--FILE--Chinese employees dressed in uniforms dance to the music of Little Apple in front of a store in Shenyang city, northeast Chinas Liaoning provi
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--FILE--Chinese employees dressed in uniforms dance to the music of Little Apple in front of a store in Shenyang city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 2 August 2014. Forget PSYs Gangnam Style¨Cthe newest viral music video to emerge from Asia is Little Apple, a toxically infectious tune produced by the Chopstick Brothers, two Beijing-based filmmakers. Featuring easily-imitated dance steps and a sugary sweet tune that slowly bores its way into the brains of listeners, Little Apple (which can also be translated as Small Apple) was released as a promotional song for the Chinese comedy film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon. With lyrics that allude to an innocent yet undying love, Little Apples chorus constantly echoes: You are my little, little apple / I could not love you any more / Your little red face warms my heart / And lights a fire in my heart / fire, fire, fire, fire, fire! Following the songs release on May 29, its music video gained tremendous popularity and peaked at number one on CCTVs Global Chinese Music Chart. It also sparked a flurry of memes on the Chinese internet, with many members of the countrys largest online communities creating videos that mash the song together with either dance routines or humorous clips. A parody video showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dancing to the song alongside American president Barack Obama has been one of the most popular.