This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Here’s Psy with MC Hammer performing a “Gangnam Style”-“Too Legit to Quit” mash-up We’re silly about our expensive coffees in the U.S., but this is taking it to the extreme. “They’re called Doenjangnyeo, or soybean paste women, for their propensity to crimp on essentials so they can overspend on conspicuous luxuries, of which coffee is, believe it or not, one of the most common.” Apparently there is a cliche about a type of woman who will spent a small amount of money on a cup of Ramen to feed herself just so she can afford an expensive cup of Starbucks coffee. That sounds kind of like a small thing to want, but it has a particular meaning in South Korea. There’s a line in the song were he talks about wanting a woman who will buy him a cup of coffee. In her blog, My Dear Korea, she provides a detailed background on the development of Gangnum, and concludes that PSY is making fun of himself in the song for being a true Gangnum man, and all the ridiculousness that goes with it. Everything about Psy’s addictive hit video is fun, but the zany ridiculousness is also a comment on the class system in South Korea (we also can relate the the video all too well in the U.S.)ĬLICK HERE to see a map of Seoul, to get a better understanding of where Gangnum is. His dance, which he calls the horse dance, is silly and fun, but it’s also poking fun at horse riding, a past-time of the wealthy.

The phrase pretty much means “Your boyfriend is a rich kid.”

Gangnam is a fancy community in Seoul, South Korea where wealthy young people go to party. Oppa means “older brother” in Korean, but it’s also a phrase girls affectionately call their boyfriends.

His performance last night of his viral hit “Gangnam Style” at the AMAS with MC Hammer brought down the house.īut what does the chorus “Oppa Gangnam Style” mean? K-Pop king Psy (short for “Psycho”) isn’t going anywhere soon.

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