Gangnam Style

[Zealot]

Fucking I hate gangnam style. It was kinda cute at first but I'm completely over it now and everyone still thinks its cool. My theory is that Kim Jong-il faked his death, had a facelift and is taking over the world with his gangnam style bullshit.

[Pirate Utopian]

Heeeeeeyyyyyy sexy laddddy! Wop wop wop woppa gangnam style!

[The Douche]

I have still not watched anything related to "gangnam style".

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

I hate all K-Pop and all American hipster teenagers that think it is cool.

[Tjis]

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[GPDP]

I watch a lot of professional Starcraft 2, so they would play Gangnam Style a lot over commercial breaks since the game is dominated by Koreans and all. I thought it was kinda catchy at the time when it had just become a hit in Korea. Then somehow it caught on in the West. No clue how.

[Rusty Shackleford]

the post before you is why.

[roy]

saw it before its millionth view :cool: #hipstahh

[Q]

I have still not watched anything related to "gangnam style".

I viewed some but fail to understand what makes it so "special".

[Igor]

it's a nice ok catchy song but idgi why it's such a big thing. i don't mind it really

[Igor]

I hate all K-Pop and all American hipster teenagers that think it is cool.

tbh gangnam style is pretty different from your standard k-pop and the gangnam style craze especially has nothing to do with the kinds of people who generally are into kpop

also kpop is fucking horrible. i used to get arirang on my flat in finland and it showed kpop shit all the time and oh god

[MarxSchmarx]

Here's the thing with these kinds of fad songs, incase you haven't noticed.

They are easy to dance to, so get played a lot at bars and related venues. They are widely recognized so patrons appreciate knowing what is being played. And over time they have a way of becoming part of the standard repertoire. The world over.

I guess some things like makarena die a painful death, but things soulja boy and the ketchup song live on with occasional remixes. Those that have a life mix clever lyrics, have something about the melodie that is memorable - oftne a Wagnerian leitmotif. Hell I still listen to afroman. Thus, gangman style my guess would fall int he latter camp.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Here's the thing with these kinds of fad songs, incase you haven't noticed.

They are easy to dance to, so get played a lot at bars and related venues. They are widely recognized so patrons appreciate knowing what is being played. And over time they have a way of becoming part of the standard repertoire. The world over.

I guess some things like makarena die a painful death, but things soulja boy and the ketchup song live on with occasional remixes. Those that have a life mix clever lyrics, have something about the melodie that is memorable - oftne a Wagnerian leitmotif. Hell I still listen to afroman. Thus, gangman style my guess would fall int he latter camp.
People stopped listening to Afroman?!

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[Pirate Utopian]

I listen to Soulja Boy unironically. SODMG.

[#FF0000]

I think it's really weird how similar it sounds to a lot of other kpop songs.

I am the best by 2ne1 being the example that springs to mind.

like it is the same song

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

The whole dance is stolen anyway.
OK GO did it in the clip of Here it goes again.

[RedSonRising]

Apparently the whole purpose of the song and video is to parody the materialistic bourgeois culture within Gangnam, South Korea. So it's ok by me.

[Drosophila]

Apparently the whole purpose of the song and video is to parody the materialistic bourgeois culture within Gangnam, South Korea. So it's ok by me.

Yeah, this one Korean guy I know told me that. I'm not sure of the writer's motives, though.

[Igor]

Yeah, this one Korean guy I know told me that. I'm not sure of the writer's motives, though.

motives? it's a pretty generic pop song about posh people because posh people are often pretty annoying. not everything has to has some kind of deep meaning, or do you listen to spice girls all day thinking BUT WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES

[Ostrinski]

People still listen to the Spice Girls?

[Drosophila]

motives? it's a pretty generic pop song about posh people because posh people are often pretty annoying. not everything has to has some kind of deep meaning, or do you listen to spice girls all day thinking BUT WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES

Oh I know that. It's just that a lot of liberals are trying to link it to some sort of "progressive" meaning, when in reality it's just a guy trying to have fun.

[Igor]

People still listen to the Spice Girls?

all the time


Oh I know that. It's just that a lot of liberals are trying to link it to some sort of "progressive" meaning, when in reality it's just a guy trying to have fun.

oh sorry mate i was reading your post as if you were one of those guys. yeah they're dumb

[Tenka]

I know someone who heard it in a fucking shoe shop. It's all over the TV, all over the world. Though it supposedly was intended to parody the bourgeois culture of Gangnam, it is clear that the bourgeoisie like it more than anyone.
Tasteless fuckers. Moneyed philistines.

[Igor]

I know someone who heard it in a fucking shoe shop. It's all over the TV, all over the world. Though it supposedly was intended to parody the bourgeois culture of Gangnam, it is clear that the bourgeoisie like it more than anyone.
Tasteless fuckers. Moneyed philistines.

people who disagree with my taste of music are moneyed philistines

also what's weird about hearing a song in a shoe shop idgi. radio seems to be on most shops so i fail to see how that's weird

[The Borg]

I actually heard the star trek parody "Klingon style" alot before I heard the original. I had no idea, that "Klingon style" was a parody of something.

[doesn't even make sense]

or do you listen to spice girls all day thinking BUT WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES


uh....you don't?

[Igor]

uh....you don't?

but why do they really they want to ziga zig ah makes u think

[Raúl Duke]

i love gangnam style

[Prometeo liberado]

it's a nice ok catchy song but idgi why it's such a big thing. i don't mind it really

To truly understand and appreciate it you really must first get into the older stuff. Before it was about the money. The hidden nuances and underlying politics border on pure genius. I was into it way back before it was popular.

[Pirate Utopian]

jbeard listened to K-pop before it was mainstream

[Prometeo liberado]

jbeard listened to K-pop before it was mainstream
I only wish that I knew what this thread was about.

[Invader Zim]

I liked the fact that it was so very obviously all tongue in cheek, yet all the kiddie haters took it so seriously.

That is reason alone to like it.

[Pirate Utopian]

I guess I like the song. It's catchy and fun. Never gave it much thought, it's just a song.

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

lol this thread is like a youtube comments section.

haven't heard it, it sounds like a load of bullshit to me. its catchy? so is chlamydia and i can tell you that it isn't fun

[Pirate Utopian]

Chlamydia doesnt have a funny dance as far as I know.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Chlamydia doesnt have a funny dance as far as I know.
It's called the "my dick's on fire while I pee" dance and kind of looks like you're pretending to ride horseback



src: not me