Psy's "Gangnam Style" Poised to Hit 2 Billion Views

Just when it appeared that Psy’s “Gangnam Style” had been safely relegated to wedding receptions and Bar Mitzvahs, the music video that introduced K-Pop to the masses appears poised to shatter its own record. The video, which set the high watermark of 1 billion views on YouTube in December 2012, is now flirting with 2 billion views. “Gangnam Style” is less than 4 million views away from reaching another milestone of Internet notoriety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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