Yoo Yoon-jin (Korean: 유윤진; born July 28, 1992),[2] known professionally as Jinnytty, is a South Korean online streamer.[3][4] Jinny is best known for her IRL livestreams on Twitch where she has garnered more than 1,000,000 followers as of March 15th, 2024.[5]
Jinnytty | |
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Born | Yoo Yoon-jin July 28, 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
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Education | Yonsei University (Information and Interaction Design) |
Occupation | Twitch streamer |
Years active | 2017–present |
Organization | Team SoloMid |
Twitch information | |
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Followers | 1,000,000 |
YouTube information | |
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Subscribers | 374,000[1] |
Total views | 39 million[1] |
Last updated: March 15, 2024 | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유윤진 |
Revised Romanization | Yu Yun-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Yunchin |
Website | jinny |
Early life and education
Yoo Yoon-jin graduated from University High School (Irvine, California) in 2010, then graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Information and Interaction Design in South Korea.[6][7]
Career
2017: Early career beginnings
She first started live streaming on Twitch at the end of June 2017. During this period, she liked to play Hearthstone, and she also watched professional player games or teaching videos.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
2018–present: Rise in popularity and Taiwan Waddlethon
After becoming popular, Jinny catered to the audience with high interactivity, pure style, and increased her Taiwanese content.[14][15][16] She also traveled to Taiwan in March 2018 and held a fan meeting.
At the end of 2019, Jinny changed her target audience to European and American viewers and also traveled to the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she stayed at the home of the American streamer EsfandTV for several months, and they streamed together from time to time.[17][18]
From 2020 to 2022, Jinny traveled to and streamed live in South Korea, Europe[19][20][unreliable source?] and the United States.[13]
On October 6, 2022, it was announced that Jinny had signed with esports organization TSM.[21]
Jinny's 'Waddlethon' was her most popular streamed event where for about two months Jinny walked over 1,000 kilometers around the entire length of the country of Taiwan. During the Waddlethon, she gained over 90K followers and 6.5M hours watched.[22][23]
On Day 8 of her Waddlethon, May 1, 2023, she achieved a personal record of 26,902 concurrent viewers.[24][22]
During her Waddlethon on April 24, 2023, Jinny encountered a veiled stalker that followed her around for about 4 hours. The police were contacted and the stalker was institutionalized.[25][22]
Filmography
Music video appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2020 | Tier 4 – "Bang Bang" | Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV | [26][27] |
2021 | Tier 4 – 'Summer Fire' | Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV | [28] |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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The Streamer Awards | 2022 | Best IRL Streamer | Jinnytty | Nominated | [29] |
2023 | Nominated | [30] | |||
2024 | Won | [31] |