# 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:** 6
**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:** [October 7, 2012, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/101 "2012-10-07T08:05:54Z")
The day after I read this thread, the kids who do the morning video announcements at the high school I teach in did a little “Gangnam style” bit to liven things up. Most of the kids in my class were familiar with it. The Asian kids were critiquing the dancers in the announcements as to which ones were doing it right. It was clearly already well on its way to becoming a big thing. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/102 "2012-10-07T15:11:25Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > In the official video, is the person in the yellow suit a man or woman? I can’t tell. > > And of all the random things in the video, the dude in the elevator is the most WTF?! for me. I read somewhere that both of those guys are big television stars who were invited to make cameos in the video. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/103 "2012-10-08T04:05:27Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I read somewhere that both of those guys are big television stars who were invited to make cameos in the video. They’re both comedians in Korea according to the wiki page. The girl at the end, Hyuna, is also kind of famous. Also really hot but I didn’t need to tell you know 😉 ---
**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:** [October 8, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/104 "2012-10-08T06:09:11Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > They’re both comedians in Korea according to the wiki page. The girl at the end, Hyuna, is also kind of famous. Also really hot but I didn’t need to tell you know 😉 Yeah, already knew who Hyuna was - I like me some girl K-pop 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/105 "2012-10-09T00:05:48Z")
Here’s a funny video produced by West Point Cadets, their own version of Psy’s “Gangnam Style”. I remember some of the places on the campus from when I lived there as a kid when my Dad taught math there after Vietnam. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa4RLoG9234) ---
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/106 "2012-10-15T08:30:07Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Hes a man, and the dude in the elevator is kind of cute. I love his smile - so mischievous. Yup, pelvic-gyration man in the lift is my favourite too 🙂 Anyone know anything more about him? Oh, and any more recommendations of toddler-friendly K-pop I could try? My 22 month old is addicted to “Op-op-op!” as she calls it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/107 "2012-10-15T14:14:33Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Yup, pelvic-gyration man in the lift is my favourite too 🙂 > > Anyone know anything more about him? > > Oh, and any more recommendations of toddler-friendly K-pop I could try? My 22 month old is addicted to “Op-op-op!” as she calls it 🙂 His name is comedian Noh Hong Chul > **[Noh Hong-chul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Hongchul)** > > Noh Hong-chul (Korean: 노홍철; born 31 March 1979) is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale. He previously appeared on the television programs Infinite Challenge and I Live Alone. He had a cameo in the popular music video "Gangnam Style" which featured his trademark pelvic thrusting jeojil dance (저질댄스). > Noh Hong-chul studied mechanical engineering at the Hongik University. After finishing his mandatory two-year military service, he creat... as for toddler friendly songs, most Kpop groups have inoffensive songs, but I can’t think of one group which doesn’t have at least one sexy filled song and music video, so you kinda have to search around. You can start here [http://blog.ningin.com/2011/09/25/11-of-the-cutest-kpop-songs/](http://blog.ningin.com/2011/09/25/11-of-the-cutest-kpop-songs/) 11 of the Cutest KPOP Songs this one on the list, DBSK’s ‘Balloons‘, is so cutsey sweet it makes my teeth hurt, LOL https://www.youtube.com/embed/-JEwfk2OQnQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/108 "2012-10-15T14:20:53Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > His name is comedian Noh Hong Chul > [Noh Hong-chul - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Hongchul) Thank you! > [@April\_R](#): > > as for toddler friendly songs, most Kpop groups have inoffensive songs, but I can’t think of one group which doesn’t have at least one sexy filled song and music video, so you kinda have to search around. You can start here [http://blog.ningin.com/2011/09/25/11-of-the-cutest-kpop-songs/](http://blog.ningin.com/2011/09/25/11-of-the-cutest-kpop-songs/) 11 of the Cutest KPOP Songs > this one on the list, DBSK’s ‘Balloons‘, is so cutsey sweet it makes my teeth hurt, LOL [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player\_embedded&v=-JEwfk2OQnQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-JEwfk2OQnQ) Balloons, people dressed up as penguins, and Tigger too - perfect, thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/109 "2012-10-15T15:09:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > What gets me is the fact that this video was unheard of when **Mika** first posted it here. Since then it’s gone from maybe 50 million hits to over 400 million hits. > > Care to offer up any lottery numbers, **Mika**? > > How did you know this was going to take off? Seriously. I wish I was that good! Cinnamon Imp, you won’t be thanking April R when your child requests the same song for the 37th time in a row! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/110 "2012-10-15T20:36:10Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > My boyfriend’s contribution: “I’ve seen a lot of Korean porn where the girl is getting pounded while calling the dude oppa.” 😃 Isn’t that a bit like saying “Who’s your daddy?” ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/111 "2012-10-15T20:54:45Z")
This song was played at a redneck wedding in the middle of Alabama last week, and almost everyone knew what it was, including the grannies. The internet is such a weird thing. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/112 "2012-10-15T22:36:13Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Oh, and any more recommendations of toddler-friendly K-pop I could try? My 22 month old is addicted to “Op-op-op!” as she calls it 🙂 [Lollipop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIRW_elc-rY) - a collaboration between boy-band Big Bang and girl-group 2NE1 is kinda cute. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/113 "2012-10-16T01:40:48Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Isn’t that a bit like saying “Who’s your daddy?” Yeah, I suppose it has similar connotations. Noh Hong Chul annoys me to no end when I see him on comedy shows, but he’s okay when he doesn’t have to open his mouth. As for toddler friendly Kpop songs, I think **April R** is right that most songs nowadays have weird sexy Lady Gaga-ish dances. For a bit of Korean weirdness, here’s a theme song about a car who gains strength when he smells flowers and is on a quest to find his mommy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDMpDz1HfY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDMpDz1HfY) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/114 "2012-10-16T02:01:17Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > Yeah, I suppose it has similar connotations. > > Noh Hong Chul annoys me to no end when I see him on comedy shows, but he’s okay when he doesn’t have to open his mouth. > > As for toddler friendly Kpop songs, I think **April R** is right that most songs nowadays have weird sexy Lady Gaga-ish dances. > > For a bit of Korean weirdness, here’s a theme song about a car who gains strength when he smells flowers and is on a quest to find his mommy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDMpDz1HfY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDMpDz1HfY) Interesting that the evil dude is a “round eyes.” ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/115 "2012-10-16T02:05:30Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > [Lollipop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIRW_elc-rY) - a collaboration between boy-band Big Bang and girl-group 2NE1 is kinda cute. Ermagerd er lurv lurlurperp!!! FYI it’s actually a commercial for a cell phone, how weird is that? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/116 "2012-10-16T20:13:40Z")
Too… many… r’s [head explodes] ---
**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:** [November 4, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/117 "2012-11-04T07:19:13Z")
And “Gangnam Style” [has become the second most-viewed YouTube video](http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/319283/gangnam-style-second-most-viewed-youtube-video), with more than 620 million hits. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/118 "2012-11-04T07:39:51Z")
This is one of those things which I’m aware of, am aware it’s ridiculously popular for some reason, but don’t understand why. I would blame it on South Park but they must have seen it somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/119 "2012-11-05T03:14:38Z")
[Mitt Romney Style.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTCRwi71_ns) ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919/120 "2012-11-08T10:35:40Z")
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