{"rewrite":{"id":"r_367a8571babe1af3967956bf","clusterId":"c_07189be4fdb45f69a1cf43e1","slug":"pikotaro-s-ppap-still-reigns-as-japan-s-top-meme-song-a-decade-later","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Pikotaro's PPAP Still Reigns as Japan's Top Meme Song a Decade Later","summary":"An Amazon Music Unlimited feature on meme songs reports that Pikotaro's \"PPAP\" remains the number one meme song originating from Japan, ten years after its debut. The Long Ver. has surpassed 500 million views. The article also highlights Hiroyuki Sawano's \"UNICORN\" from Mobile Suit Gundam UC as a past viral hit on Nico Nico Douga.","whyItMatters":"The piece confirms that a decade-old novelty track still holds the crown for Japanese meme songs, with no newer challenger having unseated it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTen years after Pikotaro first sang about a pen, a pineapple, an apple, and a song that lasts 44 seconds, \u0026#34;PPAP\u0026#34; is still the top meme song to come out of Japan. An Amazon Music Unlimited guide to hunting meme songs on the streaming service calls it the \u0026#34;number one meme song originating from Japan that still holds its throne.\u0026#34; The Long Ver. has passed 500 million views. The article also notes Hiroyuki Sawano\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;UNICORN\u0026#34; from the Mobile Suit Gundam UC soundtrack, which went viral on Nico Nico Douga after being paired with a slow loris video in the 2010s.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A decade on, Pikotaro's PPAP is still Japan's #1 meme song, per an Amazon Music Unlimited feature. The Long Ver. has over 500 million views.","twitterPost":"A decade on, Pikotaro's PPAP is still Japan's #1 meme song, per an Amazon Music Unlimited feature. The Long Ver. has over 500 million views.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"An Amazon Music Unlimited guide to meme songs confirms Pikotaro's \"PPAP\" remains the top Japanese meme song ten years after its debut, with the Long Ver. surpassing 500 million views. The feature also highlights Hiroyuki Sawano's \"UNICORN\" from Gundam UC as a past Nico Nico Douga hit.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/412/4412254/?rss\",\"title\":\"Pikotaro-kun's PPAP still a complete victory in the Reiwa era [Hunting meme songs on Amazon Music Unlimited]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4387,"outputTokens":554,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783841971,"createdAt":"2026-07-12T07:34:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-12T07:37:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-12T07:34:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_07189be4fdb45f69a1cf43e1","canonicalTitle":"令和でも完全勝利したピコ太郎くんPPAP【Amazon Music Unlimitedでミームソングを漁る】","representativeArticleId":"a_909cee914d0bd1311d8a948d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PPAP\",\"UNICORN\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"ピコ太郎\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-12T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-12T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-12T07:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/412/4412254/?rss","title":"令和でも完全勝利したピコ太郎くんPPAP【Amazon Music Unlimitedでミームソングを漁る】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PPAP","UNICORN"],"studios":[],"people":["ピコ太郎"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}