All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country.

I just made my album. I did my best, and I uploaded the video just at YouTube. That was all.

All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country.

The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics.

Thanks to many great K-pop singers, the groundwork has been laid for more Korean songs to be readily accessible to an overseas audience via channels like YouTube.

Queen and Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses - I had a huge rock-band mania. I play a little bit of drums.

Unexpectedly, I'm here now, so I need to let all the U.S. marketers know that Asians are not different. We are all the same.