Psy - Gangnam Style 2012

"Gangnam Style" is a K-pop song by South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter Psy, released on July 15, 2012, as the lead single of his sixth studio album, Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1. The term "Gangnam Style" is a neologism that refers to the nouveau riche lifestyles associated with the Gangnam region of Seoul, where people are trendy, hip, and exude a certain supposed class. Psy likened Gangnam to Beverly Hills, California, and said in an interview that he intended the title as a joke, claiming that he has "Gangnam Style" when everything about the song, dance, looks, and music video is far from high class.

"Gangnam Style" debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Chart, receiving generally positive reviews, with praise for its catchy beat and Psy's amusing dancing during live performances and in its music video. The song and its music video went viral in August 2012 and have influenced popular culture worldwide. In the US, "Gangnam Style" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, which at the time, was the highest charting song by a South Korean artist. By the end of 2012, "Gangnam Style" had topped the music charts of more than 30 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the UK. The music video won Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards that year. On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first Youtube video to reach a billion views. As of January 2024, the video is the eleventh most viewed video on Youtube, having reached over 5 billion views.

Psy's dance in the music video itself became a cultural phenomenon. He revealed that South Korean fans have high expectations about his dancing, so he felt a lot of pressure. In order to keep up with those expectations, he studied hard to find something new and stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the "Gangnam Style" dance. Along the way, he had tested various "cheesy" animal-inspired dance moves with his choreographer Lee Ju-sun, including panda and kangaroo moves, before settling for the horse trot, which involves pretending to ride a horse, alternately holding the reins and spinning a lasso, and moving into a legs-shuffling side gallop.

"Gangnam Style" received a total of 77,2% yes votes!

I met PSY at a reception desk (he was the receptionist) showing him I had his sunglasses but he didn’t pay attention. (This was a few years ago.)

happy 1 year to this masterpiece 

NINE DAYS OF YOONGI | #CYPHERNET

if you want to be a friend of mine you HAVE to play psychonauts!!

literally one of my favorite games of all time. i could gush about it for hours, but i think 3 bucks is a good deal to see for yourself

🌊 Wyjazd w porządku, choć nieco mnie rozleniwił, poza triathlonem, biegiem i spacerami z piesełami (kocham je równie mocno jak Walterka ❤ to moje skarby) nic nie robiłam, dużo spałam i przespałam większość wykładów… Z mamą było jak najbardziej w porządku, ale i tak dostałam stanów lękowych. I dodatkowo taka melancholia mnie złapała. Z nikim nie miałam ochoty się widzieć, tylko na cmentarz pojechałam.

🐕 Jeszcze co do psów – mama wzięła ze schroniska rannego psiaka (ten większy) na przechowanie tylko na zimę. I tak został, niedługo jedzie podpisać papiery adopcyjne, bo nie potrafi go oddać z powrotem.

🤒 Jestem już w domu i leżę chora... Dzisiaj miałam mieć trening pływacki, jutro trip do Krk, w sobotę uczelnia, w niedzielę dog-trekking z Walterkiem, a w poniedziałek badania. Jak ja nie lubię jak mi się krzyżują plany...

Oto i jest moja pierwsza autorska książka! "Jak nazwać pieska?"  "To jedyny w swoim rodzaju unikalny katalog psich imion, który stanowi próbę odpowiedzi na tytułowe pytanie, ale także w humorystyczny sposób opowiada o życiu czworonogów i pokazuje niezwykłą relację między ludźmi i psami. Książka jest próbą przedstawienia przekroju psiego społeczeństwa, gdzie obok siebie spotykają się arystokracja, mieszczuchy, wystawowcy, domatorzy, straszaki czy mieszkańcy wsi. Nie brak tu jednak miejsca także dla zawodowców, rozszczekanych i oryginałów." Książka dostępna tutaj. - My first book is out! "How to name your dog?" An illustrated collection of dog names. I hope it will be translated to english in future.

#151. Mew

Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.

Colour and symbol charts can be found here.

Poll PAC: What Your Next Birthday Celebration Will Be Like 🎂🎉🎁

Sup y'all, welcome back to another PAC reading. This time I'm doing a special 1 year/birthday/poll topic of choice themed pick a card! This is also a special one as VitaminSee now has 300 followers! Holy crap thank you for your support everyone! I haven't been able to get on Tumblr for a while, so I apologize if it seems like I've dropped from the aether. Life is starting to enter its hectic phase right now! Thank you so much for your patience. I'm waiting for life things to straighten out (lol as if life ever does) before I go ahead and offer some basic paid readings, which I hope to do in May.

This topic is for the next birthday you have coming up, whether that's tomorrow or next year. For my selection, I was recently lucky to have found the Wild Wisdom Companion book among a vast pile of discounted books. It's based on the Wheel of the Year. I thought this deck was perfect for making piles themed around the progression of the year and how our birthdays respond to the passage of the seasons. Pick whichever one of the Spring themed card you like most down below:

Look.

I adore mythology.. of all kinds really - but ive always loved bastet (hence my username).

I'd really love to start printing my art work... but I honestly believe I need a better portfolio of work first, but perhaps that's just an excuse I'm creating for myself!

118/638 One Suga a day while he is away

Everyone in the world had to retreat into the sewers because of a Gangnam Style apocalypse.

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