China's Internet singing sensation Chopsticks Brothers performed their viral hit Little Apple at the 2014 American Music Awards.
中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)爆紅歌手筷子兄弟在2014全美音樂獎(jiǎng)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演他們的主打歌曲《小蘋果》。

Chopsticks Brothers – which consists of director Xiao Yang and musician Wang Taili - played a middle-aged singing duo in the film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon. In the film, they sang Little Apple when they auditioned for an American music talent show and received a thumbs-up from the judges.
筷子兄弟由導(dǎo)演肖央和音樂人王太利組成。他們?cè)陔娪啊独夏泻ⅰ妄堖^江》中扮演中年歌唱組合。影片中他們?cè)诿绹魳愤x秀節(jié)目評(píng)委面前唱起《小蘋果》，并獲得好評(píng)。

Now, life is following art.
如今，故事成真。

At AMA, an awards that show second only to the Grammys in prestige, they join renowned singers including Taylor Swift and One Direction to deliver a night of sensational music to the world.
全美音樂獎(jiǎng)是僅次于格萊美的重要獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。筷子兄弟和泰勒斯威夫特、單向組合等知名歌手一起為全世界獻(xiàn)上音樂盛宴。

"I did not expect the plot in our film to come true in real life," Xiao Yang said during an interview. "It seems unreal. We've worked on music for so long and after all these years, this is another story of dreams coming true for 'old boys'," said Wang Taili.
王太利在接受采訪時(shí)說，“我沒想過電影里的故事情節(jié)會(huì)成真。這太不可思議了。我們做音樂這么多年，這是老男孩另一個(gè)夢(mèng)想成真的故事?！?/div>

This is the first time a Chinese "god" song (a term for songs that go?viral?on the Internet) will be showcased on the global stage.
這是中國神曲首次在世界舞臺(tái)上演出。

Little Apple has taken China's Internet by storm. Its MP3 received 579 million hits and the music video has been played 823 million times on China's major music and video streaming sites.
《小蘋果》在中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)上爆紅。在中國主要在線音樂和視頻網(wǎng)站上，它的MP3被點(diǎn)擊了5億7千9百萬次，MV則播放了8億2千3百萬次。

According to , the song has been played to at least 500 million listeners worldwide.
表示，全世界至少5億人聽過這首歌。

American Music Awards are awarded based on viewers' votes. South Korean singer Psy's Gangnam Style, which broke YouTube's most viewed video record, owes its global success to AMA.
全美音樂獎(jiǎng)由觀眾評(píng)選決定。韓國歌手鳥叔就曾在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演唱打破Youtube播放記錄的《江南Style》。