PSY's 'Gentleman' video banned from Korean television

Korea's oldest and largest television network banned "Gentleman," the followup single to "Gangnam Style" by pop star PSY, because he kicked a traffic cone in the video, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Korean Broadcasting System is funded by the government, and according to KBS, airing a video that shows the destruction of public property would be "inappropriate" and could be a negative influence on society. The network said that it would, however, air portions of the video if it was discussed on the news.

"This is because network TV is watched by everyone regardless of gender and age. Infants or children haven’t fully developed a standard for judgment and tend to believe and follow what’s shown on television."

This comes as at least one official expressed concern that the library depicted in the video could become a famous PSY landmark overrun with fans taking photos, and will no longer be a place to study and read.

PSY's management said it would not change the video for KBS broadcast. "Gentleman" is currently No. 1 on the Youtube 100 and has over 162 million views.

Released April 13, the video hit 100 million views in just three days, tying the record of the Russian meteor, according to Mashable. The viral "Gangnam Style" took longer to reach that mark, but it is currently YouTube's most-watched video with more than 1.5 billion views.