What is the Gangnam Style trend? The horse dance, explained
The Gangnam Style trend explained: the crossed-wrist horse trot and the empty-handed lasso, danced head to toe on a sunset rooftop or in an elevator, why people post it, and how to make your own from one photo.
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You stand facing the phone, wrists crossed low in front of you like you’re holding reins. When the beat kicks in, you bounce from foot to foot: the horse trot. A few seconds in, one empty hand swings an invisible lasso over your head while the other keeps the reins, and the lasso and the bounce go on to the last beat. The camera never moves and you’re head to toe the whole time.
Where it comes from
The dance is from PSY’s 2012 hit Gangnam Style. Now it’s back as a one-photo AI trend: people post themselves doing the horse dance on a rooftop at sunset, and the music video’s elevator scene is the other place everyone wants to dance it.
Why people post it
Everyone knows the moves, and almost nobody will do them on camera. The AI version gets you the full horse dance, on the beat, without the embarrassment of filming it, and it’s a reunion with a song you haven’t danced to since 2012.
What the AI version looks like
The AI version starts from one photo of you. You pick the place: a city rooftop at sunset, or an elevator with the doors wide open, filmed from the lobby. Then you do the whole horse dance in the clothes from your photo, head to toe, with the camera still. The video is 10 seconds and vertical for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, with the Gangnam Style song and no watermark.
Make your own
- The quick way: add one photo on the Gangnam Style page and get the video in a few minutes.
- Every beat, and how to film it yourself: how to do the Gangnam Style trend.
- The photo that works: best photo for the Gangnam Style AI video.
NowStarring is an independent fan tool, not linked to PSY, his labels or the song’s rights holders. The song belongs to its rights holders.
Domande frequenti
What song is the Gangnam Style trend?
PSY’s Gangnam Style, from 2012. The horse dance comes from its music video, and the trot starts right as the beat kicks in.
Can my pet do it?
Not yet. For now the one doing the horse dance is you.
Does the AI video come with the song?
Yes. The song is already in your video. If a platform mutes it, pick the Gangnam Style sound from its library when you post.
