


"I did not get here because I was worthy of it. The municipal government closed off part of the city centre and extended subway operations for the estimated 80,000 fans who packed the open venue outside Seoul City Hall and spilled out into the surrounding streets. Re-uploaded copy below.South Korean rapper Psy brought his hit "Gangnam Style" home Thursday with a raucous free concert in Seoul, capping a month of global chart success that turned the chubby 34-year-old into a national hero. UPDATE: Original video was removed from Youtube. You can view the RMC Gangnam Style video below or watch it directly on Youtube. As of November 26, his music video for the song has been viewed over 830 million times on YouTube.įor more information about the RMC “Paladin” mascot, check out this article on the eVeritas newsletter (2nd post) Gangnam Style was released on Jas the lead single on South Korean artist PSY’s sixth studio album. A number no doubt helped along by coverage from national news outlets that included CTV Morning Live and Macleans’ On Campus section. I thought, why not have them dance too?”Īs of today, the RMC video has garnered an additional 2,000 views since crossing the 100K mark. “ Another random add-in was 26229 OCdt (II) Richard Harding’s wedding which we had unintentionally crashed they had spotted the Paladin as they were doing a photo shoot on the steps of Currie hall and wanted some pictures to include the school mascot. In a ‘ Behind the Scenes‘ post on RMC Club’s eVeritas newsletter, Zhao wrote: However, not everyone appearing in the video planned on participating that day…Īs noted by Kai Zhao, the video’s director, the scene showing a wedding party engaged in the now famous Gangam Style dance was completely spontaneous. Uploaded in mid-October, the RMC rendition shows cadets dancing to the song in a number of locations around RMC and prominently features the institution’s “Paladin” mascot.

At about the same time as the original ‘Gangnam Style’ video was surpassing Justin Bieber’s single “Baby” to become the most viewed video in Youtube history, a parody video posted by Kingston’s Royal Military College also achieved viral status by marking its 100,000th view.
