Psy brings Gangnam Style home with free show
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South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert, in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Singer Psy performs at the Seoul plaza in front of Seoul city hall in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Singer Psy performs at the Seoul plaza in front of Seoul city hall in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. Local media reported that about 80,000 fans gathered to cheer Psy at a free concert staged to thank fans in Seoul. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Thousands of fans of South Korean rapper Psy, who sings the popular Gangnam Style song, wait before his street concert in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean rapper Psy, who sings the popular Gangnam Style, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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South Korean fans wavea national flag for singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, as he performs during his free concert at Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Hundreds of fans sit near the stage in front of the city hall of Seoul on Oct 4, 2012, waiting for a free evening concert by South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy. -- PHOTO: AFP
South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert, in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Singer Psy performs at the Seoul plaza in front of Seoul city hall in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Singer Psy performs at the Seoul plaza in front of Seoul city hall in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. Local media reported that about 80,000 fans gathered to cheer Psy at a free concert staged to thank fans in Seoul. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Thousands of fans of South Korean rapper Psy, who sings the popular Gangnam Style song, wait before his street concert in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean rapper Psy, who sings the popular Gangnam Style, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean rapper Psy, performs during his concert in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, performs during his free concert in Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
South Korean fans wavea national flag for singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy, as he performs during his free concert at Seoul on Oct 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Hundreds of fans sit near the stage in front of the city hall of Seoul on Oct 4, 2012, waiting for a free evening concert by South Korean singer Park Jae Sang, also known as Psy. -- PHOTO: AFP
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean rapper Psy brought his hit Gangnam Style home on Thursday with a raucous free concert in Seoul, capping a month of global chart success that turned the chubby 34-year-old into a national hero.
The municipal government closed off part of the city centre and extended subway operations for the estimated 80,000 fans who packed the open venue outside Seoul City Hall and spilled out into the surrounding streets.
"I did not get here because I was worthy of it. I'm here because of all of you. I'm just a fat man with two kids," the singer told the ecstatic, dancing crowd at the show - streamed live to an international audience via YouTube.
"It's a golden opportunity to show the world how well we Koreans play," Psy shouted.
