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South Korean singer Psy has missed out on scoring the first K-pop UK number one single after being held off by The Script and Example.
Psy's track Gangnam Style has become a global phenomenon and the video featuring his famous horse-riding dance is YouTube's most "liked" of all time.
Last week's number 37, it climbed 34 places to three but failed to knock The Script's Hall of Fame from the top.
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South London rapper Example's new entry Say Nothing went straight in at number two, with Gangnam Style finishing just 1,700 copies behind.
Sales of the K-pop star's single increased by a staggering 446 per cent this week.
The UK release date was brought forward by several weeks after the video notched up more than 253 million views over the last two months.
The Official Charts company said sales were showing no sign of slowing down so Psy could still stand a chance of topping next week's chart.
Around 10 million new people each day are watching Psy's dance moves, but back home in South Korea the 34-year-old has already produced six albums and is an established star.
Source: BBC, screenshot from The Official Charts
Could this be the highest ranking for a Korean artist in UK? It was not mentioned in the article.
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Date: 2012-09-24 06:28 pm (UTC)Still a nice victory for Oppa
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Date: 2012-09-24 07:56 pm (UTC)Remembering lettuce couple btw...
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Date: 2012-09-24 08:03 pm (UTC)http://www.koreanmovie.com/Bo_a_Related_NEWS_Search_2435/
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Date: 2012-09-25 12:11 am (UTC)It's also on tv quite a bit but apart from that, yeah.
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Date: 2012-09-25 12:13 am (UTC)Where have you seen it on TV?
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Date: 2012-09-25 12:48 am (UTC)I've just seen it on random music channels like Viva. Just when they do their chart shows. It came on today in our common room and I went wild then taught everyone the dance lol xD
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Date: 2012-09-25 01:11 am (UTC)/UK-er here!
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