Oppa oppa
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Gangnam style made me prefer North Korea to South Korea. No country devoted to the common good could ever unleash such cultural carnage upon the world.
Jokes, but I do hate gangnam style.
I'll hear nothing bad about that song, it was fun af. It was Kpop before Kpop was cool.
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There's also little speaker next to it that plays Gangnam Style on repeat 24/7
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hey, sexy lady -
That’s not correct though, you don’t start at zero
i think i was fairly clear I do
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There's also little speaker next to it that plays Gangnam Style on repeat 24/7
So that one speaker took over for the entire world when we were done playing it 24/7, collectively?
That's kind of inspiring. You go little speaker!
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Someone told me that Oppa means 'Uncle', but in the particular district of Gangnam the word Oppa/Uncle also means Pimp.
So it's basically a song based on a pretty bad pun. I'll protect you like an uncle, and by Uncle I mean Pimp.
EDIT: English speakers likely would do better with the translation as 'Ill be like a Father to you, a real Las Vegas Pimp Daddy (where Daddy is a word that means Father but has more Pimp connotations, and Las Vegas being famous for legalized prostitution).
It's definitely debauchery. But we likely have memorials to Austin Powers and other such pop culture icons, so it's understandable.
Now someone please make an English version with “Vegas Daddy Style!”
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Is marching on
And TIIIIIIIIIIME...
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It's actually all four. I can see how one might confuse it for something obscene without the context.
If you ask me, I think we need to make obscene statues hip again. Bring back the priapus statues!
What is all four, tf are you talking about?
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What is all four, tf are you talking about?
wrote last edited by [email protected]It is all four arms, both of MLK Jr's and both of Corretta Scott King's.
one side.
the other side.
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It is all four arms, both of MLK Jr's and both of Corretta Scott King's.
one side.
the other side.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Oh I see the confusion now, thanks.
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It is all four arms, both of MLK Jr's and both of Corretta Scott King's.
one side.
the other side.
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There was a particular statue of two pairs of arms hugging representing MLK Jr and his wife Corretta that inspired the exact opposite feelings, apparently, as many onlookers mistakenly thought it was something more obscene.
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I don’t speak Korean but most sources I could find say Oppa means ‘older brother’ but also women call their boyfriend oppa. Also Gangnam is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Seoul. Oppa Gangnam Style would mean Gangnam boyfriend or rich boyfriend or sugar daddy.
You're pretty much there. Oppa is literally 'older brother' but is generally used towards a man who is older but within the same age-hierarchy bracket. It is a term exclusively used by women, except for when men are referring to themselves in the 3rd person from the perspective of women. As mentioned, women often call their boyfriend/husband oppa in casual environments.
The lyrics of the chorus is "오빤 강남 스타일" ("Oppan Gangnam Style") where the 'n' after 'oppa' is like a contraction of "오빠는" ('Oppa nun' / "Oppa is"). Gangnam is a neighborhood in Seoul where literal 1%ers live. So he's basically letting the women know he's a wealthy/noteworthy/powerful guy, since he is 'Gangnam Style'.
In truth, the way he describes himself and the women he chases are caricatures of South Korean wealth, materialism, and high-class identity. The video starts with him pretending to be at a beach, when the camera pans out it's actually a sandlot for a playground. More examples of his phony elegance show up across the video, such as dancing on a tour bus and singing in a toilet stall. The lyrics of the song flaunt the lavish lives of the hyper-wealthy, while the imagery points out how trashy and narcissistic that kind of lifestyle can be.
Sorry for the rant, I just remember a lot of stuff I learned about it while writing a report in high school. I hope someone learned something
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Death of the author is a thing.
Whatever meaning you derive from a piece of art personally is just as valid as the intended meaning
Funny that you mention this. I replied to another comment about how Gangnam Style is satire about the hyper-wealthy. However, the meaning derived by all of the audiences outside of South Korea was 'haha dancing man likes horses and yoga women'.
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It is all four arms, both of MLK Jr's and both of Corretta Scott King's.
one side.
the other side.
I saw this is Boston just last week, my first view of it was the second picture. I mentioned to my partner that it looked like a sex act. I’m so glad I’m not the only one who sees that.
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I remember the dude showing me Gangnam style. I remember Gangnam style hitting the billion views as the first video ever. And it did that in 6 months. Good times.
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Uh...
No. Completely different statue.
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"Gangnam Style" (Korean: 강남스타일; pronounced [kaŋ.nam sɯ.tʰa.il]) is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012,
Gangham style is over a decade old
Lol I was in middle school, I remember everyone trying to do the dance, we were all confused about why it was popular but also super into it, 9gag, vine, ifunny, joined reddit then, simpler times, hopeful future
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Pack it up, "artists," the solution to viewer interpretation has been found.
wrote last edited by [email protected]no more fucking poem analysis Mr. English teacher. There’s a P.S. that does it for us.
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I don’t speak Korean but most sources I could find say Oppa means ‘older brother’ but also women call their boyfriend oppa. Also Gangnam is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Seoul. Oppa Gangnam Style would mean Gangnam boyfriend or rich boyfriend or sugar daddy.
Thanks for the clarification.
It could be 10+ years of me misremembering the explanation. The person who told me this was Korean, so it seems more likely that I misremembered than them explaining it wrong.
