MUSIC AND PEOPLE

PSY

A "GANGNAM STYLE" SINGER

People love to laugh at Psy's "Gangnam Style" video. But in his home country, South Korea, Psy is a national hero.

Go to YouTube and look for "Gangnam Style"... you'll see that more than 999 million people have watched the video by singer Psy. But a lot of them can't understand the lycris: Psy sings in Korean.

There is nobody like Psy. Psy's musical style is 100% original. It is ofteen called "K-pop". The video mixes rap and martial arts with dance moves that look like Psy is on a horse!

Psy grew up in Gangnam District, a rich district in Seoul. After leaving school he went  to the USA to study business administration.

But he soon realized that he preferred the music world to the business world. He used the monney for his business education to buy musical quipment and started studyin music instead.