PEP

AlDub, LizQuen, Vice Ganda, and more join Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen dance craze

There's a dance craze hitting the internet and you have probably heard of it—the "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen" song. This is performed by singer-songwriter Piko-Taro, a fictional character created by ...
The Stanford Daily

Pen-Pineapple-Pen — what’s up with that?

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 ...
Barron's

Japan Viral Comedy Song Swaps 'Pineapple-pen' For Handwashing Advice

SHOTLIST JAPAN SHOOTING DATE UNKNOWN SOURCE: PPAP-2020 / PIKOTARO - DIRECTED BY KOSAKA DAIMAOU RESTRICTIONS: NO RESALE 1. Music Video /// ----- AFP TEXT STORY: Japan viral comedy song swaps 'Pineapple ...
BBC

How a 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' earworm took over the internet

You are about to witness viral history in the making and none of it will make any sense to you. Infectiously-catchy earworm 'PPAP' (short for Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen') was performed by animal ...
Newsweek

Viral ‘Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen’ Singer Will Serenade Trump in Tokyo

The man who brought you the viral YouTube sensation of 2016, "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP)," is booked to perform for the president of the United States next week, according to reports from The ...
The Straits Times

Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen star Pikotaro calms crying daughter with hit song

Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka, singer of hit song Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP), has just found himself a new fan of his hit single. The 44-year-old, better known by his stage name Pikotaro, ...
Rappler

Japan viral comedy song swaps ‘Pineapple-pen’ for handwashing advice

TOKYO, Japan – The Japanese comedian who stormed the world with his nonsense ‘Pineapple-pen’ hit and even entertained President Donald Trump is back with a new message: wash your hands! The ...