# Emiru

Emily Schunk (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 1,600,000 followers as of November 26, 2024. She is a co-owner of and a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.

## Career

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. She credits her friend for suggesting her to start streaming her League of Legends gameplay on Twitch emphasizing the potential for large donations.
On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Emiru had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.
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. After her signing with One True King, she started to switch her content from League of Legends to variety. In March 2022, she was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards. In May 2022, she was represented by agency Ader Gaming. On August 7, 2022, Emiru reached one million followers on Twitch. Later that year in December 2022, she was nominated for Breakout Streamer at the 12th Streamy Awards.
On January 31, 2023, Emiru was announced as a new co-owner of the organization. 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. In August 2023, she was nominated for Streamer of the Year and Variety Streamer at the 13th Streamy Awards.
In February 2024, Emiru was nominated for Sapphire Award at the February 2024 Streamer Awards. Later that year in December 2024, she was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer and Streamer of the Year at the December 2024 Streamer Awards.
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. 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 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. They later ended the marathon early and contacted the police.

## Personal life

Emiru was born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 3, 1998. She moved to Austin, Texas in October 2021.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best League of Legends Streamer | Nominated |
| 2022 | 12th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer | Nominated |
| 2023 | 13th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2023 | 13th Streamy Awards | Variety Streamer | Nominated |
| Feb 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Sapphire Award | Nominated |
| Dec 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Best Just Chatting Streamer | Nominated |
| Dec 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated |