Psy 'Gentleman' YouTube Video Climbs the Charts: 'Gangnam Style' Follow Up Has Over 124 Million Views in Less Than a Week, WATCH Latest Viral Hit

By Scott Taylor, Mstarz reporter | Apr 17, 2013 02:09 PM EDT

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South Korean pop singer Psy is at it again. After his global hit single "Gangnam Style" overtook the Internet and became the viral dance craze of 2012, he just released his follow up "Gentleman." Psy's "Gangnam Style" video led to a worldwide craze of parody's, remixes, commercials and mega fame. Although it's hard to imagine his follow up, which was just released last week, being any bigger than "Gangnam Style" it's making an impressive run on YouTube with millions of views already.

Psy's "Gangnam Style" holds the YouTube record for most views ever with more than 1.5 billion. "Gangnam Style" made Psy a global superstar and the face of the K-pop music scene. Psy's "Gentleman" music video was published on YouTube April 13 and it already has over 124 million views as of the writing of this article (April 17). The video totaled more than 20 million views in the first day. To put these numbers in perspective, Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" music video totaled 8 million views in the first 24 hours, which is a very large number.

It remains to be seen, despite the startling number of views, if "Gentleman" can match the worldwide success that "Gangnam Style" had. For Psy, even if the YouTube views and iTunes downloads continued on this pace, it would be a huge success for the singer. No one expects "Gangnam Style" to be overtaken, but to be racking up so many millions of views so quickly is almost as impressive.

The content in the video shows Psy going around playing tricks on various women like untying their bikini top, pulling a chair out from under them and splashing a drink in their face. The content has caused some negative reaction from YouTube viewers who deemed the video "sexist" or "abusive." You can watch the video below and become one of the millions to have seen "Gentleman." Comment below and let us know what you think of Psy's latest single.

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