Psy
Park Jae-sang (; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( ; ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, known domestically for his humorous music videos and stage performances and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style" (2012). List of awards and nominations received by Psy, His accolades include an American Music Awards, American Music Award, ten MAMA Awards, and a World Music Awards, World Music Award. Psy debuted with his first studio album ''Psy from the Psycho World!'' (2001), and rose to international prominence with the single "Gangnam Style" (2012). The song and its Gangnam Style (music video), accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon following its release; the music video became the first video on YouTube to reach 1 billion views and was the List of most-viewed YouTube videos, most-viewed video on YouTube from December 2012 to July 2017. His follow-up single, "Gentleman (Psy song), Gentleman", was released in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a neologism that refers to the ''nouveau riche'' lifestyles associated with the Gangnam region of Seoul. On July 15, 2012, "Gangnam Style" was released on to Psy's YouTube channel and 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 various locations around the world in its music video. The song and its Gangnam Style (music video), music video went viral video, viral in August 2012 and have Gangnam Style in popular culture, influenced popular culture worldwide. In the United States, "Gangnam Style" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which at the time, was the highest charting song ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gentleman (Psy Song)
"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single. The song serves as the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times. The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman", The obscured word was later revealed to be "father". In 2013, Psy stated that he had no plans to release an album including the song or a sequel to it. As of May 1, 2021, the video has been viewed more than 1.4 billion times. It held the YouTube record for most views in its first 24 hours, and most views in any 24 hours for over nine years until September 2021. It also held the record for fastest music video to reach 100 millio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gangnam Style (music Video)
"Gangnam Style" is the music video by South Korean singer Psy premiered on July 15, 2012, on the video-sharing website YouTube and was later made available to download digitally on October 19. It was directed by Cho Soo-hyun and was filmed in Seoul in July 2012 over the course of 48 hours. In the video, Psy "pokes fun at the style of Seoul's Gangnam District, a flashy district known for its affluence, high rents, high expectations and a focus on the high-status lifestyle". The video is currently the tenth most-viewed video and the eleventh most-liked video on YouTube, as well as the 19th most-disliked. On December 21, 2012, the music video set a record for the first video to surpass 1 billion views on the platform. It subsequently surpassed 2 billion, 3 billion, 4 billion, and 5 billion views in June 2014, November 2017 and March 2021, and December 2023, respectively. The music video won several accolades from various award-giving bodies, including Best Music Video at the 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Psy From The Psycho World!
''PSY from the PSYcho World!'' is the debut album by South Korean singer Psy. The album was released on January 19, 2001. The album contains 19 songs and was later released worldwide through iTunes. Track 11 "I Love Sex" is a re-make of Lee Jung-hyun's song "I Love X", featured on her debut album '' Let's Go to My Star''. Commercially, the album had sold nearly 124,000 copies by the end of 2001 and was the 75th best-selling album of the year in South Korea. Release and controversy The full-length debut album is of the rap genre with songs such as "I Love Sex" that include candid lyrics. The title of the album refers to his stage name, a derivative of "psycho", and the album was made just after he attended Berklee College of Music and had returned to South Korea. On his choice of music, he listed rappers Eminem, 2Pac, Jay Z, and Dr. Dre as his musical influences. He said, "When I was a kid I was just a noisy boy, and I preferred to be in front of people when I was young all the t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Psy ...
These are the list of awards received by Psy, a South Korean entertainer and singer-songwriter. __TOC__ Awards and nominations Other accolades Recognitions World records Listicles Notes References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Psy Psy Awards An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award may be d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG Plus, which includes a clothing line, a golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand. Current artists include Eun Ji-won, 2NE1, AKMU, Winner (band), Winner, Blackpink, Treasure (band), Treasure, and Babymonster. Former artists include Swi.T, Moogadang, Wheesung, Epik High, 1TYM, Big Mama (group), Big Mama, Gummy (singer), Gummy, Seven (Korean singer), Seven, Nam Tae-hyun, Psy, One (rapper), One, Lee Hi, Jinusean, Bang Ye-dam, Bang Yedam, Mashiho, iKon, Jisoo, Jennie (singer), Jennie, Rosé (singer), Rosé, Lisa (rapper), Lisa, BigBang (South Korean band), BigBang, and Sechs Kies. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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P Nation
P Nation () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, entertainment agency, and concert production company founded in 2018 by singer Psy. As of November 2022, the label had ten artists signed to the label. The record label is located in the Gangnam area. History 2019-present: Founding and first artists Following Psy's departure from YG Entertainment in 2018, Psy founded his own entertainment company, P Nation. Psy announced the first artist signed to his label in January 2019, the rapper Jessi. Later that month P Nation signed Hyuna and Dawn, after their joint departure from Cube Entertainment. Following the announcement of the establishment of P Nation, the stock of DI Corporation, owned by Psy's father, rose for eight consecutive days, despite the companies having no business connections. In April, SK Telecom invested 5 billion won in the company as part of their content investment strategy, bringing their sharehold to ten percent. I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gangnam District
Gangnam District (; ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The term ''Gangnam'' translates to "South of the Han River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . As of the 2024 census, Gangnam District had a population of 556,570. There is a high concentration of wealth in the district, with prices for an apartment as of 2024 more than double those in the rest of Seoul. Gangnam District is part of Gangnam School District Eight, along with the Seocho District. This district shares half of Gangnam-daero Gangnam station area with Seocho District, which is one of the most crowded places in South Korea. However, it is home to Bongeunsa Temple, which dates back to the Unified Silla period, as well as Seonjeongneung, royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, and the gravesite of Gwangpyeong Daegun and his family’s land, which are preserved as national treasures. Apgujeong, in particular, became notable from the early Joseon period ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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K-pop
K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, dance music, hip-hop, Contemporary R&B, R&B and Rock music, rock. Today, K-pop commonly refers to the musical output of teen idol acts, chiefly girl groups and boy bands, who emphasize Visual communication, visual appeal and Performing arts, performance. As a Pop music, pop genre, K-pop is characterized by its Melody, melodic quality and cultural hybridity. K-pop can trace its origins to "rap dance", a fusion of hip-hop, techno and rock popularized by the group Seo Taiji and Boys, whose experimentation helped to modernize South Korea's contemporary music scene in the early 1990s. Their popularity with teenagers incentivized the music industry to focus on this demographic, with Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment developing the Korean idol system i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Most-viewed YouTube Videos
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The site indicates view counts of each uploaded video, making it possible to keep track of the most viewed, many of which continue to exist while others are no longer available on the site. Although the most-viewed were initially viral videos uploaded by amateur content creators, such as "Judson Laipply#"Evolution of Dance", Evolution of Dance" and "Charlie Bit My Finger", they have increasingly become music videos produced on behalf of professional recording artists. Since Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" in 2009, every video that has reached the top of the "most-viewed YouTube videos" list has been a music video. In November 2005, a Nike, Inc., Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach 1,000,000 views. The billion-view mark was first passed by Gangnam Style in December 2012. On January 13, 2022, Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" became the first video to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Schoolboy Records
Schoolboy Records is an American record label established in 2007 by Scooter Braun, as an imprint of Universal Music Group's Republic Records. Schoolboy Records' first success was with Asher Roth's 2009 single, " I Love College," along with his debut album, '' Asleep in the Bread Aisle''. The label saw further success with Carly Rae Jepsen, whose 2011 single," Call Me Maybe," peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The label saw its furthest success international success with Korean rapper Psy, whose 2012 single, "Gangnam Style," peaked multiple international charts. Roster Adapted from label's official website. * Carly Rae Jepsen (outside Canada) * Psy * Push Baby (formerly known as Rixton) * Sheppard * CL Former artists * Amber Riley * Who Is Fancy * Todrick Hall * Martin Garrix * DeathbyRomy * Tori Kelly Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition on YouTube before making it through to Hollywood week o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Order Of Cultural Merit (Korea)
The Order of Cultural Merit () is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development." Grades The Order of Cultural Merit is conferred in five grades. Recipients Geumgwan (Gold Crown), 1st Class * Myung-whun Chung, 1996 * Shin Sang-ok, 2006 * Nam June Paik, 2007 * Yu Hyun-mok, 2009 * Park Wan-suh, 2011 * Youn Yuh-jung, 2021 * Song Hae, 2022 (posthumous) * Lee Jung-jae, 2022 * Hwang Dong-hyuk, 2022 *Sumi Jo, 2023 Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class * Martina Deuchler, 1995 * Kim Duk-soo, 2007 * Lee Mi-ja, 2009 * Kun-Woo Paik, 2010 * Lee Soo-man, 2011 * Shin Young-kyun, 2011 * , 2011 * Kim Ki-duk, 2012 * Kim Soo-hyun, 2012 * Kim Ku-lim, 2017 * Cho Yong-pil, 2013 * , 2013 * Ahn Sung-ki, 2013 * Patti Kim, 2013 * , 2014 * Song Hae, 2014 * Choi Bul-am, 2014 * Lee Soon-jae, 2018 [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |