Those of you who follow K-Pop must have known this post was coming.
By now, you've all heard the last great Korean pop classic (and read my post about it), "Gangnam Style". At this point, it's our second biggest post ever. And it's the #2 pop song in the country as of this writing, even this long after its initial discovery here.
Look back at that video, and you'll see that PSY has a female protagonist in his video. That female is Hyun-A. She also did a version of "Gangnam Style", callled "Oppa Is Just My Style" - that was also featured on our previous post, by the way - that has also gotten a lot of attention. So, PSY really owes a lot of his success to Hyun-A, one could say.
Which is why he makes a cameo appearance at the beginning of this video.
But don't let that cameo fool you. This song is all Hyun-A. It's the in-your-face power K-Pop that she is well-known for in her home country, complete with envelope-pushing themes and outfits. Her cleavage in this video is something of a minor scandal in Korea. She also weaves a little bit of English into her song and her video - check out the signs that the crowd is holding in the video. And try not to laugh - English isn't their first language here.
Plus she runs over a clown with her ice cream truck.
Now, here's a little trivia. What's the most seen K-Pop video of all time? Easy one, right? It's "Gangnam Style."
So, what's the video it dethroned?
It was another Hyun-A song! Here, she exhibits the same power pop - a little more pop, and a little less power, but both are still there. More importantly, she exhibits a skill not often seen in K-Pop - rump shaking. Seriously, this song borrows heavily from American hip hop, in both style and music. Check out the breakdown at 2:18.
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