Friday 21 December 2012

Gangnam Style breaks YouTube record with 1 BILLION hits

Hot to trot: Psy, pictured at the American Music Awards in November,
has broken YouTube records with his song Gangnam Style South Korean
rapper Psy has reached a new milestone on YouTube.


The viral star's video for Gangnam Style has reached 1 billion views,
according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has
surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc.


It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video that
features Park Jae-sang's giddy up-style dance moves. The video has
been available on YouTube since July 15, averaging more than200
million views per month. Justin Bieber's video for Baby held the
previous YouTube record at more than 800 million views.