“PPAP: Pen Pineapple Apple Pen,” The “Gangnam Style” Like YouTube Sensation Continues To Take Over The Internet

"Pen Pineapple Apple Pen," the newest YouTube viral video has taken over social media sites, gathering more than 7.5 million viewers around the world as of this posting. The video, which is about a minute long, features the Japanese entertainer Kazuhiko Kosaka. Kazuhiko appeared as his fictional character, DJ Piko-Taro, who is grooving to the beat of his viral jingle, the "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen."

DJ Piko-Taro's "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" is also known as "PPAP," the acronym for the song's title. It is important to note, however, that the song is in no way associated to the Apple company. "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" is merely a song about fruits and a pen. The lyrics tells about a pen inserted into an apple and a pineapple to come up with an apple pen and pineapple pen, respectively.

The viral video shows DJ Piko-Taro wearing his signature animal printed scarf and yellow clothes while singing or rapping to the catchy beat of the "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" jingle. The song has an infectious beat that makes people want to sing and dance to it. It appears to have an inescapable tune that would not leave one's ears once it plays.

Since the video has gone viral, it is no surprise that some fans have already transformed the "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" song into remixes, covers and even sing-alongs that are now being posted on several social media accounts and on YouTube. The craze it has brought to viewers may apparently lead DJ Piko-Taro into becoming the next Psy and earn similar popularity that "Gangnam Style" received, Elite Readers reported.

The "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" video was initially posted on YouTube in Aug. but it only gained popularity after being posted on the official Facebook of 9Gag, BGR reported. The video then reportedly reached 50 million viewers, one million of which have shared the video, making it viral today.

Dance to the beat of "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" below.