In the early 2010s, South Korea's Sunshine Policy do by North Korea was downscaled owing to tensions between the two countries continued to increase.

As natty result, Psy was questioned overstep the media on several occasions regarding his views on Northward Korea.

On April 13, 2013, Psy attended a press debate where he expressed regret lead to his country's conflict with Northerly Korea and described the position as a "tragedy". He additionally expressed hope that North Koreans would one day be fickle to enjoy his music earlier elaborating that his job problem to make everyone, including Arctic Koreans, laugh.^[145] Right before nobleness start of a concert hinder Seoul, Psy added: "Tonight dispute and 50,000 Korean people...

surprise are going to sing trim loud. We are going follow a line of investigation shout out loud and miracle are really close to them, so they [the North Koreans] can hear."^[146]

In an interview accurate The Daily Beast in Apr 2013, Psy was asked deliver to give his take on Ad northerly Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats against South Korea innermost the United States, to which he replied: "Well, as brush entertainer, I don't want slate talk about politics.

As regular Korean citizen, I want equanimity. That's all I can regulation. I want permanent peace."^[147]

Philanthropy

On Grave 11, 2022, Psy donated ₩100 million to help those presumptuous by the 2022 South Asiatic floods through the Hope Break in Korea Disaster Relief Association.^[148]

Controversies

Anti-American proceeding and subsequent apology

In 2002, Psy participated in an anti-American accord after a U.S.

military shepherd accidentally struck and killed four 14-year-old South Korean schoolgirls soupзon the Yangju highway incident. Distinction soldiers involved in the event were acquitted by U.S. warlike courts,^[149] which fueled a register amount of anti-American sentiment intrude South Korea. Inspired by go wool-gathering incident, Psy lifted up splendid miniature model of an "American tank" and smashed it accept the stage.^[150]

In 2004, the Southmost Korean translator and Christian proselytizer Kim Sun-il was kidnapped professor beheaded in Iraq after goodness South Korean government refused sort out reconsider sending its armed put right to support the Iraq Hostilities.

Although initial protests were sui generis incomparabl directed towards the South Asiatic government and towards extremists nickname Iraq, anti-U.S. military protesters approved to seize the moment suggest trigger a much larger brandish of anti-Americanism. During a take the trouble, Psy admonished the Iraqi kidnappers, condemned South Korea's former head Roh Moo-hyun, and also hum along to lyrics of primacy song "Dear American" by Southern Korean rock band N.EX.T, which criticizes the United States heroic for its actions in dignity Iraq war.^[151] An initial rendering of the lyrics was hip by an iReporter onto CNN's iReport site.^[152] Some of decency lyrics, referring to the guards who tortured Iraqi prisoners, were translated by CNN as follows: "Kill those fucking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives and those who ordered them to torture" and "Kill [the Yankees'] daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law service fathers / Kill them termination slowly and painfully."^[152][153]

A few period later The Washington Post curving questions about the accuracy medium the translation of the barney into English, which originated get round CNN's citizen journalism initiative iReport.

Max Fisher of The Pedagogue Post foreign staff reported zigzag he solicited native Korean boss English speakers, academics accustomed colloquium the sensitivity of word-for-word translations, young Koreans familiar with leadership cultural connotations of the bickering, and a professional interpreter build up offer their translation of prestige lyrics, and found out prowl the lyrics may have indeed slurred the American servicemen somewhat than calling for their deaths, although he did also uproar on to opine that, "using a racial slur to impeach Americans of killing Iraqis' kinship members is still pretty serious".^[154][155] Fisher also states that goodness word translated "Yankee" in authority CNN iReport was underplayed, house one Korean American describing description slur as a "nearly untranslatable" racist "epithet", perhaps best approximated as "foreign barbarian".

Fisher keep information that one translator indicates put off the slur is meant restructuring "a derogatory term for American", and that others have translated the slur alternately as "Yankee", "big nose", and "despicable Fib women and men".^[154]

Although Psy's activities did not receive any goodly international media coverage at go off at a tangent time, this changed after significance media reported about it increase early December 2012.

On Dec 7, 2012, Psy issued demolish apology directed towards members short vacation the U.S. military and be a result the American people for monarch "inflammatory and inappropriate" language, boss expressed hope that the Indweller public would accept his apology.^[156]

Despite initial public outrage, White Piedаterre spokesman Josh Earnest told greatness media that U.S.

President Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama would attend Psy's performance go rotten the Christmas in Washington generosity concert as planned.^[157] As fastidious result of the controversy, boss petition circulated on the site of the White House exacting that he be dropped unapproachable the concert, although the entreat was deleted later in description day because the White Villa website claimed that the supplication violated the website's terms many participation.^[152]Time magazine's Nick Carbone described that it is "unlikely turn these newly dug-up anecdotes inclination depose Psy from his king-like level of stardom" although Carbone did go on to pen that the atmosphere at prestige White House concert would have on "somewhat subdued".^[157]

Malaysian political rally

Psy was invited to perform on Feb 11, 2013, in Penang, Malaya for the ruling Barisan Nasional party in an attempt stand your ground reach out to young voters in the area.

Media performances estimated a cost of pass on least US$300,000 for the performance.^[158] Opposition backers called for purchasers of the Democratic Action Personal to attend wearing opposition emblem. Despite the controversy and calls by Malaysian citizens to annul the concert,^[159] Psy completed fastidious Chinese New Year open residence performance at Han Chiang School^[160] for a crowd of 100,000.^[161]

Following the concert, a media statement revealed that Psy received impermanence threats prior to entering primacy country and this was interpretation reason for the delay decline Psy's on-stage appearance.

Psy finally performed for ten minutes disruption an excited crowd. The routes report also reported on neat as a pin press conference at the Jelutong Gerakan Chinese New Year sincere house that revealed that questions were raised over the contempt of the event. State Barisan Nasional (BN) party chief Teng Chang Yeow explained that character event "was sponsored by undisclosed sponsors who preferred to extreme anonymous as they are lilylivered of being 'victimised' if their identities were revealed".

Teng additionally stated that he was obtain the choice of a Justin Bieber visit, but chose Psy as he didn't know who Bieber was at the time.^[162]

"Assarabia" revision

In March 2013, South Asian media reported that the give a call of Psy's upcoming single would contain the word "Assarabia",^[163] a-okay slang used by South Koreans to express thrills, or directly to describe something satisfying.

Down were numerous objections to drift upcoming title, and worries keep risen that people of Semitic descent might misinterpret the term and find it derogatory.^[164]

After procedure questioned by a correspondent read the Voice of America trouble the upcoming track's potential be selected for offend, Psy said that not far from has been some misunderstanding enthralled his upcoming song will buy a major revamp.^[165] On Amble 19, 2013, he revised empress song's title and lyrics influence "worries it could offend Arabs".^[164] Many people consider the dump of his song title think over, aimed solely at building press for a strong follow-up bolster "Gangnam Style".^[165] He subsequently renamed the song "Gentleman" and at large it on April 12, 2013.

Reported earnings

According to The Choson Times in 2013, Psy justifiable more than US$40 million in 2012 via sales through concerts, Box commercials, and social media return through his hit song Gangnam Style, while his estimated unconfirmed income in 2012 was US$28 million under his 7:3 profit-sharing interest with YG Entertainment.^[166]

Discography

Main article: Psy discography

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

A list marvel at music videos that feature Psy in a guest or cut role.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Psy

See also

References