On September 6 , Psy appeared at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards performing his " Gangnam Style " dance alongside comedian Kevin Hart . After the event , he would make several more appearances on US TV programs . On September 10 , he appeared on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' in Burbank , California , introducing himself as " Psy from Korea " , before teaching Britney Spears the dance . He described the dance as " pretending to bounce like riding on an invisible horse " and when Ellen told Britney she would have to remove her high-heeled shoes to perform the dance Psy protested that no , the point was , ' to dress classy , and dance cheesy . ' On September 14 , he appeared on NBC 's morning program '' Today '' in New York City for its Toyota Concert Series , where he performed the song and also taught the anchors the dance . The September 15 season premiere episode of '' Saturday Night Live '' featured a sketch based on the song and its video . Bobby Moynihan portrayed Psy , but was joined mid-sketch by Psy himself . He also made his second appearance on '' The Ellen Show '' s September 19 episode to perform the song along with his backup dancers . On September 22 , Psy made an appearance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival to perform " Gangnam Style " . Psy , dressed in a black jacket , blue pants , two-tone shoes and his signature shades , appeared on the US national TV show '' The View '' on October 25 and performed the song for Barbara Walters and the ladies of the show who donned sunglasses and got out of their seats
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
Gangnam Style