Gangnam Style is a 2012 single by South Korean artist PSY, released with a music video that became one of the biggest viral hits on YouTube. Its horse-riding dance, catchy chorus and comedic style helped it spread across memes, parodies and reaction edits worldwide. The song remains a familiar shorthand for early 2010s internet culture, so short clips are still used when creators want a recognisable viral song that instantly brings back that era.
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A short clip from PSY's Gangnam Style, the 2012 K-pop viral hit, used in memes, dance edits, throwbacks and absurd comedy posts.
This sound is a short music clip from PSY's Gangnam Style, the breakout K-pop hit built around its instantly recognisable beat and chant-like hook. Even in a brief snippet, it carries a loud, playful energy that signals over-the-top confidence and pure internet-era chaos. Creators use it when they want a scene to feel suddenly bigger, sillier or more nostalgic. Because the song is so widely known, the clip quickly tells viewers that the moment is meant to be funny, dramatic in a goofy way, or tied to a classic viral reference.