Jinnytty
Jinnytty in 2021
Personal information
Born
Yoo Yoonjin

(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 31)
South Korea
Other names
  • 윰찌니
  • Jinny
  • Penguin Sister
  • 72 Mei
  • Coomjin
  • caligurl69
EducationYonsei University
OccupationTwitch streamer
OrganizationTeam SoloMid
Websitejinny.tv
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2017–present
Genres
  • Video gaming
  • IRL
Followers989,000
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers369,000[1]
Total views37 million[1]
Last updated: September 19, 2023

Yoo Yoonjin (Korean: 유윤진; born July 28, 1992),[2] better known as Jinnytty (Chinese: 企鵝妹, lit. 'Penguin Sister'),[3] is a South Korean Twitch streamer.[4][5]

Career

Yoo is best known for her IRL livestreams on Twitch.[6][7][8][9][10][11] She graduated from University High School in 2010, then graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Information and Interaction Design in South Korea.[12][13] 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. After becoming popular, Yoo catered to the audience with high interactivity, pure style, and increased her Taiwanese content.[14][3][15] She also traveled to Taiwan in March 2018 and held a fan meeting. At the end of 2019, Yoo 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.[16][17] From 2020 to 2022, Yoo traveled to and streamed live in Korea, Europe[18][19][unreliable source?] and the United States.[11]

On October 6, 2022, it was announced that Yoo had signed with esports organization TSM.[20]

Filmography

Music videos

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2020 Tier 4 – "Bang Bang" Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV Herself [21][22]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Jinnytty
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best IRL Streamer Nominated [23]
2023 Nominated [24]
2024 Won [25]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Jinnytty 企鵝妹 윰찌". YouTube.
  2. ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (28 January 2019). "企鵝妹讀台大1個月「中文字跡」曝光！ 網驚：比我寫了20年還美 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. ^ a b "立委嗆廢ㄅㄆㄇ 韓正妹愛台灣反狂學". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ "IRL streamer Jinnytty risks Twitch ban after streaming in a restricted area". GINX. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ^ "Jinnytty - Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. ^ "A Twitch streamer leaving the US for Korea is being criticized after her cohort feuded over COVID-19 and quarantine". uk.news.yahoo.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  7. ^ "「企鵝妹」罵大嬸Bitch！道歉硬凹：這是美式作風 | 娛樂". Newtalk新聞 (in Chinese). 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  8. ^ 賴浩然 (2021-01-15). "最多觀看時數女播主TOP5 冠軍玩Among US上位 日本Vtuber上榜｜遊戲動漫". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  9. ^ "Indignación por el directo de una 'streamer' coreana en las dunas de Maspalomas". Canarias7 (in Spanish). 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  10. ^ Coulson, Josh (2020-02-06). "Streamer Gets Henna Face Tattoo, Doesn't Realize It's Semi-Permanent". TheGamer. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  11. ^ a b Martinello, Eva (2022-05-26). "Jinnytty gets stuck in waterslide: 'I was freaking out'". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  12. ^ "Visiting My High School 12 YEARS Later". YouTube. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ THANKS FOR 300K SUBSCRIBER ! Q&A about me !, retrieved 2022-06-05
  14. ^ "企鵝妹直播飆髒話！道歉文4字踩雷 韓國人爆炸了". 東森新聞 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  15. ^ "【抄網紅水表6】獨家捕獲！黑絲襪企鵝妹隨機搭訕台大男 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  16. ^ "Popular Twitch Streamer Jinnytty is Leaving the United States". Game Rant. 2021-02-16.
  17. ^ Asarch, Steven. "A Twitch streamer leaving the US for Korea is being criticized after her cohort feuded over COVID-19 and quarantine". Insider. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  18. ^ "Typ von der Straße erklärt Twitch-Streamerin, wie lächerlich ihre Karriere eigentlich ist". Mein-MMO.de (in German). 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  19. ^ "Twitch streamer Jinny falls for oldest scam in the book despite chat warnings". Dexerto. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  20. ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (2022-10-06). "IRL Twitch streamer Jinny signs with TSM". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  21. ^ Tier 4 – 'Bang Bang' M/V ( HAchubby, Jinnytty, Yuggie_TV, Yunicorn19 ), retrieved 2022-08-02
  22. ^ "Korean streamers HAchubby, Yunicorn, Jinny & Yuggie_TV drop music video". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  23. ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. Gamurs.
  24. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (20 February 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Gamurs.
  25. ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (18 February 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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