「PPAP」 has made Piko Taro famous, but has it made him rich?
PICO太郎因神曲「PPAP」一炮走紅，但這為他帶來財富了嗎？
In the three months since the release of the infectious song 「Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen,」 musician Piko Taro, a.k.a. comedian Kosaka Daimaou, has earned many things: over 90 million YouTube views, a Guinness World Record, and the admiration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s granddaughter. The song’s international success has also made him a bit of a hero in his home country, and he recently appeared on broadcaster Fuji TV’s Nonstop! talk show.
自富有感染力的神曲PPAP（Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen）發行三個月以來，音樂家Piko Taro（PICO太郎），亦即喜劇明星Kosaka Daimaou（古坂和仁），已經獲得了超過9000萬YouTube的瀏覽量，創下金氏世界紀錄，並且新任美國總統唐納德•川普孫女都對其讚賞有加。這首歌在國際上取得的成功使得PICO太郎在日本受到熱捧，他最近參加了富士山電視臺的《不要停！》脫口秀。
Many people are amazed that a ditty with lyrics made up of less than a dozen different words (and that’s counting 「uugh!」) has become such a global phenomenon, and you can add Piko Taro himself to that group. 「I’m incredibly surprised,」 the singer replied when asked how he feels about 「PPAP’s success. 「It’s really turned into something incredible.」
許多人都很驚奇於這樣僅有十幾個不同的詞彙構成的歌曲（連「呃」也包括在內）成為了全球熱曲，連PICO太郎都對此表示出乎意料。當問到他如何看待神曲「PPAP」的成功時，他回答說：「這實在太難以置信，真的是化腐朽為神奇」。
As the conversation went on, the program’s host and other guests asked if seemingly everyone having 「Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen」 in their head has translated into Piko Taro having money in his wallet, to which he responded 「I haven’t received a single yen from the song.」
在訪談中，節目主持人和其他的嘉賓都有提問說道，是不是隨著PPAP的迅速躥紅，PICO太郎大賺特賺了一番，對此，他的回答是「我一毛錢都沒從那首歌曲中賺到」。
That’s a pretty startling statement. 「Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen」 reached the top of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 list, and climbed to 77th on the American version of the well-known music ranking. It’s offered as a paid download on iTunes, and if you clicked on the song’s YouTube video above (which, again, has been played over 90 million times), you probably saw a commercial advertisement before you heard the opening beats of Piko Taro’s hit.
此話一出，所有人都感到驚奇。因為PPAP發行後，迅速登上日本熱榜100強榜單，同時攀升到美國著名音樂排行熱榜的第77位。在ITunes上需要付費下載，而且在YouTube上點擊播放該視頻歌曲（已經被觀看超過9000萬次），聽歌之前你可能也有看到商業廣告。
In other words, someone is definitely making money off of 「PPAP.」 However, in his characteristically happy and relaxed way, Piko Taro went on to tell the Nonstop! studio that his lack of financial gain is logical at this point in time. 「Remember, PPAP only recently became well-known,」 he said.
換句話說，肯定有人在利用「PPAP」賺錢。但是，以他特有的快樂和輕鬆的方式，PICO太郎告訴《不要停！》演播室，他沒有經濟獲益是符合邏輯的，他說道「要知道，PPAP只是最近才火起來的」。
Some Japanese Internet users have expressed skepticism about the musician’s claim, but right now Piko Taro is standing by his statement that while he has a pen, an apple, and a pineapple, he doesn’t have any 「PPAP」 money at all.
對於PICO太郎的說法，許多日本網民表示懷疑，但是現在PICO太郎堅稱儘管他有一支筆，一個蘋果，和一個菠蘿，但是他沒有因「PPAP」賺到過錢。