Psy Talks ‘Gentleman’ With MTV

April 29, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

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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.

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Psy To Release ‘Gangnam Style’ Remix EP Featuring 2 Chainz, Tyga & More

March 4, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News 1 Comment  

Republic Records is dragging this shit into the ground. The EP drops tomorrow, by the way…from MTV:

The EP features remixes by Diplo and Afrojack, not to mention that much-discussed collaboration with 2 Chainz, which now also features a verse from Tyga. According to Republic, the reworked versions take the song “straight to the dance floor with propulsive production and uncontainable club energy,” which is good, because we definitely didn’t hear “Gangnam” in every club on the planet last year.

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‘Gangnam Style’ Fans: Psy Has Another Dance On The Way

February 8, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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The Soulja Boy of the East. From MTV:

If your hips and wrists are sore from doing the “Gangnam Style” horsey dance at every wedding, bar mitzvah and flash mob for the past six months, Scooter Braun has some good news for you: Help is on the way.

It’s been nine months since South Korean superstar Psy began crushing the Internet with his signature song and dance. And, you might be asking yourself, after nearly 1.3 billion YouTube views and more than four million in U.S. sales, he’s got to be working on a sequel, right?

“In his country he’s been doing this for 12 years and he’s a superstar, selling out stadiums. They call him the ‘king of the concerts’ there,” Schoolboy Records boss Scooter Braun told MTV News. “What’s next? He told me he has another dance coming. For him it’s about trying to make history with ‘Gangnam Style.’ Now he’s excited to continue and he has another dance up his sleeve.”

That makes sense, since Psy told MTV News in December that he planned to “end”
 his signature song on New Year’s Eve.

“Being in Times Square on New Year’s Eve is already special — it’s the biggest stage in the universe — plus it’s my birthday, so, with all that, it may be the ending of ‘Gangnam Style,'” Psy said. “I mean, what better way to do it? It’s my biggest and most meaningful birthday.” Like Braun, he also hinted that he has another trick up his sleeve.

“The song became too popular, and so you start to have some concern about its life period,” Psy said. “I’m really working hard on a new single right now … In America I need a new single because ‘Gangnam Style’ got too popular, so I’ve got to write a new single.”

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