Psy, the South Korean pop-culture fascination of the moment, has officially surpassed Justin Bieber on YouTube with his “Gangnam Style” music video. On Saturday, it became the most watched clip on YouTube with 805 million views. It was enough to unfurl Bieber’s two-year-old stranglehold on cyberspace with the video for his song “Baby.”
On its Trends blog, YouTube posted: “Gangnam Style” broke the record on Saturday, and by midday the song had reached 805 million views compared to 803 million for “Baby.”
The “Gangnam Style” video first hit YouTube in July 2012. In four short months, it grew in unprecedented popularity–its appeal spreading to viewers outside of South Korea. In comparison, it took Bieber’s “Baby” two years to reach the same numbers.
The YouTube post also stated: “It’s been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.”
This month, Psy performed at the American Music Awards with MC Hammer to the 1990s hit single “U Can’t Touch This.”
