Japan is a country like no other, and one that’s brought us many weird and wonderful things. They’ve given us the PlayStation, they’ve given us Sushi, and they’ve given us Pikotaro. Cast your mind back a few years, and the name Pikotaro will either envoke feelings of joy or rage. In case you had forgotten, the singer/comedian was the mastermind behind the catchy PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) song that went viral in 2016. A song of such madness that saw people either loving it or hating it, with a passion.
I won’t tell you what side of the fence I was on, but I will say that I scored a 100% rating for the song on Taiko No Tatsujin in Japan, because I’m cool. Fast forward to 2020, and Pikotaro is back to cheer us all up or make us cry in frustration at our phone/computer screens. This time, he’s not alone, as Pikachu has decided to join in for a new music video. Brace yourselves, and take a look:
Utter madness and, I’m not even sorry. If you’re trying to make sense of it all, the video does come with an English description:
