Gangnam Style reaches one billion views on YouTube

Gangnam Style, the video by South Korean pop star PSY, has reached one billion views on video streaming website YouTube

 

Gangnam Style, the video by South Korean pop star PSY, has reached one billion views on the video streaming website YouTube.

YouTube's owner, Google, said the video had been watched seven to ten million times a day on average since it was posted online on July 15, 2012.

The song mocks the fashion-conscious set that live in the affluent Gangnam district of the South Korean capital Seoul, but has become most famous for the distinctive dance in the video.

The dance, which has become a worldwide craze, was invented by 34-year-old Gangnam Style singer PSY, real name Park Jae-sang. It involves crossing the wrists and imitating riding a horse

 

 

 Explaining the trademark dance, PSY said: "When you dance you've got to think you're riding an invisible horse in your lower body.

"This is the point of the Gangnam Style – dress classy and dance cheesy."

The internet star is estimated to have made £150,210 from the YouTube views alone, with around £5 million more coming from CD sales, downloads, and live concerts.

PSY has helped others to master the dance, including the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. 

 

Other politicians have also attempted the quirky “horse rider” move.

American President Barack Obama admitted in a recent interview to attempting the routine at home. And London Mayor Boris Johnson told the Conservative Party conference that he had danced to Gangham Style with Prime Minister David Cameron

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Lady Gaga, Kelly Osbourne Feud Heats

The saga continues...

Two days after Sharon Osbourne released a scathing open letter -- dissing Lady Gaga and her fans for bullying her daughter Kelly Osbourne -- Mother Monster has spoken out ... again.

Gaga responded to Sharon's opinion on her feud with Kelly, taking to her Facebook page to post her thoughts on the matter. She wrote

On Jan. 10, Sharon shared a Facebook post with her fans, labeling Gaga "nothing more than a publicly seeking hypocrite and an attention seeker" who could use her celebrity status to incite real change.

"I am calling you a bully because you have 32 million followers hanging on your every word and you are criticizing Kelly in your open letter," Sharon writes. "Are you so desperate that you needed to make this public? A word from you would stop all the hideous, negative and vile threats from your 'little monsters,'" she ended with.

Although this battle has heated up over the past few days, Gaga and Kelly have been at each other's throats for years. It all started in 2009 when Kelly called Gaga a "Butterface." Then at last year's Grammy Awards she deemed the pop star "disrespectful" for not walking the red carpet. And then in September, Kelly commented on Gaga's weight gain saying, “I think she is pregnant."

This time around, Kelly called the singer's fans "the worst" in a recent interview with Fabulous, saying they bully her on a daily basis. This obviously got Gaga upset as she posted an open letter on her LittleMonsters.com blog, which led to Sharon's defense of her daughter.

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Destiny's Child, 'Nuclear

Quite a bit of Destiny's Child news this week. First Beyonce announced that trio had reunited for a new song and compilation album. Then we learned Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams would join Bey at the Super Bowl halftime show. And now, just in time for the weekend, the single is here. "Nuclear," the only original song off the trio's upcoming album "Love Songs," hit the web Friday.

The Pharrell Williams-produced breakbeat track sounds like the '90s, but in a slower, more ... background-y way. Those pining for something a bit more "Say My Name" or "Jumpin' Jumpin'" are sure to be disappointed. That said, if you're looking for Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams to morph into a single, blanket-like voice, you're in luck. Give it a listen above and let us know what you think in the comments.

 It's Sony (which owns Legacy Recordings), also made a tumblr page for the group

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child

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