Psy
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- In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jae-Sang (Korean: 박재상; born December 31, 1977) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. He is mainly known by his stage name, PSY (싸이). His 2012 single "Gangnam Style" was a surprise viral video. Before its popularity he was little known outside South Korea. Psy performed "Gangnam Style" on the American show Saturday Night Live.
PSY | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Park Jae-Sang (박재상) |
| Born | 31 December 1977
(aged 47) Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | YG (South Korea), Universal Republic, Island (management) |
| Website | Official website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박재상 |
| Hanja | 朴載相 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jae-sang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chae-sang |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 싸이 |
| Revised Romanization | Ssai |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ssai |
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| PSY from the PSYcho World! |
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| Sa 2/Adult only |
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| 3 PSY |
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| Sa Jib (Sa House) |
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| PSY Five |
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| PSY's Best 6th Part 1 |
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| Chiljip PSY-da |
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| 4x2=8 |
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| PSY 9th |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| KOR | AUS | CAN | DEN | NL | NZ | UK | US | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | "Bird" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2002 | "Singosik" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Bird 2" (featuring Kim Hyun-Juk) |
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| "Champion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Paradise" (featuring Lee Jae-Hoon) |
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| 2006 | "Artists" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "2 Beautiful Goodbyes" (featuring Lee Jae-Hoon) |
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| "We Are the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Calling You Because It's Raining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "RIGHT NOW" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "In My Eyes" (featuring Lee Jae-Hoon) |
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| "THANK YOU" (featuring Seo In-Young) |
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| 2011 | "It's Art" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "Gangnam Style" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | PSY's Best 6th Part 1 | ||||||||||
| "Oppa Is Just My Style" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Gentleman" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Psy Media
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Psy
Psy performing in Cannes, France, at the January 2013 NRJ Music Awards ceremony
U.S. President Barack Obama cited Psy's "Gangnam Style" as an example of how people around the world are being "swept up by Korean culture—the Korean wave".
Psy in March 2012, during a press conference for the Korean television show Superstar K4
Other websites
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