Over the past few weeks, PSY's wacky video for "Gangnam Style" has become a YouTube sensation, generating more than 112,000,000 views since July 15. It's also been Tweeted more than 780,000 times and received over 260,000 likes on Facebook, reports .
在過(guò)去幾周里，鳥(niǎo)叔怪異的《江南Style》成了YouTube的大熱門(mén)，根據(jù)社交媒體新聞網(wǎng)站Mashable 的報(bào)道，自7月15日以來(lái)YouTube上 點(diǎn)擊率已近超過(guò)1億1200萬(wàn)次，在推特上的轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)達(dá)78萬(wàn)次，在臉譜網(wǎng)上則收到超過(guò)26萬(wàn)個(gè)“贊”。

With the rapper making an appearance at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, here's what you need to know about the break-out artist.
這名饒舌歌手還出席了美國(guó)MTV音樂(lè)錄影帶大獎(jiǎng)。下面是關(guān)于這位爆紅的歌手你不得不知的5件事。

1.His real name is Park Jae-Sang
鳥(niǎo)叔的真名叫樸載相

The 35-year-old K-pop (or Korean pop) rapper is known for his comedic music videos and performances. The video for "Gangnam Style" is no exception. When his debut album PSY ... From the Psycho World! was released in 2001, he was nicknamed "Bizarre Singer" because of his unusual dress, candid lyrics and comical dance movies.
這名35歲的韓國(guó)流行饒舌歌手因其喜劇性的音樂(lè)視頻和表演而走紅。《江南Style》也不例外。他2001年發(fā)行第一張專(zhuān)輯《來(lái)自精神病世界的PSY》時(shí)，因?yàn)楠?dú)特的裝扮、直白的歌詞和搞笑的舞步，獲得了“奇葩歌手”的外號(hào)。

2.Gangnam is a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul
江南是首爾一個(gè)富裕的街區(qū)

Gangnam may only be 15 square miles, but the district in Seoul, South Korea, is home to the headquarters of some of the country's most influential companies, including Samsung, Hyundai and LG. The region also makes up seven percent of South Korea's GDP. Forty-one percent of students at Seoul University, a very prestigious college, come from Gangnam. The lyrics of PSY's song describe the personality traits of a girl and a guy.
江南區(qū)只有15平方英里，但這個(gè)位于韓國(guó)首爾的區(qū)域卻是幾家韓國(guó)最具影響力的公司總部所在地，包括三星、現(xiàn)代和LG。這里還貢獻(xiàn)了韓國(guó)7%的GDP。著名的首爾大學(xué)里，有41%的學(xué)生來(lái)自江南區(qū)。鳥(niǎo)叔這首歌的歌詞描述了這里的男生和女生的性格特點(diǎn)。

3.He studied in the U.S.
鳥(niǎo)叔曾在美國(guó)讀大學(xué)

Born in South Korea on December 31, 1977, PSY attended Banpo Elementary School, Banpo Middle School and Eva High School. But when it came time to pursue a college degree, the rapper attended both Boston University and Berklee College of Music.
鳥(niǎo)叔1977年12月31日出生在韓國(guó)，從小學(xué)到中學(xué)到高中都是在韓國(guó)就讀的。而讀大學(xué)時(shí)鳥(niǎo)叔則去了美國(guó)，就讀于波士頓大學(xué)和伯克利音樂(lè)學(xué)院。

4."Gangnam Style" is giving K-pop international exposure
《江南Style》將韓國(guó)流行音樂(lè)推向了國(guó)際

"Gangnam Style" is currently No. 1 on the iTunes music video chart. The video has surpassed Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"; Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me (feat. Big Sean)"; and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake." This is the first time a Korean artist has ranked this high on iTunes.
“江南Style”目前在iTunes音樂(lè)錄影排行榜上位列第一，超過(guò)了泰勒·斯威夫特的“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”，賈斯丁·比伯的“As Long As You Love Me (feat. Big Sean)” 和凱蒂·佩里的“Wide Awake”。這是第一個(gè)在iTunes上取得如此高排名的韓國(guó)歌手。

5.He might be the next Justin Bieber
鳥(niǎo)叔可能會(huì)成為下一個(gè)賈斯丁·比伯

In mid-August, PSY was spotted at the Los Angeles Dodgers stadium watching the home team take on the San Francisco Giants. The rapper was in town to meet with Scooter Braun, who manages Justin Bieber, signed Carly Rae Jepsen and manages The Wanted in North America. In early September, it was announced via YouTube that Psy signed to Braun's Schoolboy Records, part of Universal Republic.
8月中旬，鳥(niǎo)叔現(xiàn)身洛杉磯道奇體育館，觀看主隊(duì)和舊金山巨人隊(duì)的比賽。鳥(niǎo)叔來(lái)洛杉磯是和著名經(jīng)紀(jì)人斯庫(kù)特·布勞恩見(jiàn)面。布勞恩是是賈斯丁比伯的經(jīng)紀(jì)人，也是英國(guó)偶像組合The Wanted 在北美的經(jīng)紀(jì)人，加拿大偶像卡莉·瑞·杰普森（神曲Call Me Maybe 的演唱者）也是他的簽約歌手。9月初，YouTube上就有消息稱(chēng)鳥(niǎo)叔與布勞恩環(huán)球唱片旗下的Schoolboy唱片簽約。