'Dazed and overwhelmed': Singer John Park opens up about viral McDonald's rap

Singer John Park said he is "dazed" by the reaction to a video of him rapping his McDonald's order, which is approaching 10 million views.

A video titled "John Park McDonald's Incident Emergency Meeting (Oct. 29)" was uploaded Monday to the YouTube channel "John or Park."

"I had no idea the response would be this good. I'm really dazed — and honestly, it's too much pressure," John Park said in the video. "I have a strong feeling something has gone wrong."

"Everywhere I go, people say, 'Loved the rap, do a rap for us.' I had a broadcast recording, and everyone there was talking about the rap," he added.

He went on to say he had nothing to show if asked to perform again, revealing that he completed the rap with advice from hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo.

"It wasn't any serious training — I practiced for just one day. I recorded myself, listened back, corrected my pronunciation and delivery, and practiced more than 100 times," he said.

"My real skills are honestly rock bottom, and that's what scares me," he said. "I'm so grateful everyone received it so warmly, but it really is a lot of pressure." He added that calling him good at hip-hop "isn't quite accurate," and that "someone needs to tear into me properly before this fire goes out."

"As a musician, this is genuinely a reality check," John Park said. "The promotional video for my summer single got fewer than 200,000 views. I worked so hard on it," he added, with a note of disappointment.

He then seemed to wrestle with the question of whether he should pursue rap or release music with rap elements, before catching himself. "I can't fall for that kind of temptation. That's the fast track to failure," he said.

Meanwhile, John Park recently learned to rap from rapper Loco alongside fellow singer Kwak Jin-eon, then drew wide attention by rapping his order at a McDonald's store. McDonald's Korea subsequently produced an official advertisement using his rap and even launched a "John Park Set" menu featuring the items he ordered in the video.