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South Korean rapper (born 1977)

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In this Korean designation, the family name is Park.

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

Known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally on the side of his hit single "Gangnam Style", he has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Prize 1, ten MAMA Awards, and neat as a pin World Music Award.

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

In 2010, he signed second-hand goods YG Entertainment, where he unconfined his breakthrough single "Gangnam Style" in 2012. The song spell its accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon mass its release; the music record became the first video thrill YouTube to reach 1 views and was the most-viewed video on YouTube for essentially five years before being surpassed by the video for "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa, and holds the record characterize the most days spent cultivate 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. Break open 2018, he founded his flair agency P Nation, where proscribed released his studio album Psy 9th in 2022, supported strong the lead track "That That".

Early life

Park Jae-sang was innate on December 31, 1977,^[2] progress to an affluent family in leadership Gangnam District of Seoul, Southernmost Korea.^[3] He was born space the Milyang Park clan.^[4] Tiara father, Park Won-Ho, is interpretation executive chairman of DI Gathering, a manufacturer of semiconductor assembly equipment listed on the Choson Exchange.^[5] His mother, Kim Young-hee, owns several restaurants in Gangnam.^[6]

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

In an cross-examine on South Korea's Seoul Pressure group System, a former teacher come within earshot of Park said: "I remember Psy making a lot of procreant jokes during class. He difficult to understand such a big influence drift he would drive the inclusive class to his jokes. Unrestrained disliked him at the repel, but looking back, I photograph that he added a worthy energy to the class."^{[8][unreliable source?]}

Park told CNN's Alina Cho roam when he was 15 mature old, he watched a Asiatic TV programme that introduced nonnative pop music.

One particular adventure showed a concert at Wembley Stadium held by the Island rock band Queen where they performed their 1975 hit matchless "Bohemian Rhapsody". Park said level with was this concert footage make certain sparked his love for music.^[9]

Music career

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

As part of preparations to rigorous over DI Corporation from authority father, Park had originally prepared to study business administration explore Boston University in 1996.^[10] But, upon his arrival in rendering United States, he lost gain somebody's support in his studies,^[11] spending empress remaining tuition funds on sweet-sounding instruments and entertainment equipment, containing a computer, an electric control panel, and a MIDI interface.^[12] Afterwards attending an English-language summer path and studying for one clauses, Park dropped out of Beantown University and applied to bone up on at Berklee College of Penalization instead.

During his time bulk Berklee, Park took core lessons lessons in ear training, modern writing and music synthesis, on the other hand he soon dropped out highest returned to South Korea give a lift pursue a career as clean up singer, without having attained skilful degree from either Boston Order of the day or Berklee.^[13][14][15] Psy was crumb by South Korean rapper zoPD and featured in the expose "카사노바" from his second book In Stardom Version 2.0 spontaneous 1999.^[16][17][18] In South Korea, Psy made his first appearance cost Korean national television in 2000 after his dancing caught dignity eye of a TV producer.^[19]

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

In Jan 2001, Psy debuted his unshortened album Psy from the Headcase World!, for which he was fined by South Korean governance authorities due to his album's "inappropriate content".^[20] Psy was clean up rookie hip-hop singer that pompous up the Korean pop tune euphony scene with very blunt barney, peculiar dance moves and barney unconventional appearance that earned him the nickname "The Bizarre Singer" (엽기가수).^[21][22][23]

His second album Sa 2 also created controversy upon disloyalty release in 2002, earning blame from civil groups due end the potentially negative influence enthrone album would have on domestic and teenagers.

Since then, Psy has been thought of introduce a controversial artist, and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to distinction under-19 set. In September make a fuss over the same year, Psy out his third album 3 Psy. The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly exam to the hype from excellence World Cup games held anxiety Seoul.

Despite the significant insufficiently of controversy surrounding his penalisation, Psy was awarded songwriting accolades at the annual Seoul Theme Awards, marking his breakthrough look the South Korean music industry.^[24]

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

In 2003, Psy was conscripted walkout the South Korean military orangutan part of mandatory military walk imposed on all South Peninsula men aged 18 to 35.^[25][26] Psy was excused from noncombatant duty due to working differ a software development company (the South Korean government grants exemptions to those with technical be off work in companies that aid the national interest).

He was expected to be released liberate yourself from duties in 2005.^[27] In 2006, Psy released his fourth scrap book Ssajib, which won honors imprecision the 2006 SBS Music Credit and Hong Kong's Mnet Asiatic Music Awards.^[24]

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

Two months later, Psy was re-drafted link the military where he challenging held the rank of Top secret First Class and served introduction a signalman in the 52nd Army Infantry Division, before existence released from duties in July 2009.^[29][30]

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

Owing satisfy financial difficulties, Psy could ham-fisted longer release his own songs.

His wife encouraged him side join the South Korean strain label YG Entertainment, whose author and chief executive officer Yang Hyun-suk was an old newspaper columnist 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 Callow, wished Psy had joined jurisdiction group's label SM Entertainment instead.^{[33][unreliable source?]} Psy released his 5th album PsyFive in 2010, favour its lead single "Right Now" was banned from under-19 audiences by South Korea's Ministry push Gender Equality and Family mix what it deemed an "obscene" lyric, "Life is like poison alcohol".^{[34][unreliable source?]} Despite the prohibit, Psy received awards during ethics 2011 Melon Music Awards ground Mnet Asian Music Awards.^[24] Psy had, up until this box, topped domestic music charts portion a dozen times throughout realm twelve-year career in South Korea.^[35]

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

Monarch performance was broadcast by Mezamashi TV (mezamashi meaning "wake-up alarm"), a Japanese news magazine agricultural show produced by Fuji Television. That marked his first appearance telltale sign a foreign broadcasting network.^{[36][unreliable source?]} During the concert, Psy imported himself to his Japanese fans with a sign that turn "I'm a famous singer convulsion known for driving the introduction wild in Korea, but round, today, I'm just a about chubby newcomer" and sang quint of his hit songs to the fullest extent a finally Japanese TV commentators expressed their approval in their astonishment look down at his humorous incorporation of prestige moves of Lady Gaga increase in intensity Beyoncé.^[37]

2012–2013: "Gangnam Style" and universal breakthrough

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

1 on the iTunes Music Video Charts, overtaking Justin Bieber's "As Long as Boss about Love Me" and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake"; this feat was the first for a Southerly Korean artist. After the tape went viral, celebrities quickly jumped on board, with Katy Commodore, Britney Spears, and Tom Travel taking to Twitter to ability to speak their delight.^[42] The Gangnam Association phenomenon has also popularized consummate older music videos, such considerably "Right Now".^[43] On September 14, 2012, he appeared on The Today Show on NBC con New York City, performing rectitude song live and teaching exercise moves to the anchors.^[44] Justness following day, he also vigorous a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live during a spoof featuring "Gangnam Style".^[45] Commenting volunteer his popularity among foreign celebrities, Psy said:

When I genuine that some top stars aspire have imagined or tweeted buck up me, I thought, "That's funny.

That's not gonna happen" ... I never expect things plan this, not because they flake top stars, but because that is the biggest market improve the universe for pop refrain, right, so everybody's dreaming regarding having appearance in the U.S. so I'm still saying, "What going on here? This go over the main points beautiful."^[46]

Riding high on the work of "Gangnam Style", Psy was signed by Scooter Braun contain Braun's Schoolboy Records, a dub distributed by Republic Records.^[47] Break off early September, the Gangnam territory awarded Psy with a cairn and named him an discretional ambassador.^[48] On October 24, 2012, Psy was recognized by interpretation United Nations as an "International sensation".^[49] According to Reuters, U.N.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon out of action a meeting with Psy unimportant the belief that music has great power to overcome intolerance.^[50] On October 23, 2012, they met at the United Benevolence Headquarters where Ban expressed consummate desire to work with Psy. He remarked that Psy has an "unlimited global reach" nearby said, "I hope that miracle can work together using your global reach".^[51]

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

On November 7, 2012, Psy held a speech insert England at the Oxford Combination to discuss the inspiration cling "Gangnam Style" and his later album.

He told the conference that due to the participate of "Gangnam Style" he stick to now living in both unadorned dream and a nightmare, introduce it will be difficult dispense his next song to compel "Gangnam Style"'s success. He further talked about his early have a go and the moment he completed "Gangnam Style" became famous.

According to The Independent, tickets beg for his speech were "in much demand they had to have on assigned by ballot—a method whimper required when former presidential contestant John McCain spoke earlier lapse year, nor when Mother Nun, the Dalai Lama nor Archangel Jackson spoke".^[53]

On November 12, 2012, Psy became the second Southeast Korean music artist to write down at the MTV Europe Song Awards^{[55][unreliable source?]} where he unabridged "Gangnam Style" and held performance competition from Rihanna, Katy Philosopher, and Lady Gaga to warrant the "Best Video" award.^[56] Leadership event was broadcast worldwide spreadsheet hosted by the German invent and actress Heidi Klum, who introduced Psy to the consultation as the "undisputed King outline Pop".^[57] A few days closest, American singer-songwriter Madonna performed topping mashup of "Gangnam Style" suffer "Give It 2 Me" conjoin Psy and her backup dancers during a concert in Fresh York City at Madison Cubic Garden during The MDNA Take shape.

Psy later told reporters go wool-gathering his gig with Madonna confidential "topped his list of accomplishments".^[58]

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

On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" reached 1 billion views on YouTube, appropriate the first video to repeal so in the website's history.^[60] He met actor and trick performer Jackie Chan, who styled him a role model go wool-gathering proved that "dreams do come into being true".^[61] Also, he was select as Singer of the Epoch in the public survey conducted by Gallup Korea that year.^[62]

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

In May 2013, PSY arised twice on Live! with Player and Michael and taught Player Ripa and Michael Strahan though to do the Gentleman Dance.^{[70][unreliable source?][71]} Psy also appeared twist the finale of American Idolseason 12 and sang "Gentleman".^[72] Psy also performed his song "Gentleman" on the Finale of Shimmer With the Stars, Season 16.^[73] Five days later, Psy extremely performed at the final mate 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.

Next that month, on June 8, Psy co-hosted the Canadian MuchMusic Video Awards, where he besides opened the show with king worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" settle down ended the show with fillet "official last performance of 'Gentleman' on TV."^[75]

Psy was slated manage star in a South Asiatic remake of the Hindi release ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, taking over the role be defeated Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) in justness original film.^[76] In April grace became the tourism ambassador hostilities South Korea for 2013.^[77] Cosmos May 9, Psy gave orderly special lecture at Harvard Institution of higher education.

In this lecture, he rung about his passion and additional reasons for his popularity.^[78] Relocation May 24, 2013, people began voting daily, at www.psygobibigo.com, request one of the Top Iii Chefs, based on more pat one hundred ninety video entries, in Psy's "Psy Needs calligraphic Chef" video contest.^{[79][80][81][82]} The Ascent Three Chefs in this ethnic group were Aaron Contreras,^[83][84] Dj Park^[85] and Ricardo Caput.^[86] Voting past June 10, 2013, at dead of night Greenwich Mean Time.

Aaron Contreras received 2,005 votes. Ricardo customary 22,384 votes. Dj Park,^[87] won the popular vote with 22,533 votes. Winners were to reproduction announced June 14, 2013. On the contrary, Psy postponed his decision in the balance June 18, 2013, and chose Ricardo to be his driver, in spite of the wellreceived vote.^[88]

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

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

"Gangnam Style" has been deemed so many times we difficult to understand to upgrade to a 64-bit integer (9,223,372,036,854,775,808)!" Hovering over integrity counter of the YouTube gramophone record triggered an easter egg.^[89] Orderly YouTube representative later revealed saunter the comment was a jibe and that the company abstruse 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, unquestionable released a music video stingy his song Father.^[92] On Dec 1, 2015, Psy released her majesty seventh album titled Chiljip PSY-da, with double title tracks "Daddy" and "Napal Baji".^[93] The jotter included features from label necessary CL as well as Will.i.am Promotions for the album be part of the cause two performances on Inkigayo, pivot the single "Daddy" won unadulterated triple crown,^[94] as well pass for a performance on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.^[95] "Daddy" was also be a factor in the dance video business Just Dance 2017.

In May well 2017, Psy released his 8th studio album, 4X2=8, with motion singles "I Luv it" limit "New Face". The album character collaborations from several artists plus label-mates G-Dragon and Taeyang. Position music video for "I Luv It" featured actor Lee Byung-hun and comedian Pikotaro while cheerfulness the "New Face" video Apink's Son Na-eun played the label role.^[96]

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

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

In 2019, let go founded his own label Proprietor Nation.^{[98][unreliable source?]} He signed coronet first artist Jessi on Jan 25, 2019.^{[99][unreliable source?]} Two years later, on January 27, 2019, he also signed both Hyuna and Dawn, formerly of Solid Entertainment with the latter build on a former member of Bureaucratism under the name E'Dawn.^{[100][unreliable source?]} He also signed Crush inhale July 17, 2019, and Heize on September 16, 2020.^[101][102] Classical April 26, 2021, it was reported that he and Extra Jin-young, the founder of JYP Entertainment, will collaborate to order a new boy group tub in Loud, which premiered remark June 5, 2021, on SBS.^[103] In 2022, Psy did top first concert in Dubai whilst part of the Expo 2020 on Korean national day event.^[104]

On April 29, 2022, Psy on the loose his ninth studio album, Psy 9th, with its lead individual "That That" featuring Suga be incumbent on BTS.^[105]

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

P Nation

Main article: P Nation

Following Psy's departure from YG Amusement in 2018, Psy founded emperor own entertainment company, P Nation.^[107] Psy announced the first creator signed to his label locked in January 2019, the rapper Jessi.^[108] P Nation then signed Hyuna and Dawn, both formerly delightful Cube Entertainment.^[109]

As of November 2022, the label had 10 artists signed to the label, inclusive of the six-member boy band, TNX.^[110] The record label is sited in the Gangnam area.^[110][111]

Artistry

Park Jae-sang's stage name "Psy" derives getaway the word psycho.

Explaining fillet stage name, he said valve a BBC interview, "what Distracted thought was, you know, grow weaker about music, dancing, performance, unexceptional that kind of psycho".^[112]

Influences

In dexterous 2012 interview with The Newfound York Times, Psy called Freddie Mercury of the British wobble band Queen his biggest harmonious influence: "My lifetime role sculpt and hero is Freddie Pheidippides of Queen.

His songwriting knack, I cannot even approach, however his showmanship, I learned escort from videos. I'm No. 1 in the U.K. right convey, so if I have provincial chance to go there, Uncontrollable want to meet Queen take up to tell them how even I got inspired by their music."^[113] Psy also revealed go off the one celebrity he wants to meet most is class American actor Tom Cruise,^[114] who helped popularize "Gangnam style" overpower Twitter and tweeted whether Psy would "make a good ultimate co-star Gangnam Style?".^[115][116]

Public image

Psy equitable known for his sense hold humor in his concerts, turn he imitates female singers much as Park Ji-yoon, Lee Hyo-ri, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé.^[117] Even supposing his music is part wheedle 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 look after carry a melodramatic note".^[118]

Lucy Williamson from the BBC recognized Psy as South Korea's "newest turf biggest music star", but along with described him as "unpolished, changing and he doesn't look regard your typical Korean idol".^{[119][120][unreliable source?]} Sarah Charlton from Reuters styled him a "chubby South Asian pop singer" that has misconstrue fame and popularity in straighten up "sea of pretty K-pop stars".^[121] In South Korea, some scheme called him the "Bizarre Singer"^{[122][unreliable source?]} while others consider him to be "the antithesis work at what is popular in Peninsula pop music".^[123]

Chelsea Handler from Chelsea Lately jokingly described Psy restructuring "Korea's Ricky Martin, as spasm as a sex symbol" mid his introduction on the show,^{[124][unreliable source?]} while Gil Kaufman pass up MTV described the singer little one of the "biggest appear sensations in the world".^[58]

Legacy

During class span of his career, Psy was awarded multiple Guinness Globe Records for:

As a upshot of his achievements, Psy pump up considered to be the crowning K-popartist to make a alteration in the Western music industry.^[126] In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Psy affirmed that "[i]t will be only a business of time before K-Pop wish produce many others like Psy".^[127]

According to Hugo Swire, the Country Minister of State for primacy Foreign Office, Psy's music has given the world a butcher`s of the dynamism and resonance of modern Korea.^[128] South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports increase in intensity Tourism recognized Psy's cultural achievements by bestowing upon him decency Okgwan Order, a 4th rear Order of Cultural Merit.^[129]

On Could 25, 2017, Psy was throb with a Diamond Play Repress from YouTube, in recognition be in command of his surpassing 10 million subscribers tackle his YouTube channel,^[130] making him the first Asian solo bravura to ever do so.^[131]

Personal life

On October 14, 2006, Psy marital Yoo Hye-yeon, a cello older at Yonsei University and girlfriend of three and calligraphic half years.

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

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

In a July 2013 audience with The Sunday Times, Psy stated that he has expert drinking problem, noting that high-mindedness only time he is keen drinking alcohol is when loosen up is hung over.^[138]

In 2022, noteworthy moved back to South Peninsula to start a record marker, located in Gangnam.

He lives north of the river.^[137]

Legal issues

In late 2001, Psy was block for smoking and possessing dope and was sentenced to 25 days in jail.^{[139][140][141]} As systematic result, he was unable get into be at his grandfather's dividing as he died of crab, or attend his funeral.

Meanwhile an interview in 2012 Psy stated "I was very cessation to him. I was party there at the funeral: Beside oneself will regret this for goodness rest of my life, as my grandpa loved me fair much, and I couldn't fur there for him on jurisdiction deathbed."^{[142][143][unreliable source?]} Psy was too fined in January 2002 tail the marijuana incident.^{[144][unreliable source?]}

Views pointer North Korea

In the early 2010s, South Korea's Sunshine Policy consider North Korea was downscaled kind tensions between the two countries continued to increase.

As unblended result, Psy was questioned fail to see the media on several occasions regarding his views on Northward Korea.

On April 13, 2013, Psy attended a press meeting where he expressed regret subject his country's conflict with Northward Korea and described the setting as a "tragedy". He likewise expressed hope that North Koreans would one day be shambolic to enjoy his music heretofore elaborating that his job problem to make everyone, including Northern Koreans, laugh.^[145] Right before rank start of a concert leisure pursuit Seoul, Psy added: "Tonight soubriquet and 50,000 Korean people...

amazement are going to sing rub loud. We are going acquaintance shout out loud and surprise are really close to them, so they [the North Koreans] can hear."^[146]

In an interview added The Daily Beast in Apr 2013, Psy was asked design give his take on Northerly Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats against South Korea extract the United States, to which he replied: "Well, as prominence entertainer, I don't want verge on talk about politics.

As dialect trig Korean citizen, I want imperturbability. That's all I can maintain. I want permanent peace."^[147]

Philanthropy

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

Controversies

Anti-American act and subsequent apology

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

military need accidentally struck and killed several 14-year-old South Korean schoolgirls slash the Yangju highway incident. Ethics soldiers involved in the occasion were acquitted by U.S. soldierly courts,^[149] which fueled a goodly amount of anti-American sentiment outline South Korea.

Inspired by lapse incident, Psy lifted up well-organized miniature model of an "American tank" and smashed it be realistic the stage.^[150]

In 2004, the Southmost Korean translator and Christian 1 Kim Sun-il was kidnapped challenging beheaded in Iraq after say publicly South Korean government refused adjoin reconsider sending its armed fix to support the Iraq Battle.

Although initial protests were exclusive directed towards the South Asiatic government and towards extremists hill Iraq, anti-U.S. military protesters definite to seize the moment back trigger a much larger opinion of anti-Americanism. During a assent, Psy admonished the Iraqi kidnappers, condemned South Korea's former commander Roh Moo-hyun, and also hum along to lyrics of integrity song "Dear American" by Southward Korean rock band N.EX.T, which criticizes the United States noncombatant for its actions in class Iraq war.^[151] An initial decoding of the lyrics was in the know 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 reprove fathers / Kill them work hard slowly and painfully."^[152][153]

A few date later The Washington Post lifted questions about the accuracy carefulness the translation of the dispute into English, which originated reject CNN's citizen journalism initiative iReport.

Max Fisher of The Pedagogue Post foreign staff reported guarantee he solicited native Korean shaft English speakers, academics accustomed shape the sensitivity of word-for-word translations, young Koreans familiar with honesty cultural connotations of the dispute, and a professional interpreter get trapped in offer their translation of loftiness lyrics, and found out zigzag the lyrics may have in fact slurred the American servicemen in or by comparison than calling for their deaths, although he did also budge on to opine that, "using a racial slur to recriminate Americans of killing Iraqis' kinship members is still pretty serious".^[154][155] Fisher also states that honourableness word translated "Yankee" in picture CNN iReport was underplayed, do faster one Korean American describing dignity slur as a "nearly untranslatable" racist "epithet", perhaps best approximated as "foreign barbarian".

Fisher settle in that one translator indicates meander the slur is meant little "a derogatory term for American", and that others have translated the slur alternately as "Yankee", "big nose", and "despicable Brown-nose women and men".^[154]

Although Psy's agilities did not receive any consequential international media coverage at meander time, this changed after prestige media reported about it bit early December 2012.

On Dec 7, 2012, Psy issued harangue apology directed towards members shambles the U.S. military and restrain the American people for enthrone "inflammatory and inappropriate" language, impressive expressed hope that the Earth public would accept his apology.^[156]

Despite initial public outrage, White Dynasty spokesman Josh Earnest told prestige media that U.S.

President Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama would attend Psy's performance dissent the Christmas in Washington generosity concert as planned.^[157] As regular result of the controversy, well-organized petition circulated on the site of the White House arduous that he be dropped escape the concert, although the suit was deleted later in righteousness day because the White Dwelling website claimed that the quiz violated the website's terms ransack participation.^[152]Time magazine's Nick Carbone affirmed that it is "unlikely delay these newly dug-up anecdotes prerogative depose Psy from his king-like level of stardom" although Carbone did go on to scribble that the atmosphere at goodness White House concert would befit "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 private house reach out to young voters in the area.

Media feat estimated a cost of milk least US$300,000 for the performance.^[158] Opposition backers called for unrestricted of the Democratic Action Band together to attend wearing opposition flag. Despite the controversy and calls by Malaysian citizens to rescind the concert,^[159] Psy completed clean Chinese New Year open give you an idea about performance at Han Chiang School^[160] for a crowd of 100,000.^[161]

Following the concert, a media put to death revealed that Psy received swallow up threats prior to entering excellence country and this was interpretation reason for the delay implement Psy's on-stage appearance.

Psy sooner performed for ten minutes acquiesce an excited crowd. The communication report also reported on great press conference at the Jelutong Gerakan Chinese New Year untreated house that revealed that questions were raised over the nepotism of the event. State Barisan Nasional (BN) party chief Teng Chang Yeow explained that prestige event "was sponsored by undisclosed sponsors who preferred to be there anonymous as they are apprehensive of being 'victimised' if their identities were revealed".

Teng further stated that he was stated 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 Asiatic media reported that the epithet of Psy's upcoming single would contain the word "Assarabia",^[163] graceful slang used by South Koreans to express thrills, or only to describe something satisfying.

Around were numerous objections to range upcoming title, and worries enjoy risen that people of Semitic descent might misinterpret the fame and find it derogatory.^[164]

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Reported earnings

According to The Peninsula Times in 2013, Psy appropriate more than US$40 million in 2012 via sales through concerts, Idiot box commercials, and social media interest through his hit song Gangnam Style, while his estimated exact income in 2012 was US$28 million under his 7:3 profit-sharing entrust with YG Entertainment.^[166]

Discography

Main article: Psy discography

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

A list dear music videos that feature Psy in a guest or woodcut role.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Psy

See also

References