And He Hopes the N. Koreans Like It
SEOUL,
South Korea (TheBlaze/AP) — South Korean rapper PSY says he hopes North
Koreans will enjoy his new single, even as tensions remain high on the
Korean Peninsula. But how will the rest of the world react?
PSY
released his latest single, “Gentleman,” in 119 countries on Friday,
hoping to replicate the success of “Gangnam Style,” the smash YouTube
hit that made him an international star almost overnight last year. The
choreography for “Gentleman” – including the “arrogant dance,” as PSY
called it – was unveiled at a concert in Seoul on Saturday before more
than 50,000 fans. The music video has now been uploaded onto YouTube,
and already has over 4 million views as of this article’s publication.
USA Today summarizes the new video: “In Gentleman, he portrays a man trying to seduce women at a club, and in the video, the pop star behaves in a rather ungentlemanly fashion.”
He
pulls a woman’s chair out from behind her, only to laugh maniacally as
she falls on to the floor, dismissively throws his jacket at a fawning
woman at the gym etc., all interspersed with lots of hip thrusts.
What do you think of the latest video? Content warning for adult themes:
PSY said his job was to make all people, including North Koreans, laugh.
“Hopefully my `Gangnam Style,’ my `Gentleman,’ my music videos and my choreography … they might enjoy them too,” he said.
PSY,
whose real name is Park Jae-sang, said Saturday that he regretted the
current tensions between the two Koreas. The situation has been grabbing
global headlines, with North Korea becoming increasingly belligerent
with war rumblings, leaving its neighbors wary of a possible missile
test by Pyongyang.
“It’s a tragedy. We are the only countries divided right now,” PSY said at a news conference ahead of the concert.
Last December, before performing for President Obama, PSY apologized for performing at an anti-U.S. concert in 2004.
FROM THE BLAZE
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