Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Akina Aoshima

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Beautiful Japanese gravure idol, Akina Aoshima.

Miss Alex Lynn

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Lovely Chinese/Mongolian model, Miss Alex Lynn.
Alex has appeared in numerous websites such as OnTheMat.com, Xoticus.com, Finestallstars.com, Importicons.com, and 24MainStreet.com.
Alex also has been Miss 2004 Beijing China Hawaiian Tropic International, Miss 2005 Hong Kong Hawaiian Tropic International, 2006 24MainStreet Spokesmodel, 2006 OTM Spokesmodel.
You can visit her website here: http://missalexlynn.com

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Amerie

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Amerie Mi Marie Rogers was born January 12, 1980 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
She is better known as Amerie. Amerie is a multiracial (African American & Korean) American R&B singer. She debuted in 2002 with the album All I Have, primarily written and produced by Rich Harrison. "1 Thing", the lead single from her second album, Touch, introduced her native D.C.'s go-go elements, on which she expanded with the 2007 album Because I Love It.

She was born to an African-American father and a Korean mother.

Her father works for the U.S. Intelligence Division United States military, so Amerie traveled to and lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Germany, and South Korea. She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is now her lawyer. She finally settled in Washington, D.C., which she considers her hometown. In 1996, she started studying at Georgetown University for a degree in English and Fine Arts and graduated in 2000.

Amerie's first language is Korean. However, after the family left Korea, Amerie's mother made a conscious effort to limit the use of Korean with her daughters out of fear that it would impede their development of English proficiency. In an interview with KoreAm Journal, Amerie stated that she is now only "conversational" in the Korean language and speaks it at home with her mother, Angela, and extended Korean family members.

Amerie also bears a tattoo featuring her given name in Korean script on her lower back, which can be seen in the music video for "1 Thing". The tattoo does not directly translate to Amerie, but "Emeuri" while the Korean media pronounces her name "Eimeori" however. Amerie is noted for signing her name in both English and Korean when giving autographs.

Angel Locsin, part 1

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Angel Locsin was born Angelica Colmenares on April 23, 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines. She is a television and film actress, commercial model, film producer and fashion designer in the Philippines. She grew up in Bulacan, Philippines. Her parents separated when she was fourteen, and she has since lived with her father (Angelo Colmenares).

Angel rose to prominence after being cast as one of the lead stars in the fantasy-themed television series Mulawin in 2004. Soon after, she starred as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comics. When her contract expired last March 2007, Angel did not renew her contract to her mother studio, GMA Network, and signed an exclusive contract in ABS-CBN despite her booming career on the first. Locsin recently debuted in her first teleserye in ABS-CBN, Lobo (TV series). The teleserye eventually ended last July 11, 2008.

Locsin's career was discovered by a talent scout while she cuts classes with a friend. She was shopping at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City. She then auditioned for several commercials. She was supposed to be a part of the Batch 9 under ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch (now Star Magic), but she failed to sign a contract because her father, Angelo Colmenares, didn't agree. After a year, she became a contract star of GMA Artist Center.

Locsin first appeared on Click, a 1999 teen-oriented program under GMA Network. Locsin also included in the cast of Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin which was starred by Christopher De Leon, Richard Gomez and Alice Dixson on the lead roles. In 2004, she also starred in All Together Now.

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Angel Locsin, part 2

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Locsin started to fame when she appeared in the fantasy series Mulawin which was about two races of winged humanoids, the Mulawin, who had to fight the Ravena to protect the mortals from its wrath. It also tells the story of Aguiluz and Alwina, whose love for each other hinders to fulfill their mission. It premiered on August 2, 2004 and ended on March 18, 2004. Mulawin solidified the number 1 place for GMA Network with a peak of nearly 50%. The show spun off a feature film entitled Mulawin: The Movie, which was included in the 2005's Metro Manila Film Festival entries.

Angel got her stardom when she portrayed Darna in GMA Network's telefantasya, Mar's Ravelos Darna which aired in 2005. She was paired with Dennis Trillo. Since then, she received several TV commercials and endorsements, film projects, lead role projects thus getting huge popularity in the Philippines. Locsin has been considered the Queen of GMA Network after reigning this successful fantaserye.

In March 20, 2006, Locsin starred in GMA Network's Majika with Dennis Trillo as her leading man. She portrayed Sabina, the elder daughter of Ayesa and Garam which were played by Carmina Villaroel and Zoren Legaspi. It was officially ended on September 29, 2006.

In 2007, Locsin gave her extra-ordinary action performance when she starred in Asian Treasures with Philippine's Action Star, Robin Padilla. It was the first Philippine series that was shot in multiple countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and China. Its pilot episode aired on January 15, 2007. The series gained much popularity even before the pilot episode, This was because of the popularity of its two leads especially Locsin. It was the most expensive TV series ever produced in the Philippine television costing more than 140 million pesos, roughly 3.1 million dollars.The ending was shot in Luneta Park, Manila.

On August 11, 2007 Locsin finally signed a 2-year exclusive contract in ABS-CBN after she left the GMA Network. Angel was warmly welcomed by ABS-CBN executives including Eugenio Lopez III, Malou Santos and Ms.Charo Santos. Angel said that she is really excited to work with Anne Curtis and Judy Ann Santos.

In January 28, 2008, Locsin launched her first teleserye in ABS-CBN entitled Lobo where she was paired to Piolo Pascual. The teleserye was also the most expensive teleserye made by ABS-CBN and it ended last July 11, 2008.

Locsin will star in the Remake of Mexican telenovela's Maria Mercedes which had been popular in the Philippines and in some countries all over the world. She will be playing the lead role as Maria Mercedes and this will be her biggest break on Television. It will be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina and Locsin will be paired to the Box Office King, John Lloyd Cruz. It is expected to be shoot on third quarter of 2008 and to be air on January, 2009 under ABS-CBN and Star Cinema Productions.

Yumi Adachi

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Yumi Adachi is a Japanese actress, model and singer.

Adachi was born on September 1981, in Taito, Tokyo, Japan. She made her modeling debut at two years of age and her J-Pop singing debut on 23 June 1993, aged almost twelve. Her big break was in 1994, with the drama Ie Nakiko .

Adachi graduated from Horikoshi High School, where she was classmates with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma.

Her marriage to Jun Itoda was announced on 14 September 2005, her 24th birthday, when she was two months pregnant. The marriage ceremony took place on 13 November 2005 in a small chapel in Tokyo with about 30 family members from both sides of the family. 150 of their geinou friends attended the wedding reception dinner that night. Her married name is Yumi Itoda, but she will continue to use Yumi Adachi for her stage name to avoid confusion.

Her baby was due on 17 April 2006, however a healthy baby girl was born to her 5 days early, on 12 April 2006 at a Tokyo hospital. It was said that Jun Itoda was not present at the birth because of work commitments that day, but came to see Yumi and the baby after his work schedule.

Haruka Ayase

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Haruka Ayase,born Aya Tademaru, March 24, 1985, is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, singer, and model.

In 2000, she successfully passed the Horipro Talent Scout Caravan audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.

On March 24, 2006 she released her first single, titled Period , the lyrics of which were written by Kaori Mochida from Every Little Thing and Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi also composed and arranged the music, as well as producing the single.

She entered Teikyo University Junior College in 2003, later dropping out.

Ayase excels in many sports; as a junior high school student she took part in a Chugoku region Ekiden tournament.