PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)

is a single by Pikotaro. He is a fictional singer-songwriter created Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka. The song was released as a music video on YouTube on 25 August 2016. It has become a viral video. , the video has been viewed more than 147 million times. A version of the video released by Ultra Music has over 2.3 million views Many parodies of the song have been created. It was hailed as the new "Gangnam Style" by newspapers and online media. 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. At the end of 2016, the song charted at number 6 on Japan Hot 100 Year-End Chart.

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Category:YouTube
category:2016 songs
Category:Japanese music