2012 gave us PSY's "Gangnam Style"; 2014 gave us Chopsticks Brothers' "Little Apple." In keeping with the theme of bizarre viral music videos, 2016 has given us "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" (AKA "PPAP"), a song performed by fictional artist Piko Taro (portrayed by Japanese comedian Kosaka Daimaou).
The 1:08 video, which was originally uploaded to Youtube over a month ago on August 25, has nearly 9 million views. The video depicts Piko Taro dancing while describing different combinations of pens, apples and pineapples, eventually forming—wait for it—a pen-pineapple-apple-pen.
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The video has spawned numerous spinoff versions in Japan showing web users dancing along to the song. And in classic internet fashion, there are plenty of remixes out there—including a Trap version.
The hashtag #PPAP is trending on Twitter, while Justin Bieber tweeted that it's his "favorite video on the internet [face with tears of joy emoji x 8]." In China, the video is going viral on Weibo.
Pen Pineapple Apple Pen.
Pen Pineapple Apple Pen.
Oh god, we're so sorry for getting this stuck in your head.
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