The story of South Korean rap sensation Psy's ascent to global stardom with his megahit 'Gangnam Style' has now been immortalised in full color and with appropriate dramatic flourishes in a comic book. "Fame:Psy", which went on sale in the United States and South Korea on Wednesday, focuses mainly on what went into making 'Gangnam Style', which catapulted the sunglassed singer with the garish jackets to global fame and became YouTube's most popular song ever with more than 1.5 billion hits.
"Has he fallen from the sky? Has he risen from the earth?" the comic begins, with illustrations showing Psy - in the suits he made famous in 'Gangnam Style' and striking poses from his 'Horse Riding Dance' - descending from heaven and bursting through the earth. "It was the end of summer, 2012, when a little-known Asian rapper put his music video on YouTube. It exploded in popularity," continues the 26-page tale, from US publisher Bluewater Productions and South Korean firm "able".
"His stubby build and dynamic stage presence caught people's eyes. Psy's not your typical pop star". In similarly breathless prose the comic covers the decade of Psy's pre-Gangnam career in Korea, the origins of the video and the dance, and the fame that followed, including scenes of a delighted Psy teaching UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon his dance and performing for US President Barack Obama.
The comic, which also touches on the less happy parts of Psy's past such as being charged with possession
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11:10 AM, Jul 29, 2011
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11:51 AM, Jun 18, 2011
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