LilyPichu
{{Short description|American online streamer (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = LilyPichu
| image = Lilypichu, fuslie, albert chang, and tj brown twitchcon 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ki in 2018
| birth_name = Lily Ki
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Online streamer
- YouTuber
- voice actress
- artist
}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| organization = OfflineTV
| partner = Michael Reeves (2020–present)
| website = {{URL|https://lilypichu.com}}
| module = {{Infobox Twitch streamer
|embed=yes
| channel_name = LilyPichu
| years active = 2011–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Gaming
- music
- art
}}
| followers = 2.4 million
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality
|embed=yes
| channel_handle = LilyPichu
| genre = {{Hlist|Gaming|music|art|vlogging}}
| subscribers = 3.06 million
| views = 544.86 million
| silver_year = 2013
| gold_year = 2017
| stats_update = September 9, 2024
}}
| signature = LilyPichu sig.svg
}}
Lily Ki (born November 20, 1991), better known as LilyPichu, is an American online streamer, voice actress, artist and YouTuber. She is a member of OfflineTV, an online group of content creators, and was one of the most subscribed female Twitch streamers in the late 2010s and early 2020s. She remains one of the most followed female streamers on the platform. As a voice actress, she is most well-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. After ten years of streaming on Twitch, she signed an exclusive contract with YouTube in July 2022 and announced the move to the platform. However, as of July 12, 2024, Ki returned to streaming on Twitch after her contract deal with YouTube expired.https://x.com/LilyPichu/status/1811924425320857690{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fl-t3tt1N0 | title=Lily's Back on Twitch After 2 Years ( YouTube Deal Finished ) | website=YouTube | date=13 July 2024 }}
Early life and education
Ki was born on November 20, 1991, in Queens, New York.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQZUyu3LcU | title=Offlinetv Plays Two Truths One Lie Again | website=YouTube | date=9 March 2022 }} Her family lived in The Bronx before moving to North Jersey.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqIzw_S_bCs | title=Women's History Month (ft. LilyPichu) | website=YouTube | date=7 March 2024 }} She is of Korean descent, and has a brother named Daniel.{{cite tweet| user= lilypichu | author=LilyPichu | number=1131253236223107072 | title=my brother coleg graduat!!!1 grats Daniel | date=May 23, 2019 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://answersafrica.com/lilypichu-height-boyfriend-brother.html|title=Lilypichu Bio - Height, Brother and Love Story With Albert "SleightlyMusical" Chang|date=January 22, 2019|website=AnswersAfrica.com |last1=I |first1=Hendy }} She received an associate's degree in Arts and Music at a community college.{{Cite tweet |title=It makes me miss it too... jk I went to community college and never got a graduation 😭😭😭 |number=1131234656010080256 |date=2019-05-22 |user=LilyPichu|=Twitter |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YZmf1hQtfQ | title=COLLEGE DEGREE TALK FT. SYKKUNO, VALKYRAE, TOAST, LILYPICHU AND FRIENDS | website=YouTube | date=31 October 2020 }}
Career
{{Expand section|date=June 2022}}
Ki's content includes gaming, art, and music.{{cite web |title=LilyPichu - The Shorty Awards |url=https://shortyawards.com/12th/lilypichu |website=shortyawards.com}} She first gained popularity in 2011 when her parody song "I'll Quit LoL" went viral on YouTube.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQphkQBYNBs | title="I'll Quit LoL" [parody song] | website=YouTube | date=17 September 2011 }}{{cite web |last1=Favie III |first1=Carmelo |title=Offline TV: The story of one of the most successful streaming houses ever |url=https://clutchpoints.com/offline-tv-the-story-of-one-of-the-most-successful-streaming-houses-ever/ |website=ClutchPoints |date=16 November 2020}} In 2015, she made her musical debut with the release of her extended play Lilies.{{Citation |title=Lilies |date=2015-09-10 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/21ulZIhuxmLbB2V1XGgAkk |language=en |access-date=2022-07-01}} In July 2017, a video of Ki playing the melodica to unsuspecting cosplayers at PopCon Indy also went viral, becoming her most viewed YouTube video to date.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Mia |title=Cosplayers receive a lovely surprise when a talented melodica player belts out their themes |url=https://mashable.com/2017/08/03/melodica-player-surprises-cosplayers/ |website=Mashable |language=en |date=3 August 2017}} That same month, she joined OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.{{cite web |last1=Hong |first1=James |last2=Jang |first2=David |date=25 September 2018 |title=League of Legends: [A Deep Discussion With Scarra] Scarra Reveals His Thoughts On DL vs qt, Harry Potter, and OfflineTV. |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/6205/a-deep-discussion-with-scarra-scarra-reveals-his-thoughts-on-dl-vs-qt-harry-potter-and-offlinetv |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} In September 2018, Riot Games launched a series of ads on YouTube for League of Legends which featured Ki and other content creators.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Julia |title=New League ads celebrate your average player |url=https://www.riftherald.com/culture/2018/9/6/17828468/its-on-league-ads-cinematic |date=January 26, 2019 |work=The Rift Herald}}
Ki was the fifth most-watched female Twitch streamer in 2020.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Helen A. |date=19 January 2021 |title=The Top Female Twitch Streamer Of 2020 May Surprise You |url=https://www.svg.com/315285/the-top-female-twitch-streamer-of-2020-may-surprise-you/ |website=SVG}} In 2020, she was nominated for the Shorty Award for Twitch Streamer of the Year. That same year, she appeared in an advertisement for 5 Gum.{{cite web |title=5 GUM X AVENGERS (FT. LILYPICHU) |url=https://sawhorsela.com/portfolio/5-gum-x-avengers-ft-lilypichu/ |access-date=18 February 2021 |website=Sawhorse |publisher=Sawhorse LA}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Haylock |first=Zoe |date=2021-08-13 |title=Bella Poarch Welcomes You to Her Tower of Terror in the 'Inferno' Video |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/bella-poarch-drops-inferno-music-video-ft-sub-urban-watch.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} At the 1st Streamer Awards in 2022, Ki was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer and Best Music Streamer, winning for the latter.
In July 2022, it was announced that Ki had signed exclusively with YouTube and will no longer stream on Twitch.{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2022-07-07 |title=Popular streamer LilyPichu takes exclusive deal with YouTube |url=https://www.polygon.com/23198801/lilypichu-offlintetv-exclusive-deal-youtube-twitch-streamer |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} However by July 12th, 2024, Lily Ki has returned to streaming back on twitchhttps://x.com/LilyPichu/status/1811924425320857690{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fl-t3tt1N0 | title=Lily's Back on Twitch After 2 Years ( YouTube Deal Finished ) | website=YouTube | date=13 July 2024 }}
Personal life
File:LilyPichu at Haradas Bar (2025).png
In 2018, Ki began dating YouTuber Albert Chang, better known as Sleightlymusical, and in 2019, they separated after he had an affair.{{Cite web|last=Asarch|first=Steven|date=November 11, 2019|title=Members of OfflineTV are embroiled in an alleged cheating scandal over Twitter and Reddit|url=https://www.newsweek.com/offlinetv-drama-explained-alleged-cheating-scandal-subtweets-fill-reddit-1471048|access-date=November 21, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Ryan |date=2020-10-06 |title=Mizkif calls viewers 'hypocrites' in response to Albert Chang's return |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/mizkif-calls-viewers-hypocrites-in-response-to-albert-changs-return |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} On February 21, 2020, Ki confirmed on a livestream that she and fellow OfflineTV member Michael Reeves were in a relationship.[https://boardgamestips.com/wow/who-is-xchocobars-boyfriend/#Are_Michael_and_Lily_together Are Michael and Lily together?] Retrieved on 2021-11-23.
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.{{Cite web |author=Shannon Liao |title=Gaming world faces one of its biggest #MeToo moments yet |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/tech/fedmyster-removed-offlinetv/index.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=CNN|date=30 June 2020 }}{{Cite web |last=khan |first=Aqdas |date=2020-11-25 |title=Fedmyster, Pokimane and OfflineTV: A quick recap on the incident that shook the Twitch world |url=https://thesportsrush.com/fedmyster-pokimane-and-offlinetv-a-quick-recap-on-the-incident-that-shook-the-twitch-world/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=The SportsRush |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Jalen |date=June 28, 2020 |title=Offline TV removes Fedmyster in response to sexual harassment allegations |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/offline-tv-removes-fedmyster-in-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegations |access-date=June 28, 2020 |website=Dot Esports}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Pokimane responds to Fedmyster allegations |url=https://legacy.upcomer.com/pokimane-responds-to-fedmyster-allegations/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Upcomer |date=2 July 2020 |language=en}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
==As a lead artist==
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of singles, showing year released and producers |
| Year || Title || Details || Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="12"| 2020
| "comfy vibes" | {{smalldiv|
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| "dreamy nightmares"
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| "foreverland"
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| "sunshine & butterflies"
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| "wilting memories"
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| "a vision"
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| "unknown waters"
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| "a stormy night"
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| "these days it's hard to find the words"
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| "dreamy night"
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| "if there was a zombie apocalypse i'd let my dog eat me"
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| "walking with you"
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| rowspan="3"| 2021
| "POM POM" | {{smalldiv|
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| "last cup of coffee"
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| "summer nights"
| {{smalldiv|* YouTube Release Date: October 19, 2021
| |
| rowspan="4" | 2022
| "lilypad" | {{smalldiv|
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| "not too late"
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| "happy"
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| "anemo sky"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: October 19, 2022
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| rowspan="6" |2023
|"my own" |{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: March 5, 2023
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| "disappear"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: June 15, 2023}} | |
| "waiting for a sign"
|{{Smalldiv|*Youtube Release Date: July 19, 2023
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| "ceiling fan"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: August 25, 2023
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| "breathe"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: September 25, 2023
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| "starsmitten"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: October 26, 2023
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| rowspan="4" |2024
|"hyacinth" |{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: February 14, 2024
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| "blue heart"
| {{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: May 3, 2024
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| "into dust"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: August 8, 2024
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| "jellyfish"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: October 31, 2024
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| rowspan="2" |2025
|"sherbet sky" |{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: February 15, 2025
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| "happy ~ lofi"
|{{Smalldiv|* Youtube Release Date: February 24, 2025
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==As a featured artist==
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of singles, showing year released and select information |
| Year || Title || Details || Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| "Pre-Parade" {{small|(with AmaLee)}} | {{smalldiv|
}} | align="center"| [https://twitter.com/LilyPichu/status/1446737812061970433 Nightmares!]. lilypichu. Published Date: 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-11-21. |
| "Summertime" {{small|(with Natsumiii)}}
| {{smalldiv|
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| "Nightmares" {{small|(with Static-P)}}
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Filmography
{{BLP sources section|date=December 2022}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title !Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2021
| Belle |Additional voices | rowspan="2" | Voice; English dub | |
| 2022
|The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 |Kulumil |
=Television=
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year || Title || Role || class="unsortable"| Notes || class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2013
|Champions of Chaos 2 |Mage | | |
| 2019
|Juniper | |
| 2020
| Ethereal Enigma | Mina | rowspan="10" | English dub |
| rowspan="5" | 2021
| Rin |
| Eternal Return: Black Survival
| Eleven |
| Genshin Impact
| Sayu |
| Cookie Run: Kingdom
| Onion Cookie |
| Paladins
| Salt Io | align="center"| {{cite tweet |user=LilyPichu |title=I voice Io's salt skin from Paladins!... Hope she doesn't annoy you too much. 😆 |number=1448526577730396165 |language=en}} |
| rowspan="3" |2022
| Rin/system voice | align="center"| {{cite video game | developer=Mages | title=Phantom Breaker: Omnia | publisher=Rocket Panda Games | scene=Ending credits, 1:03:50 in, ENGLISH CAST | year=2022}} |
| Legends of Runeterra
| Disciple of Doran |
| Omega Strikers
| Juno |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|U-Official | |
| Fears to Fathom: Woodbury Getaway
|Nora Kim | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist(s) ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2021
| "Inferno" | Bella Poarch and Sub Urban |
| "Break Out"
| MaiR | align="center"| {{citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
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