Gangnam Style dance-off escalates into gang shootout in Bangkok
West Side Story-esque show of rivalry stokes Thai debate over gang violence and demonstrates wide appeal of K-pop videoThe dance has inspired a host of parodies, the song has hit the top of the charts in South Korea, Malaysia, Finland and Latvia, and the YouTube video had accumulated more than 227m views. Now, according to Thai media, Gangnam Style, by the K-pop star Psy, has inspired a West Side Story-esque show of rivalry between two Bangkok gangs who are said to have had a dance-off before en...
Guardian Music — West Side Story-esque show of rivalry stokes Thai debate over gang violence and demonstrates wide appeal of K-pop videoThe dance has inspired a host of parodies, the song... more info