'Gangnam Style' hits two billion YouTube views

An unusual entry in the record books : the most viewed video on YouTube. 2 billion views for " Gangnam style " Song of the South Korean artist Psy, who made the buzz. A first for the YouTube video platform.

Nothing better defines new criteria for international recognition as the number that appears in a small video on YouTube. If the number is written in small, it is even he sometimes very great , as the tube Gangnam Style South Korean Psy, available online since July 2012.

Maybe you attended the 2 billion views in 2 years this video in which costumed parade 3 Psy rooms with girls and luxury cars . A parody of the life of the idle rich chic neighborhood of Seoul.



Recognition Gangnam Style far exceeds its original Korea , since only 3% of views come from South Korea. But the success of Psy is also evidence that the extent of CD sales and legal downloads are instruments dated and somewhat limited geographically to measure the popular craze .

"Two billion viewings , it is a number both honorable and overwhelming ," Psy welcomed in a statement , adding : " With this success , I will return soon with some very happy content ! " .

One other video was previously hoisted above the billion viewings , the video of a love song by Justin Bieber, the young Canadian born in 1994.

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