If you browse the IRL section on Twitch you’ve no doubt seen a flood of women performing ASMR.

ASMR is anything but new, even on Twitch. Numerous established Streamers like KittyKlawTV preformed ASMR before the craze took IRL by storm.

Kitty, who is currently the most popular (based on concurrent viewership) primary ASMR Streamer on the platform often doesn’t receive the same recognition when the topic of Twitch ASMR comes up because her stream language is Russian. https://www.twitch.tv/kittyklawtv

But it’s the English Speaking ASMR Streams that seem to be popping up out of nowhere.

The most popular (based on concurrent viewership) English Speaking Primary ASMR Streamer is Luna Love Bad https://www.twitch.tv/lunalovebad unless you count Mary J Lee, who stated ASMR regularly more recently. https://www.twitch.tv/maryjleeee/videos/all

Luna, a partnered streamer for Twitch start by streaming games but tried ASMR after her chat suggested it. She said in an interview with Fairly Odd Streamers,

“I love it, have always listened to it, and I enjoy the community with ASMR that comes along with it. It’s a lot more “chill” and the people vary, but it’s been really fun so far.”

But Luna is not in love with the competition. In a Tweet Luna said of other ASMR Streamers on the site,

Luna ASMR‏ @Lunalovebadxo

People need to get their own god damn ideas lmao. People are so creepy nowadays jfc

But who started it? If you search though Twitch archives, the first English speaking Partnered Streamer to perform ASMR was Amouranth, or Kaitlyn Bezos https://www.twitch.tv/amouranth .

Amouranth is not a Primary ASMR Streamer she’s a Variety Streamer who delves into different genres, all of which are categorized under IRL(In Real Life.) Amouranth had a few sporadic ASMR streams before she recently started streaming ASMR on a regular basis.

Amouranth was the first over 1k streamer but she wasn’t the first. The first English Speaking Primary ASMR Streamer was lesser known Soma Green who started about two months before Amouranth attempted it for the first time. Its likely Amouranth took inspiration from Soma’s most popular ASMR night even copying her use of lights.

Soma Started with Performance Art style ASMR in the Creative Category. Her ASMR follows the lead of Bob Ross or Mr.Rogers with suitable for work but role-play interactive style ASMR. https://www.twitch.tv/somagreen

Though currently a genre dominated by women, men are also rising in the ASMR ranks. ASMR Cast is one of the more popular male ASMR channels. https://www.twitch.tv/asmrcast

Between Aromouth’s more frequent ASMR streaming and now VODs and Luna’s daily VOD reruns there is a constant presence of ASMR in IRL and it looks like it’s a genre that continues to grow not only on Twitch but on all entertainment platforms.