![]() ![]() I seriously think it’s the first dance in a while to catch on in America that requires more than acting like a semi-animated Jell-O mold I never did catch on to the Bernie, the Wobble or even the coveted Dougie. I also wondered just how many calories I could burn doing that sideways double-step. My first reaction was probably not unlike many who sat through the four minutes and 13 seconds of “Oppa Gangnam Style.” What the heck did I just watch? I’m curious, what is it about K-pop now that everyone loves? (Sorry, I almost forgot the stables, the sauna, a crosswalk and a playground.) Seriously - he’s on a boat, in a subway, in a basement garage … the dude is everywhere for no apparent reason at all. Nothing says welcome back to America like an adorable Korean man in a baby blue tuxedo jacket gyrating around every form of public transportation. Maybe I’m a little late to the party when it comes to the 34-year-old rap artist PSY’s Gangnam Style, but it was the first thing I saw when I opened my laptop after nearly two months of being out of the country with limited Internet access. ![]() But is our American take on an international craze at the expense of a cultural image? And unless you’ve been on a social media cleanse for the past three months, you’ve probably seen the viral YouTube video. The chorus played for under a minute at this weekend’s football game against Louisiana Tech, but it got more crowd feedback than the Illini’s few meager touchdowns. ![]()
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