Psy just dropped new single "Hangover" featuring Snoop Dogg and, obviously, there will be people dissing and hating it. Not everyone will like it and, I'm almost 100% certain, it will be compared to "Gangnam Style" from here on to infinity. It shouldn't, but it will.
Do I like it? Yes. Do I love it? Not yet. Do I like it more than "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman"? I'm not quite sure. But I will say this, I think it was definitely a huge risk and a brave move on Psy's part. Was it a smart move? I think so.
More than the song though, I think the video is something worth talking about. I love the video.
You know what I think is awesome about the video? Even though the song is 90% in English and features Snoop Dogg and is clearly Psy’s attempt at making the Western world understand him, the video is still one of the most Korean-looking videos I’ve ever seen in my life. And I've seen a lot of them.
Twerking dancers aside, there was a whole lot of Korean culture to ingest. Soju bombs, chowing down on ramyun at convenience stores (GS25 cameo), Korean drinking etiquette, old-school barber shops, noraebangs, disco pang pang at the amusement park, jjajangmyun at a billiard hall, and more soju till the sun rises. All these are things I’ve learned about Korea after years of kdrama watching and two visits to Seoul -- but Psy and his team were able to squeeze them all into a 5-minute video. Plus, it had awesome cameos from Big Bang's G-Dragon and 2NE1's CL. Daebak.
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