Emiru

Emily Beth 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, 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 2.1 million followers She co-owns the gaming organization One True King and is a creator for Red Bull.

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, the esports organization Cloud9 announced that Emiru had joined them as a content creator.

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. 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 2021 Streamer Awards. 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, One True King publicly issued that Emiru became one of their co-owners. On the same day, plans for a weekly podcast entitled Steak & Eggs were unveiled. Hosted by Emiru and fellow One True King members Asmongold and Tectone, Episode 1 was released on February 17, 2023. The podcast hosts remained as a trio until December 2024, until Tectone stepped away due to sexual assault allegations. Emiru and Asmongold continued Steak & Eggs with Lacari as the replacement host, but this lasted two months as the podcast went on hiatus.

In August 2023, she was nominated for Streamer of the Year and Variety Streamer at the 13th Streamy Awards. The streamers ended the marathon early and contacted the police.

In August 2025, Emiru announced she had joined Red Bull as a Red Bull athlete,

Later that year, Emiru attended TwitchCon 2025, where a fan assaulted her by grabbing and attempting to kiss her during a meet and greet before her personal security intervened. Twitch claimed that the individual was immediately removed, but Emiru called the statement a “blatant lie,” saying the assaulter walked away and was only caught hours later. Mizkif filed a federal lawsuit against Emiru, along with Asmongold, OTK Media Inc., Mythic Talent Management Inc., and King Gaming Labs Inc., for reputational harm, lost earnings, and emotional distress.

In December 2025, Emiru was named as part of Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Games 2026 list.

Personal life Emiru was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 3, 1998. She is of German and Chinese descent.

Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Result 2021 The Streamer Awards Best League of Legends Streamer 202212th Streamy Awards Breakout Streamer 202313th Streamy AwardsStreamer of the Year Variety Streamer The Streamer AwardsSapphire Award 2024 The Streamer AwardsBest Just Chatting Streamer Streamer of the Year2025 The Streamer Awards Best Creative Arts Streamer The Sapphire Award

Listicles Publisher Year Listicle Result Forbes 2026 30 Under 30: Games Placed

Filmography

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