Seoul,
\nSeoul is pushing for \u201cGangnam Style\u201d star Psy to perform in next week\u2019s historic concerts by South Korean artists in the North\u2019s capital, multiple reports said.<\/p>\n
A team of at least nine South Korean pop acts are set to visit North Korea next week for two concerts in Pyongyang, the first of their kind for more than a decade.<\/p>\n
The shows part of reconciliatory moves ahead of a planned inter-Korean summit in April \u2014 feature many top stars including K-pop girlband Red Velvet.<\/p>\n
But Seoul is also seeking to include Psy in the lineup, South Korean media reports said, citing sources in the government and the K-pop industry.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old rapper\/singer became an international sensation in 2012 when his wacky but catchy \u201cGangnam Style\u201d music video went viral on Youtube, pushing him into global stardom.<\/p>\n
The song satirised the lifestyle of the wealthy denizens of Gangnam in Seoul, the South\u2019s richest district, and the video has been viewed more than 3 billion times, spawning a host of imitations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have formally proposed to the North to add Psy to the lineup,\u201d Seoul\u2019s MBC TV station late Sunday quoted a Seoul government official as saying.<\/p>\n
But Pyongyang opposed the idea, it said, adding the conservative North was apparently concerned about the singer\u2019s provocative performance style.<\/p>\n
Psy has in the past stripped topless on stage in the South and his lyrics include Korean swearwords, while spectators at shows by the North\u2019s popular Moranbong band remain firmly seated throughout.<\/p>\n
The K-pop gigs are part of a cross-border deal made earlier this month when Seoul envoys met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to pave the way for dialogue after months of tensions on the flashpoint peninsula.<\/p>\n
Kim offered to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in before having a face-to-face summit with US President Donald Trump, the envoys said, and Trump agreed to the rendezvous.<\/p>\n
North Korea has not officially confirmed or denied the proposed summits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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