The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
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The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
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Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#2There's a pretty good explanation of it I saw posted on Facebook here: http://www.kpop24.com/Article/ViewArticle.aspx?p=2&aid=1...
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#3Cut out of the cultural discourse again: "Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights." Even if some may argue that it's not an important public discourse, it's still annoying in principle. (You can still find the video if you look around.)
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#4All this stuff reminds me of music from German speaking areas, only without a hidden message. We have also really stupid culture, if you are interested you can look that stuff up ;-)
Weird middle class youth culture from Austria: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krocha
You never know if it is a parody or not. Most of it is from Kontor records.
Really popular band: http://www.youtube.com/user/atzenmusiktv
Another example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNUUCHsgRu8
We say "Ballermann" music to really trashy party crap: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ballermann+hits
The texts are disposable. Mostly sex, money, party, drugs and sexy women (and parts of their body).
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#5Cut out of the cultural discourse again: "Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights." Even if some may argue that it's not an important public discourse, it's still annoying in principle. (You can still find the video if you look around.)
Really, what's the deal with this? Why is Germany the most problematic in this aspect?
Every country have such organizations but somehow it's always my German contacts to which showing a video becomes an epic poem.
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#6Cut out of the cultural discourse again: "Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights." Even if some may argue that it's not an important public discourse, it's still annoying in principle. (You can still find the video if you look around.)
Really, what's the deal with this? Why is Germany the most problematic in this aspect? Every country have such organizations but somehow it's always my German contacts to which showing a video becomes an epic poem.
They have rights for "every music", a reversal of the burden of proof and demand ridiculously high royalties from Youtube.
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#7Hidden message? It's as plain as day. There's nothing subtle about it. My Korean friends know instantly what it's about and why it's hilarious.
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#8It's not exactly a hidden meaning... if you know what Gangnam is, then the meaning is quite obvious and blatant.
Also, it says that, "He writes his own songs and choreographs his own videos, which is unheard of in K-Pop.". This is however pretty much the norm for YG, the record studio he belongs to.
Big Bang's leader, G-Dragon, writes much of the music and lyrics for the group, along with T.O.P.
Examples: 1) 38,354,253 views, "Fantastic Baby" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU
2) 20,106,612 views, "Bad Boy" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnV55LUFVM
3) 27, 084, 596 views, "Blue" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRP1rkE4O0
Also, they don't write their own songs, but YG band 2NE1 has a video with over 50,000,000 views, but it took a few years to get there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#9It's not exactly a hidden meaning... if you know what Gangnam is, then the meaning is ridiculously blatant.
Also, it says that, "He writes his own songs and choreographs his own videos, which is unheard of in K-Pop.". This is however pretty much the norm for YG, the record studio he belongs to.
Big Bang's leader, G-Dragon, writes much of the music and lyrics for the group, along with T.O.P.
Examples: 1) 38,354,253 views, "Fantastic Baby" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU
2) 20,106,612 views, "Bad Boy" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnV55LUFVM
3) 27, 084, 596 views, "Blue" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRP1rkE4O0
Also, they don't write their own songs, but YG band 2NE1 has a video with over 50,000,000 views, but it took a few years to get there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o
Re: The Hidden Subversive Message in Gangnam Style
#10Are we serious with this on, HN? Commentary on pop culture?