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2[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured: Ken's mascot, Kenny.]]
3->''Wendy's just another silly girl I knew, but those days are all long gone\
4If you were right the first time, then how could you be wrong?''
5-->"Burgz"
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7Ken Ashcorp (born January 3, 1991) is a British musician specializing in [[FilkSong Filk Songs]], primarily making music based around {{Anime}}, VideoGames, and cartoons.
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9Originally uploading songs and other content (including ''WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}''-style {{MST}}s) on his former (now-defunct) Website/YouTube channel, ''foreverpandering'', Ken switched to his current channel under his name around 2010. This mirrored his later shift from electronic to acoustic and more professional (but still not mainstream) sound.
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11His works initially got a lot of criticism for his association with the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom, largely due to his recurring use of his anthropomorphic panda mascot, Kenny, on cover artwork, [[{{Fanservice}} frequently in less-than-wholesome ways]], the [[IntercourseWithYou suggestive nature of many of his songs]] not helping his matters. Despite this, he received minor popularity within certain communities, including the fandoms of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', as well as on the internet in general through his breakthrough hit, "Absolute Territory". He is also an important contributor to ''Music/SiIvaGunner''.
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13His current Website/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/kenashcorp here]]. His music is also available on iTunes and [[http://kenashcorp.bandcamp.com Bandcamp]]. He also has a Website/{{Facebook}} page [[https://www.facebook.com/kenashcorpmusic here]], a Website/{{Twitter}} (NSFW), and a following on [[http://www.twitch.tv/kenashcorp/profile twitch]].
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15!! Discography
16* "I Wish There Were Still Dinosaurs", "Vuvu Hero", "Tasteless" (2010)
17* "ARTOSIS", "DESTINY", "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft PvP]]", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic 20 Percent Cooler]]" (2011)
18* "[[Wrestling/ZackRyder Ryder Or Riot!!]]", "Touch Fluffy Tail", "[[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Shut up And Trust This]]", "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Supernatural]]", "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Rival]]" (2012)
19* "Absolute Territory", "[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Crazy Chicks]]" (2013)
20* "In The Zone", "Burgz" (2014)
21* "[[Anime/KillLaKill Wear]]", "[[Franchise/AttackOnTitan Hunter]]", "[[Anime/SpaceDandy On The Rocks]]" (2015)
22* "[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Hold My Hand]]", "[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Blue]]" (2016)
23* "We're Shameless" (2017)
24* "[[Anime/YuriKumaArashi Black Lily]]" (2018)
25* "[[Anime/{{Redline}} Take Me]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}} Home]]" (2019)
26* "[[VideoGame/GirlsFrontline Not One]] [[ProtestSong Less]]", "[[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero I'm Your Slave]]" (2020)
27* "Pipkin Pippa You Absolutely Need to Take Your Medication Right Now Otherwise the Voices Will Never Stop I'm Pleading with You", "Dare You to Love Me" (2022)
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30!!Tropes found in his Music:
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33* TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: "20 Percent Cooler" is one big direct reference to the TropeNamer.
34* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: In "Supernatural", Ken pronounces "Oregon" as "Or-E-gone", in order to have it rhyme with "Or you'll miss me when I'm gone".
35* AliceAllusion: One of the lines in "Touch Fluffy Tail" makes a nod to Alice and "going down the rabbit hole". Of course, this being a fan song to a [[{{Eroge}} hentai game]], it doubles as a rather blatant SexualEuphemism.
36* AuthorAppeal: Everything he does is based off of something he likes, such as "Supernatural" being about ''Gravity Falls'', "Shut Up and Trust This" about RPGS and ''Disgaea'', "Not One Less" about ''Girls' Frontline'', and "Burgz" about burgers.
37* BadassBoast: Not uncommon, "Touch Fluffy Tail" and "20 Percent Cooler" both have these crop up.
38* BoastfulRap: Like above, played straight with "20 Percent Cooler", though not as much as in "Touch Fluffy Tail".
39%%* BiggerIsBetterInBed: In "TASTELESS".
40* BelligerentSexualTension: "Shut Up and Trust This", as it is based on ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories''.
41* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In "I Wish There Were Still Dinosaurs", where he says he'd brofist a pterodactyl, ride a t-rex, and crush his enemies with a velociraptor...
42* EpicRocking: “I’m Your Slave” is currently his longest song, canonical or otherwise, being almost 6 (5:55) minutes long.
43* FantasticArousal: "Touch Fluffy Tail", if the title wasn't a hint.
44* FoodSongsAreFunny: If one can keep up with the references, "Burgz" will be this.
45* GenreRoulette: His musical style is a bit hard to pinpoint, as it had changed numerous times over the years, sometimes switching to a completely different genre with each song. His most common seems to be PopPunk, but they also include {{Blues}}, various forms of ElectronicMusic, sometimes even dipping into HipHop and {{Nerdcore}}.
46* GirlinessUpgrade: While it largely [[DependingOnTheArtist depends on the artist]], the design for Kenny has been getting less androgynous over time. Comparing the cover artwork for "Vuvu Hero", "Touch Fluffy Tail", "Supernatural", and "Rival" with "Blue", "Hold My Hand", or "Black Lily" shows this shift pretty distinctly.
47* GirlOnGirlIsHot: A handful of the cover arts, and "20 Percent Cooler" if you believe the perspective is from a girl.
48* HappinessInSlavery: "I'm Your Slave"
49* HiddenDepths: Apparently bakes on occasion.
50* IntercourseWithYou: Seems to be a personal style of his. Some examples include "Touch Fluffy Tail", "Absolute Territory", "In The Zone", and "We're Shameless".
51* LoopedLyrics: The end of "I Wish There Were Still Dinosaurs":
52-->''''''''Brofist Mother fucking brofist Mother fucking brofist Mother fucking brofist Mother fucking brofist brofist brofist brofist brofist brofist brofist brofist...''
53* LyricalColdOpen: “Shut Up And Trust This” begins with nothing but a short drone before the [[TitleDrop titular line]] starts the song properly.
54* MinisculeRocking: Out of all his official releases, "PVP" is the shortest track, being less than 2 minutes long (1:58 to be more precise), compared to his other songs, which usualually stick within 3-5 minute margin.
55* RefugeInAudacity: "We're Shameless," as the title indicates. The narrator proudly proclaims his love for ''{{futanari}}'' [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace elf girls]] throughout and the ending includes the refrain "We don't kink shame/If you're into it, just be into it."
56* SelfBackingVocalist: Most of Ken's backing tracks are done by Ken himself, usually applying some distortion or filter. Subverted in "Touch Fluffy Tail", whose backing vocals are instead performed by [[WebVideo/VShojo Nyanners]].
57* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Despite its [[Anime/KillLaKill source material]] "Wear" is soft all the way through.
58* WhenImGoneSong: Downplayed in "Supernatural" with the chorus:
59-->''''''''Yeah I'll gravitate towards you \
60Or you'll miss me when I'm gone...''
61* {{Yandere}}: "Crazy Chicks" in its entirety describes such a character... from the perspective of [[RomanticizedAbuse a guy who finds her murderously possessive antics hot]].
62* ZettaiRyouiki: "Absolute Territory" is an entire song about this trope and its...benefits, so to say.

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