Singer-songwriter | Producer

Summer Yuki

Bio

Japanese and Jewish American artist Summer Yuki uses jazz-inflected vocals, narrative rap, and catchy hooks to create music that balances originality and mainstream appeal. With roots in journalism, she developed a precise lyrical style rooted in storytelling, an approach that continues to define her music today.

She is from Jersey and New York, and is now based in Los Angeles.

The music

East Coast flow meets West Coast grooves

TOXIC PINK BUBBLES (EP)

Summer Yuki releases her debut EP Toxic Pink Bubbles on June 27, 2025. The EP is a mix of pop, melodic rap, R&B, and funk, With a voice people compare to Amy Winehouse and femme-fatale energy reminiscent of Planet Her era Doja Cat, it explores themes of bodily autonomy, wielding sex as power, and the playfulness of a heartbreaker. Written in first person, it’s both deeply personal and wildly entertaining. “These were some of the first songs I wrote. I wasn’t ready to release share it until now because each song is like a diary entry — a toxic ridiculous eyebrow-raising diary entry,” Summer says. “I can’t say it reflects well on me, but I can say that it’s honest and relatable.”

The title Toxic Pink Bubbles came to Summer without much thought, yet it encompasses the project. Her behavior in each track is toxic, feminine, and full of bubbly humor. She started writing the EP while living in Brooklyn and working full-time as a journalist. “It was an intense time for me” Summer says. “There was a level of safety that I had never experienced in my life, and that gave me freedom. There was also a lot of pain. The good doesn’t cancel out the bad, so that freedom was paired with loss and disillusionment.”

Tracklist

High Hoe

Anchoring the EP is High Hoe a story song about discovering sugar baby culture that blends humor, accepting oneself, and rejecting societal shame.

“High hoe , High hoe

It’s off the work we go”

Roster

Roster is about the value, fun, and necessity of an expendable roster.

“My roster is on call

I’m impulsive when I’m bored”

Roommate

Roommate is about being with someone who you respect as a friend, have sex with, and are so comfortable being around to the point where you might have a toothbrush at their place, but you’d never date them.

“If you say commitment, I will leave the state

If you say relationship, I will leave the country”

Low Lift Boy

“Low lift” is a term in corporate speak used to describe something that takes minimal effort. The story song centers around the concept of a men who are considered easy, switching up the narrative of women being the only ones called easy. It features an electronic loop bridge and synth keys funk bridge. The music video will be released in the EP rollout.

“He’s a low lift boy

The fck him and go boy

Don’t know you much boy

Being smooth about it boy”

SoundCloud

Summer regularly drops music on SoundCloud, using it as a way to get her creativity out and as a testing ground to see what her fans like. She’s released over 10 songs on SoundCloud in 2025 that are not released on major platforms.

Placements

Two upcoming feature films will feature Summer’s music:

  • Suicide Disco by RA the Rugged Man will feature the single RAW

  • The Headliner by Kevin Savo will feature the unreleased track Find a Way to Love Me