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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Gets North Korean Makeover

North Korea turns Psy's viral sensation into propaganda video that pokes fun at South Korean presidential candidate.

Psy's [article id="1693966"]"Gangnam Style"[/article] has become such an Internet sensation that it's even crossed over a place where most folks can't even see it: North Korea.

Yes, according to The New York Times, the South Korean sensation's video has been co-opted by the not-so-friendly neighbors to the North, and turned into a bit of propaganda.

The North Korean version of "Gangnam," published on a government website, takes images from the original, opening with a man mid-dance. The face of South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye has been pasted onto the figure, and the clip goes on to poke fun at Park's father, Park Jung-hee, a former South Korean leader. It's not clear who posted the video, though it's clearly meant to mock Park and the nation itself.

A rep for Psy could not be reached for comment on the video by press time ... though, his original is [article id="1694021"]slightly political itself[/article], needling wealthy residents of the Gangnam neighborhood in South Korea, though Psy himself prefers to think of it as a "nonverbal" bit of social commentary.

"Already like 160-something million people saw the video all over the world," he told MTV News. "So for this song I think verbal is not that important ... I think just the dance moves and how it sounds and how it looks I think that was the point of the story."

In recent weeks, Psy has been capitalizing on the sudden success of "Gangnam Style," [article id="1693198"]signing with Justin Bieber's manager[/article], Scooter Braun, making [article id="1693450"]triumphant appearances[/article] at the 2012 Video Music Awards and the Ellen DeGeneres show (where he taught Britney Spears his signature moves), and doing a [article id="1694117"]whirlwind round of press[/article] in the states.

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