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Psyis back after a five-year hiatus and ready to deliver the next “Gangnam Style.”
On Tuesday, the 44-year-old South Korean singer known for his mega-viral 2013 hit announced his ninth full-length studio album, appropriately titledPsy 9th, will be released on April 29 and teased that the project could include his next big song.
In a video from a December 2013 concert posted to Psy’s Instagram alongside the album announcement, the musician predicted his next successful song likely wouldn’t arrive until 2022 considering the timing of his previous hits, 2002’s “Champion” and 2012’s “Gangnam Style.”
“I know a lot of you have high expectations for my next hit song. To be honest, I produced ‘Champion’ in 2002, and it took me exactly 10 years to produce a song that is more sensational than ‘Champion’ with the release of ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012,” he told the lively crowd. “I guess what I’m trying to say is, perhaps the next time you’ll meet a song like ‘Gangnam Style’ will be in 2022.”
Psy 9thwill mark the performer’s first album since 2017’s4X2=8, which featured singles including “I Luv It,” “New Face,” and “Love” featuring fellow South Korean singer Taeyang, formerly of the group Big Bang.
Last year, Jessi spoke toRolling Stone Koreaabout the decision to joinPsy’s newly launched company. “I was not convinced at first, let’s get that straight. It took a while for him to really get me,” she told the magazine in the interview, translated from Korean. “At that time of my life, I had another phase where I wanted to kind of give up on my career.”
“Fifteen years I’ve been in this game, and I’ve had a lot of up and downs, you know. I was not in a good mental state of mind,” continued the 33-year-old singer. “And then, I think that was the time where I was so overworked but I wasn’t really sure of… what I wanted to do yet. So, I kind of felt like I needed a break and I needed to go to America and see my family and my friends.”
However, Jessi changed her mind following a conversation with Psy. “[He] was like, ‘you’re coming with me. I’m gonna make you a superstar,'” said the performer, who’s since scored a number-two hit in Korea with the 2020 single “Nunu Nana” as well as two other top-forty hits in the country, “What Type of X” and “Cold Blooded,” all released via P Nation.
source: people.com
