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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day.

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Viral star Piko Taro to entertain Trump during Japan visit

File photo taken on Sept. 2, 2017, shows Japanese YouTube star Piko Taro posing during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Japanese government sources said the singer known for his viral hit song "PPAP" will entertain President Donald Trump at a dinner party on Nov. 6 during his Nov. 5-7 visit to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oita zoo names baby monkey Piko after PPAP singer

Piko Taro, a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference in Tokyo in this file photo taken in October 2016. A zoo in Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan named a monkey that was born in May 2017 Piko after the "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen" singer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro performs at U.N. to promote development goals

YouTube star Piko Taro (R), together with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C), poses with his fingers making the figure 17, representing the numerical targets of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

Japanese comedian Piko Taro (C), known for his viral hit song "PPAP," speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017, after attending a dinner party hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for U.S. President Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

Japanese comedian Piko Taro, known for his viral hit song "PPAP," poses for the media in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017, after attending a dinner party hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for U.S. President Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

Japanese comedian Piko Taro (C), known for his viral hit song "PPAP," attends a dinner party hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

Japanese comedian Piko Taro, known for his viral hit song "PPAP," arrives at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017, to entertain U.S. President Donald Trump at a dinner party hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," pose with their fingers making the figure 17 at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which set numerical targets to be reached by 2030 in 17 fields including poverty, health and education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," pose with their fingers making the figure 17 at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which set numerical targets to be reached by 2030 in 17 fields including poverty, health and education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

Comedian Piko Taro (R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, both sporting the PPAP singer's trademark leopard print scarf, pose for photos at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to promote the use of energy-efficient light-emitting diode bulbs. The event marked the start of a campaign in which the Tokyo metropolitan government will offer one LED bulb for free in exchange for two or more incandescent light bulbs brought from households. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Piko Taro, Tokyo governor promote start of LED light bulb campaign

Comedian Piko Taro (R) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, both sporting the PPAP singer's trademark leopard print scarf, pose for photos at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to promote the use of energy-efficient light-emitting diode bulbs. The event marked the start of a campaign in which the Tokyo metropolitan government will offer one LED bulb for free in exchange for two or more incandescent light bulbs brought from households. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro, a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter Piko Taro (R) receives a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016, after his song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo