Posted : 2021-01-22 09:41
Updated : 2021-01-22 17:18
Students dance to PSY's "Gangnam Style" in a flash mob at Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul in March 2013 to promote the World Wide Fund for Nature's "Earth Hour" campaign. Screen capture from YouTube
By Ko Dong-hwan
In March 2013, a flash mob of thousands of students from elementary to high schools across South Korea performed PSY's "Gangnam Style" at Cheonggye Stream in downtown Seoul. Led by the World Wide Fund for Nature Korea, it was held to encourage people to participate in the WWF's global electricity- and energy-saving campaign called "Earth Hour," by turning off their lights March 23 between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.