PSY - Gangnam Style (Live 2012 American Music Awards) AMA

[@itsME-mh6xy]

this song broke the internet. the 1st song to hit the 1 billion mark. total respect! the king of kpop.

[@jokowidodo5263]

Really? This song the first song hit one billion viewers? What an amazing.

[@oldaccount1194]

@@jokowidodo5263 not just first song First video ever!!🔥🔥

[@teddybears4life240]

yes and king of the internet.

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

4.3 billion as of January 2022

[@suryshoonteith915]

@@esperanzalruz R u sure, Guinness World Record says it's Gangnam Style

[@aybangz3583]

This song never gets old.

[@PapaLobo94]

Which one? 😏

[@belgie1356]

Trueee this will never get old❤

[@belgie1356]

@@PapaLobo94 thiss songggg

[@marcelineabadeer8271]

Never

[@marcelineabadeer8271]

Madison ha

[@Admire]

Still the most suprising and coolest breakout song ever

[@IsaiahCarroll95]

The audience DELIVERED! 🤣🤣🤣 This was the most hype I've seen an award show audience. PSY's stage presence is up there with some of the legends.

[@fifyonna]

ofc he's from YG entertainment at that time if u don't YG artists are really well known for their stage presence

[@rogersagila6287]

​@@fifyonna psy es la única leyenda, bts y blackpink son grupos tóxicos bazofias

[@dreb7633]

Agreed 💯..he was/is entertaining..the crowds energy made the performance 👏 better

[@angelcitygirl]

Funny I thought they looked dead. They are all standing there.

[@sugedontgiveafuck8284]

first kpop act to perform on any music awards in us

[@jkyxiaan.7990]

SUGE DON'T GIVE AFUCK IKR I HOPE BTS WILL GET TO PERFORM THERE TOO!~

[@Laura12882]

exo will be there soon

[@sugedontgiveafuck8284]

+marshell eminem yeah he is the first korean and first artist to reach 2 billion views in just one song. legends only

[@sirisony7433]

where can i find the songthat they sang those people who came in between in whited ress sang wright so where can i find that song

[@MRindependentTHINK]

Sirisony mc hammer - too legit to quit

[@reputationxera]

I love how everyone in the audience are just vibing to this ,even the artists

[@THAITHULEEMUSIC]

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[@potatoman8468]

Crowd could have been a ton louder tho. The thing that makes me the happiest is an entire concert screaming at the top of their lungs OPPAN GANGNAM STYLE

[@shlimey04]

@@potatoman8468 its oppa

[@potatoman8468]

@@shlimey04 pretty sure its oppan

[@shlimey04]

No its Oppa search it up and it will say Oppa

[@leifabianhidajat4872]

Ya'll can boast about BTS or whatever but deep down we ALL know that PSY was the first kpop song you've heard.

[@Kevin-zl3ci]

Kpop artist* he isn't a song

[@leifabianhidajat4872]

@@Kevin-zl3ci Ok, Mr Grammar

[@palakmishra8273]

I am an ARMY💜 but still vro you are damn right!😂 Hell why wasn't I born in Korea!!??

[@taelin9485]

Yup he was the reason why I got into K-pop

[@mahatmaayayos2384]

Nope, it was Gee by girlgeneration Then, Step by kara Then gamnam style

[@thunderous784]

8 years later still makes me want to get up and dance every time I hear this!

[@pepsiandsnapple]

this is probably the only Kpop song that became a mainstream mega hit in America and the whole world.

[@bele844]

+pepsiandsnapple yes but there are a few there are more known, for example girls generation-i got a boy, big bang-fantastic baby, 2ne1-i am the best and exo too

[@bele844]

***** obvioulsy not, i mean a song never again will probably pass 2.5 billion views but there's more known songs

[@bele844]

***** i not saying that this songs are more known than psy's gangnam style but these songs are more known for the people

[@jeremymouketou4505]

+Belen Troncoso I still don't understand.

[@alj6341]

+pepsiandsnapple absolutely

[@gidaemckenzie8571]

he just killed that amas

[@sethmorgan833]

Yes and the fact that he brought Hammer back to help him made it even more better. Best Award Performance Ever!!!!!!

[@Steef_Lee]

Yeah

[@buttersstotch9352]

Definitely a top notch performance 👌. The crowd reaction was totally organic, that's how you know they nailed the collaboration big time. They could have went on another 10 minutes and the place would have still been rockin

[@nikanejemison8790]

Yess!! Mad collab!

[@angelosvlahos]

Before BTS, before Blackpink, before all that... There was a guy called PSY

[@christelwithchristel5450]

BTS was being created during that time. Just think about it.....

[@artemisacyn9154]

christel lee yeah it probably was... but it was not known as it is nowadays

[@millioncross8070]

Nope super junior first

[@millioncross8070]

@Eveline DaVuck lmao.. He dont talk about attending american music award he talk about korean music generation from time to time

[@millioncross8070]

@Eveline DaVuck he dont mention it.. Lol

[@karinaperales3267]

No other performance will ever top this once, missing 2012. Amazing song that never gets old, 2020 sucks 🥺.

[@dannyspainting21]

you dumb

[@dannyspainting21]

you look 12 years old

[@JMBBrasil]

Yes! Me too

[@skyland4929]

The key is that this song or performance draws audience into the mood and move (at least psychologically if not physically) and integrated everyone in it.

[@spydergs6982]

Psy has a love for entertaining that you just don't find now a days. It's always cool to see him perform.

[@ClickOneScope]

+spydergs he might be the next king of pop

[@rocky75111]

+spydergs you know what your true but dont forget michael jackson

[@ClickOneScope]

cameron penney or not become the king the prince of pop

[@pocketsushii]

+spydergs words of wisdom

[@HeyKing91]

+spydergs long forgetten. as will he.

[@jasoneades4706]

never seen a live audience go that nuts

[@naveedrasul5363]

i agree !!

[@tajamul2089]

Go Watch The Performance Of Can't Hold Us By Macklemore

[@killanxiety3022]

See other kpop live performances..especially bigbangs 😄they are great at live performances

[@flaireuihe8848]

I KNOW RIGHT! EVERYBODY WAS SO EXCITED AND JAMMING TO THE MUSIC🎤🎵

[@iamyoda1980]

TRUTH!!

[@_heather4]

Ngl there has literally been no other performance that rocked the AMAs like this one

[@deeeznuttss666]

Nirvana

[@DoodooSwaggy]

@@deeeznuttss666 That's the VMAs. This is the AMAs.

[@mismissy]

Michael Jackson

[@mit9616]

7 years later and I still don’t know what he is saying

[@vintagexparadise]

look up english traslation

[@SandlyCut]

@@vintagexparadise no. It needs to be strange

[@SandlyCut]

I have listen this so much without knowing the lyrics

[@mike786551]

Moi Lolloll Who needs to know what it means the song is so fkin amazing

[@david6pac]

ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sexy lady

[@PiazzaGurl]

I like him because he’s sooooo energetic. Yoooooo when he brought in Hammer! OMG THAT WAS LEGIT! And he kept up with Hammer?! Not even Hammer’s dancers could keep up with Hammer Himself Lol. This was 🔥 🔥

[@VivBeyer1111]

I agree !!!

[@aa-rz9tm]

Mc hammer

[@tracygarrett3952]

He's a real good dancer!!!

[@sharonsolana]

I was wondering who that was!

[@sharonsolana]

So, because PSY borrowed the pants, he brought in MC Hammer?

[@justicewillprevail1106]

The coolest AMA moments ever. I never seen another AMA crowd that’s THIS hyped. Looks like so much fun.

[@ookingramseyoo]

It's about to be 2024, this doesn't get old. The addition of Hammer was insane. 🙏🏿👑

[@BigPoppa25]

PSY is the only one who can keep up with Hammer

[@Belbecat]

Everytime this guy brings the hype. So awesome.

[@Badminton387]

+Belbecat Psy Daddy dohh :p

[@s.nassab1457]

+Whatever! That's a talent itself

[@Alarjowan]

Belbecat

[@regiivana6369]

Who is here watching during the quarantine?? Ps. Thank you guys🤩 I got over 10K likes!! Hope you guys always staying safe🙏😇🙏

[@mtgtexan1923]

Regi Ivana me

[@jaeminisawesomechun]

Lmao yeah me

[@umm1064]

Me !!!

[@Superme0590]

Me quarantining in Saudi Arabia

[@mariatrejo3050]

👋

[@ChrisEberlein]

One of the most epic mashups live I've ever heard.

[@megashadow1390]

That last part is such an amazing example of cultural interaction! We need more of this in 2020

[@joohasdad82]

You have to admit it, this was an EPIC performance~

[@christophermercado5466]

Love how he kept it original. This song will never be out of style

[@electrictroy2010]

Except when he did "Gentleman" he took the choreography previously used by Brown Eyed Girls (the hip swaying). So he's not always original

[@mlap1013]

@@electrictroy2010 NVM i forgot he did indeed change it LOL

[@anonymousanonymous8660]

YG artist knows how to entertain people .

[@gellimeidelacruz4236]

Anonymous Anonymous theyre the bedt performers in kpop industry. Its like a concert everytme. 🤘

[@Hobihobi-mc9kc]

@@gellimeidelacruz4236 sad to say he is not in YG anymore..he hqs an agency now..with CL,Hyuna and Edawn...

[@bangpinkwisekickassbyspitt7685]

@@Hobihobi-mc9kc no dumbass CL is still in YG and she is gonna release a song this year

[@Hobihobi-mc9kc]

@@bangpinkwisekickassbyspitt7685 don't call me dumbass..as far as i know, YG don't treat their artist especially their solo artists...she still with YG bcoz of her contract..but after her contract ends, believe me, she will chose P-Nation Ent. ..🙄

[@hyacinthalcarazvillanueva7979]

Anonymous Anonymous --- FACTS

[@colleenkelly9824]

One of my fav performances! Psy is so awesome, and he was so gracious sharing the stage with Hammer, who he clearly admires. So good.

[@PricefieldPunk]

You have to admit this kpop song is still better then all the other pop songs on the radio

[@ikywtootw4225]

Nah.

[@PricefieldPunk]

Ikywt ootw would you like to name some better then?

[@ikywtootw4225]

Morgan Karmichael no,but i really cannot go with this song.I'm not hating it but for me it's really annoying but people's love it so good for him.

[@TheJoyprice]

I dont have to. But i like some songs with deeper meaning. I dont like those teenagers k-pop band.

[@USFanLovesMinHo]

Morgan Karmichael I think it ran it's course, but every hit song does eventually. Then down the road it becomes a classic, and this song will definitely become one since it was so popular world wide.

[@13BD]

Mannnnnnnnn, it feels so good seeing everybody off their seats and dancing to the same tune. Awesumzzzzz

[@l0rdglaceon559]

BRIANd p

[@ihben7034]

2020 who still here .. the energy from 2012 never stop

[@chimakalu41]

Yup

[@richardarceo6167]

Psy knocked it out of the park and then hit a grand slam bringing in the Hammer. Both dudes can dance and the crowd was into it and went crazy.. Language barrier? music is its own language. Must have been cool to have been there live.

[@jaimerdelacruz3465]

That moment when he said "Stop, hammer time." I freaking lost it. Still the best thing that happened in this lifetime.

[@sungyoulpark91]

That moment when the beat drops at 3:00 , it just gave me chills down my back. Hands down, one of the best live performance i've seen :)

[@JibblyJayJohnson]

Jesus loves you always

[@jasonrobert3849]

It’s like the one song that could bring everyone together for 5 minutes of pure joy.

[@ludel3539]

This is one of the greatest performances in awards history

[@tabularasaconfirmed]

I sometimes come back to this video when I wanna smile. It's just SO MUCH FUN and that MC Hammer mash-up? Freaking genius!

[@justtoya6579]

He was Genius to bring out MC Hammer!!! 🤟🏿

[@danielbye7778]

The crowd getting into it rlly makes it that much better!

[@artemisacyn9154]

When Mc hammer appeared was such an epic moment!! Priceless ajajaa the dance and remix wonderful

[@edydossantos]

It's impossible not feel the same energy as I felt in 2012!

[@abhaadhikari809]

+Edy Glaydson Dos Santos ikr

[@nation6228]

cause there wasn't flashing lights?

[@exruu]

Edy Glaydson Dos Santos it's because artist mainly gave their all in 2012 because they said the world was going to end.

[@sorrybae4352]

Fuck yeah xD

[@Tom_Atoe]

That was the BEST Mashup IVE EVER HEARD

[@hummer2223]

That time an old Korean guy was the coolest person on the planet. And everyone knew his name. Awesome!

[@sinceremimi9324]

2024 Anyone?

[@Hollyolvera]

Me!

[@livewithcarisha]

Yup‼️❤️

[@NoNipHamp]

Hey!

[@andyclark4086]

Hell yeah

[@audiowitch]

here!! yohoo

[@jeehee01]

I love Psy's energy!!! Also this song's choreography is seriously unique!!! I've never seen this kind of dancing! It's brand new choreography I love you Psy♥♥

[@electrictroy2010]

Except when he did "Gentleman" he took the choreography previously used by Brown Eyed Girls (the hip swaying). So he's not always original

[@ludiescanlar759]

Never get tired watching Over and over again 2021 just around the corner I'm still enjoying it PSY, The King of K-POP !!!

[@jamesdemile4181]

February 2022 now!

[@nikmkrs7536]

No stage big enough for such a show. Incredible 👏🏼

[@gerard._.hernandez]

This guy paved the way for Kpop throughout the whole world

[@colinchin4055]

At least he had the balls to sing live

[@belle8026]

Most YG artists are made to sing live unless they’re ill. Sometimes they’ll have a backing track (backing vocals) but they aren’t meant to lip sync.

[@sallyp6369]

Psy was very popular in Korea as the king of live performance then, and still he is.

[@reneesantiago6496]

One of THE BEST performances ever!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@solcitodm264]

I'm watching this like 3 times after 2012, I'm still love this omg

[@infinite4351]

same

[@caramelcoffee5598]

to legit

[@flaireuihe8848]

Same🎧🎵🎤

[@mansurmajid2403]

Best performance I've seen since Michael Jackson on Motown 25

[@thegirlree]

Best AMA performance of all time!!

[@niccolom4556]

That was really awesome and one of the few times you see music cross language boundaries and people just having fun, dancing to the beat!! People all need to chill and relax and just enjoy being fun and silly sometimes especially in this day and age. props to you Psy

[@제니와정국일본국]

Lol ur here again oh 4 years ago hmm........

[@ColombianCasanova]

holy fuck...Hammer and Psy, thats like a music dream team. that was superb.

[@buatgamedekor6601]

when YG artist is not only a singer who can dance, but they can entertain their audience

[@jennifergraham5106]

This performance will always be in my Top 5 faves of all time.

[@arnoldberni]

The best performance I’ve ever seen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ¡HAMMER TIME! 🤣

[@mycainapaul2877]

The audience is so cool aha! They’re so supportive and energetic it’s so cute till this day

[@KM00Youtube]

This show was perfect! Watching it at home, I couldn't believe it - everyone got up and broke into moves! PERFECT collaboration! 😎😎😎😎🥰

[@kejsigerdeci8299]

the only korean artist going on AMA and telling the world that SONGS IN LIVE PERFOMANCES SHOULD BE WITH REMIX DDUUUUDDEEEE

[@Yakl013]

Kejsi Gerdeci Now BTS

[@CivilIsFun]

@@Yakl013 not the same, the amount of hype its 0

[@insidemagicworld]

@@CivilIsFun YEAH bts hype = 0

[@yeseniagonzalez7350]

Psy Hype = 1 and everyone knew him as the Chinese of the funny dance and then on the flop

[@insidemagicworld]

@@yeseniagonzalez7350 nobody cares about bts song, they are good person but they songs are bad, just accept it, nobody cares, just armys, gagnam style everyone knows

[@michaelwright9197]

I love dance phenomenons like this!!! It is a frozen moment in time and music!!!

[@miroenriquez5473]

true..time when we forget all problems we have for a while

[@nancydiehl296]

Doesn’t matter what language you speak you’ll be dancing around the house by the end of the song. LOL.

[@manishamohanty244]

I am literally dancing while writing this comment..🤣🤣

[@MissJasmine92]

Facts lol

[@CakeValentine]

The secret of Korean music success is it still have the 90s vibes ❤️ love it

[@phangirlable]

Great point!

[@daniamartinez1932]

Funny thing he says “everybody” like they know korean 😂

[@카리스마-n8t]

ㅋㅋㅋ

[@shakeemnickie80]

@@카리스마-n8t p7p77ppp7p7p77p77p78

[@shakeemnickie80]

@@카리스마-n8t p77p7p7p7p7p7p7

[@Ramli746]

@@shakeemnickie80 너 미쳤어

[@noone-cb3jm]

They probably do not know korean, but they're obviously know the song

[@serena1725]

Awards shows should be like this!! Fun, party party!!!

[@assassinsairsoft3286]

90% in attendance didn't understand the song.

[@Mybookishbehaviour]

Yet 100% got their whole entire lives to this

[@leonardocastle133]

I just understand "sexy lady"

[@TheSeriousAnalysist]

But they still danced

[@camilacruz2174]

andd still they danced

[@Bieber91594]

But enjoying

[@StyleOverPolitics]

This performance made me tear up for the fact that it took my korean people 20+ years to get recognized... Been listening to Kpop since the Seo Taji Deux dayz finally recognition 👏

[@gedogdarker7211]

Two different artist from complete different cultures come together all because they love music and love to dance and perform greatness

[@woodyforest2100]

One of the best mashups ever.

[@mimomimo3750]

many fandoms calling kpop groups such as king and queen but no one will ever defeat psy

[@leylin8961]

yeah.bunch of prince and princess. but only one tea bag from.this old King and Mc hammer, those weakass pretty face tremble.before him and hammer

[@Tfichtenbaum]

The thing is when psy blew up in the states he was a well known artist in Korea for like 15 years so

[@queteimporta7132]

YG Family ! 😎👑♡♡

[@hajerhaha8781]

imagine bb and 2ne1 performing here omoooo

[@angelicamoynihan4855]

maknae van #YGFamBam

[@mfrfsh6894]

Park Bo Gum's Wife BLACKPINK for life

[@reineie]

blackpink is coming

[@Bby_2JZ]

Lmao Psy has more views on this one song that many of the artist there put together you go man

[@deocrinic]

Like 2.2Billion for just a single MV. I'd like to see Katty Perry top that. LOL

[@peaceful_chaos14]

Deocrinic First its "Katy" not katty......secondly, katy perry has two music videos with over 730 million views and thats A LOT...her combined views are more than 4.8 billion and thirdly, she is not a one hit wonder like psy. So have a seat.

[@deocrinic]

fanboy right there!.. 1st of all im not talking about many MV's. as this comment is based on a single MV. back read :)

[@peaceful_chaos14]

yeah, i know what are you talking about...but all of the things i said are true... so :)

[@deocrinic]

true but irrelevant :D

[@CatrinaC7777]

Dang MC Hammer at 58 still got moves!! 🔥🔥

[@ceciliamora1869]

58? He looks and dances better than me 😢

[@aicta]

He looks like he is 28

[@neilmartis17992]

it also shows how capable PSY is as a dancer when the backup dancers are struggling and he's matching moves with MC Hammer.

[@vincea2996]

He does kinda give up towards the end and just walks towards hammer

[@nomomania6827]

@@neilmartis17992 Yup. Psy was a rapper and dancer for 12 years before Gangnam Style.

[@TouYubeKids]

Black people and Asian dude collab The entire world: _Dance_

[@unapologeticbooty]

an unstoppable combo

[@jadeyunetdicaprio5754]

That sounds racist and stereotypical.

[@unapologeticbooty]

@@jadeyunetdicaprio5754 how

[@tidebleach1253]

@@jadeyunetdicaprio5754 tf? I swear these ppl fn SAWWWFT

[@jennifergraham5106]

This man literally gave the U.S. KPOP.

[@miknmas1301]

Watching this 2022, and still gives me chills. It pumps me up for the day, I love this song and performer! Total boss!

[@Silenced23]

Not the duo we asked for but it the duo we needed for once.

[@감스트애청자]

as a korean this is unbelievable psy is most of the greatest artists of all-time in Korea

[@alexwilde1975]

He just killed it x 10. Who could follow that.

[@sethmorgan833]

That's why I think it was the last performance of the night!!! Psy & Hammer just smashed the whole thing and brought the entire house down!!! No one will ever come close to this.

[@stylinsonweed7251]

Alex Wilde umm one direction concerts and performances are just as good, just look at their concerts!!!!!! this doesn't compare.

[@mushroomfany100]

stylinson weed this is an award show,PSY's concerts are lit too.If u wna include the kpop community,man,try exo/twice/bts:)but yeah one direction's concerts are rly lit too :D

[@ExtrmBio]

Man. This was one of the best performances EVER

[@drdestructive8541]

The one song everyone loves but don’t understand

[@albaphetgaming]

This man is the closest thing to world peace there’s ever been 😂

[@sandykoong]

I remember my friends showing this song to me before it went viral cause we were way into k-pop then. I would show suggest some artists to them and they would do the same. We would dance along to it in class and people would look at us weird... then bam, it went viral and people realized that we were dancing to that song xDD It's nice to know me and my friends was one of the first 5 million to have watched that. Oh i miss that last year of high school.

[@mudrakumar]

so cool..wow

[@joelsherpa2187]

Mudra Kumar Sarcasm ?

[@dl1388]

Just about one of the happiest performance of all time. Dude got just about everyone dancing by the end.

[@Pulsed101]

That hammer time was pretty cool lol

[@slickjbj]

오랜만에 생각나서 보는데, 진짜 대단한 두 플레이어의 만남 ㅠㅠ 감동적

[@justicewillprevail1106]

I still remember the very summer I heard this on the radio for the first time. There was just something about it I couldn’t stop moving along with the beats. I wanted to blast it in my car. It was no wonder it became such a phenomenon. The best one hit wonder ever!

[@kathyharbarger545]

I love this...its 2020 and I'm still watching it now and then. And I love that they got some doing " to legit to quit" in there. There are definitely parts if the choreography that look just like MC Hammer doing " You Can't Touch This".

[@lelidawi2446]

I remember when I went to school and we were listening to this song during gym class... I was born in the year 2000, and I've experienced many trends and memes in my life.. Harlem Shake, What does the fox say, and so on.. But there was no bigger trend than Gangnam Style and the horse dance, at least not from what I can remember.. To me, this is the biggest hit of my lifetime.

[@johnlynch6703]

You have lots to look forward too,... and lots to refer to in hot music. Best to you from a 72 year young guy who can dance !!!

[@camrentoorealcam8437]

Kids born in the 2000’s had the best childhood.

[@Julia-nl3gq]

@@camrentoorealcam8437 80s were the best childhood. I'm so glad I was born in the later 70s, and got to have a childhood totally free of cell phones, computers, laptops, cell phones, and horrible things like political correctness and everyone 'being offened' all the time.

[@JohanEssenceExplorer]

I was born in 1986 and I was rocking this song in my 20s

[@james-o5p2n]

I am 74 yr old from Las Vegas.......I love this song...Best thing since the 80's.........

[@kittiekatz34]

This is how life should be everyone just having a good time are dancing

[@kathylyng493]

PSY introduce Kpop to whole world.. this songs never get old.❣️

[@TheTrud76]

Always brings the hype in us back....still wish I was there....

[@caramelcoffee5598]

yup

[@mike786551]

Trudy Ingalls yea the times of Obama 😍😍

[@Brendapg22]

I absolutely loveeeeeeee how everyone GOT INTO IT!!! YESSSSS

[@stevearchuleta6916]

that was a good combination.... hammer and psy.....I liked this video.....

[@neomimzyneomimzy5095]

May 2020 and to be honest - it's still amazing!

[@PapaLobo94]

2:52 Time to take this performance up a whole new level

[@artemisacyn9154]

Oh yeah ajaj

[@Wulintino]

Legit went from bomb concert to let’s blow the fucking roof off the place

[@helenkhoiova]

Who is here in 2020? ;)

[@estherking8755]

Meeeeeee

[@hairiadjae]

Me

[@se7en-ele11en]

Yo

[@JUDY-xs6uz]

Me

[@chimakalu41]

I am