Bad Apple!! originated from a stage theme in the 1998 Touhou Project game 'Lotus Land Story,' but it achieved legendary meme status through a 2009 shadow art music video created by artist Anira. Featuring fluid black-and-white silhouettes of various Touhou characters, the video became a global benchmark for technical showmanship in the tech community. The 'Can it run Bad Apple?' meme involves programmers and hobbyists porting the animation to unlikely displays, ranging from TI-84 calculators and Minecraft to Windows Task Manager and even smart light bulbs. It represents a cross-section of rhythm game culture, anime fandom, and high-level coding challenges, remaining a staple of internet history for over a decade.