What does KUSO mean in Japanese?

KUSO originally means "hateful" in Japanese and is usually used as.

The mantra of swearing. When you are a verb, it means that you are not kind enough to "spoof", that is, to die; When you are an adjective or adverb, it means "something or an action is funny and belongs to the category of laughing people to death."

Spoofing is a kind of cultural origin, and anything in the name of "culture" should be able to find its mother, and spoofing is no exception. To sum up, there are several key words: nonsense, parody, ACG and network.

The development of spoof

Kuso is widely regarded as synonymous with spoof and funny. Its prototype was formed about three or four years ago. At that time, E-youth in Hong Kong or Taiwan Province Province often used a lot of classic dialogues or specific words in Stephen Chow movies or Hong Kong and Japanese martial arts cartoons in online forums or messages, such as "folding stool" representing the strongest weapon and "not up to standard", or based on a "classic work", they made some funny stories or pranks by using nonsense and parody methods and spread them on the Internet. about

As far as "authentic Kuso people" are concerned, Kuso culture is based on Hong Kong animation, Japanese ACG and other fields, and creates a specific spoof and hilarious work through words and grammar with a sense of distance.

The early form of Kuso was limited to words, and with more and more people accepting this kind of network "spoof", the wind of Kuso spread rapidly, and the funny short messages we may receive almost every day can be said to be an extension of Kuso culture.

The spoof culture has also attracted more and more attention from businesses that take teenagers as consumer groups. For example, PCHOME website recently held a "Funny Mapping Contest" after opening a "just funny" mapping area; Coca-Cola also held Kuso promotion activities such as funny song and dance competitions.

Why go to Kuso?

Kuso is a generation of about twenty years old, subverting and fooling the thoughts of the older generation in his own cultural way. Modern society has given young people too many restrictions and norms. The younger generation is under greater invisible pressure than before, but its willpower is far less than that of previous generations. A lot of pressure lurks in the hearts of the younger generation, which will inevitably force them to find a cheap and convenient way to vent that suits them best. This has formed the Kuso culture, and on this basis, Kuso has also become a simple and effective means to enhance "personality" and attract outside attention.