Lofi Girl has supported me through countless study sessions and last-minute deadlines. Her chill-out beats with her cat became a YouTube staple, but earlier this month she mysteriously disappeared. After two days of rofi-loving frenzy, I finally figured out why: the rofi girl had a companion, Synthwave Boy.

On April 10, something happened to Rophy Girl's 24/7 stream and she disappeared without a trace. The only clues were teaser videos posted on Twitter and YouTube that focused on a blue window in the distance and the web address lofiworld.com. Was "Lofi Girl migrating from YouTube to her own site?" and "Is she a pawn of the NFT?"

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No one was quite sure, but for the next two days, a countdown took place and the stream slowly zoomed into the blue window. The countdown reached zero, and fans seeking lore were greeted by a boy entering the room with a dog. Synthwave Boy turned out to be the latest character in the rather lore-rich world of Lophy Girl. While Lophy Girl's stream has returned to normal and she is scribbling on a notepad, Synthwave Boy is typing away at the computer in another synth-style stream.

Quite a fun and elaborate way to announce a new permanent music stream. Lofi Girl's bedroom still has a faintly glowing blue window, but in Synthwave Boy's stream we can see her own bright window. This brings Rophy Girl's 24/7 live streams to three: a standard study stream, a more relaxed sleep and relaxation stream, and a synthwave stream.