Gangnam Style History Made:1 Billion YouTube Hits Sets World Record, Psy Goes 'Gangnuts' [VIDEO]

By Mereb Gebremariam, Mstars Reporter | Dec 21, 2012 04:53 PM EST

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The world has officially been "Gangnam Styled." The Korean rapper, Psy has found a way to addict people into watching his YouTube video over a Billion times- LITERALLY.

 The pop record "Gangnam Style" dances has been done by politician, celebrities, athletes, and us common folks. The galloping dance moves and hilarious videos seemed infectious once the hit song went viral, and the July 15, 2012 video upload has now reached it's 1 billion hit on YouTube around 10:50 a.m. EST.

Last month the song had become YouTube's most attached video beating out Justin Bieber's "Baby" video. In a statement, Psy said, "I didn't even imagine 'Gangnam Style' would get 1 million views, let alone 1 billion views! Is this the Tru-PSY show?"

The 34-year-old rapper named the hit song after the affluent Gangnam District in Seoul. The Korean rapper met and performed for President Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. A personal milestone may have come when Psy won the best video award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November.

Many Parody's have been done by the YouTube celebrity and endorsements keep coming his way. Who knows? Maybe Psy will create a new hit trend for 2013.

WOW...

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