PSY - Gangnam Style: South Korean's Anti-American Lyrics in 2004 Song Stirs Debate; Rapper Apologizes

Just a few weeks after South Korean rapper PSY's popular dance "Gangnam Style" became the most watched YouTube video of all time, Americans are outraged at the rapper for some anti-American lyrics he sang in 2004.

According to a Washington Post report, PSY took part in two Anti-American performances before he became a superstar here.

As the Post reports, PSY rapped a song, although, not his expressing anti-American sentiments.

"Kill those -- Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives," the lyrics read. "Kill those -- Yankees who ordered them to torture. Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers. Kill them all slowly and painfully."

PSY will close TNT's annual Christmas in Washington special on Dec. 9. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to be attendance for the concert.

A petition was submitted to the White House asking President Obama rescind his invitation to PSY to perform for him at the Christmas in Washington celebration this month "because of the rapper's vicious anti-American song lyrics."

The White House removed the petition because it said it violated the Terms of Participation. No word yet on whether the president will take back the invitation.

In September, Gangnam Style broke the record for "Most Likes on YouTube" with 2,141,758.

The Hollywood Reporter said that PSY made $8.1 million in 2012 so far.

PSY has since apologized for the comments in a statement he sent to MTV. The statement reads(excerpts):

I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the world. I was part of a deeply emotional reaction to the war in Iraq and the killing of two Korean schoolgirls that was part of the overall anti-war sentiment shared by others around the world at that time. While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted. I will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words. While it's important that we express our opinions, I deeply regret the inflammatory and inappropriate language I used to do so.