{"id":815188,"date":"2026-07-20T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815188\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:50:11","slug":"psys-gangnam-style-first-k-pop-video-to-hit-6-billion-youtube-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815188\/","title":{"rendered":"PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ First K-Pop Video to Hit 6 Billion YouTube Views"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHey, sexy ladies! PSY<\/a>\u2018s smash hit \u201cGangnam Style\u201d is now the first K-pop video to reach a major YouTube<\/a> milestone.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs of Monday (July 20) \u2014 almost exactly 14 years after it was posted on the platform \u2014 the humorous, dance-heavy visual has amassed more than 6 billion views. No other music video in the genre has reached those numbers to date, underscoring PSY\u2019s legacy of setting the stage for modern K-pop to cross over into the global mainstream in recent years with acts such as BTS, BLACKPINK and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Cho Soo-Hyun, the video finds the South Korean superstar causing chaos wherever he goes with his signature \u201cGangnam Style\u201d choreography. A number of now-iconic scenes emerged from the project, including PSY busting a move by himself in a horse stable or singing to the camera while lying between a dancing man\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n

\n\tReaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> in 2012, \u201cGangnam Style\u201d has long been known as a game-changer. The year it was posted, its music video became the first upload to ever reach a billion views on YouTube, meaning it was the original member <\/a>of the Billion Views Club<\/a> that\u2019s now inhabited by Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cBaby,\u201d Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cBlank Space,\u201d Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u201cShape of You\u201d and more pop smashes. <\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral other K-pop visuals have also entered the club in the years since PSY kicked it off, including BTS\u2019 \u201cDynamite\u201d and \u201cButter\u201d as well as BLACKPINK\u2019s \u201cPink Venom\u201d and \u201cHow You Like That.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s been a few years since PSY dropped an album, releasing PSY 9th in 2022.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdd your view to 6 billion others by checking out the \u201cGangnam Style\u201d video above.<\/p>\n


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