Drunken Ramblings: The Great Gangnam Style Plague Of 2012

Posted by: AIYA! on 10/23/2012 in Editorials & Opinions, K-Entertainment, Worthless Opinions 60 Comments

Okay, so I must admit that I was quite amused when Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” blew up over here in the United States. I thought, “Ha, this is entertaining seeing K-pop finally getting acknowledged in the U.S. even though Psy gave absolutely zero fucks as far as actually attempting to get acknowledged.”

Yes, I was amused. I am no longer amused. “Gangnam Style” is fucking everywhere now and it’s ridiculous.

It’s turned into a plague. A disease. A gangrene.

It’s on TV, it’s on the radio, it’s every-fucking-where on my Facebook news feed. It’s even managed to take some strong political stances.

Would you all like to know the worst part? Let me tell you a little story, kids…

Once upon a time, I went to a medical school interview. At that interview, I got to have lunch with a current medical student. Curious about the life of a medical student, I asked, “So, what do you do in the little free time you have here at medical school?” to which the student replied, “I don’t know … Gangnam Style.”

That’s right. “Gangnam Style” has even wormed itself into the medical system.

Prepare to go down in a blaze of horse-riding madness, because we’re all fucking doomed.

FUCK

Tagged with:

60 comments

  1. liley
    10/23/2012 at 2:15 AM

    It in South Africa as well. I thought my people wouldnt catch on but then they did. The thing with this song is it was funny when it first came out. The MV did what it was suppose to but then it got out of hand and well i hate psy,i hate gangnam style and i hate gangnam the district too.

    • Tap
      10/23/2012 at 3:36 AM

      Basically everything you said. I didn’t think it will get so big in Eastern Europe either, and now look- flashmobs, flashmobs everywhere.

    • Schizo_phrenia
      10/23/2012 at 7:33 AM

      THIS
      same here it’s EVERYWHERE
      I didn’t expect that to happen but the other day I heard it blasting from a car in the street.
      They have no idea what the fuck Psy is saying but as long as it has “Sexy lady” they’ll play it.

      • No_Min
        10/23/2012 at 11:17 AM

        Most of the time I have no fucking clue what those potheads are talking about but I still enjoy reggae as much as Siwon enjoys his father’s cock.
        So, that’s cool if they don’t get the song.

        In addition I honestly don’t understand why stupid fan hoes all over the internet are like “those mean people don’t even know what gangam style is about! they are not real fans! I will slit my throat because of ignorant and racist western people!11!11!!!”

        Why the fuck should anyone outside of fucking Korea care about that? No one currrrrrrrrr

    • blizzard
      10/23/2012 at 9:06 PM

      hipsters.

  2. trigger
    10/23/2012 at 2:18 AM

    heeeeeeeeyyyyy binder ladiesss~!!!

  3. 준혁
    10/23/2012 at 2:19 AM

    It is completley and ridiculously oversaturated…

    I also love when people and TV hosts, ect. mispronounce Gangnam even though he says it in the fucking song?

    • Nemo
      10/24/2012 at 7:49 AM

      Seriously. He says it multiple times throughout the song, HOW do they mispronounce it I just don’t understand.

  4. Minahmyu
    10/23/2012 at 2:22 AM

    Since I’m a loser with no life who doesn’t go out much, watch much TV, nor listen to much radio… I only see it on my twitter time&time again (I don’t follow super crazed Kpop fans like AKP ones) and whatever article AKP has about Psy. Only people I know in real life who physically mentioned it to me were my cousin, my best friend and my other best friend’s mom (which was via facebook) I don’t really talk to anyone at my job so… yay I’m lucky!

  5. Ana
    10/23/2012 at 2:22 AM

    Welcome to my world.
    I wish this fucking fad the death penalty for the longest time now!

    Plus due to the fact Gangnam Style is everywhere, I have to endure racist/stupid fucktards everywhere as well.

    I don’t even want to pay attention yet still get exposed to comments like “Gangnam Style is funny but this chink should stay in Japan or Korea wherever he comes from”

    • No_Min
      10/23/2012 at 11:44 AM

      You were Hungarian as well, right?

      I wanted to ask you something (also taro, if you happen to read this) about Hungary. It’s totally offtopic (as usual) but this has been bugging me for a while now.

      So I did realize that some (lots of) people in Hungary tend to be fucking racist. I get in a lot of drunk arguments with random Hungarian people from the upper class every time I am there because they are really open about their hate.
      Whereas the German right wing mainly consists of people living in the poor part of the country (lots of them from villages) and are usually not as educated as people who can’t relate to it at all, I have experienced that in Hungary lots of the people with that body of thought are actually the richer and more influential ones.

      While I did realize with a slight worry that the right wing party has been getting lots of votes in the past elections, I haven’t actually heard about violent actions against minorities yet.
      I do seem to find more and more articles from worried journalists or even Hungarians reporting about the ongoings in Hungary right now. When I talk to my father about this issue he tries to talk it down and even justifies the shit that has been going on lately (after they murdered that police woman) on the right wing side in the country.

      Since my family seems to be insane, I can’t get any information on this from someone actually living there and not being biased.
      Also I don’t want to trust the media 100% on this because they tend to act like little baby Jesus when it’s about foreign affairs and love to talk down on the way other countries take care of their issues in a biased way.

      I have even read on one of the most notable news sources in Germany (= Spiegel) that even the courts tend to rule in favour of the right wing extremists and that the media picks up some of their propaganda as well.

      So is this blown out of proportion or what the hell is really going on over there? I would really appreciate it if you could give me some insights.

      • Ana
        10/23/2012 at 5:56 PM

        Racist – yes, Hungary in general is very racist.

        I would draw a parallel between the racism known in South Korea and Japan, meaning it has less to do with hate for ethnic people than the fact the country has a young history of “ethnic diversity”.

        We could say Hungary was for the longest time a “homogenous” nation in sense of most people living here were and are white/Caucasian. In the US or even in France or Germany seeing black or Asian people is something average for the longest time – here it’s a shock.

        So when I claim that Hungary is racist in general what I mean is that we feel a certain shock and insecurity about “foreign looking” foreigners living in the country. I think with some more time we will eventually grow out of this state.

        Especially since technically we are VERY diverse. From Germans to Turkish, family names speak of a very rich diversity however they tend to be limited to white people because in this area everything else is just not “naturally given”.

        The other face of racism is aimed towards gypsies and is partially justified.

        Most of the gypsy population are on welfare and pull the oppressed minority card to get more benefits.
        Ever since the country started to adjust to Western standards the gypsy question has been dealt with wrongly.
        From what I remember everything started with divided classes being unified and so Hungarian and gypsy kids were studying together – the problem was that most gypsy kids had behavior and learning problems – proportionally more so than Hungarian children mostly because of unhealthy family backgrounds – thus teachers either focused on us and neglected them or vice versa.

        When stating this I know I will appear as racist but if you lived here you would agree: most gypsies are criminals, school dropouts and on welfare by choice and not by force.
        They were offered tons of opportunities by the government and by Hungarian people yet they have chosen to live this way.
        The government fears to speak out against them to prevent international criticism towards our minority politics OR they act in their favor to get their votes. Depending who’s on office.

        If you want an honest answer: Hungarians hate most gypsies because they play the minority card to get welfare benefits aka easy money while Hungarians themselves get almost nothing as state support. That’s were our racism derives from.

        Regarding the right wing, as far as I noticed it’s the upper middle and lower upper class who usually slide down the road of Jew shaming.

        If you want to know the right wing in Hungary is about hating gypsies and Jews though they are also homophobic and generally against “foreign invasion” – yet if they had to choose who to hate more I would say their answer would be Jews and gypsies.

        The right wing I wouldn’t call too powerful in Hungary. They are of growing number but as of yet couldn’t gain as much support as the other major political parties.

        That being said, the Hungarian political life is extremely corrupt, especially the party FIDESZ is known for being a little mafia on its own. They are typically the ones who always screw up the country a little more still “somehow” they get elected…
        During the time of MSZP, FIDESZ was organizing a lot of commotion, paying people to rally on the streets, to attack police officers…etc and they also bought the TV stations to report on these events.
        NOW, TV stations miraculously fail to report on ANY commotion…The media – at least the biggest stations – cover little to no political issues as well.

        What I think is also bad that we don’t get any important updates on foreign affairs anymore. If I weren’t an active Internet surfer I would know nothing about current global issues.

        To curve back a bit to racism: I think partially Hungary is so close-minded because for the longest time now we lack real media exposure of how the world looks like and what people live in it.
        People still think foreigners ruin the economy while the economy sucks ever since we joined the EU.
        Just consider the following: homeland products cost more than imports thus people rather buy imports which makes homeland products cost more – so farmers don’t go bankrupt – but higher prices make people buy cheap imports and so homeland products become more expensive…
        ^That’s our fucking economy. Clusterfuck.

        I could go on listing many aspects of this topic but the most important thought is that Hungary isn’t racist because it literally hates foreigners but rather because we are not used to them or they screwed us over.

        Hope I could help :)

      • Ana
        10/23/2012 at 6:05 PM

        Btw, take my writing as if stupid people and teens don’t exist. They are different categories of racism.

  6. linyang95
    10/23/2012 at 2:23 AM

    At this rate, anyone think it’s going to become the most viewed Youtube video?

  7. Another Account
    10/23/2012 at 3:53 AM

    Haha. I don’t watch TV nor do I listen to the radio so I’ve managed to only see the GS MV twice (never even heard it on the radio) and the second time was at party this weekend. Also most of my facebook friends either don’t give a fuck about GS or already K-Pop fans who are sick of it, so I pretty much live a Gangnam Style free life.

  8. apinkfeeling
    10/23/2012 at 3:57 AM

    typical aiya tuc:

    never satisfied. always bitchin’

  9. taro
    10/23/2012 at 4:26 AM

    i never thought I would have to see the word “gangrene” on this page..

  10. mermaid8321
    10/23/2012 at 6:27 AM

    preach… now my favorite comedians are posting crap about it on twitter. Dam you Scooter for taking this song and sticking it up our asses

  11. mybiasbeatsyourbias
    10/23/2012 at 6:34 AM

    Even my professors at my college and students talk about gangnam style. Its all over but that is YG forya trolling like mother fuckers

  12. Melo_R0
    10/23/2012 at 9:12 AM

    Recently, I haven’t really been going out much, SO luckily I haven’t encountered much of Gangnam style. I heard it on the radio once, and the Asian American cultural center at my university performed it at some event we hold every year. I LOL so hard at kpop stans as well as Asian-Americans thinking that Kpop/Asia has finally broken into the western music market. I know this has been said countless times, but it is true that all this hype really does is reinforce stereotypes. I have overheard people say things like “All asians are being referred to as Gangnam Style from now on”. Wtf is that? Sometimes I’m tempted to step in and save a bitch from their ignorance, but then I realize if the person is that stupid then it’s probably a lost cause.

    • No_Min
      10/23/2012 at 12:04 PM

      You should go out sometimes, though.

      Visit me, inside my pants.

      Where are you from anyways, you fool?

      • Melo_R0
        10/23/2012 at 6:02 PM

        Sadly, I currently reside in the good ole (piece of shit) U.S OF A. I’d much rather be in a penthouse suite somewhere in Korea, shitting on T.O.P’s chest.

    • IATFB
      10/25/2012 at 3:58 AM

      Happens all the time though, not just because he fits a stereotype.

      Same shit happens with Bruce Lee and Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming.

  13. milkywhituskinned
    10/23/2012 at 9:24 AM

    I asked my cousin what music he wanted to hear when he came to my house, he naturally said Gangnam Style, I looked at him with an expression of horror and disgust, then he laughed and said HAHA everybody is so sick of that song lel, but really, I didn’t know Korea had that little gem, Kpop… as he was saying that I felt like I was getting cancer and aids at the same time. Cousin pls shut up and go forever.

    • No_Min
      10/23/2012 at 12:03 PM

      Hahahahha, everything you say gets so much more funnier when I am drunk and I am looking at your avatar.

      For some reason it has a weird effect on me.

  14. NOcomment
    10/23/2012 at 9:49 AM

    They were playing Gangnam Style at my colleges homecoming game. My mom even knows about the song and was asking about PSY. But this will soon be over and nobody will care about PSY and no one will remember Gangnam Style.

  15. Janee'
    10/23/2012 at 2:42 PM

    My mom & sister went to separate zumba classes in separate places & their instructors used “Gangnam Style”.

    Although it is everywhere & that fact still baffles me, I’m happy for Psy. I hope he makes lots of money. I don’t play “Gangnam Style” anymore like I did when it first came out but I wouldn’t say I hate it.

  16. CombatBaby
    10/23/2012 at 5:03 PM

    I smell a lot of hipsters in this article. Stop the hate. I don’t listen to the song much but I’m virtually certain the only reason a lot of K-Pop listeners hate it more than the average person is because people actually know what K-Pop is now, even if they don’t really KNOW it beyond Gangnam Style.

    The song was played at a 49ers game I went to and there were countless people doing the horse dance. It gave me a warm feeling of satisfaction that this previously obscure music has made inroads over here, even if it is mostly just one song.

    Plus this success couldn’t have happened to a worthier dude. It would be another thing entirely if a group like T-ara or Super Junior got insanely popular with a legendary MV. Psy’s a cool dude.

    • milkywhituskinned
      10/23/2012 at 6:12 PM

      I lold at previously obscure music, but yeah if anyone who better than Psy

    • IATFB
      10/25/2012 at 3:59 AM

      Not really, dude.

      I hate hipsters, but the American way is to take something that’s awesome and saturate the fuck out of the market with it until everybody hates it.

  17. jlbaixo
    10/23/2012 at 8:42 PM

    I’m hoping it keeps getting tons of views on YouTube just so it can dethrone Justin Bieber from the number one spot. Ugh.

  18. CheesyChua
    10/23/2012 at 8:51 PM

    I was sick of it 2 months ago

  19. cutefluffy56
    10/23/2012 at 11:11 PM

    Shut up gaize, I love this song

    But I actually like the verses better than the chorus lolz

  20. pominitslut
    10/24/2012 at 3:57 AM

    “I’m so sick of gangnam style” wow such a cool person.. so brave, so fly.. ive never met such a unique person before, u deserve all the awards wow

  21. Ren's cookie
    10/24/2012 at 11:56 AM

    Last monday, students used Gangnam Style as st for a play about the school patroness life, the sisters were so fucking amused

    http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ysfdPCVg1rwcc6bo1_500.gif

  22. allsolo
    10/24/2012 at 1:19 PM

    What’s even worse than Gangnam Style?

    The fact that I heard Like Money on the radio about four times on the radio last weekend.

  23. CheesyChua
    10/26/2012 at 5:39 AM

    Of course when something finally pops off in kpop. It pops too hard.

(^_^)
Copyright © 2013 | Asian Junkie | All Rights Reserved
Scroll To Top