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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
September 25 2012 02:44 GMT
#181
seems like this is really big so i listened to it. can't get past the 1 minute mark. loud caustic noises. can't tell it apart from any other 'song'
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LoLAdriankat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4307 Posts
September 25 2012 02:44 GMT
#182
On September 25 2012 11:32 MooMooMugi wrote:
I think its mostly the dance thats so popular, its very easy to learn and fun to perform

Now that I think of it, yeah. Take a look at "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO for example. The song itself is almost worthless without the dance and crazy looking hipsters.
MugenXBanksy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States479 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-25 03:05:52
September 25 2012 03:05 GMT
#183
I mean I like k-pop and stuff but I can't really wrap around my head why its viral , in America of all places even....
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Sephiren
Profile Joined September 2012
United States85 Posts
September 25 2012 03:09 GMT
#184
I saw it on a stream that me and my sis were watching many months ago before anyone knew what it was. I liked it then, I like it know. At least for me, it had nothing to do with popularity or social conformity. In fact, I showed it to a bunch of people. Some liked it, some loved it, some were like... WTF you like this?
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44256 Posts
September 25 2012 03:14 GMT
#185
I've seen stereotypical rich, snobby, tight-ass parents at my country club doing this dance and having fun with it.

That's all I need to be convinced that it's that good.
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Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
September 25 2012 03:14 GMT
#186
A few weeks ago I showed the youtube video to my wife. I told her then that this was going to be the next "Macarana".

I didn't realize just how mainstream this video/song had become until a couple nights ago. At our local Outback Steakhouse, there was a group of 30-somethings sitting at the bar and watching Gangam Style on their smartphone...

Also, he dropped out of Berkley lol. He said in a People Magazine interview that the classes were to early and he liked to drink to much haha.
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1handsomE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States199 Posts
September 25 2012 03:15 GMT
#187
Yes it is that good.
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GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
September 25 2012 03:18 GMT
#188
On September 25 2012 11:23 Mykill wrote:
Remember Soulja boy? No.
Gangnam style is the flavor of the month. It'll be gone before you know it.


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Frozenhelfire
Profile Joined May 2010
United States420 Posts
September 25 2012 03:22 GMT
#189
I don't know of any pop music that I actually like, and this song is no exception. I find it annoying and I mute anything that plays it. Sadly it seems that every event worth watching is spamming this horrible creation whenever it can, which is very annoying for me personally. It is also something that seems forced. I wish events would play wordless music and let the viewers put on whatever music they want. If people want to listen to gangnam style there are tons of youtube videos for that.
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Holytornados
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1022 Posts
September 25 2012 03:27 GMT
#190
Short answer:
Yes, it really is just that good.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25099 Posts
September 25 2012 03:29 GMT
#191
Not in a hipster way, but I liked it more when it appeared to me to be a song contained within the SC2 scene. I liked that we had a silly song with MC dancing to it and the likes. When it became clear it was a genuinely huge thing outside this little enclave it really killed what jokey appeal it had for me. I'm not a big K-pop fan either, I don't really get the difference between it and the pop music of my youth that most of us derided at the time!

For a point of reference I guess, I'd look at memes and image macros. For me this kind of stuff can be hilarious, but when it gets to a point that people start using them/creating them without having the knowledge of the context, it just ruins it for me.
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Corrosive
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3741 Posts
September 25 2012 03:31 GMT
#192
why is this even a thread? why cant you discuss it in the korean music thread?
Maruprime.
Frozenhelfire
Profile Joined May 2010
United States420 Posts
September 25 2012 03:38 GMT
#193
On September 25 2012 12:31 Corrosive wrote:
why is this even a thread? why cant you discuss it in the korean music thread?


Given what is contained in the OP I think it would be very hard to have the meaningful discussion in a thread like that. The content would be drowned out and never seen again after a few pages of being buried. Gangnam style is also the only KPOP song that I know of to be widely received outside of Korea. I think it warrants its own topic even though I hate this song and wish I could take it out back, burn it, and never hear it again.
polar bears are fluffy
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-25 03:41:13
September 25 2012 03:41 GMT
#194
On September 25 2012 11:44 oneofthem wrote:
seems like this is really big so i listened to it. can't get past the 1 minute mark. loud caustic noises. can't tell it apart from any other 'song'


it's the music video and dance that makes the song

easy to notice stuff like "OHHHHH SEXY LADY" and " OP OP OP OPPA GANGNAME STYLE" helps though
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blizzind
Profile Joined February 2010
United States642 Posts
September 25 2012 03:50 GMT
#195
op probably loved gangnam style at first but then went full hipster mode when the whole world started loving it.
Cutlery
Profile Joined December 2010
Norway565 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-25 03:55:22
September 25 2012 03:50 GMT
#196
You call it selling out, I call it creating. (Doesn't mean everyone has to like it forever. Besides, what did You do recently besides trying to bring something down? :p)

You call it conforming, I call it enjoying. (Enjoying the song/dance/video together every now and then is fun, u mad? )

If it gets too much, you can draw attention away from it, or simply ignore it when it comes up. Shouldn't affect your popularity, I don't think. And. Lastly, don't worry too much about everyone else and their "motives" for liking or appearing to like this song.
SecondHand
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States329 Posts
September 25 2012 03:53 GMT
#197
Gangnam Style...

CATCHY, and brilliant.

I personally find it very funny and I love the dance.
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Chalaza
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada46 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-25 03:55:07
September 25 2012 03:53 GMT
#198
ugh, ellen, cant you at least pronounce the name of the song correctly? i have basically come to hate it, its definatly one of the most over hyped songs ive ever heard, and why? half the people listening to it have no clue what gangnam is, my brother thought it meant cowboy style ffs -_- . the more i listen to it the more i want to boycott it and listen to other kpop music.

EDIT: dont get me wrong, i liked the song the first 5 times i heard it, not the next 50 times though.
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MugenXBanksy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States479 Posts
September 25 2012 03:53 GMT
#199
On September 25 2012 12:41 udgnim wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2012 11:44 oneofthem wrote:
seems like this is really big so i listened to it. can't get past the 1 minute mark. loud caustic noises. can't tell it apart from any other 'song'


it's the music video and dance that makes the song

easy to notice stuff like "OHHHHH SEXY LADY" and " OP OP OP OPPA GANGNAME STYLE" helps though


I am still a fan of the awkwardness of Shindong from Super Junior

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we all hope to be like whitera one day
shin_toss
Profile Joined May 2010
Philippines2589 Posts
September 25 2012 03:55 GMT
#200
On September 25 2012 08:26 Papulatus wrote:
I never thought that people actually listened to K-Pop for the quality of the music...


You haven't listened enough.
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