PSY's "Gangnam Style" Making YouTube History

Published on 2012/11/24 | Source

South Korean singer PSY's infectious tune "Gangnam Style" has received 803-million-690-thousand hits on video-sharing Web site YouTube to set the all-time record.

The music video of "Gangnam Style" overtook Justin Bieber's smash hit "Baby" which received 803-million-650-thousand hits at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

It took PSY's video around four months to reach the top, whereas Justin Bieber's video climbed to number one over 33 months.

Also, "Gangnam Style" was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records on September 20th for receiving the most "likes" on YouTube – a total of two-point-one million as of late September. It now has five-point-three million "likes" as of Friday this week.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio

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