Piko Taro gets year's worth of pineapples for "promotional act"

Japanese comedian Piko Taro received a year's worth of Dole pineapples Tuesday for "promoting" the fruit in his hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," or PPAP.Piko Taro, attending a ceremony in Tokyo to receive a certificate of appreciation from Dole Food Co., delighted the audience as he emphasized the word "Pineapple" more than usual while singing PPAP.The mind-boggling song gained worldwide attention when pop star Justin Bieber shared a video clip of it on the Internet as his favorite video last September."This is an official occasion, and I'm so excited," Piko Taro said.Asked by a particip…READ FULL ARTICLE