Although 2012 was a landmark year for music videos, where "Gangnam Style had one billion hits and bands like "Walk Off The Earth" got 142 million views for simply covering Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know," it was also a year in which the greatest video I have ever seen was released to comparatively little fanfare.
In many ways South Korea is on a roll in terms of its positive global image. In soft power terms, it has found an unlikely source of attraction in Psy, whose dance video Gangnam Style has been a global phenomenon. While Psy is the popular face of a confident South Korea, ready and willing to play on the world stage, there are other signs of its success.