LilyPichu

LilyPichu

LilyPichu

American streamer, voice actress, artist, singer-songwriter, and musician (born 1991)


Lily Ki (Korean: 기유리; born November 20, 1991), better known as LilyPichu, is an American voice actress, artist and streamer. She is a member of OfflineTV, an online group of content creators and was one of the most subscribed female Twitch streamers during her time on the platform. As a voice actress, she's mostly known for the voice of Genshin Impact character Sayu and the English dub voice of Muni Ohnaruto in D4DJ First Mix. Ki began creating videos on YouTube in June 2010 and streaming on Twitch in August 2012. In July 2022 she signed an exclusive contract with YouTube and after ten years of streaming on Twitch she announced the move to the platform.

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Early life

Ki was born on November 20, 1991, in Queens, New York.[2] Her family lived in the Bronx before moving to Northern Jersey.[3] She is of Korean descent, and has a brother named Daniel.[4] Ki grew up in a musical household and began playing the piano at a young age, but she also had an interest in art and illustration.[5] She received an associate's degree in Arts and Music at a community college.[6][7]

Career

Ki's content includes gaming, art, and music.[8] She first gained popularity in 2011 when her parody song "I'll Quit LoL" went viral on YouTube.[9] In 2015, she made her musical debut with the release of her extended play Lilies.[10] In July 2017, a video of Ki playing the melodica to unsuspecting cosplayers at Indy PopCon also went viral, becoming her most viewed YouTube video to date.[11] That same month, she joined OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.[12] In September 2018, Riot Games launched a series of ads on YouTube for League of Legends which featured Ki and other content creators.[13]

Ki was the fifth most-watched female Twitch streamer in 2020.[14] In 2020, she was nominated for the Shorty Award for Twitch Streamer of the Year.[15] That same year, she appeared in an advertisement for 5 Gum.[16] In 2021, Ki appeared in the music video for Bella Poarch and Sub Urban's song "Inferno", where she cameoed alongside several other content creators.[17] At the 1st Streamer Awards in 2022, Ki was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer and Best Music Streamer, winning for the latter.[18]

In July 2022, it was announced that Ki had signed exclusively with YouTube and will no longer stream on Twitch.[19]

Personal life

In 2018, Ki began dating YouTuber Albert Chang, better known as Sleightlymusical, and in 2019, they separated after he had an affair.[20][21] In March 2020, Ki confirmed on a livestream that she and fellow OfflineTV member Michael Reeves were in a relationship.[22]

On June 27, 2020, Ki and Yvonne "Yvonnie" Ng came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against former OfflineTV member Federico "Fedmyster" Gaytan, stating that he would enter her room uninvited and make inappropriate advances on her.[23][24][25] Gaytan was removed from the group following the allegations, and in the week following his removal, six members of OfflineTV came forward with stories of his inappropriate and manipulative behavior.[24][26]

Discography

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References

  1. "About LilyPichu". YouTube.
  2. LilyPichu [@lilypichu] (May 22, 2019). "my brother coleg graduat!!!1 grats Daniel" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. Favie III, Carmelo (16 November 2020). "Offline TV: The story of one of the most successful streaming houses ever". ClutchPoints.
  4. Lilies, 2015-09-10, retrieved 2022-07-01
  5. "5 GUM X AVENGERS (FT. LILYPICHU)". Sawhorse. Sawhorse LA. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. Haylock, Zoe (2021-08-13). "Bella Poarch Welcomes You to Her Tower of Terror in the 'Inferno' Video". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  7. Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
  8. Diaz, Ana (2022-07-07). "Popular streamer LilyPichu takes exclusive deal with YouTube". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  9. Galloway, Ryan (2020-10-06). "Mizkif calls viewers 'hypocrites' in response to Albert Chang's return". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  10. Are Michael and Lily together? Retrieved on 2021-11-23.
  11. Shannon Liao (30 June 2020). "Gaming world faces one of its biggest #MeToo moments yet". CNN. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  12. "Pokimane responds to Fedmyster allegations". Upcomer. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  13. Made this piece in collaboration with @LilyPichu, inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender. tjbrownmusic. Published Date: 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  14. if there was a zombie apocalypse i'd let my dog eat me. lilypichu. Published Date: 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  15. Nightmares!. lilypichu. Published Date: 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  16. "Arcade Spirits - A Visual Novel Romantic Comedy". Fiction Factory Games. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  17. Mateo, Alex (8 December 2020). "Phantom Breaker: Omnia Game's Trailer Previews Fighting Gameplay". Anime News Network.
  18. "Lily Ki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 October 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  19. Mages. Phantom Breaker: Omnia. Rocket Panda Games. Scene: Ending credits, 1:03:50 in, ENGLISH CAST.

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