Singer Psy performs onstage during KIIS FM’s 2012 Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 3, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Getty Images for Clear Channel)
(TheBlaze/AP) PSY is apologizing to Americans for his participation in anti-US protests several years ago.
Park Jae-sang performs as PSY and issued a statement Friday after reports surfaced that he had participated in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early stages of the Iraq war. At a 2004 concert he raps about killing “Yankees” who have been torturing Iraqi captives and their families.
The 34-year-old “Gangnam Style” rapper says the protests were part of a “deeply emotional” reaction to the war and the killing of two Korean school girls. He says he “will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words.”
In 2004, Psy and various artists gave a live performance of a Korean rock band’s song, where Psy rapped:
Kill those f–king Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives
Kill those f–king Yankees who ordered them to torture
Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers
Kill them all slowly and painfully
Earlier Friday, the White House confirmed President Barack Obama and his family will attend a Dec. 21 charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform.
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danbarlinmar
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:35pmi think we need to remember that this guy unseated Justin Bieber as the most watched youtube video. for that reason, any ill feelings we might have towards him should be put aside.
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Stelex
Dec. 7, 2012 at 8:07pmI’m hoping that was sarcasm…..if not…..just go away.
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strawberry411a
Dec. 7, 2012 at 10:31pmI agree with him. Why are American troops still in Korea? WHO CARES. US out of Korea now ..and Germany..and Bosnia…and Afghanistan..and Iraq…….and Africa….and Thailand….and put them pn the Texas Border.
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Keatonc33
Dec. 7, 2012 at 10:41pmDan… Agreed completely!!!!!
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redfish52
Dec. 8, 2012 at 8:01am@strawberry411A….you ever heard of North Korea……you nitwit!
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HKS
Dec. 8, 2012 at 10:05amHe and Obama think alike, they both hate the USA and will do whatever it takes to bury it. Obama is doing a stellar job of that, spending money faster than the presses can print it.
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pdw
Dec. 8, 2012 at 10:37amObama loves anyone who hates America
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000degrees
Dec. 8, 2012 at 12:05pmHow long will it take to get the stink out of the white house???? These jackasses insult the country every chance they get…..
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Ari Ben TZion
Dec. 8, 2012 at 4:34pmWe should all forgive Psy for his anti-american comments and thoughts. I mean, where else are we going to find a fat-headed midget that can Rap and entertain us?
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Dec. 9, 2012 at 7:17amIs this vertically-challenged individual going to perform for the Romneys at their holiday retreat?
No, why not? Is Romney prejudiced against short people?
Maybe Romney wouldn’t be caught dead being in the company of an entertainer who hates America as much as our Sewer Rat-in-Chief!
“Remember Benghazi”
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G-WHIZ
Dec. 9, 2012 at 8:47amSouthKorea can well-defend thmselves for many years, now from the broke-starving NKoreans!! Just like all Commie/pinko regimes, they starve the people and feed only the millitary anf their King! Lookit the pics of N-K’s big cities…two drab millitary colors on all their buildings/hi-rises. All the buildings are of 2-different constructions like useing 2-different buckets to make hundreds of sandcastles!
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Palmer1943
Dec. 9, 2012 at 9:11amHmmm. Calling for the murder of American’s and promoting and televising it in Korea should be set aside? Are you one of Obama’s aides?
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termyt
Dec. 9, 2012 at 6:18pmI’m not sure what we are asking. Are we saying he should not perform for the president because his past disdain for American policy does not sufficiently match the disdain the current president has for our country?
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ambrosia
Dec. 9, 2012 at 7:33pmPretty questionable
that this no-talent hack
decides to apologize…only AFTER his faux-pas was made public.
That must mean,
he didn’t feel sorry yesterday, a month ago or an hour after
he first went public with his anti-American rant ?
Who watches this hideous crap
& then, glorifies him & his idiotic dance & annoying music
by sending it on to others to “veg” out on ?
Now, he’s beggin’ for vindication
& Oblameo welcomes this juvenile, pathetic “performer”…anyways ?
These two are courting SIMILARITY…and it’s downright ugly, all the way ’round !
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shorelineliz
Apr. 14, 2013 at 12:46pm“Lame Ass Style” by PSY
I’m rapper PSY
I got big log in eye
But all I see is stick
in Yankee torturing captive
I get to sing for Bama
for dissing mutha and fatha
I want them all die slowly
I sing and dance so poorly
I make this new song Gentleman
it suck and bite the big one
I Just from South Korea
Don’t mind me while I peein
I like to say the “F” word
diss US Military and “F” word
can you say all together “F” word
Dam Yankee, yes and “F” word
Me gangham style and mea
I still hate North Korea
I want to make you laugh
this song is big ass gaffe
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WalkThePath
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:30pmThe song gagnam style is about the fantasy of the “lady in the street, ****** in the bed”. It is no surprise that his beliefs are anti american. We have voted for a pharoh, and now we must suffer his indulgences.
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Beck_Art_Obama_In_PeePee
Dec. 7, 2012 at 9:46pm” ‘ Show me your friends and I will show you your future.’ That is a phrase that quite honestly scares the heck out of me when I think about our President.” -Glenn Beck
“Washington’s DELIBERATE ECONOMIC EARTHQUAKE Exposed By Glenn Beck :: Then ReBOOT USA To Communism!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y03b4kHais
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Keatonc33
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:28pmHe protested the U.S. because South Korea sent the Zaytun division to Iraq & so Al Qaeda murdered a South Korean Missionary. Makes since to me..
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FISH_BONE
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:42pmMany ridiculous things make sense to the simple minded.
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Keatonc33
Dec. 7, 2012 at 10:42pmThis doesn’t make since to you? put america in south koreas shoes for a second then.
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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Dec. 8, 2012 at 7:14am‘Since’ when? Since you learned the English language? We’re still waiting…
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mzk1
Dec. 9, 2012 at 4:12pmMy Dad and many, many others put their lives on the line to free South Korea. No, I don’t see his POV.
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Fat Hubie
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:21pmOf course he is apologising! Don’t want to stop the flow of Amerikan dollahs.
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FISH_BONE
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:30pmCertainly you are not questioning the integrity of a rapper?
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mash4077
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:20pmhe looks like kim jong un
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mash4077
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:09pmtypical commie half-a$$ed apology ala dixie skanks and all is forgiven.I’m gonna go puke now. R.I.P. USA born july 4th, 1776 died nov. 6th, 2012 she will be missed.
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mhojai
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:06pmHe’s not invited inspite of his anti-American comments, but BECAUSE of them!
Jugears has never had any regard for this country!
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TurboCat
Dec. 9, 2012 at 8:14amO-blame-a and his wife DID attend a flag burning! It’s true. Look it up!
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Mess23
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:57pmHe will be in good compamy with Obozo and his other guests, they have a lot in common.
And lets not forget about the bottom feeding rappers, communists and other anti Americans..
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TurboCat
Dec. 9, 2012 at 8:26amI do not believe that Psy still hates America. I think he did a stupid thing back then and regrets it. Anyone who gets so many people together in the spirit of fun with so many young people who love him well, I can tell that he loves people. Every time I see him do that crazy dance and sing that adorably funny song I just get a real kick out of it. I’ll bet ya anything that he really does love America because until this came out about him, many people in America loved him and so he loved them back. Sure, there is no way to prove what I say, but I really do believe that.
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DougHuffman
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:57pm“Artist Will Perform for Obama” Yeah, on his knees.
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Walkabout
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:08pmAs many things as Psy has done that have been wrong & I count at least 3, what you have said is unwarranted.
1 – Psy is a rich kid, draft dodger.
2 – He went with popular sentiment in a most unfair manner during the Yangju highway incident
3 – He protested the U.S. because South Korea sent the Zaytun division to Iraq & so Al Qaeda murdered a South Korean Missionary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangju_highway_incident
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaytun_Division
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republic2011
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:49pmI can see Obummer singing this in the shower, along with all the other progressive folks.
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MDECKER
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:24pmWith multiple bars of soap being dropped to the floor like confetti on a parade.
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aproudinfidel
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:49pmThis moron will say anything to remain on Obama’s guest list. I wish someone would explain to this ingrate that he might be residing in a gulag in North Korea if the America that he hates would have turned it’s back on his homeland. Make no mistake, he does hate America and Americans. As for me, if I saw him him burst into flame I wouldn’t piss on him to put the fire out. Maybe it’s the Vietnam vet in me, or maybe I just don’t like people who espouse hate for my country.
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Small World
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:48pmYea I’m sure he is really sorry.
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DEPORTOBAMA
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:48pmDeport Obama and this rapping idiot to North Korea together
They deserve each other
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rs9
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:57pmisnt that rich “kill the fing yankees” I say kill the f#####g gooks
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Gregb
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:46pmjust paybacks…
obama has been performing for the communists for 4 years already
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hi
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:43pmObama costs us 1.4 billion a year with his vacations and with performers coming to his house and whatnot. It was in daily mail. That is way more than the spend on the royal family. When are we going to stop the elitist crap in Washington. They even have their own healthcare Nd are exempt from obamacrap
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DesertRose1960
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:52pmThe Daily Mail is a tabloid, it’s like getting your news from “The National Enquirer”. President Obama has taken a third of the vacations that George W. Bush took and about half of those Reagan took in their first terms in office. President Obama is a Federal employee. He is part of the FEHB exchange program and part of the FERS pension program. The reason Federal employees are “exempt” from Obamacare is because they are already part of an insurance exchange program. You can check out the particulars by Googling any one of the acronymns I just gave you or look in Wikipedia.
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catty
Dec. 7, 2012 at 8:30pmDo you think the performers get paid? Really??
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NOTAMUSHROOM
Dec. 8, 2012 at 9:09amAhem. Dear Rose,
Perhaps your brain has dried out from your arid environment because, in your Blame-Bush-psychosis, you neglected to mention that what you are calling “vacation” is the fact that Bush visited his ranch in Texas frequently during his EIGHT years in office. This is in stark contrast to the pharoh’s frequent vacationing in exotic places during just FOUR years and the fact that he sends Moochelle and the little Commies on separate vacations and separate planes for their own exotic, taxpayer funded hooplas. Let’s not get started on the golf games and incessant campaigning, like he’s doing now, while he sits back and watches years of Commie scheming coming to fruition. After all, can’t get blood on the pharoah’s hands now can we?
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oddball130
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:42pmWell, if he sang anti-American songs then you can bet Obummer will like him.
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exfire
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:41pmRemember the good old days..R.Reagan, G.W. …back when the white house had class….
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mash4077
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:13pmgone but not forgotten
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exfire
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:39pmAdd your comments
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Rayblue
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:39pmIt figures.
Personally, I’d rather have Mannheim Steamroller.
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Walkabout
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:48pmThey are politically liberal. Rush Limbaugh has mentioned this, but still touts & loves their music. I do too. The big difference is that have you heard them do anything like Psy?
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RJJinGadsden
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:33pmI like Mannheim Steamroller too. This house is full of their Christmas songs every year. Really like their version of Mason Williams’ Clasical Gas. Oddly, this is how they got started before known as Mannheim Steamroller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWO_AIh8drk
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jojopier
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:34pmI’m sure he just “misspoke” like all these other morons who expect to be let off the hook for saying what they think.
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The-Monk
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:34pmI’m wondering if Psy’s last name is Chotic or Chosis ?
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TSUNAMI_22
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:47pmHow about just plain “Cho”. The guy is Korean, right?
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aproudinfidel
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:50pmHi Monk, maybe it’s …copath.
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Walkabout
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:57pmCho as in cho-cho? a.k.a. stinker?
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The-Monk
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:01pmHi TSUNAMI_22 and Aproudinfidel,
On second thought I think he’s a North Korean sent to South Korea to mess up US relations.
Just rearrange the letters in his name. Psy or Spy? I say Spy….. LOL
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RJJinGadsden
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:35pmWALKABOUT, I dunno, but that made Margaret Cho pop into my mind.
What’s up MONK?
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lucky tuck
Dec. 7, 2012 at 9:05pmHis last name is assassin
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The-Monk
Dec. 7, 2012 at 10:25pmHi RJJ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwNXQMoNps
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FISH_BONE
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:34pmIs it any coincidence that the Kenyan sock monkey is associated with and/or supports anything and everything anti-USA?
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mash4077
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:17pmno coincidence. he’s been like that all his life.
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americanexile
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:33pmJust chuck him across the border that we pay to equip and patrol. See how he likes things up north without the US helping out.
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RecknHavic
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:32pmActually I dont think Obama was goin to attend the concert UNTIL he heard about the rap song.
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hi
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:43pmExactly!
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progressiveslayer
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:32pmDoes he speak English? It doesn’t really matter he has a lot in common with Barry since they both hate Amerika.It’s weird how only anti Amerikan ‘artists’ get invited to the white house,must be just a coincidence.
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FISH_BONE
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:35pmYou took the words right out of my mouth (or keyboard).
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BODYBAG
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:44pmIm coming to realise Barry does this stuff just to incite people and inflame.
He’s the real terrorist.
Funny how these “apologies” always come at the last moment. Most convenient.
Its also funny how gooks like “Psy” seem to forget that AMERICANS are the ones
he needs to be thankful to that he has a “career” or that he’s even alive.
Big concert in LA huh? Isnt that an American city? Arent those people paying for
tickets Americans?
**** hypocrite.
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Link8on
Dec. 7, 2012 at 6:58pmPsy would only be a traitor for doing something harmful to Korea.
Instead of using Chicago style machinations to raise our tax burdens,
Obama should charge all of these other countries for using our resources to advance their agendas.
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DesertRose1960
Dec. 7, 2012 at 7:02pmMost Koreans don’t hate America They just hate having the Eighth U.S. Army/Yongsan Garrison in the heart of their capital city. Having seen how badly some of us behave over in Korea, I can understand why they dislike us. And I was there when the little girls were run over. I know why they are angry with us. You would not like it if a Koreans had a garrison where the Pentagon is for sixty years, would you?
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BODYBAG
Dec. 7, 2012 at 8:12pm@DESERTROSE1960
Posted on December 7, 2012 at 7:02pm
You would not like it if a Koreans had a garrison where the Pentagon is for sixty years, would you?
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I would not. I think we should largely stay out of everyone else’s business and focus on our own country.
Its the Progressive Repubs that want never-ending perpetual war.
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