The popularity of "Gangnam Style" by South Korean artist PSY has been nothing short of phenomenal, with crossover success of his video, lyrics and dance. The "Gangnam Style" video has been viewed over 270 million times on YouTube in just 70 days. The song has been #1 on iTunes for 10 consecutive days and is ranked #3 on the UK charts. Recently PSY was again on the "Ellen Show", this time not teaching Britney Spears how to dance, but to perform his hit song to a live audience. And 20,000 people did the horse dance in Milwaukee before a Susan Komen's "Race for the Cure."
The meaning and lyrics of "Gangnam Style", which is now a Guinness record-setting video, poke fun at the life in Gangnam, an affluent area in Seoul where an average apartment costs $716,000. But when the music and dance are so catchy, and the video is so funny, not many really care about the message.
PSY's video portrays "Gangnam Style" as where you dress rich and classy, but have lots of fun. In the song he sings "A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all" and "A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles." PSY is definitely a "Gangnam Style" guy with great ideas and talent.
Here's "Gangnam Style" translated in English:
Oppa is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and humanly during the day
A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
A girl with that kind of twist
I'm a guy
A guy who is as warm as you during the day
A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let's go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
A girl who looks quiet but plays when she plays
A girl who puts her hair down when the right time comes
A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all
A sensable girl like that
I'm a guy
A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays
A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes
A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let's go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I'm a man who knows a thing or two
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I'm a man who knows a thing or two
You know what I'm saying
Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Oh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
