The video for South Korean rapper Psy’s new single “Gentleman” has been viewed more than 300 million times since it was posted on YouTube last month, the global video-sharing Web site said Thursday.
The video, released on April 13, recorded 300.256 million hits as of 11:10 a.m. Thursday. The milestone was reached 26 days after its release and 17 days after the new video broke the 200 million mark on April 22.
The singer’s previous hit “Gangnam Style” has attracted more than 1.5 billion YouTube views, but it took about 75 days to reach the 300 million mark on Sept. 28, last year.
But the growth pace of views on “Gentleman” has recently slowed.
Earlier on Thursday, Psy uploaded a behind the scenes video of the filming of “Gentleman” on YouTube ahead of breaking the 300 million mark.
The rapper is currently in New York on a promotional tour for “Gentleman.” (Yonhap News)
