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'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' singer Piko Taro marries gravure model Hitomi Yasueda

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/08/05/piko-taro-2017-080317.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Comedian Piko Taro, best known for his viral hit song &quot;Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen,&quot; announced Friday he has tied the knot with gravure model girlfriend Hitomi Yasueda.</p><p>The 44-year-old, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, and the 29-year-old Yasueda filed for marriage on Thursday, he said on his blog.</p><p>The two became acquainted through work and had been seeing each other since 2013, according to his office.</p><p>&quot;I will work even harder at home and at work,&quot; said Kosaka in a statement under another alias, Kosaka Daimao, who is purportedly Piko Taro&#x27;s producer.</p><p>Kosaka, as Piko Taro, gained international popularity for his 45-second viral hit PPAP in 2016, in which he performed in a leopard-print scarf and sunglasses.</p><p>The song was subsequently recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. <strong>- with a report from Kyodo News</strong></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0E00Zuayv9Q" width="560"></iframe></figure>

<p>Comedian Piko Taro, best known for his viral hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," announced Friday he has tied the knot with gravure model girlfriend Hitomi Yasueda.</p>

Comedian Piko Taro, best known for his viral hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," announced Friday he has tied the knot with gravure model girlfriend Hitomi Yasueda.