Evidenced by Psy's music video for "Gentleman
," the follow-up to hiszeitgeist-busting hit "Gangnam Style
," the Korean pop star has pretty clearly let mega-success go to his head.
," the follow-up to hiszeitgeist-busting hit "Gangnam Style
," the Korean pop star has pretty clearly let mega-success go to his head.
In the four-minute clip for his new single, which debuted Saturday (April 13),
Psy parades through a series of chic restaurants
and shops, playing pranks on female companions eager to join his entourage.
Psy parades through a series of chic restaurants
and shops, playing pranks on female companions eager to join his entourage.
The song's throbbing electro beat immediately recalls the irresistible
catchiness of "Gangnam Style," but Psy's performance only showcases
how much sillier he's become in the wake of his emergence
as a worldwide phenomenon. Evidently he's so rich now
he can afford to get his tongue surgically embedded in his cheek.
Although he expands upon the garish lifestyle
he chronicled in the YouTube-record-breaking clip for its predecessor,
"Gentleman" effectively parodies a rich heel,
subjecting ladies within his celebrity orbit to
"Billy Madison"-style gags like pulling chairs out from beneath
them and speeding up treadmills until they fall off.
catchiness of "Gangnam Style," but Psy's performance only showcases
how much sillier he's become in the wake of his emergence
as a worldwide phenomenon. Evidently he's so rich now
he can afford to get his tongue surgically embedded in his cheek.
Although he expands upon the garish lifestyle
he chronicled in the YouTube-record-breaking clip for its predecessor,
"Gentleman" effectively parodies a rich heel,
subjecting ladies within his celebrity orbit to
"Billy Madison"-style gags like pulling chairs out from beneath
them and speeding up treadmills until they fall off.
Although stink-palming a girl in a library ranks among
the video's best moments,
his "performance" of an (admittedly unclear)
English language lyric is the one we love best:
As he says either "Wet Psy!" or "West Side"
(and we hope it's the former),
Psy and two bikini-clad women are catapulted into a swimming pool.
Meanwhile, he gleefully terrorizes a kids' soccer game
and holds up an unfortunate elevator passenger
who desperately needs to pee before meeting his match
— a buxom gym rat who gives him a taste of his own medicine.
the video's best moments,
his "performance" of an (admittedly unclear)
English language lyric is the one we love best:
As he says either "Wet Psy!" or "West Side"
(and we hope it's the former),
Psy and two bikini-clad women are catapulted into a swimming pool.
Meanwhile, he gleefully terrorizes a kids' soccer game
and holds up an unfortunate elevator passenger
who desperately needs to pee before meeting his match
— a buxom gym rat who gives him a taste of his own medicine.
One-hit wonder or not, Psy is clearly savvy enough to take advantage
of his 15 minutes of fame, even if he doesn't seem to take
it too seriously.
Even before the video cuts to behind-the-scenes
footage of Psy laughing his way through its goofiest moments,
he simultaneously satirizes superstardom
and attempts to enhance his own,
aiming to re-create "Gangnam Style" magic with a new dance routine.
Will it work? I guess we'll know
when Matt Lauer starts doing it on the "Today" show.
of his 15 minutes of fame, even if he doesn't seem to take
it too seriously.
Even before the video cuts to behind-the-scenes
footage of Psy laughing his way through its goofiest moments,
he simultaneously satirizes superstardom
and attempts to enhance his own,
aiming to re-create "Gangnam Style" magic with a new dance routine.
Will it work? I guess we'll know
when Matt Lauer starts doing it on the "Today" show.
Tune in to the 2013 MTV Movie Awards
Sunday at 9 p.m.
when host Rebel Wilson takes the stage
at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City,
California. But first, don't miss our
live red-carpet pre-show at 8:30 p.m.,
and be sure to watch our
All Access Live streaming cameras all night longgnam Style': Frame By Frame
Sunday at 9 p.m.
when host Rebel Wilson takes the stage
at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City,
California. But first, don't miss our
live red-carpet pre-show at 8:30 p.m.,
and be sure to watch our
All Access Live streaming cameras all night longgnam Style': Frame By Frame
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