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45-second wonder Pikotaro meets the foreign press

Japanese comedian Pikotaro, whose ditty “PPAP”　has earned more than 65 million YouTube views and become the first Japanese song in the U.S. Billboard top 100 singles in 26 years, appeared for questions at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on October 28,2016,Japan. The 45-second song has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever to make the American chart. The comedian told the audience that he values the first words that come into his mind. Attempting to write down an English song, he came up with, “This is a pen.
Japanese comedian Pikotaro, whose ditty “PPAP”　has earned more than 65 million YouTube views and become the first Japanese song in the U.S. Billboard top 100 singles in 26 years, appeared for questions at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on October 28,2016,Japan. The 45-second song has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever to make the American chart. The comedian told the audience that he values the first words that come into his mind. Attempting to write down an English song, he came up with, “This is a pen.
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
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619582438
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The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
October 30, 2016
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Tokyo, Japan
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The Asahi Shimbun Video
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20161028.piko.taro.mov