Psy

Psy
Psy in December 2012
Born	Park Jae-sang (1977-12-31) December 31, 1977 (age 46) Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter record producer
Years active	1999–present
Organization	P Nation
Spouse	Yoo Hye-yeon ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Awards	Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2012)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop K-hip hop[1]
Labels	Bidman LNLT Pan Yamazone YG P Nation Avex Trax Republic Schoolboy
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	박재상
Hanja	朴載相
Revised Romanization	Bak Jae-sang
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chaesang
Stage name
Hangul	싸이
Revised Romanization	Ssai
McCune–Reischauer	Ssai

Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상, IPA: [pɐk̚.t͡ɕεsɐŋ]; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy (싸이; /ˈsaɪ/ SY), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. Known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style", he has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Award, ten MAMA Awards, and a World Music Award.

Psy debuted with his first studio album Psy from the Psycho World! to mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its inappropriate content. In 2010, he signed with YG Entertainment, where he released his breakthrough single "Gangnam Style" in 2012. The song and its accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon following its release; the music video became the first video on YouTube to reach 1 billion views and was the most-viewed video on YouTube for nearly five years before being surpassed by the video for "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa, and holds the record for the most days spent at the top spot. He followed this with his single "Gentleman", which was the most-viewed YouTube video in its first 24 hours at the time. In 2018, he founded his talent agency P Nation, where he released his studio album Psy 9th in 2022, supported by the lead track "That That".