OfflineTV
OfflineTV, LLC is an online social entertainment group of content creators based in Los Angeles, California. They produce a wide range of content, from prank videos to vlogs to the housemates playing games together. The group maintains a large following on their social media platforms.
History
OfflineTV was founded in 2017 by William "Scarra" Li, his manager at the time, Chris Chan, and Imane "Pokimane" Anys. After previously attempting and failing at creating a successful content house, Li then went on to found OfflineTV. Its first three members were Scarra, Based Yoona, and Pokimane."Seasons" of the OfflineTV are more or less distinguished for every house the group has moved into throughout the years. Initially, the group had initially released a video as a sort of update, with the start of seasons 1 and 2. After living together for four years, the group left the content house and began living separately following the expiration of their lease in December 2021, citing that they wanted to try new things while remaining as part of OfflineTV. As of December 16, 2022, most of the OfflineTV members have moved in together again, with the exception of Pokimane, Michael Reeves and Yvonne.
In 2023, OfflineTV officially announced the departure of co-founder Pokimane through a "graduation," although she continues to remain part of their circle, OfflineTV and Friends, and has been present in some later videos.
Current members
Scarra
William Li, better known by his alias Scarra, is an American Twitch streamer and former pro League of Legends player. He is most well known for being the mid laner for Team Dignitas. Scarra is a co-founder of OfflineTV, along with his then-manager Chris Chan.LilyPichu
Lily Ki, also known as LilyPichu, is an American Twitch streamer, musician, and YouTube personality. Lily gained popularity in 2011 when she released her song "I'll Quit LoL," amassing over 8 million views on YouTube. Her YouTube channel consists of animations, vlogs, songs, art, and piano covers while her Twitch stream consists of League of Legends, IRL content, art, and music.In September 2018, Riot Games launched a new series of ads on YouTube for League of Legends including one featuring Lily and former OfflineTV member sleightlymusical. It was titled "LilyPichu & sleightlymusical: Duo".
On February 20, 2020, she confirmed that she was in a relationship with fellow OfflineTV member Michael Reeves.
Disguised Toast
Jeremy Wang, better known by his alias Disguised Toast, is a Taiwanese-Canadian Twitch and Facebook streamer who rose to fame playing Hearthstone. He got his alias from a Hearthstone card named SI:7 Agent, one of whose voice line is "This guy's toast," which is commonly misheard in the community as "disguised toast". Wang began his activity in the Hearthstone community by making infographics and YouTube videos of unusual card interactions that he shared on Reddit. Wang covered his face with a toast-shaped cardboard mask with sunglasses when he began streaming until he revealed his face by mistake in October 2016. In October 2017, Wang joined OfflineTV.In November 2019, Wang announced his departure from Twitch and had moved to streaming on Facebook Gaming. In November 2021, Wang announced his return to Twitch.
Yvonnie
Yvonne Ng, also known as Yvonnie, is a Twitch streamer. Yvonne joined the group in 2018 as the house manager, having been acquainted with co-founder and former-OfflineTV member Pokimane for several years. While initially considered as part of support staff, she would later be included as part of the OTV Roster in their video descriptions.Michael Reeves
Michael Reeves is a Filipino-American Twitch streamer and YouTube personality known for his comedic engineering videos and eccentric on-camera persona. Michael previously worked as a software developer in Hawaii. His first video, "The Robot That Shines a Laser in Your Eye" posted in April 2017, went viral. He made his debut into Twitch streaming in June 2020, where he streams both video games and technology work.After much speculation, he was officially announced as a member of OfflineTV in December 2019. In February 2020, fellow OfflineTV member LilyPichu confirmed that she and Reeves were in a relationship.
Sydeon
Sydney Parker, also known as Sydeon, and previously as Neytiri before rebranding in November 2020, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer. She started streaming in January 2019 and acquired a degree in nursing before pursuing streaming full-time. She joined OfflineTV in November 2021.Masayoshi
John Cable, also known as Masayoshi, is an American Twitch streamer. He acquired his Twitch partnership in late 2019 and is well-known for his League of Legends and Valorant streams. He joined OfflineTV in November 2021 with his partner and fellow OfflineTV member QuarterJade.QuarterJade
Jodi Lee, also known as QuarterJade, is an American streamer, streaming on Twitch since October 2017. She joined OfflineTV in November 2021. She is in a relationship with fellow OfflineTV member Masayoshi.Brodin Plett
Brodin Plett, also known as Brofain, is an American director, producer, who has been streaming on Twitch since November 2016. Plett previously worked as a cinematographer and editor for Yahoo! Esports. He joined OfflineTV in 2020 and would later be credited the role as the "Creative Director" of the group.Former members
Fedmyster
Federico Michael Gaytan, more often known as Fedmyster, is an American former Twitch streamer and YouTube personality, who is known for his IRL streams. Prior to becoming a streamer, Gaytan was a video editor and was invited to join the group as an editor in June 2017. On July 8, 2017, Gaytan published his first YouTube video with OfflineTV, where he was formally introduced as the group's editor. Afterward, Gaytan went on to make many videos with OfflineTV, garnering millions of views for the channel. Gaytan grew popular among the OfflineTV fanbase and in January 2018 started streaming and was soon officially named as part of OfflineTV talent.On June 27, 2020, fellow OfflineTV members Yvonne "Yvonnie" Ng and Lily "LilyPichu" Ki came forward with sexual misconduct allegations involving Gaytan. Ng stated that on two separate instances, Gaytan would enter her room intoxicated and uninvited, lay down on her bed, and begin inappropriately touching her. Ki also stated that he would enter her room uninvited and make inappropriate advances on her. Gaytan was removed from the group following the allegations, and in the week following his removal, over six members of the OfflineTV friend circle came out with their own stories of his inappropriate or manipulative behavior.
On November 24, 2020, a 25-page statement by Gaytan titled "my truth" was leaked, which alleged that much of the situation was exaggerated to form a false narrative against him. Anys addressed the leaked document on stream the next day, conveying the situation from her point of view, but stressing that neither had ill will for the other. Gaytan later responded to the leak by stating that the statement was made months ago and that although they disagreed on some aspects, they eventually decided to keep it hidden and move on. He also noted that the statement being leaked was unintentional and undesired for both of them.
In June 2021, Gaytan uploaded a video to his YouTube channel announcing his return to content creation. Since his announcement and return, Gaytan has periodically streamed on his Twitch channel and uploaded three additional YouTube videos.
Albert Chang
Albert Chang, known as sleightlymusical, is a Twitch streamer, YouTuber, musician, and magician Chang's streams included instrumental music covers, magic tricks, IRL streams, and where he played League of LegendsOn November 3, 2017, Chang performed violin live at the opening ceremony of the 2017 League of Legends World Championship finals.
During his time with OfflineTV, Chang worked both in production and as an active personality. Chang also became romantically connected to fellow OfflineTV member LilyPichu while they were both in Offline TV.
In November 2019, while on a trip to Japan multiple OfflineTV members began tweeting cryptic messages that went viral on the subreddit LiveStreamFails. It was later revealed that Chang had been unfaithful to LilyPichu with another streamer Sarah Lee, keeping their communications secret using Google Docs.
Following the incident, multiple OfflineTV members apologized for their social media statements, and Chang made a statement on his Twitter saying: "I’ll be taking an indefinite hiatus from content creation to reflect and spend some time alone. I'm sorry for the people I've hurt in all of our communities, I'm sorry for the friends I let down at Offline.TV, and most of all I'm sorry for hurting you, Lily."
On October 5, 2020, Chang uploaded a video to his social media accounts announcing his return to content creation. On May 17, 2022, Chang announced an indefinite break from streaming on Twitch citing finances and mental health. In October, 2022, Chang joined E-Learning Provider Tonic, as a Brand Strategy Consultant.