PSY paid $442,360 USD fines and served mandatory military service for 4 years!
South Korean singer and rapper PSY gained enormous internet-fame with the mind-twisting video for his 2012 hit “Gangam Style.” The artist, born Park Jae-Sang, is a graduate of Boston University and the Berklee College of Music. It's the most viewed video in the history of YouTube.
But times weren’t always so good for PSY. PSY was charged with marijuana possession in 2002. He was charged with a $442,360 fine and 4 years of MANDATORY military service for the crime. You may think that this put a stop to his music career, but you’re wrong. In only 6 months PSY went back to promoting his music. He claims that the only reason he stopped promoting for a while was in honor of the World Cup.