“Gangnam Style” through Vietnamese parodies   The "horse riding" scene in the parody of "Gangnam Style" made by giaytot.com, a local website selling shoes, to advertise their products Photo: Taken from the video While South Korean rapper PSY’s hit “Gangnam Style” has remained a global fever, Vietnamese fans have come up with their own ways to show their love of the song via hilarious parodies. “Gangnam Style” at The Voice of Vietnam Released in September, the video titled “Hitler Sings Gangnam Style at The Voice of Vietnam” has caused a stir due to its funny take on criticizing the singing contest, which has aroused anger among people due to its result-fixing scandal. Using a remix of Austrian-born World War II-era dictator Adolf Hitler’s voice to the beat of the song Gangnam Style, the video’s creator cleverly joined parts from the contest together with scenes from the movie “Downfall” about Hitler to create his performance at the Vietnamese version of The Voice singing contest. “This is the most hilarious video I’ve ever seen in my life,” a netizen nicknamed Tu Kuan comment on Youtube.   Selling shoes with Gangnam Style Earlier this month, a parody of Gangnam Style created by giaytot.com, a website selling shoes, went viral and reached more than 100,000 views on Youtube after just half a month of being posted. Also keeping the beat of the original version, the main character in the video sings a Vietnamese lyric version with content to advertise his website’s products. The clip has been praised for its creativeness, catchy lyrics and funny dancing. Music disaster ruins Gangnam Style Unlike the above versions, a parody made by local singer Luong Gia Huy has been strongly criticized by netizens, who said the video is horrible and ruins the original version. In the video titled “Anh Da Thich Em Roi” (I Already Like You), Huy also sings a Vietnamese version of lyrics, which have been commented by many viewers as “boring and nonsense.” The singer has also been opposed for his weak and annoying voice. Since being released two weeks ago, the video has gained the title “music disaster.” Some hardcore netizens even accused the video’s performer of music plagiarism.   Oppa Hanoi Style Though it hasn’t been criticized as harshly as “Anh Da Thich Em Roi,” the animated video titled “Oppa Hanoi Style” released on September 21 has also received negative comments for its content supporting the depraved lifestyle of a number of youths in Hanoi. The lyrics, including sentences like “Cu viec an choi di, duong doi con dai, tieu chi ngay mai la tiep tuc an choi de, minh cung an choi di, cung overnight” (Let’s party, life remains long, “keep partying” is the goal for the future, let’s play and hang out overnight), was criticized. The fact that the video uses foreign languages like English and Chinese inserted with a lot of Vietnamese slang also met opposition from netizens.   “Gangnam Style,” a single by South Korean rapper PSY, has recently stormed across the world, reaching over 300 million views on Youtube nearly three months after it was released on July 15. The video featuring Psy performing the so-called "horse dance," similar to riding a horse, has gone viral, and many international pop stars have tweeted and commented on the wacky performance. The song has been number one on South Korea's major music charts for over three weeks and is also high on the iTunes store in the US, Canada, Finland, New Zealand and Denmark. On November 8, PSY received the Guinness World Records certificate in London for “Gangnam Style” as "Most Liked” Video in YouTube history. Tuoitre News