Drake made headlines this weekend in a moment that will likely be remembered as one of the year’s most viral celebrity instances. During a Saturday livestream on Kick, the rapper participated in a “20 v 1” dating challenge where he barked on command for goth streamer Pinkchyu, whose real name is Lin Lamar, a 23-year-old content creator from Texas. The moment, captured during a roughly three-hour broadcast celebrating Stake’s ninth anniversary, has since become one of the most shared clips from Drake’s streaming appearances to date.
The dating show format, produced by NELK co-founder Kyle Forgeard, placed Drake in a speed-dating scenario where twenty women cycled through conversations with the rapper before he selected three finalists. He would ultimately choose one as his “wife,” another to “pipe,” and a third to be his best friend. The contestants included adult entertainers Lena the Plug and Lily Phillips, as well as influencer Jordyn Lucas and various other internet personalities competing for Drake’s attention.
When Pinkchyu’s turn came, she approached the interaction with purpose. Dressed in pale goth makeup, a form-fitting black spandex dress, and a spiked choker, she steered their conversation toward roleplay. Drake responded enthusiastically, telling her, “You can look me dead in my eyes and if you say do anything, I would.” Pinkchyu decided to test his sincerity by asking him to bark for her. Without hesitation, the rapper made good on his promise, barking multiple times in front of the cameras. She laughed and replied, “Good boy.”
The exchange resonated with viewers partly because it aligned perfectly with comments Drake had made months earlier. In a September 2025 interview with podcast host Bobbi Althoff, Drake had described his ideal partner as a “goth baddie” who was “tweaked out,” “tatted all over,” and possessed certain physical attributes. He emphasized that she also needed to be funny. At Comic-Con, he said, was where he’d actually found such women in the past. That conversation had seemed like casual banter at the time, but Pinkchyu’s appearance on the Kick stream essentially manifested exactly what Drake had described.
At the end of the dating segment, Drake selected Pinkchyu as his “wife” over the other finalists. When asked what she wanted as a prize, she didn’t request jewelry or money for herself. Instead, she asked Drake to buy her mother a house. Her mother, she explained, had been wanting to retire, and she’d been trying to help. Drake agreed immediately, saying, “Oh, yeah, I’d love to,” before adding, “We’ll figure it out.”
Pinkchyu responded to her win with enthusiasm on social media. On Instagram, she posted the barking video with the caption, “I think I broke Drake lol.” On X, she triumphantly declared herself “the goth baddie” Drake had been looking for, asking her followers, “Can you blame him for being into nerdy goth girls like me?” In another Instagram post, she reflected on her journey as a content creator, writing, “I can’t believe how far I’ve come in the past few years. Posting content with alternative music I wasn’t sure anyone else would enjoy, to seeing a generation celebrating goth culture.”
Before her appearance on Drake’s dating show, Pinkchyu had already built a substantial online presence. She’s known for cosplay content, often dressing as characters from video games and anime series like Frieren and Team Rocket from Pokémon. She has millions of followers across TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, where her content blends her goth aesthetic with music, art, streaming, and roleplay. She also maintains accounts on subscription-based platforms and recently launched a music career.
The barking moment took on additional dimensions in the days following the stream. Years earlier, in 2023, Drake had given dating advice to streamer IShowSpeed on how to attract women. When Speed asked him for guidance, Drake responded, “Stop barking at them off the rip maybe just say something nice.” The clip of Drake barking at Pinkchyu resurfaced the advice, and IShowSpeed reacted with disbelief on his own stream. Recognizing the contradiction, Drake posted Speed’s reaction on his Instagram Stories with a caption acknowledging the irony: “Darren… I retract my statement.”
The moment has become emblematic of Drake’s willingness to lean into internet culture and embrace the chaos of livestreaming. The dating show itself served multiple purposes: it promoted Stake and Kick, entertained millions of viewers, and generated countless memes and viral moments. For Pinkchyu, it transformed her from a niche content creator into a pop culture talking point overnight, introducing her to audiences far beyond her existing followers. The moment also suggested that sometimes, manifesting what you want in interviews—even casually—can lead to unexpected real-world consequences.