Psy's 'Gangnam Style' follow up gets 40 million views

Psy's new single 'Gentleman' has recieved over 30 million views on YouTube . Photo / AP

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Gangnam Style star Psy's new music video had been watched more than 40 million times on YouTube, a day after he unveiled his much-anticipated new dance in Seoul, the website shows.

The South Korean pop star on Saturday performed for the first time the new hip-swinging dance aimed at replicating the global success of Gangnam Style and its famed horse-riding moves in his latest single called Gentleman.

The video, released a day after the song hit online stores worldwide, registered 10.7 million hits in the 15 hours after its debut at a packed concert in the South Korean capital as curious fans flocked to the video-sharing site.

It shows Psy, wearing his signature sunglasses, dancing at various locations in and around Seoul including a high-end clothing store, restaurant and swimming pool.

It was the video of Gangnam Style, and in particular Psy's signature horse-riding dance, that pushed him to global stardom last year after it was posted on YouTube and turned into a viral sensation.

A satire on the luxury lifestyle of Seoul's upscale Gangnam district, it has become the most-watched YouTube video of all time, registering more than 1.5 billion views since it debuted last July.

Reactions to the latest electro-dance song were mixed but the video - showing the quirky singer's signature self-mocking humour as well as the new hip-swivelling dance - left more fans impressed.

"The beat is quite catchy! I'm sitting here shaking my hips side to side even though i have no idea what he's saying," said one YouTube comment.

"Mark my words. This WILL be the second video to make it 1,000,000,000," said another commentator, while some others said "R.I.P, Harlem Shake," in reference to another viral hit that swept the world recently.

Gentleman contains more English lyrics than Gangnam Style in a
clear nod to the singer's new found global audience.