South Korean pop sensation Psy has recorded a record number of YouTube hits in 24 hours with Gentleman, the follow-up to the smash hit Gangnam Style.
Gentleman (video below), notched up 20 million hits within 24 hours of its release on Saturday night, obliterating the previous record held by Canadian Justin Bieber.
Psy tweeted his delight at his latest video success on Monday.
51million views in 40hours!! My God~!!! PSY – GENTLEMAN M/V: youtu.be/ASO_zypdnsQ @youtube 에서
— PSY (@psy_oppa) April 15, 2013
Psy’s previous video, Gangnam Style, has achieved more than 1.5 billion views and is the most watched YouTube video of all time. It was also the catalyst for a string of Gangnam Style inspired tribute videos on the platform.
