Hey, sexy ladies! PSY‘s smash hit “Gangnam Style” is now the first K-pop video to reach a major YouTube milestone.
As of Monday (July 20) — almost exactly 14 years after it was posted on the platform — the humorous, dance-heavy visual has amassed more than 6 billion views. No other music video in the genre has reached those numbers to date, underscoring PSY’s legacy of setting the stage for modern K-pop to cross over into the global mainstream in recent years with acts such as BTS, BLACKPINK and more.
Directed by Cho Soo-Hyun, the video finds the South Korean superstar causing chaos wherever he goes with his signature “Gangnam Style” choreography. A number of now-iconic scenes emerged from the project, including PSY busting a move by himself in a horse stable or singing to the camera while lying between a dancing man’s legs.
Reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012, “Gangnam Style” has long been known as a game-changer. The year it was posted, its music video became the first upload to ever reach a billion views on YouTube, meaning it was the original member of the Billion Views Club that’s now inhabited by Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and more pop smashes.
Several other K-pop visuals have also entered the club in the years since PSY kicked it off, including BTS’ “Dynamite” and “Butter” as well as BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” and “How You Like That.”
It’s been a few years since PSY dropped an album, releasing PSY 9th in 2022.
Add your view to 6 billion others by checking out the “Gangnam Style” video above.
Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox
Sign Up
