About

Pinkchyu, real name Lin Lamar, is a goth influencer, cosplayer, musical artist and OnlyFans model with over 2.5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok. On social media, she is most well-known for her modelling photos and short-form video content about being a goth girl.

Pinkchyu went viral in mid-August 2026 after appearing on and winning the Nelk YouTube channel's "20 v 1" dating show with rapper Drake, during which she convinced Drake to bark for her. The video inspired reactions and memes on social media, including some negative reactions as photos of Pinkchyu without makeup went viral.

History

Pinkchyu posted her earliest TikTok^[1] video on her account, @pinkchyu, on October 30th, 2017, gaining over 950,000 views in nine years. The video does not feature Pinkchyu herself, but her artwork.

Pinkchyu garnered notable popularity on TikTok and her Instagram^[2] account, pinkchyuwu, throughout 2025 and 2026. Most of her content has to do with being a goth.

For example, on April 27th, 2026, she posted a video on TikTok^[3] that gained over 24 million views in four months.

On May 5th, she posted a video on TikTok^[4] that gained over 16 million views in three months.

On June 4th, 2026, Pinkchyu released her first song, "Electric Invasion," on Spotify.^[10] On August 1st, she released her second song on Spotify,^[11] "Back To Life."

"20 Women vs. Drake" Appearance

On August 9th, 2026, Pinkchyu appeared on the "20 V 1" dating show on the Nelk YouTube^[5] channel, garnering over 3.6 million views in two days.

In the episode, rapper Drake goes on short dates with 20 women, eliminating women as he goes. During his date with Pinkchyu, she gets him to bark for her. At the end of the episode, Drake picks Pinkchyu and promises to buy her mother a house.

Following her appearance on the show, Pinkchyu went viral for a clip where she makes Drake bark for her. The clip was notably posted by X^[6] user @scubaryan_ on August 8th, garnering over 57,000 likes in three days.

Online Presence

Reactions After "20 Women vs. Drake" Appearance

In August 2026, after Pinkchyu appeared on Nelk's dating show with Drake, she became the subject of reactions, memes and some criticism. The criticism stems from people making fun of her for her makeup and how she looks without makeup.

For example, on August 9th, 2026, X^[7] user @BrianAtlas, host of the Whatever podcast, posted screenshots from the dating show, followed by one image purportedly showing Pinkchyuu without makeup, writing, "Make makeup illegal again," garnering over 2,500 likes in two days.

On August 10th, the @nojumper X^[8] page posted a series of images of Pinkchyuu without her goth makeup, writing, "Pinkchyu goes viral for resurfaced photos of herself," gaining over 11,000 likes in a day.

On August 11th, 2026, X^[9] user @BlightYoakam posted a meme about "delusional goth cosplayers" vs. "real goths," depicting Drake and Pinkchyuu as the latter, garnering over 20,000 likes in under a day.

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