Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상, 朴載相; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name PSY (Korean: 싸이, IPA: [s͈ai]; English: /ˈsaɪ/ sy), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He is well known for his humorous videos and stage performances, and for his hit single "Gangnam Style", which became an Internet meme due to its popular promo video. PSY has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Extra, Good Sunday: X-Man, The Golden Fishery, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, Sunrise, and The X-Factor. On October 23, 2012, PSY met U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters where Ban expressed his desire to work with the singer because of his "unlimited global reach". As part of preparations to take over DI Corporation from his father, PSY had originally planned to study business administration at Boston University in 1996. However, upon his arrival in the United States, he lost interest in his studies and spent his leftover tuition money on musical instruments and entertainment equipment, including a computer, an electric keyboard, and a MIDI interface. After attending an English language summer course and briefly studying for one semester, PSY dropped out and applied to study at Berklee College of Music instead. During his time at Berklee College of Music, PSY took core curriculum lessons in ear training, contemporary writing and music synthesis, but he soon dropped out and returned to South Korea to pursue his career as a singer, without attaining a degree from either Boston University or Berklee. After returning back to South Korea, PSY's first appearance on national television occurred in the year 2000 after his dancing caught the attention of a TV producer.