PSY's 'Gangnam Style' reaches 1 billion views on YouTube
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NEW YORK (AP) - Viral star PSY has reached a new milestone on YouTube.
The South Korean rapper's video for "Gangnam Style" has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc.
It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video that features Park Jae-sang's giddy up-style dance moves. The video has been available on YouTube since July 15, averaging more than 200 million views per month.
Justin Bieber's video for "Baby" held the previous YouTube record at more than 800 million views.
PSY wasn't just popular on YouTube, either. Earlier this month Google announced "Gangnam Style" was the second highest trending search of 2012 behind Whitney Houston, who passed away in February.
The South Korean rapper's video for "Gangnam Style" has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc.
It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video that features Park Jae-sang's giddy up-style dance moves. The video has been available on YouTube since July 15, averaging more than 200 million views per month.
Justin Bieber's video for "Baby" held the previous YouTube record at more than 800 million views.
PSY wasn't just popular on YouTube, either. Earlier this month Google announced "Gangnam Style" was the second highest trending search of 2012 behind Whitney Houston, who passed away in February.
What a waste, just a copycat of a copycat of a copycat and now we will see more of this. Remake fever has now spread from movies and TV. Where will it end.
Not by me...Just another idiot with a schtick that stupid people are drawn to. Pathetic.
STUPID.
ANTI AMERICAN SCUMBAG!
I live in Korea... even some of my Korean friends are sick of this song. It keeps getting views because people like KATU keep linking it!
Maybe today really is the end of the world.
Dumb, a waste of time. Even dumber that people actually like the crap he put out
This anti-American pukes 15 minutes are about up.
 @Derek2mk At least he had 15 minutes. You?
 @brautigan Fame doesn't make you anything but famous.
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Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Gacy, Bundy, Dahmer, Garavito, Lopez, Ridgeway, Tkach - all famous. Even the Newtown shooter...he's famous and look where he is.
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Sometimes it's better to have an entire life of anonymity than 15 minutes of "fame".
More proof that people have too much spare time!