When it comes to Park Jae-sang, everyone doesn’t know who he is, but when it comes to Uncle Psy, many people are familiar with him. In 2012, he became popular all over the world with his song "Gangnam Style". It also surpassed the Guinness World Record of 803 million views set by Justin Bieber. Judging from the popularity of "Gangnam Style" at the time, Psy is very likely to have a place in the Korean entertainment industry. But nowadays, Uncle Psy is rarely seen on major platforms.
Uncle Psy is Korean, and his real name is Park Jae-sang. What is unexpected is that Uncle Psy's reputation among Korean people is extremely bad, and they regard him as a shame to Korea. What has he done to arouse public outrage? Let’s take a look today.
Some people may find it strange to mention that Uncle Psy is Korean, because entertainment stars from Korea are either fair-skinned and beautiful long-legged beauties, or tall and handsome Korean oppas. For a singer like Psy who is plump and not outstanding in appearance, it is hard to imagine that he came from the Korean entertainment industry.
Before "Gangnam Style" existed, Psy was just a fat guy in Kimchi Country. To be precise, he is a rich and fat man. His grandfather is the owner of a semiconductor company that supplies two-thirds of South Korea's electronics market. His father is the chairman of a listed company, and he is the only son in the family. He has been loved by thousands of people since he was a child. And he is just like the chaebol prince in Korean idol dramas, he does not want to inherit the family property and has to make a career alone.
Uncle Psy has been inspiring to enter the entertainment industry since he was a child, but his family does not agree. The key is that in the Korean entertainment industry, Psy's appearance has no advantage. So the family arranged for Uncle Psy to study business at Boston University. But Uncle Psy was unwilling. He skipped every class and was eventually expelled from school. After his expulsion, his family had no choice but to send Uncle Psy to the Berklee College of Music.
My family thinks that since you are not interested in business, you can make a career in the entertainment industry. But what is unexpected is that this world-famous music school, ranked 25th in the world, did not train Uncle Psy. At Berklee College of Music, Psy and Leehom Wang became alumni. But he didn't care about his music studies. He used all his tuition fees to buy music equipment, computers, keyboards and other instruments. It was precisely because of this that Psy failed to graduate from Berklee College of Music.
But Uncle Psy, who has a wealthy family, finally arrived in Rome directly and entered the entertainment industry. Psy returned from the Conservatory of Music in 2001 and released his first album "PSY from the PSYcho World!" ", but the response was mediocre. His wealthy family gave him wealth and freedom, but failed to give him the appearance that Koreans think of a K-POP star.
Fortunately, Uncle Psy still successfully entered the Korean entertainment industry. However, his career was hindered because of his appearance, which made Uncle Psy both helpless and ridiculous. But he did not give up his entertainment career. But it happened that Uncle Psy encountered South Korea's military service. Uncle Psy was still developing when he encountered South Korea's military service. By the time he returns from military service, the entertainment industry may have forgotten him. Besides, this young man who had been favored since childhood couldn't stand the training in the army.
So in 2005, Uncle Psy relied on his family connections to spend a lot of money to buy an engineer certificate, and went to serve in an Internet company as a technician. Compared with life in the military camp, the Internet company does not require physical training at all and is very free. It is simply more comfortable than the army. Besides, with the strength of Uncle Psy's family, he only needs to punch in when he gets off work and leave, and spend three years under his name.
But Uncle Psy did not take the ordinary path. During his military service at an Internet company, Uncle Psy held fifty concerts in order to make money. Not only did he make a lot of money, he also did not take the country's rules into account. inside. As a result, his high-profile performance aroused public dissatisfaction. For a long time, Korean people spontaneously boycotted his songs. Psy was not only criticized by Korean people, but also fell into a low period in his career.
In the end, relevant departments had to take action. Psy was also sentenced to serve another 20 months in prison, which slowly subsided the public's resistance to him. In 2010, PSY completed his military service, signed with YG Management Company, and released the album "PSY Five". This song brought him back to everyone's attention. At that time, South Korea was in a very depressed economy due to the impact of the world financial crisis.
The atmosphere in South Korea is also very depressed. Under such circumstances, Psy hoped to have a song that could boost everyone's morale and make everyone happy when they hear it, so "Gangnam Style" came into being. The magical songs and unprecedented horse-riding dance, coupled with the humorous MV style, quickly gained the love of the Korean people. Soon the song swept across the world like a tornado, and everyone could sing Oppa's "Gangnam Style" for a while.
Later, this song not only became popular in South Korea, but also successfully opened up the Chinese and European and American markets, and even thousands of netizens rushed to imitate it. Children as young as three years old, square dancers in their decades, and even Chow Yun-fat can do a dance. That year, Psy became a phenomenon. Just a few days after the song was released, it topped the charts in 35 countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.
After that, he also appeared on the cover of the most famous music magazine in the United States and obtained the same level of visa as Beckham. He danced the horse dance with 20,000 people under the Eiffel Tower. He was also invited to attend the White House dinner and was loved by political figures from all over the world. At his peak, Uncle Psy was not only popular among the people, but also loved by political figures from all over the world.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Uncle Psy at the United Nations Headquarters and happily learned how to dance horseback riding with him. On his birthday, King Bhumibol of Thailand invited Psy to attend his celebration party in Bangkok. At the White House Christmas party in the United States, Psy performed in front of President Obama as an Asian guest. He also became the first Korean singer to give a speech at Oxford University, and the following year he went on the podium to speak to students at Harvard University. And Uncle Psy made a crazy harvest of 15 billion in two months with this song.
At that time, it was understandable to say that he was the most influential person in the world. Not only that, Psy also used this song to bring South Korea back from the financial crisis. But along with the honor comes a lot of doubts. Some people point out that Psy's Gangnam Style mv is full of vulgar and obscene scenes, but no matter how many doubts there are from the outside world, Psy is indeed popular all over the world with a phenomenal momentum.
After reaching the peak, Psy was naturally unwilling to return to mediocrity again. Perhaps because he has exhausted his talents, Uncle Psy started to play on the sidelines. After "Gangnam Style", he composed another song called "Gentleman". This song continues Psy's rebellious, exaggerated and interesting style, with hot and bold lyrics. The MV is also full of exciting scenes.
However, many of the actions in the MV for "Gentlemen" were questioned as disrespecting the female community, and Psy was once again criticized by the outside world. But Uncle Psy didn't care. He said that he was not an elegant person in the first place. The song was created based on his life insights and did not have the meaning of insulting women.
However, not long after, South Korea's KBS TV station issued a ban on "Gentlemen". Because there is a scene in the MV where Psy kicks away a roadblock. It is this scene that KBS TV station believes will have a bad influence on minors. So Psy was notified to delete the MV for "Gentleman", otherwise it would be banned.
As soon as KBS TV station's attitude came out, many people who had been unacceptable to Psy's style in the past came forward, which greatly affected Psy's reputation. Then he was involved in a South Korean nightclub sex entertainment scandal. According to YG employees, because Psy brought huge wealth to the company, YG president Yang Hyun Suk personally organized a banquet to entertain Psy. There were also two big guys from Southeast Asia at the banquet.
In order to show his sincerity, Yang Hyun Suk hired more than 20 women to serve Psy. However, this multi-person event was quickly caught on the spot by Korean paparazzi. However, Psy argued that he just drank some wine. left. He knew nothing about the affairs of more than 20 young girls, but his military service made the public no longer believe in him. Uncle Psy's social image has been compromised once again. After these two incidents, Psy went quiet for a while.
I originally planned to wait for the limelight to pass before making a comeback, but I didn’t expect that misfortune never comes singly. After the nightclub scandal was exposed, Psy was also revealed to have smoked contraband. This caused the Korean public to boycott this man. Subsequently, Psy's refusal to perform military service, smoking contraband, and nightclub activities were reported on major Korean platforms. More and more people spontaneously boycotted Psy, triggering more serious boycotts and condemnations than last time.
But what many people didn’t expect was that Psy’s matter did not come to an end. Later, Psy was exposed for plagiarism. It turned out that he was the original author of the song “Gangnam Style” that he was proud of. His friend Kim Jang-hoon. After Kim Jang Hoon learned that Uncle Psy had plagiarized, he tried his best to defend his work but failed. This caused him to suffer a mental breakdown and attempt suicide. When something like this comes out, it comes as a surprise.
In the eyes of the Korean people, Psy has become a "murderer" and even a shame to South Korea. As a result, more and more accusations and boycotts have made Psy start to rethink himself and look for a rise. Opportunity. Later, Psy quit the entertainment industry and devoted himself to cultivating artists. He signed the popular Kim Xuanya and her boyfriend Jin Xiaozhong.
Nowadays, Uncle Psy has also started his own work, but he is much more low-key than before. He not only does behind-the-scenes work, but also serves as a mentor, selects newcomers, and is a trainee. In fact, even if Psy doesn't work behind the scenes, he can still go home and be a comfortable and wealthy third generation. Even the money he earned from "Gangnam Style" is enough for him to enjoy his old age.
So what do you think about Uncle Psy?