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I don't think this demerits your comment, but it should be known that Psy went to school at Boston University and Berklee College of Music (both in Boston, USA)
by rcavezza 14y ago
I don't think this demerits your comment, but it should be known that Psy went to school at Boston University and Berklee College of Music (both in Boston, USA).
- Surio 14y agoEven I don't think this demerits your comment but the Gangnam video doesn't have anything on it that carries a stamp of any of those you mentioned. It is asiatic+uninhibited+spontaneous and in a very non-American way too.
- chubot 14y agoReally? To me it seems to be more American than anything else. There are guys dancing and pretty girls and special effects. That seems pretty much like an outgrowth of MTV culture, rap videos, etc. which are of American origin. I'll grant it has a unique sense of humor.
- potatolicious 14y agoDancing and pretty girls are uniquely American now?
- Surio 14y ago"unique sense of humor." I think the appropriate word you're looking for (or rather, to be used instead) is "satire". And that completely changes how you view the whole thing.
- chimeracoder 14y ago> To me it seems to be more American than anything else. Actually, my understanding is that the lyrics are a parody of the Gangnam district of Seoul, and how the rich people there try to act as if they're American, not Korean. If anything, it's a parody/rejection of Western culture.
- arrogant 14y agoExcept PSY himself rejects that explanation: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/120oqd/i_am_south_korean_singer_rapper_composer_dancer/c6r5x6m http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/120oqd/i_am_south_kore...
- Surio 14y agoI remember reading elsewhere that he accepted that explanation (right in the beginning when the video went viral first) as well. He was recently signed up for some record deal by the man that talent spotted Justin Bieber. Perhaps there was a diktat/mandate from those circles as to to not antagonise the "prospective audience" for his music anymore. Jackie Chan had similar problems when he made the crossover to Hollywood (Source: his autobiography and Wikipedia entries). So, I won't be surprised if PSY was made to temper his views lately to avoid unnecessary controversy to his new paymasters.
- Surio 14y agoExactly. This was discussed on many talk shows as well and that was the consensus arrived at regarding the message of the video. I was really trying to find the links to this, but couldn't.
- eshvk 14y ago> Really? To me it seems to be more American than anything else. There are guys dancing and pretty girls and special effects. That seems pretty much like an outgrowth of MTV culture, rap videos, etc. which are of American origin. I'll grant it has a unique sense of humor. I would like to differ. People dancing, pretty girls as eye candy is a universal trend that definitely didn't start out of the MTV generation. See for e.g. Bollywood movies.
- brandall10 14y agoI really am not into this kind of stuff (so just coming in as a casual observer/non-fan) but Psy seems to occupy the same genre, marketing/presentation as LMFAO, no? Not that that's uniquely American - I wouldn't know - I just see both of these artists and don't get a vibe of artistic cultural separation.
- 001sky 14y agoIt is asiatic+uninhibited+spontaneous and in a very non-American way too. -- Techno. Detroit. Via London, Berlin, etc. Its just pop.
- Surio 14y agoJust to clarify, I was talking about the video there.
- Surio 14y agoSorry about this, and I am probably flogging a dead horse, but I am just getting the details right here, that's all. :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zE2uOTFj8eU#t=162s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v... Per his own admission, he didn't attend both Boston and Berklee, but switched from Boston to Berklee, he barely attended class and did not finish college (see video above), and he did not answer to the question, "Did you major in music?".