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"Gangnam Style" by singer Psy from Korea, is a popular song, but its extraordinary global success is really the result of its music video, which is a great piece of genius. On September 22nd, Guinness World Records listed "Gangnam Style" as the most-liked video in the history of YouTube. It's been performed at West Point (West-Point Style), and Google's CEO, has done the "Gangnam Style" horse dance at the company's office in Seoul. Even Samsung is trying to make Psy the new model for the latest type of fridge.
The song's global popularity is such that the vast majority of people who enjoy it don't speak Korean, and have no idea what it is about. That's fine --- part of what makes "Gangnam Style" so fun is, like international pop music, the difficulty in understanding it. When we sing along, "Hey, sexy lady", we don't really know what we're singing about.
The joy of incomprehensibleness is familiar to anyone who loves pop music from elsewhere. Anthony Lane, in his 2010 review of the Eurovision Song Contest, Only Mr. God Knows Why, used "Eurovision English" as one of its chief pleasures. It's "a complex tongue, spoken nowhere else, which raises the heartfelt poetry (ʫ) but absolute nonsense to a level of what sci-fi writers could only have dreamed. " In similar ways, "Gangnam Style" is just an over-the-top video where a fat man does a funny dance and sings repetitive words that don't make sense to most of us.
But on the other, the magic of the song also lies in its funny dance, which reflects not just cultural morals specific to Korea, but cultural values easily recognizable to western viewers. This song's words may be in Korean, but its scenes are in clear American. The dance moves are simple enough to copy.
Nonsense, in other words, forces us to let down our guards. It makes us relax, and asks us to let in all sorts of feelings from which, otherwise, we might distance ourselves. "Gangnam Style" happens to be so interesting because of its incomprehensibleness.
1.Some complex languages are used in pop music because _______.
A. singers regard it as one of the chief pleasures at the concert
B. they make the music hard to understand but poetic and attractive
C. the music can sound more pleasant and beautiful to the audience
D. people like listening to the music which makes special sense to them
2.What is true about the popularity of "Gangnam Style"?
A. It was considered as the most popular video on the Internet.
B. It makes people amused and removes their emotional guards.
C. Its dance only reflects cultural and morals specific to Korea.
D. Psy, its singer, has been the new model for Samsung .
3.What does the underlined word "incomprehensibleness" mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Being interesting to listen to. B. Being simple enough to copy.
C. Being complex and repetitive. D. Being difficult to understand.
4.The text is mainly about ________.
A. how "Gangnam Style" becomes popular among the youths
B. why "Gangnam Style" is popular even if few people understand it
C. how Psy gains worldwide success through his talent and hard work
D. what emotions and cultural morals Psy wants to convey with his song
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The insanely popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, garnering more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song ‘Baby’ had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.
Since its release, the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On the Floor,’ Eminem's ‘Love the Way You Lie’ and LMFAO’s ‘Party Rock Anthem.’ And in September, 'Gangnam Style' also became the most liked video on YouTube, now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY, your certificate is waiting here at our office, come pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, ‘Gangnam Style’ would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July, the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody（恶搞）videos.
It became a staple (主要部份) in the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader.
Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.This passage mainly talks about a world famous________.
A. music B. music video
C. video website D. Korean pop singer
2.Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage?
A. “Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber’s “Baby” on You Tube’s views.
B. “Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 5.4 million people.
C. “Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views.
D. “Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
3.What can we infer from this passage?
A. PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”.
B. Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video.
C. Despite its massive popularity, the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased.
D. The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide.
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South Korean rapper PSY’s hit song Gangnam Style made history on December 20 as first-ever video on youtube. com to reach 1 billion views.
A. the; the B. /; the
C. a; a D. /; a
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Recently, South Korean star PSY’s ‘Gangnam style” video has been popular on the Internet. It has become most people’s favorite music.
In fact, the song has set the Guinness World Record for the most popular video in the history of the Internet. More than two million people have said “like” since the song was on the Internet on July 15.
PSY”s special dance moves and funny horse riding style have attracted many people. Although many people do not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet. The song has come to first place in the music charts(排行榜) in 31 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
“I just sang for my South Korean fans. I have never expected it to be popular in other countries,” PSY told the reporters on a concert. The song was so popular that a few of South Korean’s politicians showed PSY’s moves to attract supporters.
“The song came out in mid-July. It sings about the rich life of South Korea —especially Gangnam in Soeoul, where a lot of rich people live.
Millions of people have watched the video. Many stars, such as Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and Nelly Furtado said that they love the song. These stars performed part of the song at a recent concert.
Riding high on the success of “Gangnam Style”, PSY was signed by Scooter Braun to Braun’s Schoolboy Records, a label distributed by Universal Republic.
PSY has written many hit songs of varying styles for different singers. Prior to “Gangnam Style” his most famous composition perhaps was Lee Seung Gi’s debut(首次亮相) song “Because You Are My Woman”.
1.What makes PSY’s “Gangnam Style” the famous music of millions of people?
A．The song has set the Guinness World Record.
B．The song has come to first place in the music chart.
C．They like the dance moves and the horse riding style.
D．They don’t understand the words of the song.
2.Why did some of South Korea’s politicians show PSY”s moves?
A．They wanted to tell people that they were also fond of music.
B．They wanted people to support them.
C．They were PSY’s fans.
D．They liked PSY’s dancing style.
3.What’s “Gangnam Style” about?
A．The way of horse riding.
B．The rich life of people of Gangnam in Seoul.
C．The Guinness World Record.
D．The love of stars.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Life of the Music Star PSY
B．“Gangnam Styly” —— Most people’s favorite Music
C．PSY’s Famous Compositions
D．Meaning of “Gangnam Style”
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Recently, South Korean star PSY’s ‘Gangnam style” video has been popular on the Internet. It has become most people’s favorite music.
In fact, the song has set the Guinness World Record for the most popular video in the history of the Internet. More than two million people have said “like” since the song was on the Internet on July 15.
PSY”s special dance moves and funny horse riding style have attracted many people. Although many people do not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet. The song has come to first place in the music charts(排行榜) in 31 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
“I just sang for my South Korean fans. I have never expected it to be popular in other countries,” PSY told the reporters on a concert. The song was so popular that a few of South Korean’s politicians showed PSY’s moves to attract supporters.
“The song came out in mid-July. It sings about the rich life of South Korea —especially Gangnam in Soeoul, where a lot of rich people live.
Millions of people have watched the video. Many stars, such as Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and Nelly Furtado said that they love the song. These stars performed part of the song at a recent concert.
Riding high on the success of “Gangnam Style”, PSY was signed by Scooter Braun to Braun’s Schoolboy Records, a label distributed by Universal Republic.
PSY has written many hit songs of varying styles for different singers. Prior to “Gangnam Style” his most famous composition perhaps was Lee Seung Gi’s debut(首次亮相) song “Because You Are My Woman”.
1. What makes PSY’s “Gangnam Style” the famous music of millions of people?
A. The song has set the Guinness World Record.
B. The song has come to first place in the music chart.
C. They like the dance moves and the horse riding style.
D. They don’t understand the words of the song.
2.Why did some of South Korea’s politicians show PSY”s moves?
A. They wanted to tell people that they were also fond of music.
B. They wanted people to support them.
C. They were PSY’s fans.
D. They liked PSY’s dancing style.
3. What’s “Gangnam Style” about?
A. The way of horse riding.
B. The rich life of people of Gangnam in Seoul.
C. The Guinness World Record.
D. The love of stars.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Life of the Music Star PSY
B. “Gangnam Styly” —— Most people’s favorite Music
C. PSY’s Famous Compositions
D. Meaning of “Gangnam Style”
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Recently, South Korean star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video has been popular on the Internet. It has become most people’s favorite music.
In fact, the song has set the Guinness World Record for the most popular video in the history of the Internet. More than two million people have said “like” since the song was on the Internet on July 15.
PSY’s special dance moves and funny horse riding style have attracted many people. Although many people do not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet. The song has come to first place in the music charts in 31 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
“I just sang for my South Korean fans. I have never expected it to be popular in other countries,” PSY told the reporters on a concert. The song was so popular that a few of South Korean’s politicians showed PSY’s moves to attract supporters.
“The song came out in mid-July. It sings about the rich life of South Korea--especially Gangnam in Seoul, where a lot of rich people live.
Millions of people have watched the video. Many stars, such as Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and Nelly Furtado said that they love the song. These stars performed part of the song at a recent concert.
Riding high on the success of “Gangnam Style”, PSY was signed by Scooter Braun to Braun’s Schoolboy Records, a label distributed by Universal Republic.
PSY has written many hit songs of varying styles for different singers. Prior to “Gangnam Style” his most famous composition perhaps was Lee Seung Gi’s debut(首次亮相) song “Because You Are My Woman”.
1.What makes PSY’s “Gangnam Style” the famous music of millions of people?
A. The song has set the Guinness World Record
B. The song has come to first place in the music chart
C. They like the dance moves and the horse riding style
D. They don’t understand the words of the song
2.Why did some of South Korea’s politicians show PSY’s moves?
A. They wanted to tell people that they were also fond of music
B. They wanted people to support them
C. They were PSY’s fans
D. They liked PSY’s dancing style
3.What’s “Gangnam Style” about?
A. The way of horse riding
B. The rich life of people of Gangnam in Seoul
C. The Guinness World Record
D. The love of stars
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Life of the Music Star PSY
B. “Gangnam Styly”--Most people’s favorite Music
C. PSY’s Famous Compositions
D. Meaning of “Gangnam Style”
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The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.
Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.
And in September，“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up．
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，come and pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.
It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?
A．Gangnam Style． B．Baby．
C．On the Floor． D．Love the Way You Lie．
2.Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?
A．It has become the most watched video．
B．It has become the most liked video．
C．It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down．
D．It has more than two hundred million views in three months．
3.What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?
A．Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．
B．It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views．
C．Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements．
D．Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements．
4. Gangnam Style is to _______ if it keeps its current rate．
A．get more than one billion views
B．get more than two billion views
C．get more than 808 million Views
D．get one hundred million views
5.What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph?
A．It is especially popular in developing countries.
B．It has played a part in the US presidential elections.
C．Few influential figures know it.
D．The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it.
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South Korean Star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video, ___, has set the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video in Youtube history.
A. broken records B. breaking records
C. to break records D. being broken records
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South Korean Star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video, ___, has set the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video in Youtube history.
A. broken records B. breaking records
C. to break records D. being broken records
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South Korean star PSY's “Gangnam style” video,________, has set the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video in YouTube history.
A. broke records B. breaking records
C. to break records D. breaks records
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