Psy’s video for his new single Gentleman is on course to be another viral hit on YouTube as it has already been watched over 82 million times after just a few days.

Its predecessor Gangnam Style is the most viewed video ever on YouTube with 1.5 billion views and Gentleman is following in its footsteps having gained over 22 million views in just a day.

Psy tweeted: "51 million views in 40 hours!!My God!!"

He has previously admitted that he was worried about following up such a massive hit as Gangnam Style. He told the Daily Mail in an interview with them: "I've been doing this for 12 years. Would it be fair to call me a one-hit wonder just because my next song falls flat?

"I gained international fame almost by accident but that does not mean that I will make desperate efforts to maintain that global popularity. I will just continue to do what I have been doing for all these years. If it satisfies people's appetite it will. If not, it won't."

Psy has also spoke of how he hopes that his music might go a little way to helping diffuse the current situation between North and South Korea: "Hopefully my Gangnam Style, my Gentleman, my music videos and my choreography... they might enjoy them too."

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