# Oppa Gangnam Style - awesome Korean music video **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919 "2012-08-09T00:50:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/281 "2013-04-22T13:57:55Z")
I’m sadly unimpressed. A lot of the video is derivative of the old one, what’s new is unimpressive, the song’s not catchy, and there’s no distinctive dance. Meh ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/282 "2013-04-22T14:29:51Z")
Indeed, Psy’s new song and video are sadly underwhelming. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/283 "2013-04-22T14:44:20Z")
Honestly, it was inevitable. There’s just absolutely nothing he could release that we would think is as good as Gangnam Style. Better to let it be a real dud so that the next one looks better in comparison. By the way, [here’s the video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ). ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/284 "2013-04-22T14:48:16Z")
Actually, I didn’t like Gangnam Style the first time I heard it either, but it grew on me. This video might be the same. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/285 "2013-04-22T15:26:29Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > Actually, I didn’t like Gangnam Style the first time I heard it either, but it grew on me. This video might be the same. Huh. For me, Gangnam Style just had that wave of “wtf?” moments - so random that even when you’ve seen it before you’re still trying to figure out what the hell’s going on, like a Boxxy vid set to music. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/286 "2013-04-22T15:32:51Z")
Isn’t this over yet? Actually, it was kind of a cool video. I expected only a one or two week fascination though. I’m pretty impressed with the longevity of the video and Psy’s ability to cash in on it. And I realize the thread is moving on, just wanted to do the ‘over yet’ thing one more time. Maybe somebody should make a video with a song called “Isn’t this over yet?” ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/287 "2013-04-22T15:44:20Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Maybe somebody should make a video with a song called “Isn’t this over yet?” Somebody like Justin Bieber. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/288 "2013-04-22T18:10:04Z")
The new video is worth it just for the coda at the end where Psy yoinks a copy machine with his own head. I have to try that someday 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/289 "2013-04-22T20:50:34Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Honestly, it was inevitable. There’s just absolutely nothing he could release that we would think is as good as Gangnam Style. Better to let it be a real dud so that the next one looks better in comparison. See: “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-lot ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/290 "2013-04-22T21:01:57Z")
Subtitled translation: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDYUmltFcQk) ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/291 "2013-04-22T22:52:22Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > I’m sadly unimpressed. A lot of the video is derivative of the old one, what’s new is unimpressive, the song’s not catchy, and there’s no distinctive dance.( I’m finding the song pretty catchy, but I agree that the video is very derivative of Gangnam Style. I guess I can’t blame him, especially since a big selling point for Psy is his charisma. But not exactly original. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/292 "2014-05-31T15:21:00Z")
2 Billion views! #2 is barely over a billion views for Justin Beiber’s Baby #3 is at 711 million views for Charlie Bit My Finger! 2 billion is mind blowing, especially considering the gap to the competition. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/293 "2014-05-31T15:39:39Z")
so collectively, people have spent a total of more than 15 000 years watching the clip. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/294 "2014-05-31T15:57:10Z")
When they could be watching “[Turn Down For What](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU).” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/295 "2014-05-31T20:35:27Z")
A billion people watched _Baby_? That doesn’t bode well for… anything. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/296 "2014-06-01T02:03:57Z")
The original’s still a catchy tune. Just listened to it again. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/297 "2014-06-01T02:29:16Z")
I agree. I was just listening to it a few days ago on Pandora. And an early shot in the video reminds me of this Murakami cover: [Luxury fashion & independent designers | SSENSE](http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=1403377) ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/298 "2014-06-01T15:57:18Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A billion people watched _Baby_? That doesn’t bode well for… anything. The thing is, I suspect Beiber’s audience watched his video a billion times, rather than a lot of discrete viewings; Gangnam Style seemed to have a broader audience, expanding beyond fans of Psy or even K-pop. For instance, I’m not a fan of either artist, but I’ve seen Gangnam Style for the novelty of it, while nothing’s tempted me to sit thru a Justin Beiber video. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/299 "2014-06-01T16:07:49Z")
Here’s [CNN.com](http://CNN.com)’s coverage of the song crossing the two billion mark: [http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/gangnam-youtube-record/index.html?hpt=hp\_c3#](http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/gangnam-youtube-record/index.html?hpt=hp_c3#) ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/300 "2014-06-02T01:16:51Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A billion people watched _Baby_? That doesn’t bode well for… anything. I’m proud to say I’m not one of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919.md?page=16)