Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Creates Record, Reaches 2 Billion Views On YouTube
'Gangnam Style' music video, the infectious and satirical mega-hit by South Korean rapper Psy, has become the first YouTube video to be watched more than two billion times.
The widely popular video from July 2012 sparked a worldwide dance craze.
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber's track 'Baby' became the only other video in the billion-view club.
Psy's horse-dance has led to numerous tributes and parodies by everyone from Ban Ki-moon to prisoners in a Philippine jail.
His follow up song 'Gentleman' also did well on YouTube, so far picking up almost 700 million views. The video of the song also holds the record for the most views in a day with 38 million. In total, Psy has three of the top 15 videos on the site.
The 36-year-old-singer spent much of last year on a world tour taking in the US, Europe, and ending with a tour of Asia. Psy's been making music since 13 years.
Psy has in the past described the difficulties of attempting to follow-up 'Gangnam Style'.
"The problem is my music video is more popular than I am," he said.
In 2012, Psy was presented one of South Korea's highest cultural honors the Okgwan Order Of Cultural Merit.
The South Korean pop sensation has also performed for the new president of the country, Park Geun-Hye, at her inauguration ceremony.
'Gangnam Style' music video, the infectious and satirical mega-hit by South Korean rapper Psy, has become the first YouTube video to be watched more than two billion times.
The widely popular video from July 2012 sparked a worldwide dance craze.
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber's track 'Baby' became the only other video in the billion-view club.
Psy's horse-dance has led to numerous tributes and parodies by everyone from Ban Ki-moon to prisoners in a Philippine jail.
His follow up song 'Gentleman' also did well on YouTube, so far picking up almost 700 million views. The video of the song also holds the record for the most views in a day with 38 million. In total, Psy has three of the top 15 videos on the site.
The 36-year-old-singer spent much of last year on a world tour taking in the US, Europe, and ending with a tour of Asia. Psy's been making music since 13 years.
Psy has in the past described the difficulties of attempting to follow-up 'Gangnam Style'.
"The problem is my music video is more popular than I am," he said.
In 2012, Psy was presented one of South Korea's highest cultural honors the Okgwan Order Of Cultural Merit.
The South Korean pop sensation has also performed for the new president of the country, Park Geun-Hye, at her inauguration ceremony.
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