An apple farmer in Hirosaki, Aomori, tweeted on July 26 that an apple that resembled the blue bird that was used as the Twitter logo has become a hot topic on the Internet.

Hirosaki's apple farmer's Twitter account "Saito Farm 5th generation" tweeted an apple that resembled a bird, saying, "Tsu, isn't it Twitter! Was it reborn as an apple ..." (original mom), More than 13,000 retweets and more than 80,000 likes were received (as of 16:00 on July 27).

According to Mr. Saito Nouen 5th generation, the apples were part of the current thinning process at Kogyoku. "The apples were basically thinned twice, and the apples were found only after the second thinning. I took a picture of the apples and already threw them away," he said.

In the background of the topic, Twitter changed the service name to "X" and also changed the blue bird logo to "X". In response to the tweet, there were comments such as "I was reincarnated as an apple", "Mr. Tori on Twitter was reborn as an apple", and "If I had grown up like that, would I have become a 'blue apple'?" There was a question as to whether it could be eaten as an apple.

"Saito Farm 5th generation" said, "When Twitter was acquired in November last year, I called out to those who retired from Twitter, 'I want you to come help with the apple harvest,' and it became a buzz. There was.

Apple work continues until harvest in late November. "Saito Farm 5th Generation" said, "X Japan's YOSHIKI's comment has become a hot topic, but in the fall, the apples he worked on will turn red, so please look forward to it."