Sunday, November 25, 2012

Psy's Gangnam Style Reaches 800 million Views on Youtube

South Korean rap star Psy’s music video “Gangnam Style” on Saturday became the most watched item ever posted to YouTube with more than 800 million views. The video which surpass Canadian teen star Justin Bieber’s 2-year-old video for his song “Baby.”


gangnam-style
YouTube, in a post on its Trends blog, said “Gangnam Style” on Saturday surpassed the site’s previous record holder, Bieber’s 2010 music video “Baby,” and by mid-day “Gangnam Style” had reached 805 million views, compared to 803 million for “Baby.” Within a few hours, “Gangnam Style” had gone up to more than 809 million views.
“Gangnam Style” was first posted to YouTube in July, and by the following month it began to show huge popularity on YouTube with audiences outside of South Korea.
“It’s been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we’ve ever seen before,” said the YouTube blog.
The blog also said the “velocity” of the video’s popularity has been unprecedented for YouTube.

HERE IS THE VIDEO for those who haven't seen it (Don't know if that possible)

What do you guys think?.

No comments:

Post a Comment