Author: Ozziel Robles
As PSY's fame continued to grow in Korea, in America his fame was barely known. PSY debuted in January 2001 with his album called "PSY from the Psycho World!" he was later fined for accusations that the album contained inappropriate content. His lyrics where very blunt and his dancing was very weird, thus giving him the nickname "Bizarre Singer". His second album titled SSA2 sparked some complaints from various civic groups stating that the album had a negative influence to the younger generation. Since then he has been thought to be a controversial artist. SSA 2 was banned in 2002 to only teens under 19 years old.

As his 6th album, PSY Best 6th Part one, was released the unexpected happened. The song "Gangnam Style", which was a song in the album, became a huge internet sensation. The Music Video became the first You Tube's Most viewed video monthly chart. it than became number one on iTunes Music Video Charts. PSY appeared on numerous TV shows including CNN and The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he taught the dance to Britney Spears. Till this day the song has been a sensation being played in almost all the radio station in America. PSY would have never believed that all this fame would have happened to him. “When I realized that some top stars like have imagined or tweeted about me, I thought, ‘That’s joking. That’s not gonna happen…".( 2 ) This was all a shock to him but at the same time he felt accomplished.

Sources:
1."aceshowbiz.com." aceshowbiz.com. (2012): n. page. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/psy/biography_2.html>.
2. Kresna, . "infomusiclyrics." infomusiclyrics. (2012): n. page. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://infomusiclyrics.com/biography-park-jae-sang-psy-the-creator-gangnam-style/>.
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