Who is the person behind Lofi Girl? Details explored as YouTuber announces graduation after 7 years of studying

The Lofi Girl creator chooses to remain mostly anonymous. Lofi Girl is a 24/7 YouTube channel featuring an animated girl wearing headphones, sitting quietly and studying while listening to low-fi hip-hop music. The YouTube stream was initially started as ChilledCow in 2017 by a low-fi hip-hop fan, who goes by the name Dimitri (no last name).

The channel has become a hit among people seeking help to focus on their work or studies, boasting over 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 15 million YouTube subscribers. The character on July 30 revealed that they have "finally graduated" after studying for 7 years:

"Finally, finished with all my homework. I don't know what I learned but I'm done learning."

In a follow-up post, the account took to X to note that she'll be taking a "quick nap":

"hey so i'm going to take a quick nap if that's okay."

Dimitri uses footage of the character Shizuku Tsukishima from the Studio Ghibli film, Whisper of the Heart, which was later taken down for copyright infringement in 2020 and again in 2022. At the time of the ban, Dimitri took to X to note:

"We're shocked and disappointed to see that there's still not any kind of protection or manual review of these false claims. At the end of the day, it was entirely out of our control, and the sad part is that there was no way to appeal beforehand/prevent it from happening."

In March 2021, Dimitri changed the channel's name to Lofi Girl and named the character Jade. Visuals for the new character were created by a Colombian artist named Juan Pablo Machado, who responded to Dimitri's call for artists to replace the former character.

More about Lofi Girl

In addition to posting videos featuring a girl wearing headphones, studying amidst an aesthetic backdrop with lo-fi hip-hop music playing in the background, Lofi Girl has also posted additional beats. The YouTube channel includes videos of the same girl in various backdrops listening to different music, such as "synthwave radio - beats to chill/game to", summer lofi radio - chill beats to sunny days."

The channel also uploads short animated films, with the latest one debuting on July 21st. The channel also has a label by the name of "LoFire Records", merch by the name of "LofiGirl Shop", and a studio by the name of "LoFi Studio."

It's unclear what's next for the YouTube channel and Lofi Girl's character, as they've announced graduation after studying was a central theme.

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