LOS
ANGELES: South Korean rap star Psy's music video "Gangnam Style" on
Saturday became the most watched item on YouTube with over 800 million
views, edging past Canadian teen star Justin Bieber's two-year-old video
for his song "Baby."
The milestone was the latest pop culture
victory for Psy, 34, a portly rap singer known for his slicked-back
hair and comic dance style who has become one of the most unlikely
global stars of 2012.
Psy succeeded with a video that spawned
countless parodies and became a media sensation, and in the process he...