He wears a snazzy tux, looks like a million bucks, and dances like he's riding one of the invisible horses from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Atlantic explains that "Gangnam Style" is a satire that sinks its teeth into materialism.
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But it's more than that. Maybe not coincidentally, he attended both Boston University and the Berklee College of Music, graduating from the latter. His exposure to American music's penchant for social commentary, and the time spent abroad that may have given him a new perspective on his home country, could inform his apparently somewhat critical take on South Korean society.
Kim seemed to feel the same way about the video, though it's so cheery on the surface. On her blog, she suggested the video portrayed the Gangnam area, a symbol of South Korea's national aspirations for prosperity and status, as "nothing but materialistic and about people who are chasing rainbows. I think the young people are finally realizing that. There's a genuine backlash.
You're seeing a huge amount of resentment from youth about their economic circumstances. It's difficult to imagine that much of this could be apparent to non-Koreans, which Kim told me is why she decided to write it up on her blog. So I wanted to explain what's behind [it] and the song.
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