Seoul to Construct Massive “Gangnam Style” Statue Outside of COEX
It will be interesting to see if this statue does become an iconic symbol for Gangnam:
The signature horse-riding dance move by South Korean rap sensation Psy will be made into a landmark in front of a large shopping complex in southern Seoul, the local district office said Friday.
The sculpture will consist of two fists positioned in the wrist movement of the dance routine from the 2012 music video for the hit “Gangnam Style,” according to the Gangnam District Office. From above, it will look like two hands wrapping around the Earth.
The office plans to place the sculpture near the COEX shopping and exhibition center before the end of the year, aiming to build a landmark symbolic of the area, such as London’s Piccadilly Circus and Chicago’s Cloud Gate.
It will be designed by Hwang Man-seok, an artist belonging to the Visual Information Design Association of Korea. [Yonhap]
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Hmmmm… Building a monument to a flash fad? I hope they build it out of something inexpensive and easily disposable, like plaster.
It’s like the person who gets a tattoo of their idol crush only to regret it a few sober years later when it becomes passé.
“Billy Ray Cyrus!?! … What was I thinking?”
There will be a tie-in with the bronze Macarena monument next to city hall in Austin and the giant granite Moon Boots in Philadelphia.