By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED: 13:14 EST, 9 December 2012 | UPDATED: 13:19 EST, 9 December 2012 President Obama and his family will attend this year’s annual ‘Christmas in Washington Concert,’ where Korean rapping sensation PSY is slated to perform, despite controversy surrounding the ‘Gangnam Style’ singer’s anti-American protests several years ago. PSY, born Park Jae-sang, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame following his 'sexy-horse dance,' rapped at a 2004 protest concert to ‘kill those f****** Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives…kill them all slowly and painfully.’ The rapper apologized last week for using what he said was 'inflammatory and inappropriate language' during anti-U.S. protests at concerts in 2002 and 2004.
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TNT confirmed Psy will still close the annual 'Christmas in Washington' show
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President Obama and first lady Michelle will attend the concert as per tradition; show airs on December 21
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South Korean rapper whose song has nearly 1billion views appeared at anti-US protests in 2002
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Violent language suggested killing American military and their families
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Petition was started urging event organizers to un-invite the rapper
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In one performance, which @placeholder said was from eight years ago, the rapper protested the deaths of two teenage South Korean girls who were run over by a U.S. tank stationed in the country.
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In a separate performance, PSY was critical of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its occupation, in which @placeholder forces participated.
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The concert, which films today, is scheduled to air December 21 on @placeholder.