Ahhh apparently you haven't heard the rule. If something gets popular as a meme on the internet and get popular enough to get mentioned on SNL then we, as the internet community, are never allowed to speak of it again.erttheking said:
So...what's your thoughts on Gangnam style?
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Love it. Love it love it love it.
The first time I watched it, I started the video thinking, "Okay, this is pretty popular. Impress me, *****."
By the end of the video, I was waving my arms in the air like an idiot, enjoying every single second of the awesomeness. The video, the beat, the humor, it all worked together into a symphony of swag.
After re-watching the video a couple dozen times, I went out and bought the song on iTunes. No regrets.
And hell, now that I've learned what the song is actually ABOUT, I enjoy it on an additional level as well.
The first time I watched it, I started the video thinking, "Okay, this is pretty popular. Impress me, *****."
By the end of the video, I was waving my arms in the air like an idiot, enjoying every single second of the awesomeness. The video, the beat, the humor, it all worked together into a symphony of swag.
After re-watching the video a couple dozen times, I went out and bought the song on iTunes. No regrets.
And hell, now that I've learned what the song is actually ABOUT, I enjoy it on an additional level as well.
I think that you should have searched the forums OP:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.389188-Gangnam-Style-Questions-and-Thoughts#15599305
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.389188-Gangnam-Style-Questions-and-Thoughts#15599305
It's catchy as fuck, and the dance is really fun to do in public places.
J-pop beats K-pop
OH YEAH, IT JUST WENT THERE
COME
AT
ME
BRO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GivkxpAVVC4SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
J-pop beats K-pop
OH YEAH, IT JUST WENT THERE
COME
AT
ME
BRO
Really? Wow, what was that like? I admit I don't really know much about it, but isn't the Gangnam neighborhood the home of all the wealthy and influential people in Korea?Technocrat said:
I think that PSY guy is pretty cool.
As for the Gangnam thingie - well, I think it's quite forgettable. I liked how he showed Britney Spears who looked like a bloke in drag how to do the Gangnam style. That was pretty amusing and cool. But that was a one-off stunt.
Besides, I cannot shake kinky Kinsey thoughts when they do the slapping bit. It sort of turns me on, but it also makes me laugh, which is not a very fulfilling mix. Amusing, yes. But not fulfilling.
As for the Gangnam thingie - well, I think it's quite forgettable. I liked how he showed Britney Spears who looked like a bloke in drag how to do the Gangnam style. That was pretty amusing and cool. But that was a one-off stunt.
Besides, I cannot shake kinky Kinsey thoughts when they do the slapping bit. It sort of turns me on, but it also makes me laugh, which is not a very fulfilling mix. Amusing, yes. But not fulfilling.
Someone just showed me this thing either today or yesterday. Honestly? I hate it.
It's stupid, it's repetitive, and it's rather demeaning. Out-of-context sex content just thrown in there for "good measure"? Really? Do we seriously need more of this crap?
Plus, what's so great here, anyway? It comes off as an advertizement where some guy is demanding that we all walk like him. And on top of that, he pretty much doesn't walk at all, when he says to walk in his style. Oh, and he changes his motions every time. So much for any specific style that he wants us to mimick like mindless sheep. Inconsistent, idiotic, and just frivolous garglemesh. Nothing good can come out of this.
It's stupid, it's repetitive, and it's rather demeaning. Out-of-context sex content just thrown in there for "good measure"? Really? Do we seriously need more of this crap?
Plus, what's so great here, anyway? It comes off as an advertizement where some guy is demanding that we all walk like him. And on top of that, he pretty much doesn't walk at all, when he says to walk in his style. Oh, and he changes his motions every time. So much for any specific style that he wants us to mimick like mindless sheep. Inconsistent, idiotic, and just frivolous garglemesh. Nothing good can come out of this.
Lugbzurg said:
Interesting you should say so. I first saw Gangnam Style via an article a friend linked me to in The Atlantic: Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation [http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gangnam-style-dissected-the-subversive-message-within-south-koreas-music-video-sensation/261462/]. Long story short: PSY is basically asking the same question Lugbzurg is by parodying the "crap" even South Korean music is full of. The artist has been around for a long time and is one of the few to "get away with" implying such things publicly. (Social commentary in music is a lot less common in South Korea than it is in, say, the US.)Zhukov said:
That said, the single best thing to come out of the Gangnam Style trend (in my opinion) has to be the glory that happens around minute 50 of the Escapist Q&A panel Day 2 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escapist-expo/6310-Q-A-With-The-Escapists-Day-2] from this year's Escapist Expo. Tell me you guys have seen this. It makes my day every time.
Absolutely love it, it's a work of comedy and satirical intelligence and Psy knows his way around music.
Awesome stuff.
Awesome stuff.
I was in Korea when this whole thing exploded. I thought I'd get sick of hearing it but that's not the case.
I'm happy for the guy. At least I find him endearing, unlike those girly Korean boy bands I despise so much.
Its definitely grown on me.
I'm happy for the guy. At least I find him endearing, unlike those girly Korean boy bands I despise so much.
Its definitely grown on me.
