The year 2012 was filled with challenges and adversities. As the region faced major political and social changes, personalities defied odds and rose above. Here are contemporarysia.blogspot.com’s Asians of the Year. Psy (and his Gangnam Style) It’s hands down for South Korean Psy or Park Jae-Sang for 2012 Asian of the Year. From obscurity, Psy catapulted to international fame for his Gangnam Style (from the famous fashion district in Seoul), the first song to ever reach more than 1 billion hits on YouTube and his famous horsy dance step is just irresistible that even famous personalities tried to do it. What makes him and the song ticked last year is understandable. The song is so danceable, the lyrics so simple (no English but the phrase Gangnam style sticks) and the dance steps so easy to follow. But in a country that has made Hallyu (Korean Wave) its biggest export (besides Samsung and Kia), Psy is not your typical boy-next-door performer. In fact, he is...
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