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| Single by Pikotaro | ||||
| Released | 7 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, electro-pop, dance-pop, techno | |||
| Length | 0:45 | |||
| Label | Avex Music Creative | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Daimaou Kosaka | |||
| Producer(s) | Daimaou Kosaka | |||
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| 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, a fictional singer-songwriter created and portrayed by Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka.[1][2] It was released as a music video on YouTube on 25 August 2016, and has since become a viral video. As of February 2025[update], the official video has been viewed more than 173 million times.[3] PPAP spawned parodies, and was hailed as the new "Gangnam Style" by various newspapers and online media.[4][5] The single itself reached number 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. At the time of its release (with a duration of 0:45), it became the shortest single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, a record that was later broken by Kid Cudi's "Beautiful Trip" (0:37).[6] At the end of 2016, the song charted at number 6 on Japan Hot 100 Year-end Chart.
On 4 April 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pikotaro uploaded a remix of the song titled "PPAP-2020". In the remix, Pikotaro pretends to combine his hands with soap, and repeats "Wash! Wash! Wash! Wash!" while pretending to wash his hands. In the end, he tells the viewers to "Pray for People And Peace."[7][8] In Mashin Sentai Kiramager the Movie: Be-Bop Dream, Muryo Hakataminami, portrayed by Kosaka, sings PPAP to wake the Kiramagers.[citation needed]
- ^ Catolico, Gianna Francesca (27 September 2016). "WATCH: Sway to the viral Japanese hit 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Chen, Heather (27 September 2016). "How a 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' earworm took over the internet". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ 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 7 November 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith, Chris (27 September 2016). "The internet is obsessed with the next 'Gangnam Style', and it's about fruit". Boy Genius Report. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Caraan, Sophie (23 December 2020). "Kid Cudi Shortest Song Billboard hot 100 record". hypebeast. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "PPAP-2020-/PIKOTARO(ピコ太郎)". YouTube. 4 April 2020.
- ^ Submission, Internal (6 April 2020). "'PPAP' star Piko Taro and pop group Arashi release hand-washing songs". The Japan Times. Retrieved 9 July 2020.