Rickrolling began as an internet prank in the mid 2000s, when users were tricked into opening Rick Astley's 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up instead of the content they expected. Inugami Korone, a dog themed VTuber from Hololive who debuted in 2019, became known for long cheerful streams, retro games and spontaneous singing. Her version merges two online cultures, VTuber fandom and classic meme pranks, which is why it keeps circulating in edits, Discord servers and stream highlights long after the original joke.