Eccentric South Korean rapper PSY is set to debut his second album this September. PSY's management company TG Entertainment made the announcement to South Korean news outlets today, according to AceShowbiz. PSY will be collaborating again with composer Yoo Gyun Hyung, the musician behind chart-topping hits "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman."
On Monday, July 29, the rapper tweeted that he completed three songs for the upcoming album. "Already done with three songs and they are kinda nice," he tweeted. He is reportedly working on the album in Los Angeles. The title of said album has not yet been released.
PSY, whose birth name is Park Jae Sang, is best known for his 2012 smash hit "Gangnam Style," a parodic clubbing song about the South Korea's posh Gangnam District, which is where PSY grew up. The song poked fun at the bourgeois lifestyles of the notoriously wealthy residents of the Gangnam District. The hit infiltrated every club and pop radio station in 2012, and its viral music video reached 1.7 billion views, making it the most-watched Youtube video in Youtube's history.
The parodic song ironically spawned parodies of itself, such as the CollegeHumor video "Mitt Romney Style," which mocked the 2012 Republican presidential candidate. The song, and PSY himself, was also featured in a commercial for Wonderful Pistachios during the 2013 Super Bowl, the most coveted commercial slot in the ad world. "Gentleman" hit the top of the charts in many countries, but failed to reach the epic popularity of "Gangnam Style" in the U.S.
Despite his success, the 35-year-old pop artist battles a constant drinking problem. He told the British Sunday Times, "If I'm happy, I'm drinking, if I'm sad, I'm drinking. If it's raining, I'm drinking, if it's sunny, I'm drinking. If it's hot, I'm drinking, if it's cold, I'm drinking." He said that his drink of choice and ultimate vice is "soju," a Korean liquor made from sweet potatoes.
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