Thursday, April 11, 2013

Graded Song:PSY "Gentleman"

While North Korea is busy threatening us with nuclear warfare, all eyes are on their southern neighbor. PSY, who unexpectedly took the world by storm with his ridiculous yet infectious single "Gangnam Style" breaking Justin Bieber's hold on YouTube and topping charts worldwide. Now he is back with the follow-up "Gentleman" and I as a K-Pop fan hope it slays. So how is PSY's follow-up to the iconic horsey dance song?
 As much as I want to like this, I can't. I'm guessing YG didn't want to deviate too far from "Gangnam Style" so they made a less inspired, emptier version of it. The production feels half-assed, draining all of the fun that made "Gangnam Style" well "Gangnam Style", but I did enjoy the build up to the chorus and the breakdown. I'm sure it will do well in Korea, but it may cement him as a one hit wonder in other territories.
Final Grade:C-

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