On December 21, 2012, his music video for "Gangnam Style" exceeded one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to do so in the website's history. Psy was subsequently recognized by the media as the King of YouTube. As of May 2023, it is the eleventh most viewed video on YouTube, with over 4.7 billion views.
In December 2012, MTV noted Psy's rise from being little known outside South Korea, to being hailed as the "Viral Star of 2012". On December 31, 2012, Psy performed in a globally televised New Year's Eve celebration with American rapper MC Hammer on-stage in front of a live audience of over a million people in Times Square, New York City. Following his departure from YG Entertainment in 2018, he founded his own company, P Nation, in 2019.
Park Jae-sang was born on December 31, 1977, to an affluent family in the Gangnam District of Seoul, South Korea.[10] His father, Park Won-Ho, is the executive chairman of DI Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment listed on the Korea Exchange. His mother, Kim Young-hee, owns several restaurants in Gangnam.
Park attended Banpo (반포) Elementary and Middle Schools and Sehwa (세화) High School. He disliked school and was known as the class clown. In an interview on South Korea's Seoul Broadcasting System, a former teacher of Park said: "I remember Psy making a lot of sexual jokes during class. He had such a big influence that he would drive the entire class to his jokes. I disliked him at the time, but looking back, I see that he added a great energy to the class."
Park told CNN's Alina Cho that when he was 15 years old, he watched a Korean TV programme that introduced foreign pop music. One particular episode showed a concert at Wembley Stadium held by the British rock band Queen where they performed their 1975 hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody". Park said it was this concert footage that sparked his love for music.
In January 2001, Psy debuted his full-length album Psy from the Psycho World!, for which he was fined by South Korean government authorities due to his album's "inappropriate content". Psy was a rookie hip-hop singer that stirred up the Korean pop music scene with very blunt lyrics, peculiar dance moves and an unconventional appearance that earned him the nickname "The Bizarre Singer(엽기가수)".
His second album Sa 2 also created controversy upon its release in 2002, earning complaints from civil groups due to the potentially negative influence his album would have on children and teenagers. Since then, Psy has been thought of as a controversial artist, and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to the under-19 set. In September of the same year, Psy released his third album 3 Psy. The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly due to the hype from the World Cup games held in Seoul. Despite the significant amount of controversy surrounding his music, Psy was awarded songwriting accolades at the annual Seoul Music Awards, marking his breakthrough in the South Korean music industry.
forEVER
Psy Lyrics
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Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
I'm gonna miss this moment uh
Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
지금은 나 행복한데
그래서 나 걱정이 돼
너무 많이 행복해서 걱정이 돼죽을 때까지 그리울까 봐, 그리울까 봐 oh
우리 헤어지기 위해
만난 건 아닌데 헤어지겠지 oh
우리 운명 같은 만남
분명한 건 하나 잊혀지겠지 yeah
영원히 추억하고 싶어
영원히 추억하고 싶어
오늘 우리의 기억들을 오래 기억하고 싶어 yeah
Nothing is forever, ever
Used to say never, never
지금 이 함성마저 서서히 기억 속
희미한 속삭임이 될 거야
메아리가 되어 언젠가 돌아와도
낯선 인기척 정도가 될까 봐
이 순간을 부둥켜
Let me hear you scream a little longer
그래, 난 이 조명을 벗는 그 순간 벌거벗은 느낌
Don't say it's over
영원해, 지금 영원해
This moment is the moment
완벽해, 뭘 더 원해?
달이 해를 뱉어낼 때까지 밤새 follow meAin't nothin' higher
No king, no queen and no government
So come what may
Baby, make some noise
Make some noise
For me, for me, for me
영원히 추억하고 싶어
영원히 추억하고 싶어
오늘 우리의 기억들을 오래 기억하고 싶어 yeah
영원히 추억하고 싶어
영원히 추억하고 싶어
오늘 우리의 기억들을 오래 기억하고 싶어 yeah
I'm gonna miss this moment uh
Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
I'm gonna miss this moment uh
Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
The lyrics to "forEVER" by PSY feat. TABLO express the sentiment of cherishing a moment while also acknowledging the inevitability of its passing. The singer reflects on being happy in the present but also feeling worried because of the fear of losing that happiness. They wonder if they will miss this moment even after death, which portrays a deep longing to hold on to the joy and memories of the present.
The lyrics also touch upon the theme of separation and destiny. Despite not meeting specifically to part ways, the singer acknowledges that their meeting is destined to be forgotten eventually. However, amidst this uncertainty, they express a desire to forever remember the memories created together and wish to hold on to those memories for a long time.
Overall, "forEVER" captures the bittersweet essence of enjoying the current moment while being aware that it will inevitably become a distant memory. It reflects the human desire to hold on to happiness and cherish those fleeting moments.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna miss this moment uh
I will feel nostalgic about this current moment in the future
Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
Remember our time together when a distant future arrives
지금은 나 행복한데
Right now, I am happy
그래서 나 걱정이 돼
That's why I worry
너무 많이 행복해서 걱정이 돼
I worry because I am overly happy
죽을 때까지 그리울까 봐, 그리울까 봐 oh
I'm afraid I will miss it until I die, I will miss it, oh
우리 헤어지기 위해
We didn't meet to break up
만난 건 아닌데 헤어지겠지 oh
But we will probably break up even though we didn't meet
우리 운명 같은 만남
Our meeting feels like destiny
분명한 건 하나 잊혀지겠지 yeah
One thing is clear, it will be forgotten, yeah
영원히 추억하고 싶어
I want to remember it forever
오늘 우리의 기억들을 오래 기억하고 싶어 yeah
Today, I want to remember our memories for a long time, yeah
Nothing is forever, ever
Nothing lasts forever
Used to say never, never
I used to say never
지금 이 함성마저 서서히 기억 속
Even this cheer will gradually become a faint whisper in my memory
희미한 속삭임이 될 거야
It will become a faint whisper
메아리가 되어 언젠가 돌아와도
Even if it echoes and comes back someday
낯선 인기척 정도가 될까 봐
I'm afraid it will become an unfamiliar feeling
이 순간을 부둥켜
Hold onto this moment tightly
Let me hear you scream a little longer
Let me hear you scream for a little longer
그래, 난 이 조명을 벗는 그 순간 벌거벗은 느낌
Yes, I feel liberated in the moment I take off this spotlight
Don't say it's over
Don't say it's finished
영원해, 지금 영원해
It's eternal, it's eternal right now
This moment is the moment
This moment is the one
완벽해, 뭘 더 원해?
It's perfect, what more do you want?
달이 해를 뱉어낼 때까지 밤새 follow me
Stay up all night until the moon spits out the sun, follow me
Ain't nothin' higher
There is nothing higher
No king, no queen and no government
There is no king, no queen, and no government
So come what may
So whatever happens
Baby, make some noise
Baby, make some noise
영원히 추억하고 싶어
I want to remember it forever
영원히 추억하고 싶어
I want to remember it forever
I'm gonna miss this moment uh
I will feel nostalgic about this current moment in the future
Remember us 먼 훗날이 오면
Remember our time together when a distant future arrives
Lyrics © CONSALAD CO., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Jai Sang Park, Seon Woong Lee, Ji Sun Kim
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