Oxford Union will get some style

Psy is set to lecture at the Oxford Union, one of the world’s renowned debating societies, on Nov. 7 as one of the 30 guests picked each year.

He will be the Union’s second Korean guest in its 190-year history. The first was former Samsung Electronics President Hwang Chang-gyu.

Apparently, the request to have Psy talk about his music and the phenomenal success of “Gangnam Style” was the idea of John Lee, the club’s president.

Other speakers at the Union have included Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, John McCain and Ronald Reagan. While in England, Psy also will appear on BBC programs.

Psy, who is currently in the United States after a short stint in Australia last week, will depart for Paris on Nov. 4 and make his way to London before moving on to Frankfurt and other European cities. And although he is busy promoting himself across the globe, Psy hasn’t forgotten his loyal supporters in Asia. Mnet announced yesterday that the singer will make an appearance at the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong this year.

Psy repays video favor to Hyun-a

K-pop fans were thrilled when they found out yesterday that Hyun-a’s new music video “Ice Cream” has a cameo by none other than Psy.

It seems that the “Gangnam Style” singer was returning a favor. The 4Minute member appeared in his hit video three months ago.

In the video uploaded yesterday and rated 15+, Psy can be seen looking at an unattended ice cream van, climbing in and helping himself as Hyun-a appears, looking less than thrilled at the intruder.

A heated exchange between the two, with Hyun-a yelling at Psy, has been described as one of the highlights of the video by fans.

After Psy’s appearance, the clip takes on a new angle as the sexy idol singer exhibits some saucy moves, complete with a bubble bath scene.

The song is doing extremely well on music charts since being released Sunday in the EP titled “Melting.”

Leading up to its release, the teaser clip for the album’s title track garnered more than three million views in just three days.

Nelly Furtado raves about Psy video

Pop star Nelly Furtado took some time to rave about K-pop and Psy’s “Gangnam Style” at a press conference for her new album in Singapore.

While promoting “The Spirit Indestructible” on Friday, Furtado said that just days ago she enjoyed watching “this amazing K-pop video.” 

The 33-year-old Canadian singer laughed as she talked about “the guy doing the horse moves.” Although she couldn’t recall the name of the video straightaway, the press caught on and helped her out by yelling “Gangnam Style!”

Furtado went on to say that she’s enjoyed K-pop “over the years” and that she ran into the music frequently through her local Korean restaurant.

Furtado revealed that she actually wanted Big Bang’s T.O.P to feature in her single “Big Hoops,” which was released in April. She added that due to being “so far away in Canada,” working with K-pop stars has been nearly impossible. 

Meanwhile, Psy was mentioned on page 1 of Time magazine’s World Briefing section.

Psy to perform at Dodgers’ game

Singer Psy will bring some “Gangnam Style” to the baseball pitch on Aug. 21 when he is set to take in a game where the LA Dodgers will play the San Francisco Giants.

Psy used his Twitter to say, “Bringing Gangnam Style to Giants game this evening!” The post was re-tweeted by the baseball club, too.

According to enews World, Psy’s hit song will be played sometime during the match on the Dodgers’ home turf.

Meanwhile, Psy seems to be making the most of his U.S. tour, exploring various career opportunities by meeting with Justin Bieber’s manager.

On Aug. 15, the K-pop singer left for America after announcing that Bieber’s manager wanted to talk to him about collaboration with the teenage heartthrob in which Bieber may release an LA adaptation of “Gangnam Style.”

CNN takes note of ‘Gangnam Style’

Rapper Psy has made his way across the globe with his latest single, “Gangnam Style.”

CNN covered the amusing music video for the new single on Friday, saying it is “really getting a lot of reactions in New York.”

The news channel also noted the music video has won praise from music celebrities such as T-Pain and Robbie Williams and racked up 11 million views on YouTube in two weeks.

The newscaster went on to say Psy’s moves - especially the horse-riding dance - are fun to watch, adding that she would “try it out in the living room.”

T-Pain mentioned the video July 29, tweeting, “Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is” as he uploaded it for his followers.

The music video also features comedians Yoo Jae-seok and No Hong-chul, and 4Minute’s Hyun-a.

Since releasing his sixth album July 15, the 34-year-old singer announced that he plans to take some time off from performing.

By joinsmsn