Hi! Meris again! Recently I visited ViRtuaL POP CulTs and
read a blog about how Gangnam Style influent the music industry over the world.
( If you guys are interested, take a look on http://virtualpopcults.blogspot.hk/2013/09/gangnam-style-big-influence-on-music.html
!!) Then I was thinking since Psy has released his new song – Gentleman, why
don’t we have another little review on this song?
Gentleman was released on April 2013, which also viewed on
Youtube over 1.5billion times (actually not bad compare to Gangnam Style). Same as Gangnam Style, Gentleman also used house music (one type of electronic music). House
music is quite popular among K-pop songs these days. I think it is because
house music has strong and addictive beats that make audience can memorize the
rhythm easily. Also, the huge success in Gangnam Style makes the entertainment
companies to see the potential profit in making House music.
Similar to Gangnam
Style, the lyrics in Gentleman are just repeating few sentences while most of
them are English, eg. “I’m a mother-father-gentleman”, “Gonna make you sweat,
gonna make you wet”. It is not common for us to see many bilingual lyrics
nowadays, not only in Korean songs; we can also see this phenomenon in Hong
Kong, especially in Rap! (For example Rough Boy from The Way We Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVVogfarwoQ)
Usually in Asia, their lyrics are often mixing with English, while in western countries;
the English lyrics are often mixing with Spanish or French (for example: Lady
Gaga songs). But I think language-mixing lyrics are more common in Chinese
society or be more specific – Hong Kong. It is mainly because of its historical
background as British have colonized Hong Kong for many years. Therefore, Hong
People are acceptable to western culture. And the official languages in Hong
Kong are Cantonese, English and Putonghua. And somehow we even think we are
more superior to speak mixed-English Cantonese. Therefore, Mixed-language
lyrics tend to suit the taste of Hong Kong people more. (Off topic L)
The dance of
Gentleman is also very easy to learn and very addictive to audience. It is come
from “arrogant dance” from the song “Abracadabra” by South Korean girl group,
Brown Eyed Girls. This dance was very popular in Korea when the song was
launched. When Gentleman released, this dance reheated again! My younger
brother often dances with the MV!
Here is English
version of Gentleman XD
Ah~!
You know why it should be hot
You know why it should be neat
You know if you dunno, you are a dork
You know why it should be hot
You know why it should be neat
You know if you dunno, you are a dork
We Like We We We Like Party ~
You know we like we we we like party
Like I mean
Let me say this guy is I mean
The gut, go, geek, and gorgeous I mean
You know we like we we we like party
Like I mean
Let me say this guy is I mean
The gut, go, geek, and gorgeous I mean
I want to say what you want to hear I
mean
Damn! Girl! You so freakin sexy!
Damn! Girl! You so freakin sexy!
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
You know why it should be slim
You know why it should be sexy
You know darling come and kick it
You know everybody is kicking it, come in
Like I mean
Your hair, waist, legs, and calves I mean
Good! feeling feeling? Good!
Good! Feeling feeling? Good! softly I mean
Good! Feeling feeling? Good! softly I mean
To make you scream like heok and ah I
mean
Damn! Girl! Im a party mafia!
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a
Ah Ah Ah Ah~ Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Gonna make you sweat.
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am~ Wet PSY!
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am~ Wet PSY!
Gonna make you sweat.
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am~ Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! PSY! PSY! PSY!
Ah Im a mother father gentleman
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am~ Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! PSY! PSY! PSY!
Ah Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Im a
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Ah Im a
Im a mother father gentleman
Mother father gentleman
Mother father gentleman
Mother father gentleman
