Psy to turn "Gentleman" in new song
The new single, titled "Gentleman", comes out on April 12.
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean rapper Psy is promising a "Psy style" take on a traditional Korean dance to accompany the release next week of the highly-anticipated follow-up to his global hit "Gangnam Style".
The new single, titled "Gentleman", comes out on April 12, and the 35-year-old star will promote it with a special concert the next day in the South Korean capital Seoul.
"I ve been working and reworking on it continuously and I think the latest version will be the final one," Psy told a local TV news programme on Monday.
"This is another very rousing song. Its title is Gentleman . The dance is one known to all Koreans but new to foreigners. This will be presented in Psy style," he said.
After the Seoul concert, he will embark on a gruelling tour schedule of Europe and Asia in May and June.
Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-Sang, soared to global stardom after "Gangnam Style" -- a satire of luxurious lifestyles in an affluent Seoul district -- went viral on YouTube and topped charts worldwide.
The video, featuring his signature horse-riding dance, has clocked nearly 1. 5 billion views on the video-sharing site.
The singer has been awarded one of South Korea s highest cultural honours, the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit, and was performed last month at the inauguration ceremony of new president Park Geun-Hye.
In his interview, Psy forecast a long and bright future for the K-pop phenomenon which has become South Korea s most high-profile cultural export in recent years.
"It will be only a matter of time before K-Pop will produce many others like Psy," he said.
