Psy Talks ‘Gentleman’ With MTV

In the above clip, Psy spoke with MTV about how life was right before ‘Gentleman’ (the obvious follow-up smash to the record-shattering ‘Gangnam Style’) was released:

“I released it on April 12, and on April 13 I had a huge concert in Korea … so that week, it was like hell,” he told MTV News. “On Friday, I had to release the single, and on Saturday, I had to release the video, and I had to do a 50,000-person stadium concert. And that same week, on Monday and Tuesday, I did the shooting [of the ‘Gentleman’ video]. And I was done with the shooting on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, we were editing, and I was rehearsing and I was memorizing all the choreography. So that week was like the worst time ever in my life.”

For those that don’t even get the video (or the song), he explained that, too:

“Yeah, in that video, I’m an a–hole. Excuse my language, but I cannot say anything else, I’m an a–hole. But he keeps saying I’m a gentleman!” Psy laughed. “When I am composing a song and making a video, I really love that kind of twist; if I make a video where I keep saying ‘I’m a gentleman,’ and you know, I’m being [polite], that’s not going to be fun. I want a twist.

“It’s a song about telling to a lady that you’re a gentleman … I keep saying I’m a gentleman, but it’s not enough, so I’m also saying ‘I’m going to make you sweat, I’m going to make you wet,'” Psy said. “I am saying ‘Wet Psy!’ — like a lot of hip-hoppers saying ‘West Side!’ — And then I keep saying ‘I’m a gentleman.’ I’m convincing a woman over and over that I’m a gentleman, but sometimes I’m wet.”

I’m not even really sure I can explain the below clip.