Emiru
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Born | Emily Schunk January 3, 1998 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Home town | Wichita, Kansas U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Austin, Texas U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Gaming, reacting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Followers | 738,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total views | 12.6 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Follower and view counts updated as of February 16, 2022. |
Emily Schunk[1] (born January 3, 1998), known online as Emiru, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer.[2] She is primarily known for streaming League of Legends and her cosplays on her Twitch channel, where she has garnered more than 700,000 followers. She is a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.[3]
Early life[]
Schunk was born in Kansas on January 3, 1998,[4] to a German-American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in Wichita, Kansas and graduated from high school in 2016.[citation needed]
Career[]
Schunk started streaming on Twitch in November of 2016 with League of Legends, she later became known for this along with her cosplays.[5][6]
On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Schunk had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.[7][8]
In 2021, the design of the newly released League champion Gwen was partially inspired by Schunk, whose cosplay was used as part of a reference board by a Riot Games illustrator working on the project.[6]
On January 2, 2022, Schunk left Cloud9 and joined One True King.[3]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best League of Legends Streamer | Nominated | [9] |
References[]
- ^ "Emily Schunk". Cloud9. n.d. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Amos, Andrew (March 29, 2021). "League of Legends cosplayer stitches up amazing Gwen outfit". Dexerto. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Schunk, Emily [@emiru] (January 3, 2020). "it's my birthday t.co/xel9cbIGwL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Emiru - Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b McGuire, Keegan (September 2, 2021). "Emiru Talks About Her Streaming Beginnings, Cosplay Inspirations, And League Of Legends - Exclusive Interview". SVG. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American people of Chinese descent
- Twitch (service) streamers
- People from Kansas
- People from Austin, Texas