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Gangnam Style most-watched YouTube video (27th
November, 2012)
The video to the global smash hit song Gangnam Style has
become the most-watched clip in YouTube's history. It has had almost 825
million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one
billion. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian
teen idol Justin Bieber previously held the record for the most YouTube views
with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean
singer Psy. His iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the imagination of
millions of people worldwide. The video pokes fun at the glitzy Gangnam
district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the
city pretending to ride a horse and twirl a lasso.
Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July. It took just
five months to reach the 800-million mark, over two years quicker than Bieber's
song. A statement from YouTube Trends called the rise in popularity of the
video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a massive
hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam
Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance
has led to thousands of copycat videos being posted online, each with their own
version of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban
joked: "I'm a bit jealous. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the
most famous Korean in the world. Now I have to relinquish that."
VIDEO: Traslation Spanish.
FUENTE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DItegKmBw
VIDEO: Traslation Spanish.
FUENTE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DItegKmBw
A C T I V I T Y
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | Gangnam Style has had just over 825 million views on YouTube. | T / F |
| b. | The video unusually has more dislikes than likes. | T / F |
| c. | The video beat a previous record that was set in 2010. | T / F |
| d. | The article talks about a catchy dance and an iconic tune. | T / F |
| e. | The video was 2 years faster than the old record to reach 800 million. | T / F |
| f. | YouTube suggested the video's popularity wasn't so unique. | T / F |
| g. | The video still gets up to 10 millions views a day. | T / F |
| h. | The UN Secretary-General said he was jealous of the video's singer. | T / F |
FUENTE: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1211/121127-gangnam_style.html
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