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最近有位05后美国小哥，在中国互联网掀起了一场“抽象盛典”。
他就是在YouTube坐拥3800万粉丝的顶流主播IShowSpeed（经常简写为Speed），本名小达伦·沃特金斯（Darren Watkins Jr.），因其直播时情绪高涨、表情丰富、动作夸张，被中国网友戏称为“甲亢哥”。
3月24日晚，Speed在上海开启了自己的中国行直播，吸引了约560万人观看。
随后，他在北京、郑州、成都、重庆、香港、深圳等多地进行直播，穿花袄、看舞狮、吃火锅、尝豆汁，骑共享单车、学习少林功夫……毫无包袱地给大家整活，中国行7场直播在YouTube的累计观看人次已突破 5500万。
假如你还不知道“甲亢哥”是谁的话，速速跟着英大一起来补课。谁能想到，这位“国际顶流”还只是一个20岁的小孩哥！他到底是怎么火的呢？
就在去年，《Forbes》还为他做过一次专访，文章标题是：How IShowSpeed Became A Global Phenomenon，“甲亢哥”是怎么火遍全球的？
Streaming from his bedroom in Cincinnati, Ohio, Speed began his journey with just a handful ofviewerstuning in to watch him play FIFA, NBA 2K, and Fortnite.
在美国俄亥俄州辛辛那提的一间卧室里，“甲亢哥”迈出了他的直播第一步。那时，他的观众寥寥无几，只是几个无意点进来看他打 FIFA、NBA 2K 和 Fortnite 的路人。
"When I first started my stream, I only had one viewer, two viewers, and that kept me going,” he explained. “In week two, I started averaging four viewers. In week three, I started averaging 17 viewers. As more people watched, I thought I could get somewhere with this, and I had fun. So that's what kept me going."
“我刚开始直播的时候，只有一两个观众，但就是那一点点人气支撑着我继续下去。 ”他说，“到了第二周，我的平均观众涨到了四个； 第三周，是十七个。 当我发现越来越多的人愿意看我直播的时候，我就觉得这可能真的能做出点什么。 而且，我自己也很享受，所以就坚持下去。 ”
At the time, his streams were raw and mostly focused on gaming content like NBA 2K . His unscripted authenticity quickly resonated with fans, helping him build a loyal community. Whether it was his over-the-top enthusiasm when winning or his reactions in multiple languages , Speed’s personality became, and still remains, his most powerful trait.
最初的直播内容很“糙”，主要都是NBA 2K游戏实况。他的真性情，帮助他收获了第一批铁粉。“甲亢哥”赢的时候会激动得飞起，用多种语言表达各种反应，他的个性至今仍是他最大的杀手锏。
As his fanbase grew, so did his ambition. In 2023, Speed took his streams beyond his bedroom and started to travel internationally, opening a new chapter for his career.
而随着粉丝数量节节攀升，他的野心也越来越大了。2023年，“甲亢哥”把直播搬出了卧室，踏上了环球直播之路，正式迎来事业的新篇章。
"Our Euro tour was my first tour, and weimprovisedthat so well. It wasn't supposed to be a tour at all, but we made it one. I was like, ‘Whoa, this is something that I'm actually doing big.’ Then, after the Euro tour, I followed up with the Southeast Asia one."
“我们当时搞的欧洲直播巡演，是我的第一次巡演，原本根本不算什么‘巡演’，全靠即兴发挥。结果效果超出预期，我当时就想，‘哇，我居然在做这么大的事。’欧洲巡演之后，我紧接着又去了东南亚。”
His Southeast Asia tour in 2024 marked atipping point. In Indonesia, he made history by garnering over one million concurrent viewers on a singlelivestream.
2024年的东南亚巡演直播， 标志着他的事业达到了一个转折点。 在印度尼西亚，他创造了历史，单场直播同时在线观众超过一百万。
"When I reached that moment, I just started crying because [there were] a million live viewers, something that I always dreamed of. That's the accolade that everystreamerwants to reach. And I did it alone. No collab. No event. Just me streaming. That's true art right there."
“那一刻我真的哭了。一百万的在线观众，是我一直以来的梦想。所有主播都渴望有这样的成就。而我，是靠自己做到的。没有联动、没有活动安排，就是我一个人，开着直播。这才是真正的艺术。”
But Speed isn’t stopping anytime soon. He told me that his goal is to livestream in every country with the hopes to “try out the national food and really connect with the people."
但“甲亢哥”并没有停下脚步的打算。他告诉我，他的目标是在每个国家直播，“尝遍当地美食，和当地人建立真实的联系。”
"I have been doing this for five years now. I feel like a veteran. It feels like I'm getting older. But I want to keep going higher, and I will.”
“我已经做了五年直播了，现在感觉自己是个老手。时间过得太快了，也觉得自己越来越成熟。但我还想继续往上走，我知道我能做到。”
2025年，“甲亢哥”终于来到了中国。其实，之前他在中国的互联网上就小火了一把，就是他在直播中听大张伟的《阳光彩虹小白马》听破防了。
因为副歌部分的歌词“你是内内个内内，内个内个内内”， 与黑人的歧视用语“Nigger”发音相似，他的表情先是从傻笑变成不可置信，最后愤怒地砸起了键盘，成为互联网名场面。
当然，现在误会已经解开了，“甲亢哥”这次来中国多次开心地和粉丝大合唱。
而且，据说他今天晚上就要和大张伟见面！！！
这真是历史性的一刻！全网吃瓜群众已经翘首以盼，你期待他们合体唱《阳光彩虹小白马》吗？
重点词汇解析
viewern. 观看者
improvisev.即兴表演
tipping point转折点
livestreamv/n.网络直播
streamern.网络主播
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