Gangnam Style' Singer Has Another Song Out -- And He Hopes the N. Koreans Like It

Singer PSY performs his new single 'Gentleman' in concert titled 'Happening' at Olympic Stadium on April 13, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: Getty Images)

SEOUL, South Korea (TheBlaze/AP) -- South Korean rapper PSY says he hopes North Koreans will enjoy his new single, even as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula.  But how will the rest of the world react?

PSY released his latest single, "Gentleman," in 119 countries on Friday, hoping to replicate the success of "Gangnam Style," the smash YouTube hit that made him an international star almost overnight last year. The choreography for "Gentleman" - including the "arrogant dance," as PSY called it - was unveiled at a concert in Seoul on Saturday before more than 50,000 fans. The music video has now been uploaded onto YouTube, and already has over 4 million views as of this article's publication.

USA Today summarizes the new video: "In Gentleman, he portrays a man trying to seduce women at a club, and in the video, the pop star behaves in a rather ungentlemanly fashion."

He pulls a woman's chair out from behind her, only to laugh maniacally as she falls on to the floor, dismissively throws his jacket at a fawning woman at the gym etc., all interspersed with lots of hip thrusts.

What do you think of the latest video? Content warning for adult themes:

PSY said his job was to make all people, including North Koreans, laugh.

"Hopefully my `Gangnam Style,' my `Gentleman,' my music videos and my choreography ... they might enjoy them too," he said.

PSY, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, said Saturday that he regretted the current tensions between the two Koreas. The situation has been grabbing global headlines, with North Korea becoming increasingly belligerent with war rumblings, leaving its neighbors wary of a possible missile test by Pyongyang.

"It's a tragedy. We are the only countries divided right now," PSY said at a news conference ahead of the concert.

Last December, before performing for President Obama, PSY apologized for performing at an anti-U.S. concert in 2004.

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