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30 MUSICIANS

30 MUSICIANS

Park Jae-sang( born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name PSY( Korean: 싸, stylized PSY, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, record producer and television personality. PSY is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances, and internationally for his hit single“ Gangnam Style.” The song’ s refrain“ Oppan Gangnam Style”( translated as“ Big brother is Gangnam style”, with PSY referring to himself. He was entered into The Yale Book of Quotations as one of the most famous quotes of 2012. The South Korean superstar, who broke into the U. S. market in a big way recently saw the video for the song reach 1.7 billion views on YouTube, exactly a year after it first appeared on the video site. PSY was the first music artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube and was subsequently recognized by the media as the“ King of YouTube”.

PSY followed up“ Gangnam Style” with the song