Whatever Happened To Psy? (Gangnam Style)

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[@Hannaaaa3]

Nothing bad happened to him besides him having more hits in Korea and him starting a label called P nation which has an active boy group called TNX so be sure to check them out their song are amazin!

[@TheJrockfreak]

was just about to make this comment lol

[@christiana2192]

Literally all the video needed to say lol

[@judas7585]

TNX sucks no lets be serious

[@TheJrockfreak]

@@judas7585 i kinda like their music

[@Hannaaaa3]

@@judas7585 kick it 4 now is a banger

[@amoatlas]

psy is still successful in korea, he had a popular song in 2022 featuring suga of bts, and he even has his own kpop company now which manages some big artists like hwasa and (in the past) hyuna

[@thisisnt_brndn]

2012... what a time to be alive

[@thisisnt_brndn]

@@gmasterv Oh yeah, I forgot about that 😯

[@vangogh1243]

Psy actually has a label in Korea. It's called P Nation. He has some artists that are moderate successful. He's doing pretty well for himself.

[@thesheassheis]

He lost quite a few of them, who else is left now>????

[@greenthinggg]

Is Jessi still on pnation?

[@vangogh1243]

@@greenthinggg Unfortunately no. She left last year and joined another company. She also left that new one not that long ago. So I don't know if she joined a new company already.

[@chillbro5145]

The buttload of shade you threw at JLo by including that long ass clip 😭

[@bigbootyboy420]

Deserved

[@AK-sp4sq]

timestamp?

[@TCt83067695]

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[@moonkook3]

personally, I don't believe gangnam style was significant to the general public's relationship with kpop. while gangnam style was monumental, people mostly saw it as a funny meme, not as an entrance for other kpop songs to break into the west. it was years later when bts rose in the scene that more and more kpop started popping up everywhere. psy himself said bts achieved gangnam style's "unfulfilled dreams", which is pretty interesting

[@shelley6373]

This is a really great point! I love PSY and he is definitely a pioneer in the sense that I can’t think of another K-Pop act that garnered that kind of attention and success in the West before BlackPink and BTS. But BTS opened the door for my K-Pop acts to become popular in the West because they were seen as musicians and their music was music, whereas it felt like Gangnam Style was received more like a meme. I saw a lot of people who loved Gangnam Style and enjoyed dancing to it when it came out but none of them was interested in getting into more K-Pop acts after listening to it. The same can’t be said for BTS and BlackPink.

[@jisoosforehead9535]

​@@shelley6373 yeah. BTS def the one who paved the way for all kpop groups to promote in the west and made kpop as mainstream as it is. like even the grammys acknowledged kpop as a genre in their articles when hearing BTS music. blackpink set the revival and standard of girl groups in the late 2010s after so many western girl groups like fifth harmony and little mix being inactive and eventually not many people are interested in ggs until blackpink came. basically both bts and blackpink set kpop groups to be the ones to take over boy bands and girl groups. while yes, psy and girls generation were there before them, them and kpop were seen as a popular trends by the mass population.

[@_davgregor]

You‘re right, Psy didn‘t give exposure to the K-Pop world. The same thing about Pikotaro (also probably AKB48, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and BABYMETAL) with the J-Pop world. Imagine if people know B.A.P., Block B, T-Ara, Sistar before BTS and BLACKPINK. I even know the groups who are nugu and some Idols/member redebut into new groups.

[@-WEBHEAD-]

here yall go 😭😭😭

[@lllllllllllllllll905]

The baby army’s discrediting old kpop artists again… sigh

[@cchh1]

It’s funny cus if you listen to kpop or are immersed in kpop social media spaces you’ll know exactly what Psy’s been up to for years now. Starting his own label, signing artists, releasing a new album and having another hit in korea

[@mya_xo]

psy never fell off like the title suggests, he's still going as strong as he ever was

[@CaulkMongler]

Yeah I’m surprised none of that was mentioned. He’s still a very much respected name in Korea and produces for a few big name artists I thought

[@jade839]

He's still legendary, still doing his thing successfully! Love that for him!

[@BlackMamBa-yq5on]

Conspiracy Theory: 2012 is gonna be the end of the world Reality: HEEEEEEEEEE SEXY LADY

[@krisgrym]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anyaaa2801]

I remember watching 2012. Holy hell. I was scared of that movie.

[@isaacc.c.5507]

He also left YG and made his own label called P Nation, which manages a group called TNX and Hwasa who is a member from the girl group Mamamoo, overall he has maintained a good reputation and made some hits after Gangnam Style for example a couple of years ago he released That That which features Suga from BTS, so he is doing fine.

[@Hannaaaa3]

2:29 wonder girls mentioned!

[@atrapforfools]

i remember when they got on the hot 100! it was a big moment for kpop fans

[@Hannaaaa3]

@@atrapforfools me too even though I’ve only been a fan for 4 years I listen to a lot of 1st and 2nd gen songs

[@ventaliq]

slay

[@mev9752]

They failed tho , non of the Korean artist got rentable in the US until BTS.

[@marszzattackh7531]

Nothing. I saw him October 2023 at NJ prudential center. He’s still know how to pull a crowd and full of so much energy!!!

[@ShiningLight411]

When he danced with MC Hammer at that award show, I was hooked!

[@PhillyMunay]

Imagine being born in the richest part of Korea, going to an Ivy League school in the US to drop out on a whim and go to another one to drop out again to return home and become a worldwide famous entertainer. Don't tell me money doesn't make shxt happen 😂😂😂

[@angelinaoliver5587]

Exactly! Was thinking the same thing like damn his parents must have been wealthy wealthy!!!!🤧😮‍💨

[@anyaaa2801]

I never knew this. Damn, now everything makes sense.

[@rosietales]

Psy has always been iconic, his concerts always look lit and fun to be at compared to other artists where fans tend to just sit or stand and look while waving their lightsticks. International people (or at least, people who are not in contact with kpop) tend to see him as just a gag show or an asian guy being silly and funny but he makes some good bank and his dance routines are a real workout! I still remember telling my classmates that kpop had a chance of becoming big when doing a presentation centered around kpop 2 months before Gangnam Style came out and they mocked me. I guess I ended up with the last laugh.

[@Serpenttine]

Has it really been 11 years since gangnam style was released 😭😭😭

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

This video was like a time capsule! I was just taking my first grad school classes, but it wasn't uncommon to walk around campus and seeing a random bunch of people doing the Gangnam dance. On top of that, you never knew when you would unknowingly walk into a room and a Harlem Shake dance would spontaneously begin! Good times...

[@axis1198]

PSY currently has his own record label named "P Nation" or really just PSY Nation lmao. He's busy looking after his artists under his label so he's quite a hardworking man. He has been continuously releasing hits in Korea after Gangname Style. Many western audiences just never heard of it cuz it never made it to the west, mainly due to the songs having more Korean witty lyrics that most international audiences cant understand or even cant sing them. But rest assured, he is a legend in Korea with soooo many top hits throughout his discography. In the global aspect, he is seen as a one-hit wonder, but in Korea and Kpop, he is a long-term hit-maker. Bop after bop. So check out his top hits if yall are wondering lmao.

[@ahmarindungu9010]

He is legendary I love that song to this day. He is a big star is in his own country and there are shows where it looks like he’s singing to the world.

[@tonijackson3421]

Nothing bad happened. He’s a Korean artist who lives in Korea and works in Korea. He doesn’t have to constantly have a #1 in America to be relevant. One of his most recent videos has like 100 million views from last years 😅

[@JukeboxBalowski]

Nothing happened to him! He's been performing and putting out new music ever since Gangnam Style came out. So yeah...

[@flavio.]

as far as i know psy has established his own label after leaving yg entertainment. yg entertainment is known for their restrictions on their artists and ‘untouchable appeal’, however, yg groups have been the trendsetters and biggest in each representative generation of kpop. their hip hop/ pop like approach has always had a massive western appeal leading to yg groups succeeding overseas and every artist under their company having at-least one hit that is known amongst kpop audiences. the idol industry is harsh tho. as far as i know that psy, despite being much respected amongst enjoyers of kpop, idols themselves & the korean public, doesn’t seem to have the best management and ended up losing big names who have signed under his label.

[@quinnmackay-smith9352]

I really wanted PSY to become a guest with BTS on the next Super Bowl Halftime Show.

[@larae6885]

That'd be Crazy

[@crystalsnow1138]

While I would love that I doubt they would ever have Korean artists headline the Super Bowl.

[@melmejia2680]

Hi Honest, I really enjoy your videos! Can you please do a video on what happened to OMI, the guy behind the big hit "Cheerleader" from back in 2015?

[@nesrin6165]

I saw clips from his concerts in Asia, and I was shocked he is still so successful, and his songs are still super fun

[@alanaatkinson551]

Since I'm a heavy K-Pop fan, he has his own agency called P Nation, Hyuna and Dawn were signed under him along with Jessi but they left because Psy wanted things to go his way instead of letting his artists have creative freedom. The only artist under P Nation is Hwasa based on my knowledge. Besides that company doesn't produce good music, every K-Pop fan knows that P Nation music sucks. This comment was made before I watched the video.

[@OjosRositas]

Psy is an absolute legend! Still killing the game back in SK, cant wait to see what else his label produces!

[@lordnaahsante8225]

He’s has a Record label with Famous K-pop idol

[@Lonadurn]

Wdym? Psy is a respected veteran artist in Korea. Still making hits and playing stadiums. Google is free 😂. Play That That Featuring SUGA of BTS which was a big hit.

[@greenthinggg]

I don't think he meant it in a bad way just clickbait 💀

[@MM-ex5kz]

watch the video.

[@cherryblossom7120]

Stream "That That" by PSY.🤠

[@tylerhackner9731]

Gangnam style was everywhere when I was in fifth grade. I miss it

[@JordiVanderwaal]

Nothing "happened" to him. Those that were listening to him because of the novelty, stopped doing it after Gentleman (which, don't forget, was a Top 10 hit in so many countries 1 year after Gangnam Style), while he's had a pretty decent number of casual listeners outside of Korea. All of his albums except for the most recent were Top 10 in Korea, he's had 4 more #1s in Korea and 12 Top 10s since Gangnam Style, and after Gentleman he's had 3 more singles enter the Top 100 in the US and Australia (among other countries). Gangnam Style (MV) has over 5B views on KZbin, Gentleman sits at 1,5B, Hyuna's parody of GS is at 830M and he has 10 videos in total with +100M views (7 of them for different singles). Gangnam Style has an extra 450M streams on Spotify, That That has 250M, Gentleman 113M, Daddy 93M, and he has over a billion streams there in total, and an average of 5,6M monthly listeners (and as Spotify is not big in Korea, it's safe to say most of them are from overseas). I think it's easy to tell I used to be a fan lol

[@Ana-zm7ox]

Really didn't know Gangnam Style had changed things that much, he's a bigger icon than I even thought. Anyway since then he did get a new hit even outside of Korea with That That, founded his own label (which has widely successful acts like Hwasa) and has his festival that's still going strong since 2011. He's doing just fine.

[@helado890]

He recently had a good song, that that with suga from bts? I think he performed well globally, not as Gangnam style but did great commercially

[@judas7585]

Literally never heard it

[@helado890]

@@judas7585 did we ask?

[@BangTanSonyeondan_baldhead_era]

Yes, he collaborated with our Suga. It has 500m views on yt and become a hit but not as successful like Gangnam style.

[@GirlGeek90]

Ummm...he didn't drop off the face of the Earth. He started a label called P Nation and is still releasing music. He released a song two years ago using Suga from BTS. I really hate to be mean but you should have really researched this more than you did.

[@_TinyHyeju_]

I won’t repeat other comments but it is fascinating how PSY is basically a superstar in Korea, but in the US he was just treated as a meme one hit wonder. Even with the title of this video u wouldn’t know that he currently owns a company and even collabed with BTS’ suga which was extremely popular. Idk just interesting how looking at something through a US centered lens can change how u perceive it vs how its viewed globally

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

Imagine saying BTS paved the way when Psy literay started youtube streaming and made youtube update its viewer count threshold

[@rosietales]

Uh-oh, hope you're ready for the thread that is about to unfold here.

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

@@rosietales Im a kpop stan too! Plus Im bored

[@crystalsnow1138]

It's interesting for you to say that because while yes Gangnam Style was huge and did break some barriers it didn't do a whole lot for kpop as a whole in the west. It was around 5 years after Gangnam Style came out that BTS broke out into the west in 2017. The 2 successes were completely unrelated, BTS would've had the same success even if Gangnam Style didn't happen. PSY has even talked about how BTS has been able to achieve things that he couldn't. To most people PSY was a 1 hit wonder and this video kind of proves it with so many people not even realizing he's still successful in South Korea. PSY has even said that at the height of Gangnam Style people didn't even know his name they just called him Gangnam Style. But BTS has been able to maintain longevity in the west. They've had multiple number 1 albums and songs, Grammy nominations, sold out stadium shows, etc. Kpop groups now actively promote and tour in the west, American award shows have started to incorporate kpop categories, and chart on the billboard charts more often. That only started to happen after BTS.

[@himaririku92548]

Even psy himself said bts paved the way so..

[@Golden_kook]

psy himself disagrees, he said bts paved the way

[@jksdraft]

psy did nothing do break the barriers lets be honest half of us didnt even know he comes from kpop it was just the music that was fun so we all tuned in.

[@heyyou9267]

I see some clips on youtube of his concerts in Korea. They look like a lot of fun. Hes still doing well.

[@mcbill7352]

psy has really been everywhere in kpop, from an underground rapper to global popstar, and now a kpop mainstay

[@fvfvfvf9581]

I’m a foreigner in Korea and I can confidently say that he is still rocking here. Last year, he had a concert in our university, that was on fire brooo

[@luizachagas9398]

An AD taking up over 20% of the video is crazy

[@addy8078]

as a kpop fan it’s so weird that people think psy disappeared cuz he’s been so present in korean media. i still listen to his song ‘that that’ all the time! and his concerts are known for being the the most lit, tickets are impossible to get!

[@Noseinab00k]

Having Gangnam Style and the Harlem Shake happen in your senior year of high school was a TIME 🤑

[@brandcamacho2899]

All modern pop culture as we know it now can be traced all the way back to gangnam style it was the first rly viral phenomenon to have such a huge impact that everything after that became in a way an attempt to replicate that much relevance we can still see it with catchy choruses and trendy songs and dance moves from tiktok witch is so crazy cause gangnam style was released 12 years ago and a lot have happened and change and evolve in the last decade and you can still see the influence

[@m1012t]

sooo i guess you’re not gonna tell us what happened to PSY? What a waste of time lol

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

Psy is still Psy. I randomly get videos of him on tiktok 😂 I don't listen to Kpop or actively look for him...the algorithm just blesses me

[@donjai9366]

OMG ... I remember this. 2012 feels like yesterday ... Hahaha 😆 I was a kid when this song came out & I loved it. Hi Honest can you make a video on George Michael and his impact on the music industry similar to a documentary ? I'm a huge fan of his.

[@mystkl]

CyberGhost looks like Grindr's little brother

[@cruzxyz]

Lmfao right

[@flowerbloom..]

K-pop Stan’s came flooding to this comment section as soon as they saw the title

[@marszzattackh7531]

Just to say “nothing happened, he’s still going strong” 💪🏽

[@arthurstudios916]

Like honestly, it's just so laughable 😂

[@jake-mc7jy]

Psy is already superstar in South Korea before release 'Gangnam style'

[@--Paws--]

The dance's influence is also part of the mmo game I play, immortalized as an emote. It is a Korean game in which the devs are inspired by Kpop especially some of the hair and clothes in the game from current and old idols alike.

[@viki7268]

He never fell off he just isn't huge in the west anymore and has his own K-pop label.

[@shivekshandil6859]

It’s soo american to be like if someone is big in their country their success doesn’t mean much if not famous in USA

[@JD43232]

I remember 2012. I was there. The world was so sane compared to the clownhorrorshow we find ourselves in since mid 2010s. It feels like a world ago.

[@megadeltsmarcy]

not the random chunky necklace and blazer diss LMAO why'd they have to catch strays 😭

[@jisoosforehead9535]

hes still doing good tho. having made waves in SK while doing his festival comcerts and having made his collabs like the one with bts suga. psy also made his own company after his leave from yg entertainment, and he's doing amazing since then.

[@oliverhughes610]

I saw Psy a couple months ago as a secret guest at an Epik High show. He had the whole arena bouncing just like back then, made it into his own show for a few songs. Dude is an incredible performer.

[@soomi]

I will never not be ready for americans saying GENG-NEM style instead of Gangnam style. The As in Gangnam sound like the A from "Car" lol. Fun fact.

[@theresacottone]

My 2 year old son loves Gangnam Style. It’s got the IT factor.

[@blueboynv]

why is half the video an ad

[@cup0cakeyz]

U and cyber ghost good lord

[@Ilovebrushingmyhorse]

wheres the part where you say what happened to him? lol

[@brandcamacho2899]

Do one now for icona pop and lmfao if u havent it would be rly good 😭

[@trysstan]

Girl them bills due huh.

[@facchinett]

@honestboy love from Brazil ❤🇧🇷

[@nuages8915]

This is so hilarious

[@facchinett]

Good times

[@donovanberes]

Heys been producing for other artists and his recent album psy 9th is good. The song celeb and ganji are my favorites but that that and now are also good

[@sickeningkamiyah_6357]

I was just thinking about him!!! Wow

[@madeline_maddyperez100]

HE WAS MY CHILDHOOD SO I CAN'T HATE HIM 😢

[@RasheedaParker-qn9ec]

Awesome 🤩

[@Woahcalmdown]

The gangam style was insanely popular in india 🎉

[@bourjoism3917]

Psy got his own label he is doing pretty well

[@jackiem6087]

I remember seeing him on Sábado Gigante.

[@anyaaa2801]

Thank you father PSY for bringing kpop to the world ✊

[@wpqpdnjs]

Psy is still making music! He’s very popular in Korea and well respected! I think if you’re into kpop you’ll know where he is.

[@ravishkasilva2851]

Gangnam style lost to a song called return in Korea I think singer was Lee seung gi.

[@Lamborghini_Diablo]

Im a huge michael jackson fan tbh michael jackson is like gangnam style or psy in 20x version but just a legitimate version with all those catchy dance music and visuals any artist reading this comment now perfect those combinations you might be the next worldwide phenomenon entertainment is using the sigth and Hearing if you perfect it both the result is always astronomical.

[@MrTrinirockstar]

Up to this day nothing in kpop can touch this not even Dynamite 😅

[@jamiepalmer6452]

Why is no one mentioning Betty White and Psy dancing together?! But anyways, love Gangnam Style, great video!

[@maverickhanecak1682]

He’s been gone after 2022

[@bratboymitul]

Being his subscriber for so many years, I want to know who honest guy is?😭

[@Lamborghini_Diablo]

not to ruin everyones vibe but i just wanna say it across. outside korea psy don't have any real fans the world only like his music back then coz the video and music is funny just like any other meme trend songs like "crazy frog or what the fox say" although it helps introduce kpop worldwide but still nobody takes him seriously he is not the person kpop fans really think like hes some legendary or some sh*t.

[@3thosmusic22]

Without Psy K Pop would have never become famous worldwide

[@crystalsnow1138]

How so? I mean groups like BTS and Blackpink didn't become popular worldwide until many years after Gangnam Style was released. I mean their success and the success of kpop as a whole in recent years is completely unrelated to Gangnam Style. Yes it's probably the first worldwide hit for a kpop song, but that song really didn't do much for the kpop as a whole worldwide.

[@ThatOneJayBean]

Psy is living his best life in South Korea check out his label!

[@Nashifruit]

Psy is still king

[@Prettykhaosbella]

Psyyyyy

[@youknowhobi-licious]

Psy is still big, dont play

[@yourlittlebrotherGabrielReview]

It’s funny how revisionist people are over time. I remember in the early 2010’s people complained about the music industry. They were not satisfied with the edm wave and said that music was over. Nowadays everyone loves the 2010s music.

[@crystalsnow1138]

That's happens all the time with music. People will say the current music sucks but then as time goes on they will say music was much better in the past.

[@RihannaChristina]

why are people assuming that the titel of this video means something bad happened to him!? 😭

[@Emerald_Forge]

I mean he paved the way for k pop in the west, even if he never had another hit in Korea I'd say that's already a great legacy to put a genre/country on the map

[@JungcockSevenDaysAWeek]

I wouldn't say he Paved The Way for Kpop but he definitely put down the foundation for Kpop's success along with other 2nd Gen groups.

[@Alysaah]

I mean if your into kpop, you know what happened to him lol

[@Americahasaproblemchile]

OH-- the girl’s don’t care about Psy? Where y’all @

[@heatherkay3046]

Psy is still super popular lol nothing happened to him

[@ytrewq12345]

You really need to do this to get attention? It's kind of sad....

[@user-fd7wr9sq2h]

Right?! Felt like he didn’t do any research 🥲

[@girlscott411]

Psy is still very relevant… maybe not to Americans but he’s doing just fine lol

[@kimble90126]

Omg