PSY- Gentleman!

Well what do you know, PSY has done it again! Over 250 million views of his new release 'GENTLEMAN' within 3 weeks! However, is the views sky high only from previous fans of 'Gangnam Style'? Why don’t you take a look for yourself! Fan reactions have both their positives and negatives. Some say Gangnam Style is way better and just a one off viral sensation whilst others say otherwise! The "Officalpsy" YouTuber posted up this video on the 13th of April 2013, and just after 3 weeks beating records of the fastest view counts ever, PSY’s new song "Gentlemen" hits over 250million views. There are a few re-appearing favourites during the video such as the Yellow suited fellow and the hip rocking lift guy and of course a few new hip moves during the video. This viral sensation is known for his key word in his songs, which in this particular video has about 2% of the music in English. Such as of course ‘Gentleman’ and ‘Hey sexy lady’! With only just 3 weeks release, let’s see how many more views PSY can get and decide for once and for all, one off viral music video (Gangnam Style) or an actual pop artist/ Comedian!

Numa Numa

Originally titled 'Dragostea Din Tei' is a Romanian song performed by the group O-Zone. Soon after its release a video emerged that immediately went viral and is noted as one of the most popular comedic viral videos of all time. The video features a man named Gary Brolsma comically performing alongside the song. Brolsma has been a guest on many talk shows and radio channels a few months after the video went viral.

The video has been viewed over 18 million times and from there on was spread to many other websites and forums in turn doubling the views. At the time, the song was relatively unknown around the world however this video in actuality helped market the song. The video itself has spawned many parodies within television and the social media network. He has appeared on shows such  as South Park and NCIS

Brolsma was voted the number 1 internet icon by 40 Great Internet Superstars by VH1, beating the star wars kid at number 2.

Gangnam Style!

 Unarguably, the MOST viral video of all time. You could go to any part of the world, say the name of the song and someone will recognize it. The Gangnam Style took the Internet by a storm and has reach 1.5 billion views and still counting. What is crazy about this video is that, most people who watch it don't understand as the whole song is in Korean. The reason I believe it became viral was the weird intricacies to laugh about, the catchy music, the suit and the dance moves. All very simple yet very memorable, all making you want to go back and watch it one, maybe two more times. Through this song PSY has sold out concerts, toured internationally at festivals and has become the biggest household name ever. He has become a social icon and even nominated for person of the year. There will probably never be another viral video which will have more views than Gangnam Style.

The Harlem Shake

The “Harlem Shake” is a viral dance craze on YouTube. Usually goes for about 30 to 40 seconds, where it starts off with only one person dancing with a full head mask (usually a bikies helmet or a horse head) and everyone else around him not noticing. Until about half way of the video it all changes as everyone in the room starts to dance and shake usually with masks and costumes.Z
The first Harlem Shake video was posted on the 2nd of February 2013 by 5 teenagers from Queensland, Australia known as ‘The Sunny Coast Skate’. Their video created a trend craze of others uploading their own “Harlem Shake” videos onto YouTube. The move consists of two simple steps; 1. To get loose and , 2. Then shake the upper body using more from the waist.
The unknown history of the actual move originated in Lexington where gang members would shoot cripples with crutches, them falling created this signature move which was then introduced by the gang members at local parties.