PSY Rocks Out on “The X Factor Australia”

PSY shows his original horse riding dance to "Gangnam Style" during the "2012 LOTTE NIGHT PARTY" held at Busan's Lotte Hotel in South Korea on October 6, 2012. [Lee Hye-ji/10Asia]

From a YouTube sensation to a legend, PSY has taken over Australia with his signature horse riding dance.

PSY made the audiences scream out “Gangnam Style” while performing his legendary tune on the 22th episode of Channel 7's famous auditioning program “The X Factor 2012,” on October 15 in local time.

Performing live on the day of his arrival in the country, PSY paired up with former Spice Girls member and one of the judging panel Mel B to show the tune’s famous galloping dance.

He also did not forget bringing a sense of humor with him by saying, "not every Korean look like me," while being interviewed on Channel 7's "Current Affairs TV news "Today Tonight" that evening.

On Tuesday morning in local time, the 36-year-old singer made the Australian people wake up to the catchy tune on Channel 7’s morning show “Sunrise,” which provided PSY's free outdoor gig to the public at the Martin Place’s plaza in Sydney.

The “Entertainer” singer is revving up to hold a big-scale concert, dubbed "Psy live at Marquee," which will open at the Star Sydney on Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. the next morning.

The father of a twin baby girls has promised to heat up the country again early next year at Future Music Fest in March. Tickets to the festival openes on Thursday online.

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