In the final episode of SBSŌĆÖs The Stage of Legends ŌĆō Archive K, the second part of ŌĆ£K-Pop Crosses the SeaŌĆØ will be unleashed. To mark the end of a significant journey, some of the biggest names will appear, including Super Junior, Wonder Girls, 2PM, 2NE1, JYP, Psy, Bang Si Hyuk, TWICE, Blackpink, and BTS. In the episode, Psy shares his stories about the all-time hit song ŌĆ£Gangnam Style.ŌĆØ Psy shook the world with his ŌĆ£Gangnam StyleŌĆØ music video in 2012. He opened a new possibility for K-Pop overseas expansion and achieved the milestone of being the first Korean singer to rank in second place on Billboard Hot 100. Unfortunately, he failed to take first place. Billboard columnist Jeff Benjamin explained the reasoning. ŌĆ£At the time, Billboard chart did not reflect on the number of YouTube view counts. ThatŌĆÖs why ŌĆśGangnam StyleŌĆÖ failed to make it to top the list.ŌĆØ However, the song left a remarkable turning point in world music history. As a result, Billboard Charts added YouTube views so that ŌĆ£data will enhance rankings to reflect online video activity.ŌĆØ Psy recalled, ŌĆ£(Billboard said) YouTube has a big impact. Therefore, we will remove some radio (performances) and add YouTube achievements to the charts. They used my photo in their article.ŌĆØ He then jokingly added, ŌĆ£I heard that the American radios hated me at the time.ŌĆØ In this episode, Psy surprised the filming crew by revealing behind-the-scenes stories. He will share the behind-the-scenes story of Scooter Brown and the historical tale of ŌĆ£Gangnam Style,ŌĆØ which gained massive popularity with record YouTube view counts. You can check out the grand finale of SBSŌĆÖs The Stage of Legends ŌĆō Archive K on March 14 at 11:05 pm KST.
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