
It is the first YouTube video ever to reach 1 billion views. In South Korea, this worldwide smash hit peaked at number 1 for five consecutive weeks, becoming the best-selling song of 2012 with over 3.842.000 download sales. YG – Universal Republic – School Boy Chart Rankings “Oppan Gangnam Style” literally means “Older Brother has Gangnam Style” Older Brother is a common phrase in South Korea that means boyfriend or close friend. The song is about the elite “new money” culture and lifestyle that has emerged in recent years. He founded his label P Nation in 2018 and signed K-pop stars, including Jessi, HyunA and Heize.South of the river! That’s what “Gangnam” literally means, referring to the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of a small area in Seoul, South Korea. Psy debuted in 2001 with the album "Psy From The Psycho World" and has released a string of hits, including "BIRD" (2001), "Champion" (2002), and "I LUV IT" (2017). The music video reached unprecedented milestones in 2012, as the first-ever video to get 1 billion views in YouTube's history. That was the highest chart record by a K-pop artist until BTS topped it with "Dynamite" last year. The song created an enormous buzz worldwide after its release, rising to the No. "It's been such a pleasure assisting and producing P Nation's artists, but (the new record) reminded me that I am a musician and that I want to come up with a new project to have fun again. "The project started out just to have fun but it suddenly became a big deal," Psy told local news outlets. The highest view record in K-pop comes about eight years and seven months after the music video was released.


P Nation, founded and led by the rapper, announced that the music video has hit a new record Sunday.

Singer Psy has become the first K-pop artist to score 4 billion views on YouTube with the music video for his mega-hit single, "Gangnam Style," which became a global sensation in 2012.
