By Hindustan Times
He’s taken the sector by storm with Gangnam Style, a number, which has become a Korean pop sensation like non other. The music video of this song was viewed by nearly 1000000000 people on YouTube and from US flashmobs to jail inmates within the Philippines, right directly to pop diva Britney Spears has shaken their booty to his moves.
He’s also entered the Guinness Book of global Records title for essentially the most liked You Tube video ever and has spent greater than 10 weeks at the U.S. Billboard 100. Now, within the first ever interview to be published in India, the 34-year-old Korean singer-songwrite Park Jae-sang, or PSY as he's popular called, speaks about this bewitching dance style, life after international stardom and more. The interview is a part of a show that was aired on CNN.
Q: What was to your mind whilst you made Gangnam Style? Did you perceive that it will go this big?
Psy: I didn’t expect this type of thing. I made this song - I made this music video and dance moves only for Korea, not worldwide.
Q: Gangam is just like the Beverly Hills of Seoul, right?
Psy: Yes, so I, you know, described the district...that’s my perspective. And that i described the district as like normal and calm on the
daytimes and going insane at the nighttime. So I compare all of the sexy ladies to the district. That’s what the lyrics is about.
Q: What did you're thinking that of the overnight success?
Psy: It was, like, really touching, you already know? And Gangnam Style is mostly a casual song. It’s not touching or moving song. I’m the author and that i didn’t make this song in that purpose. However the thing is, with the best way they're doing, it’s like, ‘Wow’.
Q: People don’t realise that Gangnam Style is a song to your sixth album.
Psy:Yes. Well so, to the world, this was my debut. But in Korea, it was mandatory success for sixth time. So it was like highly pressured. Especially with the dance moves. So this was my first dance moves to the world, but this was like my sixth dance move. And my previous ones got — every dance move was so hit. (But) Not all over the world. That implies I'VE five more steps.
Q: Let us know concerning the horse dance.
Psy: It was the sort of big pressure with the dance moves, so after (the) song’s done, me and my Korean choreographers like, we spend like greater than 30 nights. We got to take a look at everything we see. Literally everything.
Q: And what was it about this one who you're thinking that stuck?
Psy: This horse dance was originally — I don’t find out about other countries, but in Korea, it was really huge on the ‘80s. One day, I ASSUMED about it and my choreographer’s like — he’s like three years older than me and he knew concerning the dance. So, hey, why don’t we strive some, classic ones like, they say, “OK, such as?” And like, “Horse? Horse dance? Horse dance? What's horse dance?” It’s like wow.
Q: It does look easy.
Psy: And that i just like the part. Because, when people see it and if it looks like, ‘Oh, I CAN'T do that’. Then they’re not likely to do it, right? But when people see it and, ‘Ah ha, I WILL BE ABLE TO do it’. And they're trying. And if individuals are trying, that implies viral.
Q: They’ve tried one thousand million times.
Psy: That’s what I’m saying. So, I just saw like 20,000 people flash mob in Italy. I saw the video footage on the YouTube. They usually were doing every move. They usually were saying every Korean word. So, after I do performing, I BELIEVE roughly sorry to the audience...they don’t have any idea what I’m talking about...but they're so happy.
GO GANGNAM STYLE
Name: PSY
Original Name:
Park Jae-sang
Age: 34 years
Nationality: Korean
Famous for: Hit single Gangnam Style
What is Gangnam Style: A Korean pop number that was within the US Billboard 100 for 10 weeks and entered the Guinness Book of global Records title for essentially the most liked You Tube video
Psy-choanalysis
Korean singer opens up about what led him to where he's today
Q: Are you prepared to overcome one thousand million views on YouTube along with your next one?
Psy: I AM NOT going to overcome that and that i cannot beat that. For example, Justin Bieber — he got his debut song, Baby, 700 million. And he cannot beat it. You know, music video got greater than half one billion view. But literally not half 1000000000 people recognise me, yet.
Q: Teaching Britney Spears methods to do the pony dance at the Ellen DeGeneres show, what was that like?
Psy: So, that was probably the most nervous moment in my life. Often because. that was my first national TV appearance. Within the U.s.. And so, everything was so first time. First time meeting Britney, first time meeting Ellen, first time being on national TV. And Britney doesn't know I USED TO BE coming there, so I got to be hiding far and wide. So it was like — when screen opens, I popped out. That was the scenario. And right behind the screen — wow, a lot more nervous than once I debuted, you know?
Q: Tell somewhat about your love for music. And when did that start? Did that start early on on your life?
Psy: Basically, once I was a kid, one in every of my dream was like being a comedian. Talk show host or something like that. And after I was like 14, 15 years old, in Korea, there has been some program that introduce like pop songs, pop videos. And in that program, I saw — I saw Queen. Yes, Queen’s concert in Wembley Stadium. And they're singing Bohemian Rhapsody. After I saw the footage, I USED TO BE like literally, you know, gone.
Q: At what age, then, did you begin writing music and enthusiastic about lyrics?
Psy: Until freshman of college, I didn’t consider being a musician. So I just convinced them that I NEED to review within the bigger world. In order that I WILL be a larger businessman. Please, I WOULD LIKE to review abroad. So he allowed me and that i entered Boston University on the time. And once I AM GETTING to BU, I quit it and with the tuition, I hang around a bit...feel the ambience of Usa. That’s why I WILL speak English.
Q: Ultimately, you ended up on the Berkley College of Music.
Psy: Yes, so I DISCOVERED the Berkley College of Music and, in that period — that was the year of 1996-1997, and it was all about hip-hop on the time within the Usa. Like I got influenced by all that sort of hip-hop music.
