# 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:** 16
**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 2, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/301 "2014-06-02T15:35:37Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > I’m proud to say I’m not one of them. You and me both, kid! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/302 "2014-06-02T17:15:23Z")
That’s kind of like saying “I’m proud that I don’t eat dookie.” ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/303 "2014-06-03T00:59:15Z")
More than a billion people can say. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/304 "2014-06-03T01:13:24Z")
A couple dozen of those 2 billion are from me. It’s just so much fun, and elevator guy slays me every time. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/305 "2014-06-03T07:44:50Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > More than a billion people can say. A billion views does not equal a billion people. It’s probably a thousand 12 year old girls watching it nonstop for a week, over and over again. ---
**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 3, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/306 "2014-06-03T13:24:41Z")
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/307 "2014-06-09T05:56:36Z")
Psy’s got a new single, [Hangover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkMNOlYcpHg), that was released today. It’s not another Gangnam Style, but I don’t think anything ever will be. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/308 "2014-06-09T13:13:10Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Psy’s got a new single, [Hangover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkMNOlYcpHg), that was released today. It’s not another Gangnam Style, but I don’t think anything ever will be. What did I just watch? 😕:eek:😕 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/309 "2014-06-10T02:52:00Z")
Good god. That was unwatchable. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/310 "2014-06-10T03:01:12Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Psy’s got a new single, [Hangover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkMNOlYcpHg), that was released today. It’s not another Gangnam Style, but I don’t think anything ever will be. I predict that this song will be a huge hit. Not like _Gangnam Style_ was, but a huge hit nonetheless. The target demographic is gonna eat it up. I bet this is one of the biggest club/EDM songs of the year as well as a Youtube and iTunes hit. And ddamn it sure is great to hear that Snoop can still rock the mic like that. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/311 "2014-06-10T03:37:34Z")
Hundreds of millions of dollars areabout to be made by a video of someone throwing up. This is a mark of the End Times. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/312 "2014-06-10T04:10:06Z")
Meh. Not much of a song. They forgot Psy’s main appeal is funny dancing. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/313 "2014-06-10T06:07:29Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Good god. That was unwatchable. No shit. I gave up about half-way through. I’ve watched Gagnam Style a bunch of times though; it makes me smile every time. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/314 "2014-06-10T06:47:20Z")
I thought the video was fine. Like before, Psy acting silly. And hangovers are a fact of life for a lot of young people so that’s not the issue. The issue is that the hook doesn’t. The video for Gangnam Style made it blow up but the song itself is catchy. This song just drones on and no clever staging is going to make up for that. Gentleman was a decent song and the video followed the Gangnam Style style and it wasn’t a huge hit in America either. Even with Snoop being smooth, Hangover has no chance. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/315 "2014-06-10T07:19:28Z")
> [@2sense](#): > > Even with Snoop being smooth, Hangover has no chance. 20 million views in just over 24 hours. Near as I can tell, it’s in the top 10 downloads on iTunes as well. It’s already an international hit. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/316 "2014-06-10T07:39:30Z")
I think it will do just fine. Even I think “Hangover” is good, and I didn’t really like Gangnam Style. Hmmm, maybe that’s _why_ it will fail, because it appeals to old monkeys like me. ---
**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 10, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/317 "2014-06-10T15:43:17Z")
I turned it off after two minutes. Not nearly as good as “Oppa Gangnam Style” IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/318 "2014-06-10T20:17:04Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 20 million views in just over 24 hours. Near as I can tell, it’s in the top 10 downloads on iTunes as well. It’s already an international hit. Maybe it’s just me then. I’ve been wrong before. So far I’ve heard nothing of the song anywhere other than here. Lets see if that changes. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/319 "2014-06-10T20:58:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I turned it off after two minutes. Not nearly as good as “Oppa Gangnam Style” IMHO. It actually gets good about 2:30 and after. I agree though that the first cpouple of minutes were annoying. > [@2sense](#): > > Maybe it’s just me then. I’ve been wrong before. So far I’ve heard nothing of the song anywhere other than here. Lets see if that changes. I saw it yesterday on Youtubes main page. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/320 "2014-06-11T00:47:21Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Psy’s got a new single, [Hangover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkMNOlYcpHg), that was released today. It’s not another Gangnam Style, but I don’t think anything ever will be. It’s not completely clear if that’s a Psy song or a Snoop Dogg song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919.md?page=17)