28 March 2015

Xiao Pingguo (Little Apple): China's Response to "Gangnam Style"

So Summer 2012 saw social media drive up Psy's "Gangnam Style" to number 1 on YouTube.  In 2014, Chopsticks Brothers (a Mainland Chinese band) experienced a similar phenom with their catchy single "Xiao Pingguo" (Little Apple).

Below is the Korean take on "Xiao Pingguo."  The girl group is called T-ARA.  Classic K-pop style with the sleek, stylized dancing.  There're so many things wrong with K-pop.  But somehow it does catch and retain our attention.  Maybe it's the girls' mesmerizing beauty...

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