Jinnytty

Yoo Yoon-jin (Korean유윤진; 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
Jinnytty in June 2023
Born
Yoo Yoon-jin

(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
Other names
  • 윰찌니
  • Jinny
  • Penguin Sister
  • 72 Mei
EducationYonsei University (Information and Interaction Design)
OccupationTwitch streamer
Years active2017–present
OrganizationTeam SoloMid
Twitch information
Channel
Genres
  • IRL
  • Video gaming
Followers1,000,000
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers374,000[1]
Total views39 million[1]

Last updated: March 15, 2024
Korean name
Hangul
유윤진
Revised RomanizationYu Yun-jin
McCune–ReischauerYu Yunchin
Websitejinny.tv

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.

Jinny during a livestream in 2019

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

YearTitleArtistRef.
2020Tier 4 – "Bang Bang"Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV[26][27]
2021Tier 4 – 'Summer Fire'Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV[28]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
The Streamer Awards2022Best IRL StreamerJinnyttyNominated[29]
2023Nominated[30]
2024Won[31]

References