Most China fans know Gangnam style, mostly through Weibo. Maybe when the first person recommends this song in his Weibo, you won't click on it; When the second and third people mention this song, you may agree that this song is really popular; In addition, many stars have become loyal fans of "Horse Riding Dance", not only Korean superstars such as Myth, Zhang Dongjian and Li Donghe, but also Britney Spears, the queen of Europe and America, the tennis star Dede, and many domestic stars are also competing to imitate "Horse Riding Dance" ... When the video versions of "Gangnam style" from all over the world and in various styles are circulated on the Internet, you have to admit that you don't understand that it is one. So, with doubts, you began to learn the course of "horse riding dance" in MV, which is "viral spread". However, do you really love it or are you "poisoned"?
The second reason for its popularity: the media followed the report enthusiastically, which triggered a heated discussion.
The popularity of the Internet may only mean that it is popular among young people, but if even traditional media such as newspapers and television join the reporting army, it can only prove that it is unstoppable. Although Bi Fujian had danced "horse riding dance" in his own program before, CCTV's "News 3 Minutes" recently introduced this popular song in the regular news broadcast, which still caused a heated discussion among the audience. On the day when "Gangnam style" captured CCTV news, some viewers said that it was the first time they saw CCTV dedicated a news time to introduce a foreign song, which showed how popular this song was.
As the first person in East Asia, the news that "Uncle Bird"' s "Gangnam style" won the first place in the UK singles list and rose to the second place in the billboard list in the United States once attracted media attention. In addition, in just 86 days, the MV of "Gangnam Style" has exceeded 4 million hits on YouTube at the fastest speed so far.
The third reason for its popularity: cumulative effect. The result of Korean singers' pioneering for many years
Many people don't understand the popularity of Gangnam style, but Koreans can say that they quite understand it. The "Uncle Bird" in the MV doesn't look foreign at all, and it's a bad dance, but he still insists on himself and leaves his clumsy dance in every corner of the high-end rich area in South Korea, which is quite ridiculous. This practice has made many Korean netizens hooked up and followed suit, and through the influence of "Korean Wave" today, this song really went to the world.
and more reasons may lie in the influence of "Korean Wave". After the collective pioneering efforts of Korean singers such as SuperJunior and Girls' Generation in Europe and America in recent years, Korean pop music is now highly recognized in Europe and America. "Gangnam style" just got on this ride, and combined with the electronic music factors that have been popular in Europe and America in recent years, this song rushed out of Asia and went to the world.