Gangnam Style is a song that has topped the charts in 31 countries and has become the most liked video on youtube.com, earning a place in the Guinness World Records. It's currently on everyone's lips, especially the youth. We hear this song everywhere - on the street, in cafes, in shops. Its dance has also become a separate phenomenon.
Everyone is trying to learn this dance in one way or another. Singers in Turkey are also inspired by the song and creating similar ones. So, what is the story behind this song?
The song, performed by Korean singer Park Jae-Sang, or PYS for short, has been viewed approximately 680 million times and continues to be watched. It has been shared by many celebrities online. The song's somewhat incomprehensible dance moves by PSY have garnered as much attention as the song itself.
The song's lyrics are as follows, and some circles compare it to Mustafa Sandal's song "Bu kız beni görmeli" (This Girl Should See Me).
Gangnam Style – Turkish Translation
Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and human during the day,
A classy woman who knows how to have fun at the freedom of a cup of coffee,
A woman whose heart burns when night falls,
A woman with curves like that.
I am a man.
A man who is warm like you during the day,
A man who drinks his coffee even if it cools down,
A man whose heart bursts when night falls,
A man like that.
Pretty, lovely!
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey!
Pretty, lovely!
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey!
Let’s go! Let’s go all the way to the end now!
Oppa is the Gangnam style! Gangnam style,
Oppa is the Gangnam style! Gangnam style,
Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady! Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady oh oh oh oh.
A woman who looks calm but goes wild when she plays,
A woman who lets her hair down when the right time comes,
A woman sexier than one who covers herself but undresses,
A woman who is so sensitive.
I am a man,
A man who looks calm but goes wild when he plays,
A man who goes completely crazy when the right time comes,
A man with big ideas instead of bulging muscles,
A man like that.
Pretty, lovely!
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey!
Pretty, lovely!
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey!
Let’s go! Let’s go all the way to the end now!
Oppa is the Gangnam style! Gangnam style,
Oppa is the Gangnam style! Gangnam style,
Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady! Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady oh oh oh oh.
I am the flying man on top of the running man, baby baby,
I am a man who knows a thing or two,
I am the flying man on top of the running man, baby baby
I am a man who knows a thing or two.
You know what I’m talking about.
Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady! Oppa is the Gangnam style!
Eh- Sexy lady oh oh oh oh.
So, what is the Gangnam style?
Gangnam is the name of a district in Seoul, and the song and its dance are an ironic commentary on the high-class, cool people from that area.
