Asian Celebrities

K town

2010-07-19T17:06:00.002-04:00

Model/actor/singer Tyrese Gibson is now producing a reality show in the style of Jersey Shore but this time feature young Korean Americans in LA's Koreantown.

Here's video of people in line auditioning to be on the show and Tyrese talking about why he wanted to produce the reality show.

the show has been cast and is being shopped around

Smith Cho

2010-06-12T16:06:00.000-04:00

Smith Cho is a Korean American Actress.

She can be seen in such shows as Knight Rider (the 2008 remake), 100 questions, Ugly Betty and Emily's Reasons Why Not and Emily's MTV's Faking the Video.

Smith Cho appeared in such movies as Norbert, Fired Up, Ping Pong Playa, Bad Boys II,

Naoko Mori

2010-01-30T18:52:00.004-05:00

Actress Naoko Mori was born in Nagoya, Japan on November 19th 1975.

Naoko Mori grew up in Japan, New Jersey and London. When Naoko Mori was only fifteen she lived by herself when her father was called back to Japan.

Naoko Mori got her first acting role in the film Desmond's and shortly after that she joined the cast of Absolutely Fabulous (Ab Fab) where Naoko Mori played Sarah.

Naoko Mori may also be known for the role of Doctor Toshiko Sato on Doctor who and Torchwood. As well as the show Casualty.

other things Naoko Mori can be seen in are Spiceworld, Running in time, Topsy-Turvy, Spooks, Lennon Naked, Hot Tub Ranking, Pyschos, Hackers and many other projects.

Aoi Sola Aoi Sora

2010-01-20T20:26:00.007-05:00

Sora Aoi also known as Sola Aoi is a Japanese AV model and actress. Sora Aoi was born on November 11 1983 in Tokyo Japan.

Aoi Sora was discovered by a modeling scout when she was in high school. In fact it was the scout who gave Aoi Sola her stage name by taking her favorite color Ao and the fact that she liked the sky (Sora) to come up with her stage name blue sky or Aoi Sora.

In 2001 Aoi Sora started modeling nude. shortly after she also started acting in adult films (or pink movies)

Aoi Sora has became one of the most search AV idols in Japan this popularity has helped Aoi Sola to moved from adult film to more mainstream work as her career went on such as acting on TV and working in dramas.

films the Aoi Sola can be seen in Happy go Lucky, Summer Break, Twinkle twinkle, Cosmic Girl, Samantha Sora, Bubbly Heaven, Man, Woman, and the wall, Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi, Shimokita GLORY DAYS, Galileo, Mystery Minzoku Gakusha Yakumo Itsuki, Kaikan Shokunin,

Rinko Kikuchi

2009-12-13T15:46:00.016-05:00

Rinko Kikuchi was born Yuriko Kikuchi on January 6th 1981 in Minamigaoka, Hadano-shi,
Kanagawa-ken, Japan.

In 1997 Rinko Kikuchi (then still going by the name Yuriko) appeared on the TV show Gakkô no kaidan F.

two years later Rinko Kikuchi made her film debut in the Kaneto Shindo movie Ikitai (Will to Live)

Rinko Kikuchi didn't change her stage name until around 2004 when she appeared in the film 69.

In 2004 Rinko Kikuchi was nominated for an Oscar for her role in movie Babel. This made Rinko Kikuchi the first Japanese actress to be nominated for the Academy Awards in over 50 years. Sadly she didn't win.

Some of the films Rinko Kikuchi appeared in include The Brothers Bloom, Sora no Ana, Cha no Aji (the taste of tea), Survive Style 5+, Warau Michael, Nice no Mori: The First Conta, Saidoweizu (Japanese remake of the film sideways), Norwegian Wood, Asaruto gâruzu, Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, DRUG, Ryo and many others.

Rinko Kikuchi also starred on the tv show Churasan. As well as Ai to Shihonshugi, he private detective Mike Hama, Kawaii dakeja Dame kashira, and Uchu ni Ichiban Chikai basho.

Michelle Kwan

2009-12-04T15:39:00.012-05:00

figure skater Michelle Kwan was born on July 7th 1980 in Torrance, CA.

When Michelle Kwan was 8 years old she and her older sister Karen started to train skating. As kids they skated for 3 to 4 hours every day in the early morning. The Kwans could only afford to pay for a couch for the first two years, but Michelle Kwan and her sister where lucky in the fact that someone at the L.A figure skating club sponsored them train at the Ice Castle International Training Center.

at the age of 11 Michelle Kwan went pro when she entered the United States Figure Skating Championships in the Jr level. The year after that Michelle Kwan applied for senior level and by 94 Michelle Kwan was the winner of the 1994 Junior Championships.

That year Michelle Kwan made it on to the USA Olympic team as an alternate, though Michelle Kwan finished 2nd place in the U.S Championship she didn't get a higher spot on the 1994 Olympic team because that spot was giving to the previews years U.S championship winner Nancy Kerrigan. Oddly Tonya Harding was also on the US Olympic team that year.

Later that year Michelle Kwan was the sole American skater in the World Championship due to Kerrigan dropping out and Harding having to deal with her trial dealing with her boyfriend breaking Kerrigan's leg the year before.

In 1998 Michelle Kwan made on to the 1998 US Olympic skating team where she won the silver medal.

four years later Kwan made it onto the US Olympic team again. This time she was the lead spot on the team but this year Michelle Kwan only one the bronze medal.

even thought Michelle Kwan hasn't won gold in the Olympics it should be noted that Michelle Kwan if looking at all pro skating championships has the most medals in US skating history with 9 US Championship medals, 5 world championships and 2 Olympic medals.

In 2006 Michelle Kwan was named public diplomacy ambassador by Condoleezza Rice and the role was extended under Obama administration.

Michelle Kwan has also played herself in episodes of the Simpsons and Family Guy

Myleene Klass

2009-11-15T14:20:00.010-05:00

Myleene Klass was born in Gorleston, Norfolk, England on April 6th 1978.

Myleene Klass is half Filipina and 1/4 British and 1/4 Austrian.

Myleene Klass comes from a long line of classically trained musicians. Her grandmother was an Opera singer and her grandfather was a violinist, in fact when he dead he left his violin for her.

Myleene Klass learned to play that violin as well as the piano when she was four and learned to play the harp at 12.

Myleene Klass started in the professional music career as am background singer for people like Robbie Williams, k.d lang, Cliff Richard and Michael Crawford.

in 98 Myleene Klass was part of the Bravo reality show the Doll's House.

In 2000 Myleene Klass acted in the West End Theater's production of Miss Saigon.

After Miss Saigon Myleene Klass was a contestant on the reality show Popstars for ITV1. Myleene Klass and four other winners of that show became the group Hear'say. in 2001, Hear'say first single Pure and Simple was the fast selling nonchartable record ever (or at least until there record was broken by Will Young) selling 1.3 million copies. Hear'say's debut album Popstars sold 1.2 million copies in the U.K.

Later that year Hear'say had two TV shows Hear'say it's Saturday and meet the popstars and they released their 2nd album Everybody. The second album was a lot less successful then their first. In 2002 the group a had a line change up and then shortly after that they broke up.

in 2003 Myleene Klass singed a 5 album deal with Universal music's classics and Jazz division called UCJ and released her classical music album Moving On. The next year Myleene Klass left UCJ.

2005 Myleene Klass was a host of CD:Uk and then in 2006 she's the host of Classic FM. That year she also appeared in Maxim and was on I'm a celebrity...get me out of here. Myleene Klass also is the co-host of Ghost Towns.

In 2007 Myleene Klass signed with EMI Classics, not only as a recording artist but to serve as short of ambassador for the record labels UK classical musicians to the public. With EMI classics Myleene Klass released her second album Myleene's Music for Romance.

also in 07 Myleene Klass modeled for Mark and Spencer clothing line and swimwear.

Myleene Klass gave birth to her daughter Ava Baily Quinn on August 16th 2007. She went into labor shortly after hosting the show The One Show.

in 2008 Myleene Klass married Graham Quinn who she meet when he was a security guard for Hear'say.

in 2008 Myleene Klass started her own line of baby cloths called Baby K and released her 3rd album Myleene's Music for Mothers.

in 2009 Myleene Klass wrote a book about pregnancy called My Bump and me.

Myleene Klass is currently studying astronomy at Open University.

Nicole Scherzinger

2009-10-21T20:14:00.008-04:00

Nicole Scherzinger is a singer songwriter and breakout star from the Pussycat Dolls.

Nicole Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 28 1978 as Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente. Nicole Scherzinger took her last from her stepfather after her parents broke up when Nicole Scherzinger was just a baby.

Nicole Scherzinger is of Hawaiian, Filipina and Russian decent.

Nicole Scherzinger grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended DuPoint Manual High School's Youth Performing Arts school. In her teens Nicole Scherzinger entered many talent contest.

Nicole Scherzinger study acting and music at Write State University...but dropped out when she got a gig singing background for the the rock band Days of New in 1999.

it was while working with Days of New that Nicole Scherzinger meet Nick Hexum of 311 and the two dated and got engaged to marry...thought the two broke up before they heard wedding bells.

in 2001 Nicole Scherzinger appeared on and was one of the winners on the WB reality show contest Popstars. The winners form that season of the show formed the group Eden's Crush, Nicole Scherzinger was the groups lead singer.

Eden's Crush debut album went gold and was a top 10 album on the billboards top 200 chart but the group only lasted as a group for a year, mainly due to the fact that their label London-Sire went under, but also because of the fact that the women in the group didn't get along and they saw the fall of London-Sire as a way out.

after Eden's Crush Nicole Scherzinger went solo under the stage name Nicole Kea

In 2003 Nicole Scherzinger joined a burlesque troupe called the Pussycat Dolls. When Nicole Scherzinger joined the Pussycat Dolls they had been around 8 years but Nicole Scherzinger was great because she joined the troupe was in the proccess of moving form just being a burlesque show into a singing group.

Nicole Scherzinger and the Pussycat Dolls released their debut album PCD in 2005. PCD had the smash hit song "Don't cha" The Pussycat Dolls went double platinum.

the success of the Pussycat Dolls lead to Nicole Scherzinger being able to to branch out more. Nicole Scherzinger did a number of guest vocals on other people songs. In 2006 Nicole Scherzinger started to record her solo album...Her Name is Nicole. So far that album has been selved but it is said that Nicole Scherzinger has record 100 songs during the process of making the album.

Even thought Nicole Scherzinger solo album hasn't came out some of her songs where used on the Pussycat Doll's second album Doll Domination.

besides singing and looking hot with the rest of the Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger has also done some acting (well she did go to school for it) and has had small roles on the tv shows My Wife and Kids, Half & Half, Wanda at Large, Sabrina the Teenage witch, as well as the films Chasing Papi, Cane, Be Cool.

Nicole Scherzinger is dating formula one racer Lewis Hamilton.

Lindsay Price

2009-10-04T12:15:00.008-04:00

Actress Lindsay Price was born in Arcadia, California on December 6th, 1976.

Lindsay Price started her career as a child actor, she did commercial work for companies like Toys R Us and minor one or two time roles on tv shows such as Airwolf, My Two Dads, The Wonder Years and Boy Meets World, just to name a few.

In 1988 Lindsay Price appeared in the film The Purple People Eater.

In 1991 Lindsay Price got the role of An Li Chen Bodine on the soap All My Children and in 1995 Lindsay Price played Michael Lai on the Bold and the Beautiful

1998 Lindsay Price got the role of Janet Sosna in Beverly Hills, 90210 a role she played until the shows end in 2000.

Lindsay Price also starred in such shows as the American version Coupling, Pepper Dennis, and Lipstick Jungle.

Currently Lindsay Price stars as one of the witches on abc's Eastwick.

Besides her television work Lindsay Price appeared in such films as Lonely Street, No Turning Back, Elevator People Bring You Up When You're Feeling Down, Secrets of the Summer House, Waterborne, Club Dread, and Hundred Percent.

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in 2005 Lindsay Price started her singing career with the release of her self titled album. In 2007 Lindsay Price released the EP the Someone like Me.

Moon Kana

2009-09-01T12:26:00.010-04:00

the model, Jpop star, and artist and designer known under both the names Kana and Moon was born January 26, 1986 in Okyo, Japan.

Kana started her career as a model for the magazine Gothic Lolita Bible and has done some work for other gothic lolita fashion magazines.

in 1996 Moon Kana joined the electronica band Starblues, for a short period of time. Four years later Moon Kana went solo with her maxi solo Hebi-Ichigo. the next year Kana Moon released her first album Doubutsu-teki Ningen (translated in englisih that would be Animal-Like Human)

in 2002 Kana released the album Kikai-Teki Ningen (Machine-like Human)and the next year she released Ningen-Teki Ningen (Human-like Human)

in 2005 Kana released the Supeido (Spade) album

In 2007 Tsuki no Usagi (Moon Rabbit) it was with this album that Kana changed her name to MOON 香奈 kana.

Fiona Xie Wan Yu

2009-08-05T14:07:00.008-04:00

the Singaporean actress/TV-hostess Fiona Xie Wan Yu was born on January 24th 1982 in Singapore.

When Fiona Xie Wan Yu was 15 and a student at St. Hilda's Secondary school she was spotted by a modeling scout who got Fiona Xie in to modeling and acting in commercials.

Fiona Xie Wan Yu 1st acting role (non commercial) was as a nurse on the tv show Growning Up in 2000.

that year Fiona Xie Wan Yu had regular roles in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and A War Diary.

in 2001 Fiona Xie Wan Yu started her career as a tv show host, when Fiona Xie Wan Yu co-hosted the shows City Beat and PSC Night. that year Fiona Xie Wan Yu also played Hao Da Zhi Wen Zi (Genie 0385985) on the sitcom My Genie.

Fiona Xie Wan Yu has acted on such shows as Home In Toa Payoh, The Champion, Maggi & Me, Room In My Heart, Calefare, Serves You Right!, Just in Singapore, and Happily Ever After.

Fiona Xie Wan Yu also hosted (or co-hosted) such shows as Lonely Planet Bluelist: Best In Asia, On Beat, Coffee Talk and Hawker Woks, Weekend Escapade, Say Cheez, Pretty Woman, U are the One, and many more.

Fiona Xie's first role in a movie was in the 2001 film One Leg Kicking. Fiona Xie Wan Yu didn't act in another movie until 2008 when she appeared in Rule #1.

in 2009 Fiona Xie Wan Yu appeared in Fist of Dragon.

Fiona Xie Wan Yu got the nickname "Boing Boing" from some fans and people in the media from a part in the show The Champion her Fiona Xie and other actress ran in bikinis.

Minase Yashiro

2009-07-29T17:30:00.007-04:00

Minase Yashiro is a Japanese model and actress

Yashiro Minase was born on February 13 1985 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Minase Yashiro started modeling in 2006 as a Gravure idol (bikini model)

Yashiro Minase modeling work can be seen in a number of print publications as well as DVDs such as 1st by any means, Positive, SHANGRILA!, Everyone it is Chu and many others.

in 2007 Minase Yashiro starred in the film Machine Girl. The film has become a recent Cult hit.

Judith Hill

2009-07-08T19:28:00.009-04:00

Judith Hill is a singer form Pasadena CA.

Judith Hill is bi-racial, her mother is Japanese and her father is African-American.

Judith Hill come onto the world stage when she sang Heal the World at Michael Jackson's memoriual services on July 7th 2009. Judith Hill was originally going to sign back up for the king of pop's 50 gigs come back tour in England.

Judith Hill graduated from Biola University in LA, with a bachelor of music degree in music composition

Judith Hill can also played Tanya on the album version of the musical Bare.

Wonder Girls

2009-07-03T18:53:00.014-04:00

Wonder Girls is a Kpop singing Group

Wonder Girls got their start in 2006 on the MTV show MTV Wonder Girls, it was a reality show that covered the group preforming.

Watch MTV Wonder Girls EP 8 (Season 1) in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

so far MTV Wonder Girls has been on for 3 seasons

in 2007 Wonder girls released their Ep album the Wonder Begins fallowed by their first album the wonder years.

the next year the Wonder Girls released 2 more albums So Hot and then The Wonder years trilogy.

also in 2008 Wonder Girls had another show called the Wonder Bakery.

in 2009 Wonder Girls can be seen in their show Welcome to Wonderland

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Katrina Halili

2009-06-18T11:21:00.000-04:00

The Actress and model Katrina Halili was born in Quezon City, Philippines on January 4th 1986. Katrina Halili's full name is Maria Katrina Irene Pe Halili.

Katrina Halili first appeared on the talent show StarSturk, where she was part of the finial 14 contestants on the first season but wasn't didn't win.

this lead to Katrina Halili to be part of StarSturk spin-off Stage 1: The Starstruck Playhouse in 2004 as well as being a host for the music variety/contest show GOP gigster.

and in that year Katrina Halili moved from reality shows to acting when she got roles in such shows as Joyride and Forever in my heart and form then on Katrina Halili has had a pretty steady acting career.

Katrina Halili has had parts on such shows as MariMar, Darna, Gagambino, Sine Novela: Magdusa Ka, Love to Love, Majika, Lupin, Atlantika and many others

Katrina Halili will also star in the show Angela Markado playing the title character.

in 2004 Katrina Halili got a role in her first movie Kilig... Pintig... Yanig...

Katrina Halili has acted in such movies as Gigil, Super Noypi, Shake, Rattle & Roll 9, Miss X, Sweet Papa, Sundo and other films.

in 2009 a number of sex tapes of Katrina Halili and actor/model Dr. Hayden Kho Jr where leaked online.

Agnes Monica

2009-06-03T14:13:00.013-04:00

Agnes Monica is an Indonesian pop star and actress.

Agnes Monica was born Agnes Monica Muljoto on July 1st 1986 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Agnes Monica's career started when she was just six years old sang on and hosted a kid show and the same year she released her first album Si Meong. Agnes Monica released 2 albums the following year Yess! and Bala-Bala.

in 1999 Agnes Monica was on the TV shows Lupus Milenia and Mr Hologram.

in 2002 Agnes Monica sang the theme song and acted on the soap Pernikahan Dini and was on the shows Amanda, Ciuman Pertama and Cinta Selembut Awan.

in 2003 Agnes Monica ended her long break from music and released the album "And The Story Goes...." and acted in the show Cewekku Jutek (which means My Sassy Girl in english) the next year Agnes Monica starred in Bunga Perawan and Cantik.

2005 released Agnes Monica the album, "Whaddup A.. '?!" and acted in the shows Ku Tlah Jatuh Cinta and Romance In The White House.

in the following years Agnes Monica also appeared on the TV shows Pink, The Hospital, Kawin Muda, Jelita, Kawin Masal.

in 2009 Agnes Monica released the album Sacredly Agnezious, the year before that she released two singles under a cd called NEZ (which happens to be a nickname Agnes Monica goes by...nez being the sound last part of ag-nes)

Francine Dee

2009-05-27T14:10:00.003-04:00

Francine Dee is a popular model in the import modeling, as well as internet modeling scenes

Francine Dee was born on July 21, 1978 in Hong Kong. But she was raised in the Philippines until she was 5 and Francine Dee and her family moved to America.

Francine Dee is 1/4 Chinese and 3/4 Filipina.

Francine Dee's real name is Francine Dychiuchay.

Francine Dee started Modeling in 1997 (her first job was the July 97 issue of Oriental Dolls magazine) and in 1999 she appeared in playboy

Francine Dee has also worked under the names Holly, Djhoanna Dee, Chase and Joy

Rachael Yamagata

2009-05-26T13:02:00.007-04:00

Rachael Yamagata is an adult-alt/blues rock singer and musicians.

Rachael Yamagata was born on September 23, 1977. Rachael Yamagata is mixed her father is Japanese American (a Sansei or 3rd generation Japanese American)) and her mother is White.

Rachael Yamagata started out in the funk-fusion band Bumpus in the 90's. They released 2 albums together, but in 2001 Rachael Yamagata take some songs that she had written that didn't fit into Bumpus sound and release a solo album. the next year she was signed to Arista's private music label and released Rachael Yamagata EP.

Happenstance was Rachael Yamagata first full-length solo album and it was released in 2004.

in 2008 Rachael Yamagata released her second album Elephants...Teeth Sinking into Heart. Which is actually a double album with both CDs having a different title and feel. Elephants was more intimate though a little dark and Teeth Sinking into Heart is a more cynical and gritty.

Kaori Ohara

2009-05-17T16:13:00.006-04:00

Kaori Ohara is a model and actress.

Ohara Kaori maybe best known for her appearances on the variety show Gilgamesh Night where she modeled.

Kaori Ohara also did commercials for Choco Choco (a Japaneses snack) as the Choco Choco party girl as well as a number of other commercials.

Kaori Ohara was born on February 17th, 1976.

Kaori Ohara's blood type is O negative.

Naomi Yotsumoto

2009-05-07T16:02:00.006-04:00

Naomi Yotsumoto is a ping pong (table tennis) player designer and tv star

Yotsumoto Naomi was born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on September 21 1978.

Naomi Yotsumoto fame at the ping pong table isn't just because of how good she plays but because of the outfits she wears when she plays the sport. Her designs are usually bright and colorful and bring a lot of sex appeal to the sport of table tennis.

Tila Tequila

2009-03-29T09:30:00.006-04:00

Tila Tequila is a Vietnamese American model, reality show star and singer/songwriter.

Tila Tequila was born in Singapore on October 24th 1981. Tila Tequila's birth name is Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, though she went by the name Tila Nguyen when she was growing up. Tila Tequila's family moved to Singapore after the Vietnam war.

When Tila Tequila was one she and her family moved to Houston Texas, where they lived for a while until Tila Tequila and her family moved to a Buddhist Temple.

Tila Tequila says that she is a geeky nerd in a woman's body, but growing up Tila Tequila's live hardly seemed that of a nerd. In high school Tila Tequila joined a Cholo Gang. around 16 or 17 got out of the gang, but had to move to New York to distance herself from her past.

Tila Tequila got her break in 2002, when she was discovered by a talent scout that worked for the famous nudie mag Playboy in a mall. Tila Tequila did a number of photoshots for Playboy, first for their website (Tila Tequila was Playboy's first Asian Cyber girl of the month) and then for their magazine.

the next year Tila Tequila was on the reality tv show Surviving Nugent, that year Tila Tequila was also one of the host for Fuse TV's stripping dance show Pants off Dance off

in 03 Tila Tequila also started to use social networking sites. Tila Tequila started out on Friendster, where Tila Tequila had so many friends (over 40,000 at the time) that she got the attention of an upstart called myspace, who's owner invited her to join their social networking site. Tila Tequila not only joined but she told her followers on freindster to join with her and many of them did (yes Tila Tequila helped make myspace the popular juggernaut that is.) Currently Tila Tequila has well over 3 million friends on myspace.

Tila Tequila runs a number of websites. The first of which is www.tilashotspot.com, which started out as an adult site in 2001 but has been revamped to be all ages.
Tila Tequila has her own clothing line which is sold at Tilafashion.com and Tila Tequila also has a site filled with social media content called Tila Zone.

around the age of 20 Tila Tequila decided to use her modeling and internet celebrity to move onto the music industry. Tila Tequila was a founder of the band Beyond Betty Jean, where Tila Tequila was the lead singer and songwriter for the band. But the group didn't go that far beyond Betty jean because they soon broke up. after Beyond Betty Jean Tila Tequila became the singer for the group Jealousy.

in 2006 Tila Tequila singed onto Will.I.Am's music label, though Tila Tequila says decided to reject going through a major label (Will.I.Am music group is a label under A & M records) and released her first single, I Love U, independently on her myspace page the following year. Tila Tequila's album SEX was released in 2007 by The Saturday Team (an indy label)

Tila Tequila's record label then sued her for releasing her album by herself.

in 2007 Tila Tequila became the star of her own reality show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila where 16 straight guys and 16 lesbians competed to be Tila Tequila's love.

Tila Tequila starred on that show for 2 seasons and while have another reality show that fallows her day to day life.

2007 Tila also started acting when she had a small role as a hooters girl in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

in 2008 Tilia Tequila wrote the self help book Hooking Up With Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party,

ToSsGirl

2009-02-24T13:43:00.008-05:00

Seo Ji-Soo is a professional South Korean gamer who goes by the handles ToSsGirl and medic.

ToSsGirl has been called the greatest female StarCraft Player in the world.

ToSsGirl is the first woman to win a KeSPA sanctioned tournament and is a member of the STX's pro-league (her current team is STX SouL)

ToSsGirl started to play professionally when she was 17 and entered a StarCraft competition held on Ghem TV

Not only is she ToSsGirl a pro video game player she is also a programmer.

Seo Ji Soo was born on May 21st 1985

Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen

2009-02-14T15:40:00.006-05:00

Stephanie Jacobsen is an actress who maybe best known for her rolls on Terminator: the The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica: Razor and Australian comedy show Pizza.

Stephanie Jacobsen was born in Hong Kong on June 22nd 1980. But Stephanie Jacobsen moved to Australia when she was 12.

Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen dad is of Chinese, Norwegian and English decent and her mother is Portuguese.

Katie Leung

2008-11-11T12:32:00.002-05:00

Katie Leung is the actress that plays Harry Potter's girlfriend, Cho Chang, in the Harry Potter series of films.

Katie Leung first acting role was her role of Cho Chang in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Born Katie Liu Leung in Motherwell, Scotland on August 8th in 1987.

and yes Katie Leung will be in the Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Brenda Song

2008-03-10T13:25:00.005-04:00

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California on March 27th in 1988

Brenda Song is half Hmong and half thai and 100% cutness

Brenda Song is the star of Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. Brenda Song is also a regular on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (and it's spin-off The Suite Life on Deck) and is in the movie College Road Trip

Zatoichi get's hot for 2008

2008-02-28T19:46:00.002-05:00

the trailer for the new Zatoichi film is up

it seems to have turned a few people's heads by turning the blind swordsman into the blind swordswoman

Zhang Jingchu

2008-02-05T12:21:00.000-05:00

Zhang Jingchu is Chinese actress.

Jingchu Zing was born on February 2nd 1980 in Fujian, China.

Zhang Jingchu is also credited under the names Jingchu Zhang, Zhang Jing Chu, Zhang Jing Zhu

Although Zhang JingChu is an actress she graduated from Central Academy of Drama (in Beijing, China) with a degree in directing.

Before Zhang Jing Chu graduated from the school she acted in minor roles in such films as Qing yi liang chong tian. Jingchu Zhang first lead role was in the 2005 film “Peacock” In that same year Zhang Jing Zhu starred in the film “Seven Swords”, as well as roles in “Seven Nights” and Huayao Bride in Shangrila. In 2006 she starred in the film “Jade Warrior”.

But Zhang JingChu maybe best known in America right now for her role in Rush Hour 3

Zhang Jingchu is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

Aya Matsuura

2008-01-25T20:38:00.000-05:00

Aya Matsuura is a Japanese actress and pop singer. nicked name Ayaya.

Aya Matsuura was born on June 25, 1986 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Aya Matsuura is part of the Jpop crew known as the Hello! Project which she joined in 2000 during a Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition.

Aya Matsuura is one of the Hello! Projects biggest solo stars and so far has 5 albums (First Kiss, T.W.O, X3, Naked Songs, Double Rainbow ) plus a greatest hits cd.

But Aya Matsuura has also been a part of a number of groups with her fellow Hello! Project mates such as Gomattou, Nochiura Natsumi, DEF.DIVA, 3-nin Matsuri, Odoru 11, Salt5 and H.P All-Stars.

Matsuura Aya is also one of the co host of Utawara.

Aya Matsuura has acted in the film Ao no hono-o (or The Blue Light) and was the star of Yo-Yo Girl Cop (or Sukeban Deka: Kôdo nêmu = Asamiya Saki)

Eriko Tamura

2007-12-29T16:44:00.000-05:00

Eriko Tamura is a Japanese Pop singer as well as an actress

Tamura has had a long career as a singer and so far as released a total of 10 albums (not bad giving that in Japan most singer careers last shorter then the flash in the pan speed of most american singers) that started when she was only 13 (with the album

Eriko Tamura can be seen the American TV show Heroes (where she plays Yaeko, Hiro's love interest in fedual Japan) as well as the up coming Dragonball Z movie.

Eriko Tamura was January 16 1973 in Katsuta, Ibaraki, Japan

Eriko Tamura aslo goes under the stage name Eririn.

Eriko also has a cartoon show based on her called Idol Densetsu Eriko.

zhou xun

2007-07-30T13:32:00.000-04:00

The Chinese actress and singer Zhou Xun was born on October 18, 1976 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.

giving that her father worked as a projectionist in a movie theatre it isn't too shocking that young Zhou Xun grow up wanting to be on the screen. But her parents wanted her to focus on her education and go to college. After fighting over the issue Zhou Xun was able to attend Zhejiang Arts Institute.

in 91 when Zhou Xun was only 15 she was picked for a role in the film Strange Tales amongst Old and desolute Tombs.

Zhou Xun acted in such films as Hollywood Hong-Kong, Perhaps Love, The Banquet, Beijing Bicycle, The Emperor and the Assassin> and Ming Ming just to name a few

Xun Zhou also acted in such TV shows as The Legend of the Condor Heroes, April Rhapsody, Beach, Home and Business Family

Maggie Cheung

2007-04-25T12:19:00.000-04:00

the award winning actress Maggie Cheung has appeared in many many films. she was a regular in Jackie Chan's Police Story films, she acted along side Jet Li in Hero and Flying Daggers, a druggie in Clean, just to name a few.

Maggie Cheung was born in Hong Kong on September 20th 1964 but grew up mostly in the UK. Which she thinks help her in here acting because it gave her the chance to learn different languages, where many Chinese actors at the time only spoke in Cantonese.

when she return in Hong Kong in 83 she started working in beauty pageant, a year later she would start acting. Her first film was Shi lian zhuan jia. Most of Maggie Cheung early roles where just minor eye candy parts

Nakama Yukie

2007-04-03T14:13:00.000-04:00

Yukie Nakama (also know as Yuki Megumi) started her career as one of those hugely popular Japenese pop idols but has managed to stay in the spotlight even though see no longer a teen/early 20 something.

starting her acting and singer career in 1996 by having roles in such shows as Mou gaman dekinai and Itazura na Kiss and releasing the singles Moonlight to Daybreak and True. As well as acting in the movie Tomoko no baai.

after releasing singles for two years in 1998 Nakama Yukie released the album Melody of distant day.

Yukie Nakama did the theme songs for Megaman X4, Haunted Junction and The Prince of Darkness.

But it maybe acting that Yukie Nakama is best known. She has been in number of tv shows such as the live action version of Gokusen, the Trick series (plus their movies), Tokyo Wankei, Kao, Mokuyou no kaidan #15, and many more.

Nakama Yukie was also in some popular films such as Love and Pop, Gamera 3, Ringu 0:Birthday, G@me, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade and Oh Oku.

Leilani Dowding

2007-03-29T07:35:00.000-04:00

Leilani Dowding is a British (born January 30, 1980 in Bournemouth, Dorset, Englan) model and actress.

Starting out as a page 3 girl for The Sun she has Leilani Dowding has appeared in many magazines and TV shows

Leilani is half Filipina and half white.

Bai Ling

2007-03-08T13:11:00.000-05:00

Bai Ling is an actress that might be known for her wild style of camera as much as she is for her roles on film.

Born in Chengdu, China on October 10 either in 1961 or 1970, Bai Ling says that she served in China's People's Liberation Army for 3 years starting at the age of 14.

In the 80's Bai ling became an actress in China and did some modeling. In 1991 came to America to attend New York University. a few years after that she started getting role in american films and tv series just as the Crow.

Olivia Munn

2007-02-02T13:33:00.000-05:00

Olivia Munn is a model, actoress and TV host.

Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma and raised in Shinjuku, Japan.
Olivia Munn is of Chinese, German and Irish decent.

She might be best know for her work for the cable TV channel G4TV, where she host 2 shows (Formula D and Attack of the Show) and a podcast (the daily nut).

some times she works under the name Lisa Munn

Jang Nara

2007-01-22T14:05:00.000-05:00

Jang Nara is a Korean pop singer, model and actress.

Born in Seol Korea, Jang Nara got interested in acting as a child when she acted in a play with her father.

durning college Jang Nara started modeling

Jang Nara released her first ablum Burying My Face In Tears in 2000 right after she graduted college.

in 2001 she broke into acting by landing a role on the sitcom New Non Stop

Ruby Lin

2007-01-11T11:33:00.000-05:00

Ruby Lin is a Taiwanese actress, model, singer.

Ruby Lin was born January 27 1976 in Taipei, Taiwan. Her birth name is Lin Xinru.

in the mid 90's Ruby Lin started her acting and modeling career at 17 when she started doincommercialsls.

in 97 Ruby Lin was hand picked for the role of Princess Ziwei on the hit Chinese series Princess Huanzhu.

99 Ruby Lin released the EP Hearings and two years later she released her album face 2 face

2002 Ruby was the lead actress in the TV shows Half Life Fate (which she sang on the soundtrack for), Boy and Girls, and Flying Daggers.That's's 3 shows in one year, something most actress wouldn't even dream, where did she find the time.

In 2004 Ruby Lin stared in the tv show Magic Touch of Fate. The show has historicapresencese for two reasons. It was the most expensive show made in Asia and it kick started a trend of Chinese-Korean made shows.

After Magic Touch of Fate finished shooting Ruby Lin moved to New York to study.

Moon Bloodgood

2006-12-07T12:12:00.000-05:00

Moon Bloodgood is a model/actress that can be seen on ABC's Day Break, Eight Below, Moonlight Serenade, and the up coming Pathfinder.

Moon Bloodgood is of Korean, Dutch, Native American, and Irish decent.

Moon Bloodgood was once an LA Lakers cheerleader

Maxium top 100 in 05 and 06

Hikaru Utada

2006-12-03T19:09:00.000-05:00

Utada Hikaru is an extremely popular Jpop star.

Hikaru Utada was born in New York city on January 19, 1983.

Both of Hikaru's parents where in the music industry. Hikaru's dad is Teruzane Utada who is a music producer (he also produced his daughters albums) and her mother was enka singer Keiko Fuji.

Hikaru Utada started her music career in 96, in the US under the stage name Cubic U.

She didn't make much of splash state side but the record was released in Japan in 98 and again a year later.

in 1999 Utada Hikaru released First Love.

that album sold 5 million copies in it's first month and made Utada Hikaru one of the richest people in Japan.

In 2001 Utada released 3rd album Distance. This year she also attended Columbia University but shortly dropped out to pursue music

In 2002 she released Deep River and although she couldn't go on TV to promote herself due to surgery to get rid of an ovarian tumor. She still sold 2.35 million albums in her first week.

In 2004 Hikaru Utada tried to once again crack the American market with an all English album titled Exodus.

This album received very little promotion from it's label Def Jam and was a flop in America. But was a hit in Japan (even though it was in English)

in 2005 Hikaru Utada released the album Ultra Blue.

her single Passion is the theme to the Disney/final fantasy video game Kingdom Hearts 2

in may 2006 Utada Hikaru released the single This Is Love on iTunes

Iza Calzado

2006-11-06T13:26:00.000-05:00

Iza Calzado is a Filipina actress maybe best know for her role as Amihan in the fantasy show Encantadia and it's spin offs Etheria and Encantadia: Pag-ibig hanggang wakas. And can currently be seen as Cielo in the TV show Atlantika.

Born Maria Isadora Ussher Calzado in Quezon City, Philippines on 8/12/1982

Iza Calzado can also be seen in such movies as

Milan
Annie B
Sigaw
Moments of Love
Mulawin The Movie

some other TV shows she has been in

All my Love aka Tres Hermanos
Click
Kung Mawawala Ka
Sigaw (The Echo)

up coming films

Mona: Singapore Escort
Shake, Rattle & Roll 8
Blockout

Grace Park

2006-10-05T17:23:00.000-04:00

Grace Park is a Koren Canadian American actress best know for her role as Sharon "Boomer" on the hit show Battlestar Galatica.

Park's was born March 14, 1974 in LA but movied to Canada when she was around 2 and lived there ever since.

did you know one of Grace Park's Cylon doubles plays golf or something?

Jackie Chan porn star?

2006-09-22T19:07:00.000-04:00

that's right over 30 years ago Jackie Chan starred in a comedy porno "All in the Family".

And I'm guessing yes he did all of his own stunts.

Dog bites Dog trailer

2006-08-04T18:37:00.000-04:00

Looks like this will be a fun (and very violent) movie.

it comes out August 17 and stars Edison Chen, Sam Lee and Lam Suet

Devon Aoki

2006-08-04T13:18:00.000-04:00

Devon Aoki is a super model turned actress.

Aoki holds the title of being the worlds shortest super model, because of the fact that she is 5'6 and the average model is at least 5'8. So thinks Devon for repping for the short people.

Devon Aoki became a household name due to her breakout roll in 2 fast 2 furious. She also can be seen in Sin City (1 and 2), D.E.B.S, and DOA: Dead or Alive.

Shu Qi

2006-07-16T16:25:00.000-04:00

Shu Qi (sometimes credited as Qi Shu, Hsu Chi, Hsu Qi, Shu Qui and Shu Kei) is a Taiwanese model and actress.

Shu Qi started her career modeling for adult magazines.

Qi Shu broke into acting when she was discovered by producer/director/writer/actor Manfred Wong. Who is her manager.

Shu Qi first acting role was in the adult film, Sex & Zen 2 (Yu po tuan er zhi yu nu xia jing).

Shu Qi starred in Category III movies (Chinese adult film's) for about 2 years before breaking into the mainstream.

Shu Qi has started in such moves as The Transpoter, The Eye 2, The Storm Riders, Young and Dangerous V and So Close.

Shu Qui is known as "the face that launched a thousand products" because she has been in so many ads for products selling across Asia. In fact she turned down a role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to do a commerical in Japan.

Kyoko Fukada

2006-07-16T14:38:00.000-04:00

Kyoko Fukada (nicknamed Fukakyon) is a model, actress and singer.

Fukada Kyoko has appeared in such movies as

Ringu 2 (drop the u if you can't figure out what the american remake of this film was titled)

Kamikaze Girls, Strawberry on the Shortcake, Fugoh Keiji, Onmyoji 2 and Dolls.

Kyoko Fukada also acted in the show friends (no not that one) which is historical for the fact that it was the first time a show was jointly made with a Japanes and South Korean staff.

Kyoko Fukada albums include

Dear
Moon
Universe
and a remix album called Flow

Asian Celebrities' link page 2

2006-07-16T14:27:00.000-04:00

yet another link page, soon celebrity links will liter this spot like start in the sky

Asian Celeb's Link page

2006-07-16T14:25:00.000-04:00

Just saving this spot for some hot sexy links. Probably a few celebrity and stars.