Wuthering Waves JP Livestream Invites Japan's Top 'Abstract' Streamer as Guest — Nonstop Vulgar Jokes and Controversial Remarks, Community Asks: 'So You're Eating Scandal-Marketing Leftovers Now?'

Wuthering Waves' Japanese server preview livestream just blew up — and not in a good way. Developer Kuro Games invited もこう (Mokou), one of Japan's most infamous "abstract" (抽象) internet personalities, as a featured guest. The original poster dropped a screencap from the stream and wrote simply: "Who the hell is this guy? Hard to watch."

So who is Mokou? Commenters were quick to fill in the blanks: he's a legacy streamer who rose to fame during the Niconico era (Japan's OG video platform), and now boasts over a million YouTube subscribers doing gaming commentary. His style? Think the Japanese equivalent of China's most polarizing streamers — one commenter literally said he's "basically Japan's PDD" (PDD being a notoriously loud and crude Chinese livestreamer). His brand is constant vulgar humor, inappropriate sexual jokes at all times, and boundary-pushing outbursts. Another user didn't mince words: "This guy is basically Japan's Sun Xiaochuan (孙笑川) — how did Kuro even think of inviting him?" Both PDD and Sun Xiaochuan are China's most controversial streamers, so the comparison speaks volumes.

What really sent the community into overdrive was the deep dive into Mokou's personal drama. According to commenters, his ex-girlfriend was a voice actress (credited in Shiny Colors among other projects). When their relationship imploded due to her infidelity, Mokou's first instinct wasn't to grieve or seek justice — it was to milk the scandal for content. As one commenter put it: "This guy could explode at any moment, and they still invited him? They're not scared of a PR disaster?" Others noted his fans are notorious for spamming memes everywhere, making him what Chinese netizens call a "top-tier abstract person" (顶级抽象人) — internet slang for someone whose chaotic, boundary-violating antics have reached meme status.

But the JP stream wasn't even the only disaster. The second most upvoted reply pivoted immediately: "Why aren't we talking about the EN stream? That's the real circus." According to commenters, the Western livestream featured a Black male host and male cosplayers dressed as female characters — and yes, there are screenshots. One user posed the burning question: "How does a game that caters so hard to female players end up hiring someone known for dirty jokes?" The implication being that Wuthering Waves' target audience and these guest choices are completely mismatched.

In the end, one legendary comment captured the community's sentiment perfectly: "So now they're eating the leftovers of controversy marketing too? Truly worthy of being called the 'exhaust-fume factory' (尾气厂)." The term "exhaust-fume factory" (尾气厂) is players' mocking nickname for Kuro Games, implying the studio is always picking up scraps from others. The reference to "controversy marketing" (炎上マーケティング, enjou marketing) — a Japanese concept where brands deliberately court outrage for engagement — suggests players see this as a calculated, if clumsy, play for attention. Kuro didn't just jump on the scandal-marketing bandwagon; they're licking the residue off the exhaust pipe.