Psy's new song "Hangover" featuring Snoop Dogg dropped three days ago and
the video has already racked up more than 31
million views on YouTube. That's
actually a pretty slow start for the Korean superstar, considering "Gangnam Style" became the
first video to pass two billion hits a week ago, while his follow-up single "Gentleman" also broke a
record for the most views in 24 hour. it currently has 694 million views on
YouTube.
The "Hangover"
video shows Psy taking Snoop on a ridiculous guided tour of what he does best
-- hardcore drinking, Korean-style. This involves endless bomb shots, hanging
out at a jjimjilbang (Korean bathhouse), throwing up and karaoke with strangers
with one particularly surreal scene of Snoop, Psy and and two Korean women
blithely skipping through an amusement park, presumably drunk.
True to the premise, Psy told CNN he was actually hungover when
the song came out.
Psy took Snoop on a whirlwind tour of Incheon, filming 20
scenes in 10 locations in just 18 hours.
Promotions for the new song kicked off Sunday on Jimmy
Kimmel, with the unlikely trio of Kimmel, Psy and Snoop heading to a local
karaoke bar in Los Angeles and bringing the house down with their yodeling.
CNN: How were you
introduced to Snoop Dogg?
Psy: My manager
Scooter Braun put me in touch with him at my request. When I first wrote this
track, I thought that Snoop's slow rapping would fit perfectly with my rapping
on this track, so I asked him to put me in touch with Snoop and it's how it all
happened.
CNN: Who came up with
the ideas for the video?
Psy: When I first
spoke with Snoop on the phone to discuss the collaboration idea, Snoop loved
the title of the song, and I immediately suggested to him during that first
conversation to shoot the music video in Korea and show us getting drunk and
getting hungover in the most traditional Korean way.
CNN: Where was the
video filmed and who chose the locations?
Psy: It was shot
in Incheon. I chose that location because Snoop only had 18 hours to shoot the
video. Since he was going to arrive at Incheon International Airport, I wanted
to shoot the entire video in an area that is the closest to the airport to get
the most out of those 18 hours.
CNN: What was the
filming process like?
Psy: I initially
told him that the shoot would be very relaxed and that he would only be in five
scenes to entice him to come to Seoul and shoot the video. He ended up being in
more than 20 scenes in more than 10 different locations within those 18 hours.
CNN: Why did you
decide to go with a different director this time?
Psy: I
co-directed this video so technically it's the same director, but my
co-director [Cha Eun-taek] was different from that of "Gangnam Style"
and "Gentleman" [co-directed by Cho Soo-hyun] because the type of the
song is different -- electronic dance music versus 808 hip hop -- and I also
wanted my fans to experience something different.
CNN: What surprised
you about working with Snoop Dogg?
Psy: We all know
how diligent Snoop is. He is all about working hard every time -- haha. I am
just joking. I was very surprised working with him because he ended up shooting
20 different scenes in a short time -- it was a tough schedule, but he was a
total pro and I appreciated it so much.
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