"Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers; Kill them all slowly and painfully."

The South Korean rapper Psy, whose Gangnam Style video became a viral sensation, has apologised for past anti-American tirades ahead of a charity concert in which he will perform in front of Barack Obama and his family.

The 34-year-old rapper, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, was forced to apologise after reports emerged that he had rapped lyrics calling for American soldiers to be killed at a 2004 concert held to oppose the US-led invasion of Iraq.
In a statement, the singer said he regretted using such violent language, but said the comments were made at a time when emotions were running high over the Iraq war and the deaths of the two South Korean schoolgirls who were run over by a US military vehicle.

The lyrics reportedly included the lines: "Kill those ****************************ing Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives; Kill those ****************************ing Yankees who ordered them to torture; Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers; Kill them all slowly and painfully."


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