Kuro Kurenai

Kuro Kurenai, also called K9 Kuro, is an English language VTuber affiliated with VShojo. He debuted on 30 September 2023. He is the fourteenth VTuber to debut with VShojo, and the first male member.

Appearance
He has short dark hair with tinges of red and red eyes with a black mouth mask covering half of his face.

Profile
Undead god regaining powers, searching for his other half.

"Hi! I'm KURO the God of Undead Miracles!

I'm here to vibe and hangout with my chat, playing games and having fun!"

Background
Prior to joining VShojo, Kuro reached out to Ironmouse seeking help with handling a complicated tax situation. She referred him to VShojo founder Gunrun, who impressed him with the efforts he made to help out. Kuro had planned for several months to debut as an independent VTuber, but instead joined VShojo.

Kuro's Twitch account was created on 30 July 2023. His YouTube account for highlights, clips and VODs was created on the same day. His Twitter account was created on 8 September 2023.

On 24 September 2023, the VShojo Twitter account posted a short video with the hashtag #UndeadK9. On 27 September, they announced the upcoming debut of a new member, named Kuro. At the same time, Kuro posted his first tweet, consisting of the text "woof...woof...bark...bark? ❤️‍🩹".

Debut
Kuro's debuted on Twitch on 30 September 2023 at 6pm PST or 9AM EST. He reached 20,000 followers shortly before debut began, and 40,000 followers by the end of the stream. He reached 1,000 paid subscribers within 4 minutes of going live, 2,000 subs in the first 25 minutes, and over 3,000 by stream end. The September debut allowed viewers to benefit from Twitch's Subtember event, which offered reduced price subscriptions. He also announced a debut merch drop. The stream reached a peak viewership of 34,196.

Mascot and Fans

 * The black cat-like pet appearing in his videos is named Whisper. It's so named because he whispers to it at night about how depressed he is.
 * Whisper is formed from the accumulated magic which he has left. He can summon multiple of them.

Identity

 * Kuro is a Japanese word, meaning "black." It is sometimes given as a name to pets of that color.
 * Kurenai is also a Japanese word, meaning "scarlet."
 * "K9" is a homonym for "canine," meaning something which refers to a dog.
 * He is British Filipino. He speaks with a British accent, specifically a Cockney accent.
 * Kuro's MBTI is INTJ-T.

Lore

 * He is referred to as The God of Undead Miracles.
 * Kuro is half of a symbiotic duo with a being named Shiro. They were once a singular being, but were divided in two by the gods and bound to a lake by holy shackles. The pair gained power by taking life force from visitors in exchange for wishes. Some ten years after being sealed, Shiro disappeared after granting Kuro's wish for freedom.

Preferences

 * His favorite colors are black and red.
 * His favorite games are Valorant, League of Legends, Undertale, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. He also used to play osu! so much that he still has wrist pain from it.
 * He has been learning electric guitar.
 * He enjoys learning new things, editing, and streaming.
 * He likes to travel a lot.
 * He collects plushies and figures.
 * He likes knives.
 * He is a fan of the gothic aesthetic.
 * He likes anime, but claims he only "used to be a weeb."
 * He dislikes the ocean, spicy food, loud kids, socializing, scary stuff, loud noises, motion sickness, people who take jokes too seriously, and when people ask "Can I ask you a question?" instead of just asking the question.
 * His goals are to expand on his lore, be featured in a game, try voice acting, do an IRL stream at Twitchcon, reach 1 million Twitch followers and 1 million YouTube subscribers within five years, create a custom TTS of his own voice, host a podcast-like event, create a Live2D for his pet Whisper, hold an IRL solo panel and an IRL meet and greet event, gain a 3D model to play dance games, and to see VShojo prosper.

Miscellaneous

 * Kuro is the 14th VTuber to join VShojo overall, including the three former members that left.
 * Kuro credits Ironmouse and Gunrun for why he joined. He stated he originally planned to be independent but changed his mind after they were the only people who helped him sort through tax troubles and had his back during a very stressful time in his life.
 * Kuro is the first male member of VShojo. His gender was kept secret prior to debut.
 * However, viewers had speculated that the new member would be male due to the use of neutral pronouns in promotional material, the title "God of Undead Miracles" instead of "Goddess," and an incident where Ironmouse appeared to use "he" and "King" when talking about the new member, and Henya using "san".
 * As a kid, he once had a rock thrown at his head, and it started bleeding. ("That probably explains why I'm a VTuber today.")
 * His left pinky toe doesn't bend, and he doesn't know why. It has no joint in the middle.
 * When he was younger, he wanted to be a mage. He attempted to summon a spirit using a spell he found online, and was so startled when his dog slammed into the door that he never did magic again.

Media

 * K9KURO - YouTube Channel
 * K9KURO - Twitch Channel
 * @K9_KURO - Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

 * #K9Kuro - Stream tag
 * #K9Fanart - Fan art

Statistics

 * K9KURO - TwitchTracker stats
 * K9KURO - SullyGnome Twitch stats
 * K9KURO - Social Blade Twitch stats