Note: it's called 4 x 2 = 8 because it's the 8th album and in Korean, the word Psy sounds like 4 x 2. Psy has since released 7 albums, including his 8th multi-genre album entitled 4 x 2= 8, which was released two days ago. His rap influences at this time were Eminem, Dr. The Korean music scene was dying for something less conventional, more dynamic, and provoking, and Psy provided these in spades. Korean culture in those times was just beginning to open up and embrace new things, especially in social media and entertainment, so it was a match made in heaven. Psy came into the Korean music scene right when it needed him and vice versa. He was only one of a few who challenged Korean cultural and societal norms and led a revolution in the Korean music industry, which up to that point was highly conservative.
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To give you a bit of an idea of what Psy released in this album, one of his songs is entitled "I Love Sex".īut don't let "I Love Sex" steer you away from the fact that this debut album was chock full of meaningful and thoughtful tracks. Keep in mind, South Korea is an extremely conservative country even today, and was even more so 16 years ago. In January 2001, Psy released his debut kpop/rap album Psy from the Psycho World!, for which he was fined by the government for highly suggestive and controversial lyrics. music synthesis) before returning to South Korea to pursue his career as a singer. He dropped out of BU and decided to enroll at Berklee College of Music instead, where he took various lessons (i.e. However, against his father's wishes, he spent most of his tuition on musical instruments and electronic equipment. In 1996, PSY enrolled at Boston University as a business administration major, preparing to take over his father's business. He was inspired at a young age to pursue his dream of music after watching Queen perform Bohemian Rhapsody on TV. He was born Park Jae Sang in 1977 in the affluent neighborhoods of Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea. PSY: A South Korean singer, rapper, >record producer, and songwriter. I'm just to give a little more depth to the character that is Psy: not just a fun-loving, chubby Korean with a yearning for dancing and soju, but a man with a keen love for music. In fact, I have been disappointed with some of his American tracks (i.e.
I am not here to persuade you to like Psy and his music.
In fact, Gangnam Style is probably the one song by Psy that has become too popular for its own good. Psy is so much more than one viral MV on YouTube. I decided to do a little write up on Psy because I feel like people think Gangnam Style defines him, and I think it's very shallow to say the least.
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