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    Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon
    Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon
    Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon
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    Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon

    By Justin Clark

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    Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상; born December 31, 1977) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, tv talent show judge, dancer and record producer. He performs as Psy (short for Psycho) and seems to be everywhere these days. The public have gone gaga over this South Korean rapper whose video "Gangnam Style" has over 360 million views - the number of which is still rising fast. Released in July, the song quickly went viral and spawned numerous parodies and versions from most countries in the World.

    In this book I reflect on globalization and the successful use of social media, and also look at Psy's interesting past and future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJustin Clark
    Release dateOct 4, 2012
    ISBN9781301111350
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      Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon - Justin Clark

      Seoul Survivor; Gangnam Style – A Viral Phenomenon

      as told by Justin Clark

      Copyright Justin Clark 2012

      Publishing by J Clark at Smashwords

      Cover Design By: Tremault

      © 2012 by Justin Clark

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publishers, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a newspaper, magazine or journal.

      The final approval for this literary material is granted by the author.

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      Contents

      An astonishing rise

      So it’s not all style over substance

      What is Gangnam Style?

      So then, what the heck does Oppan Gangnam Style mean?

      Why is he riding an invisible horse?

      The lyrics translated

      First the World, and then?

      Before he became a Guinness World Record breaker

      A new meme

      Seoul Survivor;

      Gangnam Style - A Viral Phenomenon

      An astonishing rise

      If you’re not yet familiar with Gangnam Style (강남 스타일), the pumped, effervescent, bouncy Korean music video that’s

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