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PSY, also known as Park Jae-sang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer and record producer born in December, 1977. He became a household name with the release of his single and accompanying video, Gangnam Style, which shot to number one around the world. The video for the song about the area he comes from in South Korea has received over 530 million views on YouTube.
- After a five-year hiatus, Psy has returned with new album ‘Psy 9th’, which features K-pop icons from Bae Suzy and Zico to Jessi and Tablo of Epik High
- Many know Psy for his viral invisible horse dance, but beyond music, he is also the founder of P Nation and hails from wealth – his father is Park Won-ho of Di-Corp
What better way to bring in tourists than by using a celebrity? Taylor Swift, Chris Hemsworth, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rihanna and many more have all lent their star power to the cause.
Suga, of K-pop boy band BTS, is the featured artist on, and producer of, Psy’s new song That That – the lead single of the Gangnam Style singer’s ninth K-pop album, Ssada 9 (Psy 9th).
From Psy to BigBang’s G-Dragon and T.O.P, these idols have been arrested for the use of marijuana and other drugs, costing them fans, fines, media blackouts and even prison sentences
Actor Hyun Bin, and singers Psy, Rain and Jay Park, are among the big names with their own agencies, helping to set South Korean wannabes on the road to stardom
The music video for the K-pop group’s hit Dynamite surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube this week. BTS are one of only three South Korea-based acts, along with Psy and Blackpink, to have reached that milestone.
The former 2NE1 member is back with new solo singles 5 Star and HWA – but all eyes are on the dreamy new idol she shares the screen with
Viral K-pop sensation Psy and J.Y. Park of JYP Entertainment, the label behind acts including Twice and Got7, are joining forces to launch a new boy band through a TV audition show.
He’s the undisputed top-billed king of Korea’s TV variety shows – but was he really almost a member of Exo, and did you spot him in the Gangnam Style video?
HyunA and Dawn say they will never make music together – but the K-pop couple are still very much in love, as this video makes clear
Former YG Entertainment boss Yang Hyun-suk was questioned for more than nine hours over allegations he provided prostitutes to investors. Yang resigned from the label after the allegations surfaced, but denied any involvement in the scandal.
Questioning was part of a police investigation into allegations that YG Entertainment offered prostitution services to two investors in July 2014.
To celebrate Earth Day, American rapper and comedian Lil Dicky wrangled some of the biggest names in the business to star in Earth. Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg and Kevin Hart were among the stars involved.
It was clear from the group’s debut in 2013 that they had something different, but fans often reference their first win on South Korean music programme The Show in 2015 as a huge turning point in their story.
‘Gangnam Style’ artist’s label makes its second signing following deal with rapper Jessie
Korean education entertainment company SmartStudy is aiming to cash in on growing market for educational content in smartphones; its next viral hit could feature penguins.
The music video, released a day after the song hit online stores worldwide, registered 10.7 million hits on YouTube in the 15 hours after its debut at a packed concert in Seoul.
Police have questioned a former head of the nuclear safety body about possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, reports said. Prosecutors interviewed Haruki Madarame, former chief of the Nuclear Safety Commission, who was responsible for giving the government technical advice about the crisis, broadcaster NHK said.
More than 130 Rohingya migrants have landed on Thai soil in less than 24 hours, a local official said, as the kingdom grapples with a flurry of arrivals from Myanmar's minority group.
