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14 years ago today, PSY released 'Gangnam Style.' As the lead single from his sixth studio album, "Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1." PSY wrote and produced the track himself alongside Yoo Gun-hyung and label head Yang Hyun-suk, aiming to satirize the flashy, status-obsessed lifestyle tied to Seoul's affluent Gangnam district — a wealthy area known for high rents and image-conscious culture, despite PSY not actually being from there himself. The song fuses K-pop, hip hop, dance-pop, and EDM into a deliberately over-the-top package, matched by an equally absurd persona built to poke fun at that 'Gangnam style' excess. The accompanying video, directed by Cho Soo-hyun and shot around Seoul in just 48 hours, leaned fully into that comedic chaos, showing PSY in bizarre settings like a children's playground, a sauna, and a tour bus full of seniors, all while performing his now-legendary "horse dance." PSY told MTV News the whole team was deliberately chasing ridiculousness, treating the absurdity...

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