Oppa oppa

I remember the dude showing me Gangnam style. I remember Gangnam style hitting the billion views as the first video ever. And it did that in 6 months. Good times.

Not to mention the fact youtube had to raise their viewcount integer, I believe, from 32 bit to 64 bit

There's also little speaker next to it that plays Gangnam Style on repeat 24/7

So that one speaker took over for the entire world when we were done playing it 24/7, collectively?
That's kind of inspiring. You go little speaker! ☺️

🎵hey, sexy lady🎵

Death of the author is a thing.

Whatever meaning you derive from a piece of art personally is just as valid as the intended meaning

Funny that you mention this. I replied to another comment about how Gangnam Style is satire about the hyper-wealthy. However, the meaning derived by all of the audiences outside of South Korea was 'haha dancing man likes horses and yoga women'.
Don’t worry. The sculptor made sure you can’t misinterpret their work.
- Pack it up, "artists," the solution to viewer interpretation has been found.
No no no.
In school in higher education we had to interpret poems.
I am definitely sure, that neither the author's opinion or my opinion are relevant. It is only the teacher's opinion that is relevant.
(Do I need the /s?)
- Be me, a literal reading scifi fan in 11th grade English having to read Jane Eyre and find all the damn symbolism. When all I saw was a 19th century romance novel. Blech.
Loss.
- Except that
I was going to comment the same. The best art is where each person can derive their own meaning. Even better when you find new significance every time you see it.
Is it a sign that I have no artistic talent whatsoever that I hate this concept?
- No, it just means that you believe that the artist's intentions are more important than your own interpretation of a given work. It's the other side of a philosophical debate about the meaning of "art" as a whole.

"Gangnam Style" (Korean: 강남스타일; pronounced [kaŋ.nam sɯ.tʰa.il]) is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012,

Gangham style is over a decade old

Lol I was in middle school, I remember everyone trying to do the dance, we were all confused about why it was popular but also super into it, 9gag, vine, ifunny, joined reddit then, simpler times, hopeful future
So are you
This is one of those times where I'm not surprised at all. I think I'd have guessed it's older than that.
Gangham style is over a decade old
You did not have to do me dirty like that
- I did it just to make people feel old 😈
- It was the most popular song in my elementary school, I'm in university now.

Sometimes you have to embrace Death Of The Artist and just enjoy things for what they are, rather than what they were intended to be. If you stand around thinking about the historical context of the Arc de Triomphe or the Great Wall of China or the Hoover Dam, you're going to have a bad time.

Empty Head. No Thoughts. Just be at peace and enjoy what is.

There was a particular statue of two pairs of arms hugging representing MLK Jr and his wife Corretta that inspired the exact opposite feelings, apparently, as many onlookers mistakenly thought it was something more obscene.

- Uh...
  No. Completely different statue.
It's actually all four. I can see how one might confuse it for something obscene without the context.
If you ask me, I think we need to make obscene statues hip again. Bring back the priapus statues!
- What is all four, tf are you talking about?
- like this guy?

Someone told me that Oppa means 'Uncle', but in the particular district of Gangnam the word Oppa/Uncle also means Pimp.

So it's basically a song based on a pretty bad pun. I'll protect you like an uncle, and by Uncle I mean Pimp.

EDIT: English speakers likely would do better with the translation as 'Ill be like a Father to you, a real Las Vegas Pimp Daddy (where Daddy is a word that means Father but has more Pimp connotations, and Las Vegas being famous for legalized prostitution).

It's definitely debauchery. But we likely have memorials to Austin Powers and other such pop culture icons, so it's understandable.

I don’t speak Korean but most sources I could find say Oppa means ‘older brother’ but also women call their boyfriend oppa. Also Gangnam is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Seoul. Oppa Gangnam Style would mean Gangnam boyfriend or rich boyfriend or sugar daddy.
- Thanks for the clarification.
  It could be 10+ years of me misremembering the explanation. The person who told me this was Korean, so it seems more likely that I misremembered than them explaining it wrong.
- You're pretty much there. Oppa is literally 'older brother' but is generally used towards a man who is older but within the same age-hierarchy bracket. It is a term exclusively used by women, except for when men are referring to themselves in the 3rd person from the perspective of women. As mentioned, women often call their boyfriend/husband oppa in casual environments.
  The lyrics of the chorus is "오빤 강남 스타일" ("Oppan Gangnam Style") where the 'n' after 'oppa' is like a contraction of "오빠는" ('Oppa nun' / "Oppa is"). Gangnam is a neighborhood in Seoul where literal 1%ers live. So he's basically letting the women know he's a wealthy/noteworthy/powerful guy, since he is 'Gangnam Style'.
  In truth, the way he describes himself and the women he chases are caricatures of South Korean wealth, materialism, and high-class identity. The video starts with him pretending to be at a beach, when the camera pans out it's actually a sandlot for a playground. More examples of his phony elegance show up across the video, such as dancing on a tour bus and singing in a toilet stall. The lyrics of the song flaunt the lavish lives of the hyper-wealthy, while the imagery points out how trashy and narcissistic that kind of lifestyle can be.
  Sorry for the rant, I just remember a lot of stuff I learned about it while writing a report in high school. I hope someone learned something :P
Now someone please make an English version with “Vegas Daddy Style!” 🤣🤣

Heeey, sexy ladies

My first thought was: "Oh nice, they've made a statue on how to not measure your own pulse."

Gangnam style made me prefer North Korea to South Korea. No country devoted to the common good could ever unleash such cultural carnage upon the world.

Jokes, but I do hate gangnam style.

It was a fucking banger and a true classic of this millennium's tween years you tasteless, joyless, spork sharpener.
addendum: the lil "discourse" below this comment is 🍫🍿🥤
- I dont believe one could be a millenial tween in 2012
The statue is, unsurprisingly, in Gangnam. Personal judgement of the song aside, it made the district world-famous. That's enough reason to erect a monument.
No country devoted to the common good could ever unleash such cultural carnage upon the world.
The biter irony of Gangnam Style was in its original portrayal (embraced by the OG music video) mocking the faux-decadence and rampant conspicuous consumerism of the Gangnam district. Then Psy blows up, becomes the epitome of the Nouveau Riche he was parodying, hooks up with his lead dancer, and just shamelessly embraces the same Gangnam lifestyle.
Gangnam style made me prefer North Korea to South Korea.
I mean, North Korea has its own brand of conspicuous over-consumption. It's just couched in the language of Juche socio-economic policies. The two countries' leaders are trapped in a shameless cycle of one-upsmanship and its been toxic for them both in different ways.
I'll hear nothing bad about that song, it was fun af. It was Kpop before Kpop was cool.