Thai inmates go 'Gangnam Style' before PSY concert

BANGKOK (AP) — A day before South Korean rap sen­sa­tion PSY brings his “Gang­nam Style” to Thai­land, scores of inmates have danced to the hit behind barbed wire and bars in a Bangkok prison.

Sev­enty out of 4,500 pris­on­ers at Bangkok Remand Prison put on a show Tues­day for the media and cor­rec­tions depart­ment exec­u­tives after com­pet­ing in a “Gang­nam Style” dance con­test last week.

Offi­cials said the pro­gram was to relieve inmates’ stress and help them keep fit.

PSY’s “Gang­nam Style” this month became the most watched video ever on YouTube. It has spawned hun­dreds of par­o­dies and trib­ute videos, includ­ing a pop­u­lar one ear­lier this year by mem­bers of the Thai navy.

PSY will per­form in Thai­land on Wednes­day night — his first show in Asia out­side of South Korea.

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