PSY's 'Gangnam Style ' YouTube video reaches record 1 billion views
Photo credit: Getty Images | MC Hammer and singer PSY perform onstage during the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (Nov. 18, 2012)
South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" has become the first video to reach one billion views on Google Inc.'s YouTube website.
The video, which contains satirical lyrics about the habits of wealthy South Koreans and features choreography mimicking horse riding, passed 1 billion views on Dec. 21, just over five months after debuting, YouTube said on its official blogpost. The video had 1.004...
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