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The "Oppa Gangnam Style~" meme began with the release of PSY's song 'Gangnam Style' on July 15, 2012. Starting that summer, it gained explosive global popularity and achieved record-breaking success, becoming the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views. This meme remains a cheerful memory symbolizing the early 2010s, and its influence continues, with views steadily increasing and comments still being posted more than a decade after its release.

"Oppa Gangnam Style~" is the iconic chorus from singer PSY's global hit song 'Gangnam Style'. This meme, combining the song's content which humorously satirizes the sophisticated and glamorous lifestyle of Seoul's Gangnam district, its addictive melody, and the unique 'horse dance', sparked a global phenomenon. It became an expression symbolizing the song's inherent humor, energy, and cultural impact, making a significant contribution to introducing Korean popular culture to the world.

This meme achieved global hit status and was loved by people of all ages, genders, and nationalities. As it spread through YouTube, people from diverse cultures created and enjoyed their own parodies, making it difficult to define a specific target audience.

This meme was reborn into countless parody videos, images, and flash games, and was utilized in various ways.

• Comedian Lee Jung-soo's "Gangbuk Style"

• "Police Style" produced by a police unit

• "Obama Style" created by editing former US President Obama's speeches

• Annoying Orange's "Orange Style" parody, which recorded 180 million YouTube views

• "Philippine Cebu Prison Style" where inmates of Cebu Prison in the Philippines collectively perform the horse dance

Oh-pah Gang-nahm Sty-l - Sigh