Kaila Yu is a Taiwanese American singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist for The Rolling Stone, CNN, Glamour, and more.[1]

Kaila Yu
Born
Elaine Yang

(1979-05-16) May 16, 1979 (age 47)
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, actress
Websitekailayu.com

Life

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She was formerly the lead singer for the all-Asian-American, female rock band Nylon Pink.[2] Yu is also one of the founders of the jewelry/fashion line "Hello Drama" which is affiliated with the Nylon Pink band and style.[3]

She has also been an import model and appeared in magazines including Stuff Magazine, Maxim, FHM and House of Roses.[4] Yu had a brief role as an Asian stripper in Dark Blue, appeared as a race girl in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and also hosted shows on channels such as MTV Asia, MTV Chi, Music Plus TV, TorqueTV, Octane TV and Ripe TV.[4]

Yu is a graduate of UCLA (with a degree in economics), after transferring there from the University of California, San Diego, where she initially majored in biology.[4][5]

Works

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References

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  1. "Pardon Our Interruption".
  2. AllKPop, Girl Pop Rock Band 'Nylon Pink' reveals English Cover of "Gee", Allkpop.com
  3. Hellodrama.net
  4. 1 2 3 Id.
  5. All Music, Kaila Yu Bio, AllMusic
  6. Staff, G. G. M. (January 27, 2022). "Tone Talk with Kiki Wong". Guitar Girl Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  7. MacDonald, Joan. "Kaila Yu's 'Fetishized' Examines Yellow Fever, Feminism And Beauty'". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  8. Damatac, Jill (August 19, 2025). "Book Review: 'Fetishized,' by Kaila Yu". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  9. "My Reading Life: Fetishized author Kaila Yu reads and writes about body". debutiful. September 16, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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