PSY's new music video 'Gentleman' smashes YouTube record, with over 200m views in just 10 days
Video was viewed 38 million times on April 14, surpassing single-day record of 30 million set by the 'KONY 2012' short film
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The South Korean pop star hit another mark for viral views with his new single "Gentleman," earning 38 million views in a single day as it set a blistering pace to 200 million views.
Kevin Allocca, YouTube's trends manager, says "Gentleman" was viewed 38 million times on April 14, surpassing the single-day record of 30 million set by the "KONY 2012" short film. It also holds the day-of-debut record with 18.5 million views.
PSY's "Gangnam Style" is YouTube's most-viewed video at 1.5 billion.
"Gentleman" reached 100 million views in four days and is approaching 210 million views. I
t took "Gangnam Style" more than 50 days to reach 100 million views.
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