When last the LoFi Girl YouTube Stream made headlines, it was because bogus copyright claims had crashed the stream, ending two years, four months, and two weeks of nonstop streaming of pleasant, downtempo “beats to study to.”
This week, though, LoFi Girl made headlines for another reason: After apparently receiving a message via a blue light flashing Morse code in one of the distant windows behind her, the stream’s mascot, Jade, mysteriously vanished. That’s right: LoFi Girl has lore now — and it’s kind of glorious. (Apparently, Jade finally took a break from studying to nap earlier this month, too)
babe wake up, the lofi girl has lore now pic.twitter.com/0hc5XCGDGh
— syd (@sudsley) April 10, 2023
where the fuck has lofi girl gone?!! what is happening? #lofigirl pic.twitter.com/VmBGNqowI7
— Daisy (@daisyh_11) April 10, 2023
everybody gangsta until the lofi hip hop mix- beats to relax/study to girl disappears pic.twitter.com/eRzE9kNRTQ
— Tony Sneedprano (@TonySneedprano) April 11, 2023
LOFI HIP HOP HOMEWORK GIRL FINALLY TOOK A GODDAMN NAP
GOOD FOR HER. pic.twitter.com/jg2IiUt24V
— Jessie Lam _(:3 」∠ ) (@axl99) April 2, 2023
With the titular LoFi Girl out of the picture, as it were, the stream instead began to slowly zoom in on the distant blue window over the next 24 hours. As of press time, it’s apparently stopped doing so after settling on a new room — this one decidedly more cluttered and masculine, according to fans in the chat — but that same familiar pair of headphones rests on the desk.
Lofi girl has disappeared and no one know why??
Im invested in the lore now pic.twitter.com/DhXuL9D8fg
— Alex Strook (@AlexStrook) April 11, 2023
Meanwhile, fans who hashed out the Morse code message discovered that it directed them to a new website, lofiworld.com. Clicking a button on the site marked “launch” sends users to another YouTube stream, this one playing ambient music in yet another bedroom (with a fishtank! and Gundam models! and a GameCube!) where a clock on the wall has been counting down. As of press time, about 30 minutes remain; we’ll update you when we know exactly what’s going on.
love little ~internet mysteries~ what’s gonna happen on the lofi girl stream at noon??? pic.twitter.com/rN35weRyQh
— oakie (@aoyakawa) April 11, 2023
So there you have it: A nice, relaxing little mystery to start your day. Let’s all tune in together.