Emiru

American streamer and cosplayer (born 1998)

Emiru

Emiru in 2024

Personal information
Born|

Emily Beth Schunk

(1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 27)

Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Occupations|

* Twitch streamer
* cosplayer

Organizations|

* Cloud9 (2020–2022)
* One True King (2022–present)

Website| emiru.tv
Twitch information
Channel|

* Emiru

Years active| 2016–present
Genres|

* Video games
* cosplay
* reactions
* IRL

Games|

* League of Legends
* Dark Souls
* Elden Ring
* Super Mario 64

Followers| 1.8 million
Associated acts| Mizkif · Valkyrae · Pokimane · Sodapoppin · Cr1TiKaL

YouTube information

Channel|

* Emiru

Years active| 2016–present
Genres|

* Podcasting
* cosplay
* video games
* reactions

Subscribers| 1.31 million[1]
Views| 610 million[1]

Creator Awards

| 100,000 subscribers| 2021
| 1,000,000 subscribers| 2024

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Last updated: December 10, 2024

Emily Beth Schunk[2][3] (born January 3, 1998), known professionally as Emiru, is an American online streamer, YouTuber, and cosplayer. She is best known for her live-streams on Twitch, where she broadcasts video game content, most notably in League of Legends early in her career, which transitioned to variety and cosplays. Her account has garnered more than 1,800,000 followers as of June 15, 2025. She is a co-owner of and a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.[4]

## Career

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Emiru started streaming on Twitch in late 2015 while she was still in high school, playing League of Legends. She later became known for this along with her cosplays.[5][6] She credits her friend for suggesting her to start streaming her League of Legends gameplay on Twitch emphasizing the potential for large donations.[7]

On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Emiru had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.[8][9]

On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Emiru had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.[4][2] After her signing with One True King, she started to switch her content from League of Legends to variety.[10] In March 2022, she was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer at the 2021 Streamer Awards.[11] In May 2022, she was represented by agency Ader Gaming.[12] On August 7, 2022, Emiru reached one million followers on Twitch.[13] Later that year in December 2022, she was nominated for Breakout Streamer at the 12th Streamy Awards.[14]

On January 31, 2023, Emiru was announced as a new co-owner of the organization.[15][16] On January 31, 2023, it was announced that Emiru would be hosting a new weekly podcast entitled Steak & Eggs Podcast along with fellow One True King members Asmongold and Tectone, with Episode 1 released on February 17, 2023.[17][18] In August 2023, she was nominated for Streamer of the Year and Variety Streamer at the 13th Streamy Awards.[19]

In February 2024, Emiru was nominated for Sapphire Award at the 2023 Streamer Awards.[20] Later that year in December 2024, she was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer and Streamer of the Year at the 2024 Streamer Awards.[21]

On the night of March 2, 2025, Emiru visited Los Angeles, California as a guest on Sis-a-thon — a week-long IRL live streaming marathon hosted by fellow streamers Valkyrae and Cinna — when she and the other streamers were targeted by a stalker at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.[22][23] A man had approached the live streamers and asked Emiru for her phone number, who declined but offered to take a photo with him.[22] The man would change clothes and reapproach the women again over a half hour later, asking Emiru again for her number after they got off the Ferris wheel. The man became aggressive after they told him no again, threatening to kill the streamers and requiring to be held back by the cameraman as they called for park security.[22][24] They later ended the marathon early and contacted the police.[22][25]

## Personal life

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Emiru was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 3, 1998.[26] She is of half-Chinese and half-German descent. She moved to Austin, Texas in October 2021.[27]

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Ceremony  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2021  | The Streamer Awards | Best League of Legends Streamer  | Nominated  | [11]
2022  | 12th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer  | Nominated  | [14]
2023  | 13th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year  | Nominated  | [19]
Variety Streamer  | Nominated
The Streamer Awards | Sapphire Award  | Nominated  | [20]
2024  | The Streamer Awards | Best Just Chatting Streamer  | Nominated  | [21]
Streamer of the Year  | Nominated

## Filmography

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### Music videos

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List of music video appearances by Emiru  Year  | Title  | Artist(s)  | Role  | Ref.

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2025  | "mary poppins"  | Bbno$ | Herself  | [28]

## References

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1. ^ a b "About Emiru". YouTube.
2. ^ a b Alford, Aaron (January 3, 2022). "Emiru joins OTK streamer network as a content creator". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
3. ^ Zulkiflee, Dshae (January 31, 2023). "OTK announces Emiru as new co-owner". esports.gg.
4. ^ a b "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire (Press release). January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
5. ^ "Emiru – Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
6. ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (November 17, 2022). "Emiru claims multiple Twitch stars joked about 'grooming' her when she was in high school". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
7. ^ Shaukat, Rahman (February 26, 2023). "Emiru and Asmongold Open Up About Their Motivations for Starting Twitch Streaming Careers". Game Rant. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
8. ^ Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
9. ^ Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
10. ^ Popko, John (June 27, 2023). "Emiru on League of Legends: "You don't really see that more fun, lighthearted side of League anymore"". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
11. ^ a b Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
12. ^ "Ader Gaming". Ader Gaming. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
13. ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (August 8, 2022). "OTK queen Emiru hits a huge streaming milestone on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
14. ^ a b Escandon, Rosa (November 1, 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms". Forbes.
15. ^ Miceli, Max (January 31, 2023). "One True King promotes Emiru to owner with appropriately hilarious announcement". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
16. ^ @OTKnetwork (January 31, 2023). "It's been a long time coming... Welcome @emiru as new co-owner of OTK" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Twitter.
17. ^ "Gaming podcasts are achieving high scores thanks to Patreon". Tubefilter. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
18. ^ @OTKnetwork (January 31, 2023). "Introducing @steakandeggs Our brand new podcast all about gaming, anime, pop culture and a whole lot more! Hosted by: @Asmongold @emiru @Tectone New episodes every Friday starting Feb 17th!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
19. ^ a b "13th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
20. ^ a b Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
21. ^ a b "The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated On SI. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
22. ^ a b c d Tassi, Paul (March 3, 2025). "Streamers Valkyrae, Cinna And Emiru Attacked During Livestream". Forbes. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
23. ^ Chouhan, Mahaksh (March 3, 2025). "Valkyrae, Cinna & Emiru face stalker threat during Sisathon livestream". KhelNow. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
24. ^ India Today Global Desk (March 3, 2025). "Watch: Valkyrae, Cinna, and Emiru face stalker threat during livestream, netizens react". India Today. Retrieved March 3, 2025. "The trio quickly ran off and called security for help while repeatedly asking the stalker to stop the harassment."
25. ^ Shrivastava, Aarnesh (March 3, 2025). "Valkyrae breaks silence after she, Emiru, and Cinna got attacked on livestream, announces end of Sis-a-thon". Sportskeeda. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
26. ^ Saha, Srijita (November 7, 2021). "Did Emiru and Dyrus Break up? Relationship between the two Twitch Streamers". OtakuKart. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
27. ^ Mukherjee, Shreyan (July 30, 2022). "Emiru reveals her stalker has been institutionalized and explains the matter in-depth". Sportskeeda. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
28. ^ bbno$ (May 29, 2025). bbno$ – mary poppins (official music video). Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via YouTube.

## External links

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* Emiru on Twitch
* Cloud9 bio Archived August 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

*[IRL]: In Real Life
*[2021]: Emiru
*[2024]: Emiru
*[Ref.]: Reference(s)