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TOKYO >> “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” and the U.N. are rhyming. Japanese comedian Pikotaro has adapted his catchy song to promote the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. The original went ...

Japanese social media star Pikotaro unveiled a new, extended version of his internet hit “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” (PPAP) on Friday. The original video quickly went viral after being uploaded in early ...

A man dressed in a yellow, gaudy, animal-printed outfit leaps around singing “PEN PINEAPPLE APPLE PEN,” matched with techno music. It’s hard to forget. It’s also hard to know why it became so popular ...

Last year, Piko-Taro -- the fictional pop artist created by Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka -- became the record holder for the shortest song to ever chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when his goofy ...

TOKYO (CBS SF/AP) – The Japanese comedian behind the viral hit "PPAP" is astonished by the global success of his "pen-pineapple-apple-pen" song. His responses had the packed audience of journalists ...

The internet every so often brings up moments of wild genius. The Pen Pineapple Apple Pen song is one of them. It's an incredibly addictive and catchy number created by a Japanese caricature of a ...

Weird as it was at the time, in retrospect it’s a little easier to see how “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” became such a worldwide phenomenon when it was released by Pikotaro, aka Japanese comedian/musician ...

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“I have a pen. I have an apple. [grunt]... Apple Pen.” So goes the first few seconds of the viral Japanese “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” video on YouTube. It’s earned 11 million views since it was ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese social media star Pikotaro unveiled a new, extended version of his internet hit "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen" (PPAP) on Friday. The original video quickly went viral after being ...

The internet every so often brings up moments of wild genius. The Pen Pineapple Apple Pen song is one of them. It's an incredibly addictive and catchy number created by a Japanese caricature of a ...