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- Psy admits he gets sick of 'Gangnam Style'
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- Country diva Carrie Underwood to star in 'Sound of Music'
| Psy admits he gets sick of 'Gangnam Style' Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:56 AM PST SINGAPORE: South Korean pop music sensation Psy admitted Saturday that he sometimes gets sick of his massive hit "Gangnam Style" but will continue performing the number that made him world-famous. Speaking at a news conference in Singapore ahead of a free performance for fans, the 34-year-old - clad in a black suit and his trademark sunglasses - was modest about his fame and said he was just another person doing his job. "Sometimes, honestly, yes I get tired or I get sick of it because I got so many requests to teach them, you know, like average let me say 50 requests per city, per country," said Psy, whose full name is Park Jae-Sang. "I already taught the dance to so many people, so many times but still the dance makes me here, to make a press conference in Singapore, so of course sometimes I'm tired about it, but I got to do it, it's my job," he added. He later performed the dance in front of cheering fans outside a Singapore landmark, the high-rise Marina Bay Sands casino complex. But Psy said that despite the many times he has performed the number, "I really like the dance still." The chubby K-pop veteran made his debut in South Korea in 2001 but it was only 11 years later that he shot to global fame with "Gangnam Style", which a week ago made history by becoming the most watched video on YouTube. The video has so far notched up more than 860 million views, overtaking "Baby" by Canadian teen heart-throb Justin Bieber, on more than 807 million. "Gangnam Style", which parodies the extravagant lifestyles of residents of an upmarket Seoul neighbourhood, has inspired thousands of online imitations, and flash mobs of tens of thousands in Paris, Rome and Milan. The song has also earned Psy a nomination in the "People's Choice" category of Time magazine's "Person of the Year 2012" contest together with other newsmakers such as US President Barack Obama, China's Communist Party head Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. But Psy played down his chances of topping that chart. "I feel really strange and weird why I'm there," he said. "It's not going to happen, I think, and I don't deserve that much. I just did my job." Psy is currently fourth in the online rankings out of 40 candidates. The North Korean leader was well ahead in the poll on Saturday.-AFP |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:52 AM PST Read about all the top mainstream pop singers. CARLY Rae Jepsen, Psy, Mumford & Sons, Gotye, One Direction and Taylor Swift all have one thing in common – they were huge this year. You couldn't (and still can't) turn on the radio without being bombarded by one of their mammoth chart hits. It is for this reason that the Dec 1-16 issue of Galaxie is dedicated almost entirely to those stars and the other men and women in music who've made mainstream pop that much more exciting this year. "I think there are many amazing songs that came out this year. I feel honestly blessed to be part of any people's soundtracks at all," says Canadian artiste Jepsen. Her song, Call Me Maybe, was one of the year's biggest smash hits. Songs, personalities and 2012's many record-breaking feats – Galaxie's annual The Music Issue features them all, alongside regular sections highlighting the hottest stories in movies, TV, sports and more. Is David Beckham really considering moving to Australia now that he's called time on his career at LA Galaxy? And what exactly does Simon Cowell mean when he says biting has been outlawed at The X Factor mansion? All the answers and more in the current issue of Galaxie. As usual, there are also loads of ace prizes to be won and in this issue, readers stand to win new albums by Christina Aguilera, One Direction and Robbie Williams as well as exclusive passes to the most-anticipated year-end movie event, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Galaxie, voted Entertainment Magazine Of The Year for two years straight, is owned by Star Publications (M) Bhd. The magazine also has an online presence at galaxieblog.com.my. Follow Galaxie on Twitter (@galaxiemag) and visit the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/GalaxieMagazine). |
| Country diva Carrie Underwood to star in 'Sound of Music' Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:57 PM PST LOS ANGELES: NBC is hoping to breathe new life into a vintage Broadway musical by casting chart-topping country singer Carrie Underwood as the star of its revival of "The Sound of Music" next year. In a statement Friday, the US television network said Underwood, 29, will play Maria von Trapp in a live telecast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first produced on the Great White Way in 1959, or 24 years before she was born. Scheduling of the three-hour special is to be announced nearer to the Christmas holidays in 2013, it said. "Having Carrie Underwood as the star brings it to a new generation who will fall in love with it for the first time as many millions of people already have," said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "I am certain the fresh spirit Underwood brings to her own songs will transition into exciting versions of the classic songs we all know and love," added Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. There was no comment from Underwood herself, but on her Twitter account she said on November 17 that she had just received "the most wonderful gift" - a "Sound of Music Family Scrapbook" complete with DVD. Set in Austria on the eve of World War II, "The Sound of Music" is based on the real-life love story between aspiring nun Maria von Trapp and a widowed army officer who hires her as governess to his seven musically gifted children. It went on to win a Tony award, followed in 1965 by a best-picture Oscar for the movie version starring Julie Andrews singing the show's signature tunes like "Edelweiss" and "My Favorite Things" as well as the title song. Oklahoma native Underwood has won five Grammys since she broke into the music business in 2005 via the reality TV show "American Idol." Her latest album "Blown Away" peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. - AFP |
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