Britney Spears wants to do “Gangnam Style”

Jessica12 · Post by **Jessica12** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:06 am

Britney Spears has jumped on the “Gangnam Style” bandwagon after encountering the video for the first time.

On Aug. 29, the U.S. pop star tweeted, “I am LOVING this video - so fun! Thinking that I should possibly learn the choreography. Anybody wanna teach me? haha.”

Spears also included a link to the video, again putting Psy’s hit in the spotlight.

Since being released on July 15, the video has gone viral worldwide and pop music stars including Katy Perry, T-Pain and Nelly Furtado have raved about the clip.

It has also been covered by global media outlets from CNN to the New York Times.

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koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:16 am

Freakin' love this video/song

I took it as an LMFAO rip off until I was told he'd been around longer.

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:20 am

In the live performance he obviously has backup vocals on speaker but he sure gives a lot of energy into the pony dance, given his age.

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:29 am

There's a worthwhile write-up in The Atlantic today:Gangnam is a tony Seoul neighborhood, and Park's "Gangnam Style" video lampoons its self-importance and ostentatious wealth, with Psy playing a clownish caricature of a Gangnam man. That alone makes it practically operatic compared to most K-Pop.

[...] Park, who performs as Psy (short for psycho), is a relatively ancient 34, has been busted for marijuana and for avoiding the country's mandatory military service, and is not particularly good-looking. His first album got him fined for "inappropriate content" and the second was banned.

Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation - Max Fisher - The Atlantic

South Korea is a big girl's blouse, and the big girl is US-style consumerism.

I'm delighted by the video but I don't expect Park Jaesang will be spending much time in Korea for the next few years.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:29 am

Ok, thats just plain entertaining. I can see this as being the next big thing in the US. I might be a little old to pony dance, but I think I would have had a better chance to pull it off than disco.

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:52 pm

YZGI;1402621 wrote: Ok, thats just plain entertaining. I can see this as being the next big thing in the US. I might be a little old to pony dance, but I think I would have had a better chance to pull it off than disco.

Noooooooo, don't say the D-word!!!!!!!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:20 pm

So what's new about the "pony dance"?