PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)

"PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)"
Single by Pikotaro
Released7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Recorded2016
GenreJ-pop, electro-pop, dance-pop, techno
Length0:45
LabelAvex Music Creative
Songwriter(s)Daimaou Kosaka
Producer(s)Daimaou Kosaka
Pikotaro singles chronology
"PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)"
(2016) 		"The Theme Song of Pikotaro"
(2016)
Music video
PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) on YouTube

"PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" (Japanese: ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン, Hepburn: Penpainappōappōpen) is a single by Pikotaro. He is a fictional singer-songwriter created Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka.[1][2] The song was released as a music video on YouTube on 25 August 2016. It has become a viral video. As of May 2024, the video has been viewed more than 147 million times.[3] A version of the video released by Ultra Music has over 2.3 million views[4] Many parodies of the song have been created. It was hailed as the new "Gangnam Style" by newspapers and online media.[5][6] The single was ranked number 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. It was the shortest single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, until Beautiful Trip.[7] At the end of 2016, the song charted at number 6 on Japan Hot 100 Year-End Chart.

References

  1. ↑ Catolico, Gianna Francesca (27 September 2016). "WATCH: Sway to the viral Japanese hit 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Chen, Heather (27 September 2016). "How a 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' earworm took over the internet". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ↑ 公式ピコ太郎歌唱ビデオチャンネル (25 August 2016). "PPAP（Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen Official）ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン／PIKOTARO(ピコ太郎)". Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "PIKOTARO - PPAP (Pen Pineapple Apple Pen) [Official Video]". YouTube. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Donna Marie Lapena Padua (17 October 2016). "'PPAP' Is The New 'Gangnam Style': How The World Is Going Crazy in Making Their Own Cover Of 'PPAP'". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Smith, Chris (27 September 2016). "The internet is obsessed with the next 'Gangnam Style', and it's about fruit". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Caraan, Sophie (23 December 2020). "Kid Cudi Shortest Song Billboard hot 100 record". hypebeast. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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