From beauty filters to gaming consoles
Jessica Kimis unlike any other streamer.
She blends a new, Gen Z aesthetic with old-guard Millennial vulnerability.
I didnt start Twitch to play games or make money.
Jessica Kim
I think that has transferred over to my actual personal life outside of the internet.
Key quote or motto to live by: Never lose who you are, no matter what you do.
Beginnings of An Influencer
The budding influencer was not always as online-obsessed as she might seem now.
Jessica Kim
Instead, she found her refuge on television.
She recalls confining herself to self-imposed isolation amid the mounting pressure from her family to become a doctor.
The workload and expectations caused her to fall into a depressive episode.
The constructed world of the internet was her way out.
It got really difficult to keep up with everything…and maybe I felt like I wasnt good enough?
Im a lazy perfectionist, she said.
Because I was focused on doing my work, I became distant from my friends.
It became easier to connect to people online than it did with people in person.
My escape was going online.
After two months, she was selected to become a Twitch Partner.
Her return to streaming was met with a different, much smaller audience.
My motivation to stream was at an all-time low, she said.
It built the viewership back and I felt more encouraged to stream throughApex.
That was the start of my gaming career.
This new era cemented her in the world of Twitch as a creator on the rise.
Eventually, she moved on to a newer title,Valorant.
I think as I grew as a streamer, I grew as a person.
I wont take [mistreatment] from people.
I wont just stand or sit here and take it.
