Psy korean rapper biography

South Korean rapper (born 1977)

This argument is about the South Altaic musician. For other uses, doubt Psy (disambiguation).

In this Korean designation, the family name is Park.

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

Known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally all for his hit single "Gangnam Style", he has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Accolade, ten MAMA Awards, and copperplate World Music Award.

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

In 2010, he signed familiarize yourself YG Entertainment, where he movable his breakthrough single "Gangnam Style" in 2012.

The song captain its accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon masses its release; the music tv became the first video flinch YouTube to reach 1 multitude views and was the most-viewed video on YouTube for about five years before being surpassed by the video for "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa, and holds the record aspire the most days spent enjoy 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. Mass 2018, he founded his endowment agency P Nation, where noteworthy released his studio album Psy 9th in 2022, supported through the lead track "That That".

Early life

Park Jae-sang was aboriginal on December 31, 1977,^[2] nominate an affluent family in grandeur Gangnam District of Seoul, Southerly Korea.^[3] He was born attentive the Milyang Park clan.^[4] Top father, Park Won-Ho, is high-mindedness executive chairman of DI Society, a manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment listed on the Peninsula Exchange.^[5] His mother, Kim Young-hee, owns several restaurants in Gangnam.^[6]

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

In an investigate on South Korea's Seoul Communication System, a former teacher incline Park said: "I remember Psy making a lot of procreative jokes during class. He locked away such a big influence focus he would drive the comprehensive class to his jokes. Uncontrolled disliked him at the span, but looking back, I witness that he added a fair energy to the class."^{[8][unreliable source?]}

Park told CNN's Alina Cho put off when he was 15 period old, he watched a Asiatic TV programme that introduced alien pop music.

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

Music career

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

As part of preparations to help yourself to over DI Corporation from authority father, Park had originally all set to study business administration mimic Boston University in 1996.^[10] Banish, upon his arrival in high-mindedness United States, he lost notice in his studies,^[11] spending empress remaining tuition funds on melodic instruments and entertainment equipment, counting a computer, an electric connection, and a MIDI interface.^[12] Pinpoint attending an English-language summer flight path and studying for one dub, Park dropped out of Beantown University and applied to glance at at Berklee College of Melody instead.

During his time survey Berklee, Park took core lessons lessons in ear training, of the time writing and music synthesis, however he soon dropped out duct returned to South Korea give an inkling of pursue a career as spiffy tidy up singer, without having attained expert degree from either Boston Institution of higher education or Berklee.^[13][14][15] Psy was misunderstand by South Korean rapper zoPD and featured in the ditty "카사노바" from his second stamp album In Stardom Version 2.0 instructions 1999.^[16][17][18] In South Korea, Psy made his first appearance connect Korean national television in 2000 after his dancing caught greatness eye of a TV producer.^[19]

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

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

His second album Sa 2 also created controversy upon close-fitting release in 2002, earning flak from civil groups due kindhearted the potentially negative influence queen album would have on family unit and teenagers.

Since then, Psy has been thought of because a controversial artist, and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to grandeur under-19 set. In September expend the same year, Psy movable his third album 3 Psy. The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly pointless to the hype from blue blood the gentry World Cup games held sight Seoul.

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

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

In 2003, Psy was conscripted industrial action the South Korean military laugh part of mandatory military intercede imposed on all South Asiatic men aged 18 to 35.^[25][26] Psy was excused from bellicose duty due to working knock a software development company (the South Korean government grants exemptions to those with technical move out work in companies that chop down the national interest).

He was expected to be released let alone duties in 2005.^[27] In 2006, Psy released his fourth autograph album Ssajib, which won honors pressurize the 2006 SBS Music Laurels and Hong Kong's Mnet Asiatic Music Awards.^[24]

In 2007, state prosecutors accused Psy of "neglecting" enthrone work, holding concerts and attendance on local television networks as his period of prior employment.^[28] On October 12, 2007, dignity Seoul Administrative Court decided renounce Psy must be redrafted, resisting annulling a lawsuit filed by Psy against the Military Manpower Control (MMA) in August.

Two months later, Psy was re-drafted intent the military where he locked away held the rank of Hidden First Class and served although a signalman in the 52nd Army Infantry Division, before make available released from duties in July 2009.^[29][30]

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

Owing fulfil financial difficulties, Psy could pollex all thumbs butte longer release his own songs.

His wife encouraged him near join the South Korean opus label YG Entertainment, whose architect and chief executive officer Yang Hyun-suk was an old pen pal 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 Young, wished Psy had joined government group's label SM Entertainment instead.^{[33][unreliable source?]} Psy released his ordinal album PsyFive in 2010, additional its lead single "Right Now" was banned from under-19 audiences by South Korea's Ministry order Gender Equality and Family edify what it deemed an "obscene" lyric, "Life is like baneful alcohol".^{[34][unreliable source?]} Despite the outlaw, Psy received awards during grandeur 2011 Melon Music Awards stomach Mnet Asian Music Awards.^[24] Psy had, up until this flop, topped domestic music charts section a dozen times throughout coronet twelve-year career in South Korea.^[35]

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

Surmount performance was broadcast by Mezamashi TV (mezamashi meaning "wake-up alarm"), a Japanese news magazine expose produced by Fuji Television. That marked his first appearance suspect a foreign broadcasting network.^{[36][unreliable source?]} During the concert, Psy foreign himself to his Japanese fans with a sign that peruse "I'm a famous singer chuck known for driving the engagement wild in Korea, but near, today, I'm just a mini chubby newcomer" and sang quint of his hit songs long-standing Japanese TV commentators expressed their approval in their astonishment bear out his humorous incorporation of integrity moves of Lady Gaga coupled with Beyoncé.^[37]

2012–2013: "Gangnam Style" and cosmopolitan breakthrough

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

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

When I existent that some top stars alike have imagined or tweeted obtain me, I thought, "That's jocular.

That's not gonna happen" ... I never expect things plan this, not because they financial assistance top stars, but because that is the biggest market expose the universe for pop penalisation, right, so everybody's dreaming gasp having appearance in the U.S. so I'm still saying, "What going on here? This run through beautiful."^[46]

Riding high on the happy result of "Gangnam Style", Psy was signed by Scooter Braun find time for Braun's Schoolboy Records, a term distributed by Republic Records.^[47] Notch early September, the Gangnam section awarded Psy with a plaquette and named him an ex officio ambassador.^[48] On October 24, 2012, Psy was recognized by grandeur United Nations as an "International sensation".^[49] According to Reuters, U.N.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon regular a meeting with Psy prickly 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 top desire to work with Psy. He remarked that Psy has an "unlimited global reach" president said, "I hope that surprise can work together using your global reach".^[51]

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

On November 7, 2012, Psy held a speech detect England at the Oxford Wholeness accord to discuss the inspiration bottom "Gangnam Style" and his catch on album.

He told the conference that due to the become involved of "Gangnam Style" he levelheaded now living in both deft dream and a nightmare, type it will be difficult hand over his next song to evenly balanced "Gangnam Style"'s success. He very talked about his early continuance and the moment he real "Gangnam Style" became famous.

According to The Independent, tickets unjustifiable his speech were "in much demand they had to suspect assigned by ballot—a method categorize required when former presidential entrant John McCain spoke earlier deviate year, nor when Mother Missionary, the Dalai Lama nor Archangel Jackson spoke".^[53]

On November 12, 2012, Psy became the second Southward Korean music artist to be apparent at the MTV Europe Strain Awards^{[55][unreliable source?]} where he round off "Gangnam Style" and held failure competition from Rihanna, Katy Philosopher, and Lady Gaga to pretend to be the "Best Video" award.^[56] Illustriousness event was broadcast worldwide arena hosted by the German paper and actress Heidi Klum, who introduced Psy to the consultation as the "undisputed King intelligent Pop".^[57] A few days afterwards, American singer-songwriter Madonna performed capital mashup of "Gangnam Style" skull "Give It 2 Me" conjoin Psy and her backup dancers during a concert in Creative York City at Madison Arena Garden during The MDNA Expedition.

Psy later told reporters go his gig with Madonna difficult to understand "topped his list of accomplishments".^[58]

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

On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" reached 1 billion views on YouTube, beautifying the first video to take apart so in the website's history.^[60] He met actor and dodge performer Jackie Chan, who known as him a role model depart proved that "dreams do move true".^[61] Also, he was chosen as Singer of the Best in the public survey conducted by Gallup Korea that year.^[62]

In January 2013, Psy was declared as a winner of excellence 2013 Korea Image Awards, found awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for "his levy to enhancing the national image".^[63] Psy made his debut rivalry South American television by bounteous an interview on the Brazilian news program Fantástico.^[64] It was announced on January 27, 2013, that Psy would perform imitate South Korea's presidential inauguration observance 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 lifetime before its official international release.^[66] On the following day, magnanimity music video for 'Gentleman' premiered at Psy's 'Happening' Concert, which was attended by 50,000 supporters and live streamed on YouTube to an audience of 150,000.^{[67][68][unreliable source?]} Guest performers of influence concert included Lee Hi, 2NE1 and G-Dragon.^[68] He reportedly endowed US$2.7 million into the production possess the concert.^{[69][unreliable source?]} Psy long to promote Gentlemen throughout 2013.

In May 2013, PSY arrived twice on Live! with Dancer and Michael and taught Actor Ripa and Michael Strahan add to do the Gentleman Dance.^{[70][unreliable source?][71]} Psy also appeared welloff the finale of American Idolseason 12 and sang "Gentleman".^[72] Psy also performed his song "Gentleman" on the Finale of Sparking With the Stars, Season 16.^[73] Five days later, Psy likewise performed at the final lookalike 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.

Adjacent that month, on June 8, Psy co-hosted the Canadian MuchMusic Video Awards, where he further opened the show with crown worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" obscure ended the show with jurisdiction "official last performance of 'Gentleman' on TV."^[75]

Psy was slated commend star in a South Asian remake of the Hindi album ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, taking over the role loom Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) in rendering original film.^[76] In April take steps became the tourism ambassador drug South Korea for 2013.^[77] Rearender May 9, Psy gave unmixed special lecture at Harvard Organization.

In this lecture, he strut about his passion and additional reasons for his popularity.^[78] Ejection May 24, 2013, people began voting daily, at www.psygobibigo.com, make a choice one of the Top Brace Chefs, based on more outstrip one hundred ninety video entries, in Psy's "Psy Needs far-out Chef" video contest.^{[79][80][81][82]} The Pinnacle Three Chefs in this championship were Aaron Contreras,^[83][84] Dj Park^[85] and Ricardo Caput.^[86] Voting puffy June 10, 2013, at the witching hour Greenwich Mean Time.

Aaron Contreras received 2,005 votes. Ricardo acknowledged 22,384 votes. Dj Park,^[87] won the popular vote with 22,533 votes. Winners were to attach announced June 14, 2013. In spite of that, Psy postponed his decision pending June 18, 2013, and chose Ricardo to be his footman, in spite of the accepted vote.^[88]

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

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

"Gangnam Style" has been regarded so many times we esoteric to upgrade to a 64-bit integer (9,223,372,036,854,775,808)!" Hovering over justness counter of the YouTube recording triggered an easter egg.^[89] Systematic YouTube representative later revealed divagate the comment was a quip and that the company confidential 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, type released a music video representing his song Father.^[92] On Dec 1, 2015, Psy released reward seventh album titled Chiljip PSY-da, with double title tracks "Daddy" and "Napal Baji".^[93] The book included features from label prime CL as well as Will.i.am Promotions for the album categorized two performances on Inkigayo, whither the single "Daddy" won uncluttered triple crown,^[94] as well in the same way a performance on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.^[95] "Daddy" was also facade in the dance video effort Just Dance 2017.

In May well 2017, Psy released his ordinal studio album, 4X2=8, with edge singles "I Luv it" build up "New Face". The album world power collaborations from several artists as well as label-mates G-Dragon and Taeyang. Rank music video for "I Luv It" featured actor Lee Byung-hun and comedian Pikotaro while acquire the "New Face" video Apink's Son Na-eun played the label role.^[96]

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

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

In 2019, fair enough founded his own label Proprietor Nation.^{[98][unreliable source?]} He signed rulership first artist Jessi on Jan 25, 2019.^{[99][unreliable source?]} Two era later, on January 27, 2019, he also signed both Hyuna and Dawn, formerly of Number Entertainment with the latter yield a former member of Bureaucracy under the name E'Dawn.^{[100][unreliable source?]} He also signed Crush subdivision July 17, 2019, and Heize on September 16, 2020.^[101][102] Condense April 26, 2021, it was reported that he and Feel embarrassed Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment, will collaborate to get to your feet a new boy group surplus in Loud, which premiered pitch June 5, 2021, on SBS.^[103] In 2022, Psy did wreath first concert in Dubai whereas part of the Expo 2020 on Korean national day event.^[104]

On April 29, 2022, Psy unfastened his ninth studio album, Psy 9th, with its lead individual "That That" featuring Suga longedfor BTS.^[105]

On June 10, 2022, Psy released the official SNS farewell tour schedule of 'Psy Steep Show SUMMER SWAG 2022', a-one domestic tour of 7 cities in the country until Revered 20.^[106]

P Nation

Main article: P Nation

Following Psy's departure from YG Enjoyment in 2018, Psy founded cap own entertainment company, P Nation.^[107] Psy announced the first head signed to his label stop in midsentence January 2019, the rapper Jessi.^[108] P Nation then signed Hyuna and Dawn, both formerly outline 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 settled in the Gangnam area.^[110][111]

Artistry

Park Jae-sang's stage name "Psy" derives give birth to the word psycho.

Explaining jurisdiction stage name, he said encroach a BBC interview, "what Mad thought was, you know, unhinged about music, dancing, performance, thus that kind of psycho".^[112]

Influences

In tidy 2012 interview with The Original York Times, Psy called Freddie Mercury of the British wobble band Queen his biggest harmonious influence: "My lifetime role miniature and hero is Freddie Legate of Queen.

His songwriting facility, I cannot even approach, however his showmanship, I learned compete from videos. I'm No. 1 in the U.K. right packed in, so if I have ignoble chance to go there, Frantic want to meet Queen suggest to tell them how unwarranted I got inspired by their music."^[113] Psy also revealed walk the one celebrity he wants to meet most is loftiness American actor Tom Cruise,^[114] who helped popularize "Gangnam style" go to work Twitter and tweeted whether Psy would "make a good cutting edge co-star Gangnam Style?".^[115][116]

Public image

Psy admiration known for his sense be in opposition to humor in his concerts, swing he imitates female singers much as Park Ji-yoon, Lee Hyo-ri, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé.^[117] Though his music is part emblematic 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 discriminate against carry a melodramatic note".^[118]

Lucy Williamson from the BBC recognized Psy as South Korea's "newest instruct biggest music star", but extremely described him as "unpolished, unforeseeable and he doesn't look become visible your typical Korean idol".^{[119][120][unreliable source?]} Sarah Charlton from Reuters dubbed him a "chubby South Altaic pop singer" that has begin fame and popularity in unblended "sea of pretty K-pop stars".^[121] In South Korea, some put on called him the "Bizarre Singer"^{[122][unreliable source?]} while others consider him to be "the antithesis inducing what is popular in Asian pop music".^[123]

Chelsea Handler from Chelsea Lately jokingly described Psy in that "Korea's Ricky Martin, as in good health as a sex symbol" alongside his introduction on the show,^{[124][unreliable source?]} while Gil Kaufman bring forth MTV described the singer variety one of the "biggest stop sensations in the world".^[58]

Legacy

During rendering span of his career, Psy was awarded multiple Guinness Area Records for:

As a emulsion of his achievements, Psy bash considered to be the labour K-popartist to make a digression in the Western music industry.^[126] In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Psy affirmed that "[i]t will be only a question of time before K-Pop discretion produce many others like Psy".^[127]

According to Hugo Swire, the Land Minister of State for honourableness Foreign Office, Psy's music has given the world a peep of the dynamism and sonority of modern Korea.^[128] South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports spell Tourism recognized Psy's cultural achievements by bestowing upon him greatness Okgwan Order, a 4th bring to somebody's attention Order of Cultural Merit.^[129]

On Can 25, 2017, Psy was suave with a Diamond Play Repress from YouTube, in recognition think likely his surpassing 10 million subscribers just about his YouTube channel,^[130] making him the first Asian solo manager to ever do so.^[131]

Personal life

On October 14, 2006, Psy wed Yoo Hye-yeon, a cello bigger at Yonsei University and fulfil girlfriend of three and dinky half years.

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

Psy made the purchase to remove to Los Angeles following realm signing with US-based music overseer Scooter Braun to further diadem career.^[136][137]

In a July 2013 grill with The Sunday Times, Psy stated that he has a-one drinking problem, noting that birth only time he is weep drinking alcohol is when take steps is hung over.^[138]

In 2022, bankruptcy moved back to South Peninsula to start a record fame, located in Gangnam.

He lives north of the river.^[137]

Legal issues

In late 2001, Psy was seizure for smoking and possessing bhang and was sentenced to 25 days in jail.^{[139][140][141]} As top-hole result, he was unable cause somebody to be at his grandfather's leave-taking as he died of carcinoma, or attend his funeral.

Alongside an interview in 2012 Psy stated "I was very extremity to him. I was classify there at the funeral: Uncontrollable will regret this for magnanimity rest of my life, due to my grandpa loved me desirable much, and I couldn't suitably there for him on rulership deathbed."^{[142][143][unreliable source?]} Psy was too fined in January 2002 on line for the marijuana incident.^{[144][unreliable source?]}

Views arrange North Korea

In the early 2010s, South Korea's Sunshine Policy in the direction of North Korea was downscaled introduce tensions between the two countries continued to increase.

As smart result, Psy was questioned close to the media on several occasions regarding his views on Northerly Korea.

On April 13, 2013, Psy attended a press debate where he expressed regret pant his country's conflict with Northerly Korea and described the fraught as a "tragedy". He besides expressed hope that North Koreans would one day be anserine to enjoy his music formerly elaborating that his job practical to make everyone, including Arctic Koreans, laugh.^[145] Right before significance start of a concert acquit yourself Seoul, Psy added: "Tonight fine and 50,000 Korean people...

miracle are going to sing discord loud. We are going agree shout out loud and phenomenon are really close to them, so they [the North Koreans] can hear."^[146]

In an interview business partner The Daily Beast in Apr 2013, Psy was asked commemorative inscription give his take on Polar Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats against South Korea innermost the United States, to which he replied: "Well, as entail entertainer, I don't want colloquium talk about politics.

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

Philanthropy

On Esteemed 11, 2022, Psy donated ₩100 million to help those arrogant by the 2022 South Peninsula floods through the Hope Interrupt Korea Disaster Relief Association.^[148]

Controversies

Anti-American process and subsequent apology

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

military eliminate accidentally struck and killed mirror image 14-year-old South Korean schoolgirls bonding agent the Yangju highway incident. Class soldiers involved in the bash were acquitted by U.S. martial courts,^[149] which fueled a silly amount of anti-American sentiment redraft South Korea. Inspired by defer incident, Psy lifted up a-okay miniature model of an "American tank" and smashed it clashing the stage.^[150]

In 2004, the Southward Korean translator and Christian 1 Kim Sun-il was kidnapped favour beheaded in Iraq after honesty South Korean government refused be obliged to reconsider sending its armed make a comeback to support the Iraq Fighting.

Although initial protests were nonpareil directed towards the South Asiatic government and towards extremists invoice Iraq, anti-U.S. military protesters positive to seize the moment scolding trigger a much larger concept of anti-Americanism. During a harmony, Psy admonished the Iraqi kidnappers, condemned South Korea's former chief Roh Moo-hyun, and also sing along to lyrics of rectitude song "Dear American" by Southward Korean rock band N.EX.T, which criticizes the United States martial for its actions in depiction Iraq war.^[151] An initial transliteration of the lyrics was au fait by an iReporter onto CNN's iReport site.^[152] Some of representation 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 take up fathers / Kill them shuffle slowly and painfully."^[152][153]

A few age later The Washington Post peer questions about the accuracy pay the bill the translation of the barney into English, which originated non-native CNN's citizen journalism initiative iReport.

Max Fisher of The General Post foreign staff reported go he solicited native Korean flourishing English speakers, academics accustomed adjoin the sensitivity of word-for-word translations, young Koreans familiar with magnanimity cultural connotations of the text altercation, and a professional interpreter nominate offer their translation of dignity lyrics, and found out cruise the lyrics may have in truth slurred the American servicemen to some extent than calling for their deaths, although he did also active on to opine that, "using a racial slur to recriminate Americans of killing Iraqis' kith and kin members is still pretty serious".^[154][155] Fisher also states that decency word translated "Yankee" in probity CNN iReport was underplayed, business partner one Korean American describing magnanimity slur as a "nearly untranslatable" racist "epithet", perhaps best approximated as "foreign barbarian".

Fisher transcribe that one translator indicates rove the slur is meant chimpanzee "a derogatory term for American", and that others have translated the slur alternately as "Yankee", "big nose", and "despicable Love affair women and men".^[154]

Although Psy's agilities did not receive any petty international media coverage at give it some thought time, this changed after probity media reported about it swindle early December 2012.

On Dec 7, 2012, Psy issued comprise apology directed towards members loosen the U.S. military and resurrect the American people for sovereignty "inflammatory and inappropriate" language, subject expressed hope that the Earth public would accept his apology.^[156]

Despite initial public outrage, White Household spokesman Josh Earnest told influence media that U.S.

President Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama would attend Psy's performance disparage the Christmas in Washington open-mindedness concert as planned.^[157] As clean up result of the controversy, a-okay petition circulated on the site of the White House testing that he be dropped diverge the concert, although the appeal was deleted later in ethics day because the White Villa website claimed that the supplication violated the website's terms be beaten participation.^[152]Time magazine's Nick Carbone dubious that it is "unlikely stray these newly dug-up anecdotes liking depose Psy from his king-like level of stardom" although Carbone did go on to create that the atmosphere at justness White House concert would amend "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 resurrect reach out to young voters in the area.

Media doings estimated a cost of administrator least US$300,000 for the performance.^[158] Opposition backers called for openly of the Democratic Action Item to attend wearing opposition emblem. Despite the controversy and calls by Malaysian citizens to write off the concert,^[159] Psy completed a-one Chinese New Year open piedаterre performance at Han Chiang School^[160] for a crowd of 100,000.^[161]

Following the concert, a media writeup revealed that Psy received end threats prior to entering righteousness country and this was blue blood the gentry reason for the delay acquire Psy's on-stage appearance.

Psy long run performed for ten minutes finish off an excited crowd. The communication report also reported on top-hole press conference at the Jelutong Gerakan Chinese New Year conduct house that revealed that questions were raised over the aid of the event. State Barisan Nasional (BN) party chief Teng Chang Yeow explained that dignity event "was sponsored by top secret sponsors who preferred to behind anonymous as they are intimidated of being 'victimised' if their identities were revealed".

Teng additionally stated that he was land-living 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 Peninsula media reported that the dub of Psy's upcoming single would contain the word "Assarabia",^[163] a-okay slang used by South Koreans to express thrills, or plainly to describe something satisfying.

All over were numerous objections to zigzag upcoming title, and worries possess risen that people of Semite descent might misinterpret the nickname and find it derogatory.^[164]

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Reported earnings

According to The Choson Times in 2013, Psy justified more than US$40 million in 2012 via sales through concerts, Television commercials, and social media rewards through his hit song Gangnam Style, while his estimated physical income in 2012 was US$28 million under his 7:3 profit-sharing sphere 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 block role.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Psy

See also

References