- Title: South Korean rapper Psy to release new album
- Date: 30th November 2015
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (NOVEMBER 30, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREAN RAPPER PSY WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM AND STANDING IN FRONT OF PHOTO ZONE VARIOUS OF PSY POSING FOR PHOTO JOURNALISTS TYPING AND TAKING PHOTOS PSY SEATED ON STAGE
- Embargoed: 15th December 2015 09:01
- Keywords: Psy music Korea Kpop will.i.am rap album Napal Baji Gangnam Style
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA0013BLU2BX
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- Story Text:South Korean rapper Psy, best known for his hit song "Gangnam Style", held a news conference on Monday (November 30) ahead of the release of his seventh album.
The K-Pop star is scheduled to release his new album, including title songs "Napal Baji", which means bell-bottoms in English, and "Daddy", at midnight (1500 GMT), his agency YG Entertainment Inc. said.
"This album is basically based on dance music and includes genre elements such as EDM (electronic dance music), hip hop, funk, medium tempo, and trap, which is popular these days. I also tried to draw on all sorts of emotions including joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, and greed," Psy explained.
Psy also mentioned the song called "ROCKnROLLBABY" featuring American rapper will.i.am from Black Eyed Peas.
"Regarding the will.i.am part, his part was recorded in 2013. A long time ago, wasn't it? At that time, we met a lot and decided to exchange each other's songs," he said.
"Gangnam Style" catapulted Psy to global fame after a rocky decade-long career in the music business. The video for "Gangnam Style" scored 2.4 billion views on YouTube, and its horse-riding dance was imitated by thousands around the world.
However, Psy on Monday said he felt Gangnam Style's success had become a burden.
"I'm not even going out to (visit) Gangnam, because Gangnam Style makes me feel burdened. I would like to politely decline comparing the new album to Gangnam Style. It's too heavy a burden for me. I hope you listen to "Napal Baji" and "Daddy" as they are," he said.
Psy will perform his new songs for the first time at Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in Hong Kong on Wednesday (December 2).
K-pop has made its mark not only in Asia but also internationally in recent years, with Korean cinema and television shows growing in popularity, a phenomenon known as "Hallyu", or the Korean cultural wave. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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