PSY -- the South Korean rapper behind the "Gangnam Style" sensation -- was in damage control mode today, apologizing for two anti-American performances well before his 900 million YouTube views.

In 2002, the Washington Post reports, PSY performed at a protest aimed at the U.S. military presence in South Korea. He "lifted a large model of a U.S. tank and, to cheers and applause, smashed it against the stage."

Then in 2004, at a concert also targeting the American military presence, he covered a song called "Dear American" by the South Korea metal band N.E.X.T.

The verse which raised controversy today was translated as:

Kill those fucking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives
Kill those fucking Yankees who ordered them to torture
Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers
Kill them all slowly and painfully

PSY is scheduled to perform on the "Christmas in Washington" special on Sunday with President Obama. Awkward!

Continue Reading...