On November 15, Twitch streamer and avid cosplayer Emily "Emiru" made a guest appearance on One True King's podcast Noodle Shop.
Podcast hosts Tectone and Rich Campbell started a conversation about how Twitch and the online community have changed over time. Emiru mentioned that she began her online career in 2015 and shared a story from that period of time.
She revealed that when she was in high school, some well-known streamers reached out to her, and joked about grooming her and picking her up from the school bus:
At the 50-minute mark of the podcast, Rich Campbell claimed that Twitch was a "pretty brutal platform" back in the day, and that it's a better situation now. Emily concurred and stated that fellow OTK member Nick "Nmplol" shared the same sentiment.
As the conversation continued, the 24-year-old mentioned that Twitch was "very different" in 2015 and said:
Tectone was intrigued and requested that Emily share her story.
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Emiru stated that she began her livestreaming career when she was 17 years old, and some prominent streamers who were five to ten years older got in touch with her. She elaborated:
Emiru claimed that no one cared about the situation, and that she was called a "clout chaser":
Rich Campbell and Tectone were left speechless by the revelation, with the latter exclaiming:
The YouTube comments section was bustling with fan reactions, as more than 130 community members provided their take. Here's a snippet of some relevant fan reactions:
Emiru is a well-known personality whose popularity skyrocketed after she joined OTK earlier this year. Besides being a cosplayer, she is a League of Legends content creator and currently has more than one million followers on her channel.
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