Emiru

Emily-Beth Schunk[1][2] (born January 3, 1998), better known as Emiru, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer. She is primarily known for streaming League of Legends and her cosplays on her Twitch channel, where she has garnered more than 1,100,000 followers as of January 15, 2023. She is a co-owner of and a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.[3]

Emiru
Schunk in 2022
Personal information
BornEmily Beth Schunk
(1998-01-03) January 3, 1998
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation
Home townWichita, Kansas U.S.
Twitch information
Channel
LocationAustin, Texas U.S.
Years active2016–present
Genre
  • Gaming
  • reacting
Games
Followers1.1 million
Total views16.1 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2016–present
Genre
  • Reaction
  • gaming
  • cosplay
Subscribers442,000
Total views30.8 million
100,000 subscribers 2021
Follower and view counts updated as of August 31, 2022.

Early life

Schunk was born in Wichita, Kansas,[4] on January 3, 1998,[4][5] to a German-American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in Wichita and graduated from high school in 2016.

Career

Schunk started streaming on Twitch in November of 2016 playing League of Legends, she later became known for this along with her cosplays.[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.

On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Schunk had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.[3] On January 31, 2023, Emiru was announced as a new co-owner of the organization.[9]

Schunk is represented by agency Ader Gaming.[10]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best League of Legends Streamer Nominated [11]
12th Streamy Awards Breakout Streamer Nominated [12]

References
  1. "Emily Schunk". Cloud9. n.d. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Emily Beth" - emiru on Twitch, 2022-12-16, retrieved 2023-01-14
  3. "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Saha, Srijita (November 7, 2021). "Did Emiru and Dyrus Break up? Relationship between the two Twitch Streamers". OtakuKart. Retrieved May 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 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.
  6. "Emiru - Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. @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.
  10. "Ader Gaming". Ader Gaming. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  11. Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  12. Escandon, Rosa (1 November 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms". Forbes.
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