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The latest internet sensation is a song about a pen and a pineapple

The latest internet sensation is a song about a pen and a pineapple
Posted at 8:07 AM, Sep 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-27 13:10:30-04

It may be one of the shortest songs in history but that hasn't stopped it from going viral.

And if you haven't heard of it yet (besides this article, that is), you will soon. Pretty soon, it will be inescapable and unforgettable.

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The song titled "PPAP" is by a fictional character named Piko-Taro played by 40-year-old Japanese entertainer Kazuhiko Kosaka and it goes like this:

"I have a pen. I have an apple. Apple-pen!
I have a pen. I have [a] pineapple. Pineapple-pen!
Apple-pen. Pineapple-pen. Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen."

Many people are saying that the song is the next "Gangnam Style." The video was first posted in August and has steadily been picking up steam since then.