Who is Psy (GANGNAM STYLE)?
Park Jae-sang better known as Psy, (born December 31, 1977), is a South Korean singer, rapper, composer, and record producer.
Psy is well-known in the United States for his funny videos and stage routines, as well as globally for his popular tune “Gangnam Style.” The song’s refrain was included in The Yale Book of Quotations as one of the year’s most famous quotations.
On December 21, 2012, his music video for “Gangnam Style” surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it the first video in the website’s history to do so. Psy was afterwards dubbed the “King of YouTube” by the media. With almost 4.7 billion views as of May 2023, it is the eighth most-viewed video on YouTube.
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Biography
Park Jae-sang was born on December 31, 1977, to a wealthy family in Seoul’s Gangnam District. His father, Park Won-Ho, is the executive chairman of DI Corporation, a Korean Exchange-listed maker of semiconductor production equipment. Kim Young-hee, his mother, owns multiple eateries in Gangnam.
Park attended Banpo (반포) Elementary and Middle Schools, as well as Sehwa (세화) High School. He hated school and was dubbed “the class clown.”
Park had intended to attend Boston University but had lost interest in his business administration studies by the time he arrived in the United States and began school. Psy spent his remaining tuition funds on musical instruments and equipment. He dropped out of BU and enrolled at Berklee College of Music, but then dropped out to pursue a music career in South Korea.
Age
Currently, PSY is 45 years old
Personal Life
Psy married his longtime fiancée of 3.5 years, Yoo Hye-yeon, a cello major at Yonsei University, on October 14, 2006. The couple apparently met through a mutual friend, as reported by the Korean Broadcasting System. They have twin daughters.
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Net Worth
As of 2024, PSY has an estimated $70 million in wealth.
Where Is PSY Now?
PSY established P-Nation, a music agency, in 2019. HyunA, DAWN, Crush, Heize, Penomeco, and other K-pop idols are represented by the agency.
Yoo Hye-Yeon, his wife, is still with him. They are the proud parents of twin children.
PSY still lives in South Korea, and he appeared on CBS’ “PSY All Night Stand,” when he made a significant announcement.
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Career
In January of 2001, he released his debut album titled “PSY… From the P.s.y.c.h.o World.” Authorities in South Korea issued a fine because of the album’s controversial lyrics. Even his second album, released in 2002, caused criticism because of its sexually explicit lyrics. Jae-sang enlisted in the South Korean military in 2003, following the release of his third album, which marked his first truly successful album.
In 2005, he was spared from serving due to his employment at a software development company. He returned with a fourth album in 2006, which was recognized at the SBS Music Awards that year. At the time, state prosecutors claimed that Psy had abandoned his job to focus on his music career.
The court redrafted him, and he didn’t get out of his commitments until July of 2009. He was unable to release new music because of money issues. In 2010, Psy released his fifth studio album and signed with YG Entertainment. The lead single “Right Now” was restricted from minors. Psy had already had six number one singles in South Korea, but he had yet to break through to an international audience.
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