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'''Park Jae-sang''' (born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name '''Psy''' ({{lang-ko|싸이}}, {{IPA-ko|s͈ai|IPA}}; {{IPA-en|ˈsaɪ|lang}} {{Respell|SY|'}}), stylized '''PSY''', is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, record producer and television personality. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances, and internationally for his hit single "[[Gangnam Style]]." The song's refrain "''Oppan'' Gangnam Style" (translated as "Big brother is Gangnam style", with Psy referring to himself)<ref name=puzzled>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/08/28/gangnam-style-viral-popularity-in-u-s-has-koreans-puzzled-gratified/ |title=Gangnam Style's U.S. Popularity Has Koreans Puzzled, Gratified |last=Yang |first=Jeff |date=August 28, 2012 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company |accessdate=September 26, 2012}}</ref><ref name=abcnews1>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Music/south-korean-rapper-psys-gangnam-style-viral/story?id=16996559#.UEWci4qPXpY |title=South Korean Rapper PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Goes Viral |last1=Cho |first1=Joohee |last2=Lee |first2=Sungeun |date=August 14, 2012 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |accessdate=September 26, 2012}}</ref> was entered into ''[[The Yale Book of Quotations]]'' as one of the most famous quotes of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Top Quotes: From 'Binders Full of Women' to 'Gangnam Style'|url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2012-Top-Quotes-From-Binders-Full-of-Women-to-Gangnam-Style-182734061.html|publisher=NBC Miami (Associated Press)|accessdate=December 9, 2012}}</ref>
 
On October 23, 2012, Psy met UN Secretary General [[Ban Ki-moon]] at the [[United Nations Headquarters]] where Ban expressed his desire to work with the singer because of his "unlimited global reach".<ref name="Davies">{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Lizzy|title=Rapper Psy brings Gangnam Style horseplay to United Nations|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/24/psy-gangnam-style-united-nations|work=The Guardian|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> On December 21, 2012, his music video for "Gangnam Style" exceeded 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the first and currently only video to do so in the website's history.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite news | url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/12/21/psy-gangnam-style-billion-views-youtube/ | title = PSY Gangnam Style Billion Views Youtube | work = Entertainment Weekly | date = December 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57560498-93/gangnam-style-becomes-first-video-to-hit-1-billion-youtube-views/ | title = 'Gangnam Style' becomes first video to hit 1 billion | publisher = CNET | date = December 21, 2012}}</ref> Psy was subsequently recognized by the media as the "King of YouTube".<ref>{{cite web|title=Psy now king of YouTube|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/psy-becomes-youtube-no1/story-fnejlvvj-1226523695116|publisher=News.com.au|accessdate=December 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ariosto|first=David|title=Move over Bieber – Gangnam is new YouTube king|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/24/showbiz/gangnam-style/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=December 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Move over Bieber, PSY's the new king of YouTube|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/move-over-bieber-psy-s-the-new-king-of-youtube-1.1052882|publisher=CTV Television Network|accessdate=December 2, 2012}}</ref>