"Why am I the top pick for university festivals?"

"From now on, I'll show you properly."

"Park Jaesang! Park Jaesang! Park Jaesang!" (Hanyang University)

[Dispatch=Yuha] What's the best way to enjoy a university festival? A netizen left a tip on PSY's Instagram. Countless people liked it.

"① Call PSY. ② Put your phone down. ③ Run and dance like crazy."

It's been 26 years since PSY has performed at university festivals. Countless students have called for him, put their phones down, and followed along to his hit songs.

PSY responded with passion. He performed 17 songs in 70 minutes, proving himself as a festival legend.

"I was at Hanyang University's outdoor theater in May 2001, and I was at Hanyang University's outdoor theater in May 2026. Among the many songs we shared today, 'Champion' fits this place well." (PSY)

This was the Hanyang University festival (Ratios) venue. Dispatch captured the god of festivals on camera on the 29th of last month.

Out of the darkness, PSY appears

"Champion! You who shout"

"Champion! You who go crazy for music"

It was a dopamine explosion from the start. From the opening rap section, everyone was running.

"All of you who truly know how to enjoy"

"Are the champions of this country"

PSY then spoke confidently.

"My hit songs are no easy matter...."

"Neither are the college students"

PSY sang his mega hit songs one after another. From "Gentleman" to "Napal Pants," "Entertainer," "I Love It," "That That," "Daddy," and "New Face," students followed along and danced repeatedly.

PSY ran across both the main stage and the extended stage.

"Left, center, right, hill. Hanyang, run!"

This day was not to be outdone by a water cannon show. As water cannons went off, the audience erupted in cheers. Everyone was soaked with water and sweat.

There was not a moment of rest.

"Then, shall we go as far as we can go " ♬"

The heat of Ratios exploded during "Gangnam Style." That makes sense, as many international students attended the festival that day. Some students even had tears welling up in their eyes.

"Before knowing PSY, I didn't know about Korea as a country. I can't believe I'm in the same place with him." (Foreign student)

At that moment, the audience became one regardless of age or nationality.

"Turn off your phone and turn on the flashlight."

This time, he changed the mood 180 degrees. With his signature emotional ballads, he stirred the students' emotions.

"Father" (2005) and "A Place to Lean On" are familiar songs to college students.

The chorus was filled entirely with the students' collective voices. PSY momentarily lowered his microphone and savored their voices.

The glow of phones and lightsticks added to the wave of emotion.

He completed the final stage with "It's Art." Students chanted his name and called for encores. Neither PSY nor the students seemed to tire. It was truly an artistic moment.

Eventually, PSY, who had left the stage, appeared again.

"Until now I've been working, and from now on is pure enjoyment."

PSY pulled out an unscheduled setlist including "Red Sunset," "Romantic Cat," "Apartment," "To You," and "Let's Travel." He launched into a special encore medley just for Hanyang University.

The louder PSY's voice grew, the larger the collective singing from the audience became.

"I love PSY ♪"

So PSY performed a total of 17 songs in 70 minutes. Finally, here is a greeting from him to the college students who shared his 26th spring.

"Thank you so much for loving me for 26 years."

Meanwhile, PSY plans to cool off this summer with his water cannon show. Starting with Uijeongbu on the 27th, he will visit nine cities including Daegu, Incheon, Gwacheon, Wonju, Suwon, Gwangju, Busan, and Daejeon.

Written | Yuha (Dispatch)

Photography | Seunghoon (Dispatch)