LITTLE ROCK — The South Korean rapper behind YouTube’s most-viewed video ever has set what might be a Mission: Impossible forhimself. Asked which celebrity he would like to see go “Gangnam Style,” the singer PSY told The Associated Press:“Tom Cruise!” Surrounded by screaming fans, he then chuckled at the idea of the American movie star doing his now famous horse-riding dance. PSY’s comments Wednesday in Bangkok were his first public remarks since his viral smash video - with 838 million views - surpassed Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” which until Saturday held the record with 803 million views. “It’s amazing,” PSY told a news conference, saying he never set out to become an international star. “I made this video just for Korea, actually. And when I released this song - wow.” The video has spawned hundreds of parodies and tribute videos and earned him a spotlight alongside a variety of superstars. Earlier this month, Madonna invited PSY onstage and they danced to his song atone of her New York City concerts. Even President Barack Obama is talking about him. Asked on Election Day if he could do the dance, Obama replied: “I think I can do that move,” but then concluded he might “do it privately for Michelle,” the first lady. PSY was in Thailand to give a free concert Wednesday night organized as a tribute to the country’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 85 next month.

Two-time Academy Award winner Milos Forman is receiving the lifetimeachievement award from his peers at the Directors Guild of America. Thefilmmaker who won Oscars for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus will be getting the guild honor at the directors union awards ceremony Feb. 2. In announcing the award Wednesday, guild President Taylor Hackford called Forman one of the greatest filmmakers of modern times, saying the filmmaker finds the “universality of the human experience in every story.” Among Forman’s other films are Ragtime, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon. Forman is the 34th recipient of the guild honor, whose past recipients include Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman, Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 11/29/2012