Emily Beth Schunk[1][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, focusing on content related to video games; most notably in League of Legends earlier in her career, then transitioning to variety and cosplay. Her account has garnered more than 1,800,000 followers as of June 15, 2025. She co-owns the gaming organization One True King[4] and is a creator for Red Bull.[5]
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.[6][7] She credits her friend for suggesting her to start streaming her League of Legends gameplay on Twitch emphasizing the potential for large donations.[8]
On August 28, 2020, the esports organization Cloud9 announced that Emiru had joined them as a content creator.[9][10]
On January 2, 2022, it became public that Emiru had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.[4][1] After her signing with One True King, she started to switch her content from League of Legends to variety.[11] In March 2022, she was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer at the 2021 Streamer Awards.[12] In May 2022, she was represented by agency Ader Gaming.[13] On August 7, 2022, Emiru reached one million followers on Twitch.[14] Later that year in December 2022, she was nominated for Breakout Streamer at the 12th Streamy Awards.[citation needed]
On January 31, 2023, One True King publicly issued that Emiru became one of their co-owners.[15][16] On the same day, plans for a weekly podcast entitled Steak & Eggs Podcast were unveiled. Hosted by Emiru and fellow One True King members Asmongold and Tectone, Episode 1 was 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] A man had approached the live streamers and asked Emiru for her phone number, who declined but offered to take a photo with him. The man would take his hoodie off 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.[23] They later ended the marathon early and contacted the police.[citation needed]
In August 2025, Emiru announced she had joined Red Bull as a Red Bull athlete[5] though remains as an owner of OTK without a content creation contract.[24]
Later that year, Emiru attended TwitchCon 2025, where she was assaulted by a fan who grabbed her and attempted to kiss her before her personal security intervened.[25] Twitch responded by stating that the company "immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises",[26] which Emiru denied, calling their statement a "blatant lie".[25] She stated that the fan was allowed to walk away after his attempted assault and was only caught hours after the incident and was initially only given a 30-day ban from the platform before she pushed for an indefinite ban.[26] Furthermore, Emiru commented that she felt TwitchCon staff did not take the assault seriously, stating, "I did not feel cared for or protected, even bringing my own security and staff. I can't imagine how creators without those options would feel." She noted that Twitch had previously banned her preferred bodyguard from the convention for "holding a stalker’s arm to bring him to police" and said that she will no longer be attending any future TwitchCon events.[25]
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