Joo Won and Shim Eun Kyung Encounter Each Other Prior to Filming ‘Nodame Cantabile’

“The two met at the event after party. It seemed like they greeted each other lightly. Since there hasn’t been a script reading or a cast gathering yet, it was the first time they met since they have been confirmed for the drama.

The filming is expected to start after August since it is set to air in October.”Joo Won and Shim Eun Kyung encountered and greeted each other at a private gathering. As the leads of KBS 2TV’s upcoming drama Nodame Cantabile (tentative), Joo Won and Shim Eun Kyung met each other prior to their first drama script reading. On July 29, Joo Won attended the VIP preview for the film Pirates in order to show support for Yoo Hae Jin, while Shim Eun Kyung also watched the movie at the event. Joo Won and Shim Eun Kyung then attended the after party for Pirates VIP preview at a bar in Apgujeong-dong.

After multiple rounds of casting news and false alarms, the Korean drama remake of Nodame Cantabile called Cantabile Romance has secured its leading lady. The fantastically talented Shim Eun-kyung (Miss Granny) has at last signed on to play Nodame, opposite Joo-won (Good Doctor) who has been attached to the project since April. Shim was an early favorite to play the heroine, but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts for her movie Waiting For You; fan outcry during subsequent casting rounds left the role unfilled, and once her movie got pushed back, producers successfully wooed her back. The fall KBS Monday-Tuesday series is a university campus drama about classical musicians. It’s being produced by Group Eight (Boys Before Flowers, Tamra the Island, Goong, Pretty Man) and will star Shim Eun-kyung as Nodame, a savant pianist who can replicate a piece after hearing it but struggles to read music. She’s a quirky, adorable slob who can’t manage to clean up after herself, which I can already picture Shim Eun-kyung pulling off without breaking a sweat — if any young actress has cornered the market on quirky, it’s her. Joo-won will play the star pianist who secretly wants to become a conductor. He’ll help the heroine with everything from music to cleaning up her messy place, and naturally she falls in love with him. I mean, he cooks and cleans, plays the piano brilliantly, and is played by Joo-won. What else is there to know? Baek Yoon-shik (Gu-am Heo Jun) has been cast as the genius conductor and mentor who’s also a pervy womanizer, and Do-hee (Answer Me 1994) will play a supporting role as a member of the orchestra. Sometimes Group Eight’s manga, anime, and Japanese drama remakes end up feeling more cartoonish than I would like for a drama adaptation, but I’m hopeful that this one will live up to its buzz. It’s clearly a beloved story with fans who are protective of its core characters, and a show driven by its love of music. Besides, I’m beyond excited for the Shim Eun-kyung/Joo-won pairing. They’re going to be SO CUTE. I can’t stand it.

Korea's Upcoming Drama ‘Temptation'

A total of three posters were revealed where it showed the main actors who will be appearing in the drama.In the posters, Kwon Sang Woo, Choi Ji Woo, Park Ha Sun and Lee Jung Jin’s different moods are shown, leaving a strong impression. All the actors are seen looking at different directions but there’s a certain tension between all the actors. Choi Ji Woo and Lee Jung Jin have their eyes towards Kwon Sang Woo and Park Ha Sun. SBS’s upcoming drama, “Temptation,” has become a hot issue when actors Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Ji Woo have been confirmed as the main casts.  In the drama, Kwon Sang Woo and Park Ha Sun are a married couple and so are Choi Ji Woo and Lee Jung Jin. Many are suggesting that there will be a certain tension and a change in emotion. In the second poster, Choi Ji Woo has a dreamy-like feel, while Kwon Sang Woo is seen with a complicated facial expression. In the drama, Kwon Sang Woo plays the role of Cha Seok Hoon and Choi Ji Woo plays the role of Yoo Sae Young, who suddenly enters Cha Seok Hoon’s life. Through Sae Young, Seok Hoon goes through many complications and both actors were able to portray this perfectly through their facial expressions. In the last poster, Kwon Sang Woo is being held in Park Ha Sun’s arms, creating a warm atmosphere that shows the emotions of a married couple.


According to an official of this drama, they said, “Even when filming for the poster, the actors were focused on their characters that they thought of every little detail that would match their character. They expressed their characters perfectly that when you look at the poster, you can get a feel of the relationship of all four characters and what kind of characters they are. I’m sure we’ll see a good result thanks to the actors’ hard work.” Meanwhile, “Temptation” focuses on four characters that try to find the meaning of love. The first episode will be aired on July 14.

It's Alright, It's Love Korean Movie Preview

Jo In-Seong and Kong Hyo-jin are smiling under a white sheet in a tub, drawing out intimate fantasies. "It's Alright, It's Love" is a romantic drama about a romantic mystery novelist Jang Jae-yeol (Jo In-Seong) and a psychiatrist Ji Hye-soo (Kong Hyo-jin). Many are anticipating this drama as it is the collaboration of Korea's most lovable guy Jo In-Seong and girl Kong Hyo-jin. Kong Hyo-jin is lying on Jo In-Seong's arm in the poster and is creating an atmosphere full of love. As if they are hiding their own secret, they have a white sheet covering them and that brings out an air of intimacy. The white sheet brings out their long and thin silhouettes without any particular outfits or set lightings. The writing 'Are we that strange?' on top of the poster where Jo In-Seong and Kong Hyo-jin are tangled in a tub and not a bed, hints that the drama might be different from the typical romantic comedies.
      Many netizens are responding well to the poster and many think it was a brilliant idea.SBS "It's Alright, It's Love" comes on the 23rd of July.

Solenn Heussaff

As you can plainly see from the photos, it seemed like a fantasy we were fortunate to be a part of, and if it weren’t from the evidence of photography, it probably would have remained a fantasy. Solenn Heussaff: a woman difficult to describe without sounding like a speechless fool; a woman who poses more of a challenge in trying to describe something wrong with her than trying to describe everything that’s right. Seven years ago, when nobody knew who she was, we launched a magazine and put her on the cover. Seven years and three covers later, both the magazine and Solenn have rewritten the rules of publishing and superstardom, by being classy, sexy, smart and outrageous without being outrageous, by being as successful and overachieving as anyone can be, but knowing where to draw the line where it should be drawn, even if you can’t properly explain what that line is. It is a sweet spot, and both the magazine and Solenn are enjoying it, but Solenn, being an actual personality, has achieved a personal level of mass popularity that needs no further explanation unless you’ve been living in the quiet solitude of a cave for the past decade. Now we’ve launched a second magazine, and Solenn’s got a friend she’d like us all to meet.

Amano’i: Adrian Zecha’s latest addition to his glowing portfolio of high-end resorts focused on a strict philosophy of peace, tranquility and a seamless blending of luxury and nature. Covering a few hundred acres of the Nui Chua National Park in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Amano’i is, as one might expect from any Aman resort, one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen, and an ideal location for a wedding proposal. And although one didn’t take place during our stay there, I’m quite certain the experience paved a few more steps towards that end. Nico Bolzico: An Argentinian rancher, an extremely well traveled economist, a Kaya football player, and a well-kept secret from warm-blooded women the world over. He’s a nightmare for anyone with any sort of obsession for Solenn because he’ll probably win you over just as much as she did; he’ll draw you into the worst friend zone imaginable and make you want them to work as a couple and Lord knows there are thousands of delusional men out there who don’t want them to. What’s interesting about Solenn is that despite her seemingly hectic schedule shooting a daily teleserye (Adarna), weekly TV shows, films, commercials and a blizzard of other lucrative endorsement deals, she never looks or acts tired. She is clearly ambitious, but never forgets to enjoy life, even when she’s working. Her latest idea: “I want to pitch and produce a Wild Things/Cruel Intentions type movie,” she says, “Something sexy, a bit dark, with some comedic relief, but really pushing the limits. I think it would be nice to venture into trying to produce a movie. Right now we’re just doing a synopsis and my manager is talking to directors, so we can find out who’s interested or not.” Solenn has remained relatively scandal-free because she doesn’t go around in circles whenever she’s being interviewed. “Everybody knows I’m with Nico but I won’t let anyone ask him how he feels when I do a kissing scene, because it’s so shallow.

There are normal people in showbiz and there are people who breathe it, they are programmed to answer the same questions in the same way. It’s a different life,” she says. “I’ve met a lot of good people, too. A lot of talented people that don’t get the break they deserve.” One thing she is particularly proud of is a short film she did in Tokyo. “I play a Japanese-Filipina who meets an American photographer who’s not inspired anymore. They bump into each other and she opens his eyes to new perspectives as an artist. He falls in love with Japan through her eyes and her perspective.” Solenn Heussaff is the second child of Cynthia Adea, a Filipina, and Louis Paul Heussaff, a former French Marine of Breton descent,who is now the head of a service company for the petroleum industry. She has an older sister named Vanessa and a younger brother named Erwan . Before she entered showbiz, she was an endorser of several products in and outside the country. She is currently endorsing Vitress Hair Solutions, Asian Secrets, Argentina, Century Tuna, Greenwich Pasta and Robinsons Land Corporation.

Right after Survivor Philippines, GMA Network already had several projects lined up for her. She became one of Richard Gutierrez's leading ladies in the movie My Valentine Girls alongside Lovi Poe. In the movie, she played the role of Richard's best friend who later became his girlfriend. She was also chosen as one of the leading ladies of Richard Gutierrez in the telefantasya Captain Barbell, which started airing on March 2011. She currently has a makeover show on GMA News TV which also started airing on the same month and year. Her role was that of a reporter named "Janna". She had a limited airing time in the show because of other projects such as Temptation Island which she starred alongside Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe and Rufa Mae Quinto.

Marian Rivera

Marian Rivera (born Marián Gracia Rivera on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain) is a Filipina commercial model and actress, known for her roles in Marimar, Dyesebel, Darna, Amaya and Temptation of Wife. As a recording artist, Rivera has released two studio albums: the Marian Rivera Dance Hits and Retro Crazy. She has also starred in some movies such as: My Bestfriend's Girlfriend, Tarot,You to Me Are Everything, and Panday 2. In 2009, Rivera ranked #5 in Manila Standard's "2009 Top Celebrity Endorsers", #3 in "Top 10 Most In-demand Celebrity Endorsers in 2010 and was also included in 2011's Top 20 Endorsers. She was hailed as FHM's Sexiest Woman in 2008 and recently, for the second time this 2013 dethroning Sam Pinto as the Sexiest Woman in the Philippines. She clenched the FHM's Sexiest Woman in 2014 again after her prior win the year before setting the record of three consecutive victories on FHM's Sexiest Woman. he men's magazine on Friday announced, through its website, that Rivera bagged again the coveted title, her third since topping the list in 2008 and 2013. Out of a total 13 million votes, the GMA-7's Primetime Queen received 1,529,974 votes, almost double in number from her last year's figure (890,490). Rivera is one of the tv network's biggest and busiest stars today. The actress recently topbilled evening series "Carmela," joined noontime variety show "Eat Bulaga," and launched her self-titled dance program. She also endorses Belo Medical Group and clothing line Bench. Following Rivera's lead are Sam Pinto (1,482,072 votes), "The Legal Wife" actress Angel Locsin (1,042,226 votes), Jennylyn Mercado (1,025,702 votes) and Cristine Reyes (858,283).

n 2008, Rivera played the title role Dyesebel which aired on April 28, 2008, the famous Philippine mermaid character acted by many famous Filipinos actresses from as early as 1970. The series is another team-up with Dantes who. The year also marked Rivera's first lead role opposite Richard Gutierrez in a Valentine film by GMA Films entitled as My Best Friend's Girlfriend. In the same year, the Dantes-Rivera love team debuted in a film, One True Love directed by Mac Alejandre which grossed more than her film with Gutierrez.Aside from the two films, she also acted in two Metro Manila Film Festival entries such as Shake, Rattle & Roll X, an omnibus horror trilogy in which she played the role of Nieves:The Engkanto Slayer and Desperadas 2, a sequel of her 2007 movie with Rufa Mae Quinto, Iza Calzado and Ruffa Gutierrez. Rivera was among the third batch of stars honored in the Eastwood City Walk of Fame located in Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City in 2008. Rivera released her first dance music album, Marian Rivera Dance Hits under Universal Records in 2008. It was a compilation of 12 dance musics like Jessica Jay's Chichiquita, Soul Control's So Sexy and Surina's Nasty Girl, danced and choreographed by Rivera. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. In 2009, she released her first single, "Sabay Sabay Tayo" under her second album Retro Crazy. The single and the album both received Gold Award and later on, Platinum Award from the PARI. In early 2009, she appeared in her first straight drama series, Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang, an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas's graphic novel. It was her third team-up with Dingdong Dantes. Later that year, she was paired with Dennis Trillo in an adaptation of the famous historical fiction heroine in the Philippines which is Darna. Rivera played the role of Narda, who turns into the superheroDarna, after swallowing a magical stone. Nestor Torre of Philippine Daily Inquirer described the series as "loud and livid", praising Rivera's acting.

Later that year, Trillo and Rivera teamed-up for the second time on the horror-suspense film Tarot produced by GMA Films and Regal Entertainment. According to Manila Bulletin, it is Rivera's scariest film after Pamahiin and Shake, Rattle and Roll. She also appeared on her first sitcom, Show Me Da Manny alongside Filipino boxing champion, Manny Pacquaio. According to Philippine Star, Rivera showed a natural comic skill. MANILA, Philippines Actress Marian Rivera is once again FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the Philippines, as chosen by its readers in a poll. In an article on it’s website, the magazine announced that the actress won the title with more than 1,529,974 votes, making her the first Filipina to win the title for three years. Marian won the title in 2013 and in 2008. On it’s official Instagram account, FHM congratulated the actress.

Rivera was born in Madrid, Spain to Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso, a Spaniard and Amalia Rivera, a Filipina from Cavite, Philippines. After her parents separated 2 years after her birth, her mother brought her to the Philippines where she grew up most of her life. However, her mother had to leave to continue her work commitment abroad that she was sent to her maternal grandmother, Francisca Rivera in Bacoor, Cavite. Rivera pursued her elementary and high school education at Saint Francis of Assisi College System, and spent her college education finishing Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in De La Salle University Dasmariñas. After graduating, she worked for National Institute of Mental Health in Mandaluyong City where she gave out medicines, examinations and evaluation to patients, among others. She also tried becoming a SPED teacher before she was discovered for showbiz.

She's Dating the Gangster Movie

After two consecutive Sunday youth-oriented shows, Padilla finally landed a role in a primetime television series in Princess And I. He played Gerald Antonio "Gino" dela Rosa or Dasho Yuan Rinpoche, a character whom he describes as "a swaggering rich kid who will change and sacrifice a lot for the sake of love". The romantic-comedy royalty-themed series did well in the ratings, having reached the 40% mark and placed second behind Walang Hanggan. On May 28, 2012, Padilla released his debut self-titled Album, Daniel Padilla. The album has six tracks with the carrier single "Hinahanap-hanap Kita", which is also featured in his primetime show Princess And I. According to Star Records producer Jonathan Manalo, Padilla's debut album sold more than 10,000 copies in less than a week. On June 17 of the same year, Padilla was given a Gold Record Award for the sales of his debut album and later on sold more than 30,000+ copies and reached Double Platinum. On April 14, 2014, Star Records will release Daniel Padilla's new album. I Heart You is one of the singles in the said album. In 2010, Bernardo went on to dramatic roles by landing the role of the young Victoria in ABS-CBN's Magkaribal and in GMA's Endless Love as the young Jenny. Coincidentally, both premiered in the same day of 28 June 2010. Her breakthrough role was Mara in the remake of Mara Clara with her co-star and real life best friend Julia Montes. Since its premiere, the TV series was a consistent leader in primetime ratings. Affirming its success, the show was nominated in the 2011 Banff World Media Festival in the "Telenovelas & Soap Operas" category.

After the primetime teleserye finished, Bernardo soon began appearing in the Sunday afternoon teen show, Growing Up. Together again with Julia Montes, the show starred other up and coming ABS-CBN teen stars like Kiray Celis, Diego Loyzaga and Daniel Padilla. In the show, Bernardo played the role of 15-year old Ella, who lives with her single mother. The show premiered strongly ranking number 2 overall in the afternoon block. She’s Dating the Gangster has first gained its popularity in the online story sharing website, Wattpad, where it got millions of love from the netizens. Then, Summit Books published it last March 2013 which consistently figured in the bestselling charts. With the success of movies adapted from best-selling books such as Bakit Di Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo, new doors are now opened for the hidden talented writers to showcase a much fresher style and trend in movie making.KathNiel and SDTG fanatics are all excited for ‘She’s Dating The Gangster’ 940x280 The upcoming movie adaptation of the bestselling book “She’s Dating The Gangster” has been hogging the internet through the movie posters made by the book’s fans and supporters of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, the lead stars of the “She’s Dating The Gangster.” “She’s Dating The Gangster" is being helmed by box-office director Cathy Garcia-Molina under Star Cinema. The bestselling book She’s Dating the Gangster made its debut in media as an online book published in Wattpad. Afterwards, Summit Books published it last March 2013. The book, which is written by Bianca Bernardino, consistently figured in the bestselling charts. The popularity of the work urged Star Cinema to buy the rights for a movie remake.

In a Candy Mag interview, the author said that she's seeing Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo bringing her characters to life if ever the work will be adapted into a movie. She cited Daniel's "bad boy aura" and Kathryn's vibe similar to the girl protagonist as the reason why they perfectly fit the roles. She’s Dating the Gangster is the story of Athena Dizon who falls in love with her fake boyfriend Kenji de los Reyes, a gangster and a campus heartthrob. With the success of movies adapted from best-selling books such as Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo, Star Cinema is now creating waves with this new project. Aside from She’s Dating the Gangster, the film outfit is also adapting the bestselling Precious Hearts Romances title of all time, Once A Princess to be topbilled by Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales (read more about it here). The movie adaptation of She's Dating the Gangster will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, the director of KathNiel's romantic series Got to Believe. The production team targets filming this March 2014.

The heart-wrenching story of She’s Dating the Gangster tells the tale of two teenagers namely, Athena Dizon and campus bad boy Kenji de los Reyes who begin a pretend relationship and later blossomed into something deeper. According to the interview of Candy Mag, author Bianca Bernardino said that Kathniel love team best fit the leading characters of her book due to Daniel’s “bad boy aura” and Kathryn’s vibe similar to Athena’s character.

Liu Yifei

Liu Yifei Born in Wuhan, Hubei province of China 1987 August 25th, She began modeling at the age of 8 and was trained in singing, dancing and the piano. Moving to the United States at 10 with her mother, Liu lived there for four years. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue a modeling and acting career. In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the tender age 15. Her first television role was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to portray the role of Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, a drama based on the same-titled novel by the acclaimed martial arts writer, Jinyong. In October 2003, Liu marked her first appearance on the big screen collaboration with May Day, the well-known Taiwanese rock band in the movie Love Of May. Her fame and popularity went up another notch through her starring role in the 2004 drama series adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Sword and Fairy. Upon her graduation from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006, Liu starred in another television production based on another book by Jinyong, The Return of the Condor Heroes. This TV series was very well received in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. Liu made her first foray into her music career in August 2005 when she secured a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

 After taking up singing and dancing lessons for a year, her album Liu Yifei was released regionally in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and throughout South-East Asia in August 2006, featuring a diverse music repertoire including rap and soft rock. In the same year, Liu also released her Japanese album in which the single, The Gate of Late Night, was chosen to be the theme for an animation series by Tokyo TV. Chinese-American co-productions are all the rage right now and Nicolas Cage is getting in on the action with the upcoming action movie Outcast, from director Nick Powell. Shooting in Beijing and Yunnan Province in September Outback also stars Hayden Christensen and according to an announcement by the film’s Chinese production company Yunnan Film Group the two actors will also be joined by Chinese actress Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei has posted the following photo to her Weibo account, which sees her training for Outcast with the same horse-riding trainer she worked with for The Forbidden Kingdom six years ago. In Hong Kong director Gordon Chan's latest wuxia flick The Four, she plays a woman named Emotionless, who has telepathic and telekinetic powers. Her character is one of four martial arts masters, who possess superpowers and form a team working for a special forces department backed by the Emperor. Their initial job is to solve a mystery involving the circulation of fake currency, but it seems an even larger conspiracy is unfolding. The film also stars Anthony Wong, Deng Chao, Ronald Cheng and Collin Chou. The 24-year-old is polite but detached and reserved over the phone from China, telling FiRST how she can also block out emotions in real life. But she does so to act well. "While I'm acting, I listen to no one," she said. "At that moment, there is only me. I block out everything else." That's a considerable skill, considering how Liu had her fair share of pressures in life. She grew up in a strict environment, in which her mother, dancer Liu Xiao Li, was reportedly overprotective and over-controlling. Liu said: "My parents love me... But I still have to separate my personal feelings from work." Her mother also apparently didn't have much to say about The Four - which opens here today - after watching it. Liu admitted: "She didn't really have anything good to say about my acting. "But she seldom praises me. She only likes classical things." The media has also tried to get an emotional response from Liu with reports about her close relationship with her godfather, tycoon Chen Jinfei. She brushed it aside, saying: "People have been reporting this for 10 years. It gives me no stress at all.

Chinese actress Liu Yifei will star in the upcoming China-U.S. romance-war epic "Outcast", opposite Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen, which begins shooting in Beijing and Yunnan Province in September, according to the movie's Chinese production company. Yunnan Film Group has announced the news via its Sina Weibo microblog, saying that a party was held recently in Beijing to welcome the lead actors on board the project. The film tells the story of European soldiers traveling through east Asia in the 12th century and their relationships with a Chinese princess and her royal family. With horse-riding action and swordplay woven throughout the plot of "Outcast", the film's lead actors are getting well-acquainted with their animal co-stars, as they have all been receiving extensive equestrian training on set. While in the saddle, Liu Yifei posted a picture of herself in mid-training on her Sina Weibo. She says she is working with the same one who coached her in horseback riding six years ago, while she prepared for her role in "The Forbidden Kingdom", which starred Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The actress, who spent her early teenage years in New York, added in her Weibo post that she was trying to pick up a British accent, which she is finding to be quite difficult. "Outcast" will be director Nick Powell's debut film. Previously, Powell worked as a stunt and fight choreographer for films such as "The Bourne Identity", "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "Resident Evil: Retribution", according to IMDB.

Immediately after her admittance into the Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television series. Her debut appearance on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Initially, Liu Tao was selected for the role of Wang Yuyan but it went to Liu Yifei eventually and Liu Tao was cast as A'zhu instead. In 2005, Liu starred as Zhao Ling'er in Chinese Paladin, an adaptation of the action RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. The following year, she starred in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. After intense speculation on who would play Xiaolongnü, the role was finally offered to her. She was backed by Cha, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to portray the young and innocent female protagonist. Although the television series she acted in were well-received, most of the films she starred in did poorly in terms of box office earnings. In 2008, she co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents' killer. In 2010, she starred in Love in Disguise with Leehom Wang.

Kou Shibasaki

This year has been particularly busy for Shibasaki. The first few months she was on a nationwide singing tour, but she frequently had to intersperse her tour dates with appearances back in Tokyo to promote two films and make product endorsements. “I’ve been having some pretty full days recently. Every day seems to bring a new challenge,” she said at a recent event to promote Fujitsu’s new 3D laptops. Her ad for the laptop can be seen in stores in 3D. “It’s the first time I have ever seen footage of myself in 3D. Wow is all I can say,” Shibasaki said, wearing a sexy red dress and sporting a new hairstyle. “It’s quite amazing what 3D is doing to movies. Just simple things like a paper plane flying at you or flower petals fluttering about are wonderful.” Born in Tokyo, Shibasaki got her start in show business at the age of 14, doing TV commercials. Western audiences will know her mainly from her role as a cold-blooded sexy killer in the 2000 cult film “Battle Royale,” and her award-winning portrayal of a Japanese girl in love with a Korean boy in the 2001 drama “Go.” Quentin Tarantino had also written a part for her in “Kill Bill,“ as Yuki Yubari, the twin sister of Gogo Yubari, but she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Currently, Shibasaki is filming “Ooku,” an alternative history of medieval Japan in which an unknown disease kills most of the male population, leading to a matriarchal society in which women outnumber men 4 to 1. Women hold all the important positions and men are their consorts. The female shogun Yoshimune (Shibasaki) keeps a harem of handsome men, known as “Ooku.” The film, which co-stars boy band ARASHI’s Kazunari Ninomiya, opens in Japan on Oct 1. Last year, Kou Shibasaki placed 2nd in an Internet poll asking 500 men and women which celebrities had the most attractive eyes (Meisa Kuroki was 1st). Respondents said Shibasaki, who turns 29 on Aug 5, had an alluring smile. That smile has served the multitalented Shibasaki well as she carves out a name for herself as an actress, singer and image character for companies such as Fujitsu, Lipton and Kanebo.

 
“It is a fresh look at Japan’s history,” said Shibasaki. “With the number of men so small, finding the right partner becomes a serious matter, much more so than in our modern society. Actually, the story is a bleak look at what society might be like if the birthrate continues to decline.” After filming is completed, Shibasaki said she will take a short break to recharge her musical batteries. Since launching her singing career in 2002, she has scored many pop hits since, among them “Tsuki no shizuku,” “Hito Koi Meguri” and “Lover Soul,” and has embarked on domestic concert tours once a year since 2007. When she is not working, Shibasaki likes to chill out at home. She said she enjoys cooking, after honing her culinary skills last year while making the movie “Shokudo Katatsumuri,” in which she played a woman who returns to her hometown after an incident with her Indian boyfriend and opens a small restaurant. “My specialty is ‘ehomaki,’” she said, referring to a type of sushi made with seven “lucky” ingredients. It is traditionally eaten on Setsubun (Feb 3) and is said to bring good fortune. Music is never far from Shibasaki’s mind. “I am always getting ideas for song lyrics and keep a notebook handy. Nowadays, I take a laptop with me everywhere, because I have a stock of handwritten lyrics in it,” she said. Looking ahead, Shibasaki has an unusual goal: she would like to be able to understand animals better. “Wouldn’t it fun to be able to communicate with a horse while you were riding it?” she mused. Shibasaki debuted in 2000 when she portrayed the cold, deadly, and promiscuous Mitsuko Souma in the cult classic Battle Royale. Her acting career took off with this film and also raised her international profile not only in Japan, but all over East Asia. Shibasaki also won critical acclaim for her role as Tsubaki Sakurai in the 2001 film Go, which earned her several awards, including the Best Supporting Actress Award of Japanese Academy, the Hōchi Movie Award, the Kinema Junpō Award. Since her debut in 2000, Shibasaki has worked in numerous television shows, movies and commercials. Her stage name is taken from the main character of Junko Kawakami's manga Golden Delicious Apple Sherbet.

Shibasaki has two units: Koh+ (with Masaharu Fukuyama) and Galaxias. (with Deco*27 and TeddyLoid). Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single, "Trust My Feelings", but she became recognized for her second single, "Tsuki no Shizuku", which was used for the movie Yomigaeri. Although unable to compose (mainstream) music on her own, Kō Shibasaki writes the lyrics for most of her songs. Many of her singles have become theme songs for various films, dramas, and commercials. Her single "Lover Soul" was the ending theme song for the live action drama Otomen. Japanese actresses are known for their loveliness and charm. Nikkei, the largest economic newspaper in the world, picks the Top 20 gorgeous Japanese actresses. Some of them are famous for their typical Japanese style: cute, lovely and clean. Others stand out for being sexy, cool or mature. But they are all unforgettable.

Mariko Shinoda

Being asked about Shinoda Mariko who graduated from the same group with her on July 22, Watanabe commented sadly “She’s a senpai who has been taken care of me for a long time. She was a very kind senpai who always think about every single member.  Then, being asked about her feelings after hearing about the graduation, “I was sad. But it is a positive graduation in which Mariko-sama is heading towards her dream, so I’ll support her, said Watanabe honestly. Watanabe revealed, after Shinoda’s graduation performance had ended, Shinoda called upon the kouhai “Everyone in team A! I’ll leave AKB48 to you , and after hearing that, the Team A members said “Let’s do our best together . She said strongly “We’ve united. Besides, about Yokoyama Yui who was selected to be the new captain, “I always thought that Yui-chan would be the captain, said Watanabe, then she highly praised “Yui-chan has a strong character and thinks about other members. She’s also loved by the kouhai . After that, she determined “I’ll will make this team become a new team A while supporting and assisting Yui-chan . The press conference is held in order to hold the time-limited event from July 27 to September 23 at Tokyo Dome City Attractions. The setting for the event at this attraction is to solve the mysteries to save the legendary magical girl “Mayuyu  from the prison amusement park. On February 19th, Fukuoka city announced the city retired Shinoda Mariko from the ward mayor role for the city’s virtual administrative district “Kawaii-ku” (Kawaii-ward). The city has received 4 complaints from it’s citizens over the last 2 months of 2012. The complaints claim: “Encouraging Kawaii women hinders women’s social independence and empowerment.” “This enhances gender discrimination.” Earlier this year Mayor Takashima ordered city’s Council for Gender Equality to discuss the measures for the issue. The city’s public relation office, on 15th, said that they asked Shinoda’s side to step aside from the ward mayor’s job explaining they figured that they shouldn’t let Shinoda get involved in trouble stemmed from the discussion (on gender equality) that has nothing to do with her. Currently 40,000 people registered as residents of Kawaii-ward, and the city has planned to preserve the ward. Shinoda, who was born in Fukuoka, was named the ward mayor in August last year, and had served the office without any compensation.

In October 2005, she auditioned for AKB48 but did not make the first generation. She started working at a café in AKB48's theater, then known as Akihabara 48, as a staff member. Yasushi Akimoto, general producer of AKB48, gave her a chance to join AKB48 on the condition that she learn the group's 12 songs and dances in four days. She became AKB48's first non-generation, or "1.5 generation", member with her debut on Team A on January 22, 2006. Her first single as part of the main group was on "Aitakatta". It was not long after joining that Shinoda began to exhibit her potential and improved rapidly while it had seemed that Akimoto had chosen his consistent leads in "Skirt, Hirari" as Sukahira Seven and intended to stick with them, over time he appears to have changed his mind and pushed Shinoda to the group's forefront in place of Narita Risa. Shinoda is perhaps most widely known for her love of Hamtaro, and the song "Koike" from Team A's third stage, in which she took all of the speaking parts along with a lead singing role. On July 21, 2013, she graduated from AKB48, with her graduation ceremony taking place in her hometown of Fukuoka. Yokoyama Yui who Shinoda appointed as the next team A captain, made a comment while looking back the memories with Shinoda, "I would like to make a team that Shinoda-san would think it was a right decision to appoint me. I will make the new Yokoyama team A while succeeding Shinoda team A, but please allow me to depend on you just today." Along with the team A members including Takahashi Minami, other 1st generation members like Kojima Haruna, Itano Tomomi, and Minegishi Minami, as well as team K's Oshima Yuko showed up on the stage for the encore. When they were about to perform Shinoda's graduation song "Namida no Seijanai", Takahashi could not sing the beginning part since she started shedding tears, and it also made Shinoda weep in sympathy. After the performance, Takahashi apologized to the audience, saying, "Sorry, it was all because I started crying.", and Kojima told Takahashi, "Yeah, it was kind of too early." Though the audience were sobbing at the time, the atmosphere changed because of those two, and it burst into laughter.

In 2013, Shinoda launched her clothing brand "ricori" which featured clothing that she had designed and produced. She stated that starting her own line of clothing had been a dream of hers before joining AKB48. Shinoda placed fifth overall in the 2013 AKB48 General Election. On June 8, during the broadcast of the election results, Shinoda announced that she would graduate from the group. She later announced that she planned to continue fashion design and modeling. Her graduation ceremony was held on July 21 at the Fukuoka Yahoo Dome, and her final performance at the AKB48 theater was on July 22. Shinoda Mariko is the captain of AKB48's Team A. She announced her graduation from the group on July 8, at the 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo. She will graduate on July 21, 2013 at AKB48's Fukuoka Dome Concert. After finishing high school Shinoda Mariko auditioned for the first generation of AKB48 and failed. Not wanting to give up her dreams she started working part time in the cafe on the same floor as the AKB48 theater. At the time of AKB48's humble beginnings, a vote box for fans was placed in the lobby to write the name of the member they liked. They encountered a number of votes of an unknown girl whom they found out was Shinoda Mariko who worked part time at the cafe. Intrigued by this, Akimoto Yasushi challenged her to remember 12 songs in four days in turn she'll be able to perform on stage. Two months after the group debuted, through customer's feedback she was able to join the group before the second generation and is the only member referred to as generation 1.5. It is for this reason that she is not present in the dvd of Team A's first stage but can be seen in the PV to the single "Skirt, Hirari"; the first she participated in, unlike the rest of Team A who had all previously participated in the single "Sakura no Hanabiratachi."

Meisa Kuroki

Japanese actress Meisa Kuroki recently revealed that she manages her own assets, and so does her husband, musician Jin Akanishi, sparking speculation that the couple may be on the verge of divorce, as they have been rumoured to be facing issues in their relationship. The celebrity couple had a ‘flash marriage’ in 2012 and Meisa gave birth to a daughter that same year. However, their management Johnny and Associates has always forbidden their artistes from dating, and after Jin announced the news of his marriage to Meisa, his contract was terminated. The burden of bringing home the bacon then fell on Meisa’s shoulders, and Jin was said to be financially dependent on his wife. Due to Meisa’s busy filming schedule, she had to rely on her mother to take care of her daughter. Meanwhile, Jin was rumoured to have had an affair due to loneliness after his workload was greatly decreased. Meisa’s image is said to have been tarnished by her husband, and is rumoured to be signing the divorce papers in April before she starts shooting her new drama. She had also admitted earlier she has not been in contact with her husband for some time. It is unfortunate and still just a rumor, but it seems that Japanese actress Meisa Kuroki and her husband Jin Akanishi, recognized for being a musician under Johnny and Associates , are signing their divorce papers. As it is still a rumor floating around, the rumor began when Meisa revealed that not only herself but her husband as well, both manage their own assets. After Jin’s contract with Johnny and Associates was terminated due to the companies rules against their artists dating, Jin fell out of work while Meisa had the responsibility not only to provide to him but to their daughter that was born the same year they were married. As the rumors continue, while Meisa was busy filming, Jin was said to have had an affair due to loneliness after an overload of work that had piled on him. You may better known Jin from his role in the recent samurai Hollywood film Ronan 47 starring Keanu Reeves, his affair has left his wife’s image tarnished, the couple has been said to signing their divorce papers sometime this month.

Fans have greatly anticipated how Jin Akanishi and Meisa Kuroki's daughter looks like, and as surprising as it is, a cute snappy with their 8-month old baby girl has been revealed. It has been a huge turn for Jin's career after having issues with his talent agency Johnny's Entertainment. He married Meisa on February 2, 2012 and their daughter named Theia was born on September 23, 2012 in Okinawa. After all the buzz that happened, it is obvious that Jin is gradually coping with things. In addition to her modeling work for the fashion magazines JJ and 25ans, Kuroki has released two photobooks, one of her own, Love Meisa, and a joint one, Missmatch, with her best friend and actress, Maki Horikita, photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. In 2009, Kuroki was chosen as the Japanese face of international fashion brand, Emporio Armani, and she also appeared in numerous events for the brand worldwide. In 2010 Kuroki was chosen as the international face of French cosmetic brand, L'Oréal. The latest news about the controversial couple was posted days ago stating that Jin is already a hands-on dad to his daughter. Now, a happy and wacky photo of the family can be cutely seen above. After seeing the photo, some fans commented with "Theia is so beautiful and adorable. Yes what a beautiful and happy family. She totally looks like Jin when he was a baby!" and "What a cutie! So happy for Jin and Meisa." Kuroki performed on the soundtrack of the 2007 film Crows Zero, in which she also appeared. On 21 June 2008, her debut song, "Like This", was released through the Sony Music Japan subsidiary label Studioseven Recordings. It soon was announced on 17 February 2009, that Kuroki's first EP, Hellcat, would be released on 8 April 200. Her second EP, Attitude, was released in January 2010. In January 2011 Kuroki released her first studio album, Magazine, which peaked at number 6 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart. She also performed "Wired Life" for Ao no Exorcist as the second ending theme.

Kuroki made her acting debut in February 2004 in the Kita-ku Tsuka Kōhei Gekidan play Atami Satsujin Jiken: Pyonyang Kara Kita Onna Keiji. Since her debut she has continued to perform in theater, notably in the Azumi stage productions in 2005 and 2006, the musical Endless Shock (2005), and most recently in Onna Nobunaga (2009) and Hiryuden 2010: Last Princess (2010). Kuroki made her television debut in 2004 in the Fuji TV drama, Medaka. She has played supporting roles in several high-rated and critically acclaimed drama series, including Haikei, Chichiue-sama (2007), Kaze no Garden (2008), and Shinzanmono (2010). Kuroki won the Television Drama Academy Award and TV Life Drama Grand Prix for Best Supporting Actress in 2009 for her role in the Fuji TV drama, Ninkyo Helper. In 2006, she starred in Chakushin Ari: Final, the final installment of the Chakushin Ari franchise, for which she earned the Golden Arrow Award for Newcomer of the Year. In 2007 she appeared in Fumihiko Sori's CGI anime film Vexille. She also starred in Subaru, the live-action, film adaptation of the Masahito Soda manga, produced by Bill Kong, and Assault Girls, directed by Mamoru Oshii. In 2010, Kuroki played the role of Yuki Mori in the live-action film Space Battleship Yamato, opposite Takuya Kimura. In 2011, Kuroki co-starred with Mikako Tabe in her first serial drama lead role in the TV Asahi drama Jiu: Keishicho Tokushuhan Sosakei.

ZE 'First Homme' album jacket

Star Empire revealed on May 23 that idol group ZE:A will be making their first comeback in 10 months with their mini album “First Homme.” Along with the announcement, the group’s jacket photos for the album were released, as well, the members suited up in dark blues and blacks. Star Empire said, “The members have matured a lot with this new album, personally participating in writing and composition. Different from the standard idol music, which carries heavy beats, the new album has a high level of musicality and quality. It will be an album that exceeds expectations.” “First Homme” will be released on June 2, after which the group will officially start broadcast promotions. Having been in the music industry for 5 years now, ZE:A decided that they go for a more fashionable and trendy look so as to emphasize their maturity. They also explained that the music in this mini-album will be much more mature, in which it will be unlike regular idol songs. Instead of strong beats and lyrics, songs in this mini-album will be more appealing to emotions and encompass a wider range of musicality. The countdown for their comeback has already begun on Daum Music, in which “First Homme” will be released on the 2nd of June. "First Homme" is a term used to describe a man who is confident in his lifestyle, whether it be fashion or work, and endeavors to improve himself by investing in those areas. As this term suggests, ZE:A decided to go with this concept so as to express the desires of the members of ZE:A to improve themselves in these areas also. Their last mini-album was released in August last year, making it a comeback after 10 whole months, and thus many fans are very excited. On the 23rd of May, 2 of ZE:A’s mini-album jacket photos were revealed by their agency, in which their album title expresses the concept for this mini-album.

A representative of ZE:A's agency said, "The title of the album, 'First Homme', implies guys who make a lot of investments to raise their value, and we wanted to express how ZE:A members always put a lot of efforts to raise their value." The representative went on, "ZE:A members are looking more stylish than even in the album jacket, and ZE:A are going to present a much greater matureness and sexiness." The representative also added, "All of the members widely participated in writing songs and lyrics for this new album, and their musical level got deeper by another level. This album is going to be beyond people's expectation." In the images, the nine members of ZE:A are showing stylish and sleek looks in blue or black suits. They are all showing chic looks, and the images are clearly indicating that ZE:A are going to present a major transformation through the album. Meanwhile, ZE:A's new mini-album, 'First Homme', will be officially released on June 2nd. ZE:A telah merilis foto teaser individu yang menampilkan Jungyoung, Kevin dan Dongjun. mereka menunjukan karisma yang sempurna dengan konsep hitam putih. sementara itu, ZE:A akan kembali dengan album “First Homme”. Mereka akan merilis Highlight Medley untuk album ini pada tanggal 29 Mei.

Block B Makes New York Fans Cheer

Overcoming their pressure for the first performance, the Block B members presented powerful performances. The fans also responded passionately by singing along Block B’s songs. Zico said, “I didn’t expect such an enthusiastic response in New York and I felt very touched. We will do our best for our performances in Washington D.C and Florida as well.” On February 25, 2014, the K-Culture Festival in Germany announced that Block B was scheduled to appear at the September 14 festival in Dusseldorf. Two days later, the concert organizer Jazzy Group US announced that Block B would be touring three U.S. cities - New York, Miami, and Washington D.C. in June. Tickets for the U.S. tour went on sale March 22. On March 26, 2014, Seven Seasons released teaser videos for Block B's upcoming variety show, Five Minutes Before Chaos, which premiered April 10 on MNet. On March 31, Block B held the pre-sales for their first concerts in Korea, "2014 Blockbuster." Ticketing was opened exclusively to the Block B fanclub members, who bought up all the seats for Block B’s first concert in Olympic Park’s Olympic Hall. Block B held their first Korean concerts on May 17 and 18 in Seoul, and May 23 and 24 in Busan. Seven Seasons announced on April 8, 2014, that Block B would be releasing new album titled Jackpot. The video for the album's title track, "Jackpot," was released April 15, while the album itself was scheduled to be released April 17. Although the physical album was released, the digital release and the group's comeback were canceled following the capsizing of a South Korean ferry carrying more than 400 people. Seven Seasons created a YouTube channel in which they uploaded Block B videos. On August 31, 2013, Seven Seasons released U-kwon's teaser video, which featured him jogging through urban Seoul, with the question "Do you wanna B?" at the end. Following that was JaeHyo and P.O.'s teaser released on September 4, showing the two suiting up. That teaser also ended with the question: "Do you wanna B?" On September 17, 2013, Block B announced their pre-released single via Seven Seasons' YouTube channel. The single "Be the Light" featured Taeil's singing voice with a short clip of their MV accompanying it. The full video was released September 22, 2013. The song reached #14 on the Gaon digital chart in the first week of its release. Block B released their next mini-album, Very Good, with five songs, on October 2.  The group also released a video of the title song,along with a "Maximum Close Up Version" on October 7 and a "Dance Like BB Version" on October 15.

It was announced in early January that Block B would make their return with a new mini album titled Welcome to the Block. On January 13 a trailer for the album was released and soon after on January 27, a fifteen second preview of their new single "Nalina" ("Go Crazy") was revealed. A second teaser was also revealed three days later. On February 1, "Nalina" was unveiled to the public and Welcome to the Block was deemed an "all kill" on various music sites, however, two songs from the album ("LOL" and "Did You or Did You Not") were banned as inappropriate for minors by The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) and KBS. In February 2012 Block B came under fire for a mistranslation of a video from an interview that had taken place in Thailand a month earlier. In response, the members issued letters of apology and released a video on their record company's YouTube channel. As result of this incident, leader of Block B, Zico, also shaved his head to demonstrate his remorse. Block B returned in October – eight months after their last comeback with their first full length album, Blockbuster. For this album, the group moved away from their usual hip-hop sound to incorporate many different music styles. Most of the songs on the album were written or produced by the members. The title track "Nillili Mambo" was well received and ranked number 10 on the "Billboard World Albums Chart." Block B released a statement saying, "We’re thankful to everyone who loved us endlessly even after a long wait. We worked hard to prepare for this album, so we hope more people enjoy it together. We’re going to work hard to keep making good music." On November 30 Block B performed for the first time in the MAMA awards at the red carpet pre-show event in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre with their song "Nillili Mambo." Block B's leader Zico performed for a special hip-hop stage called "Beats Rock The World," along with artistes Dynamic Duo, Double K, Davichi and Loco. Block B has successfully launched a showcase tour in three American cities. Seven Seasons, Block B’s agency, announced on June 25, “Starting with New York showcase on June 22, Block B headed to Washington D.C on 24 and will be performing in Florida on 27. The group will be visiting Taiwan in July to meet with the Chinese speaking fans.” Block B launched a showcase in New York Theatre at Westbury on June 22. The showcase gathered about 1,000 people.

Block B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD under his label Brand New Stardom, who after a controversy, moved to a new label Seven Seasons. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank with their promotional single, "Freeze!". The group consists of seven members: Zico (Woo Jiho), Lee Taeil, B-Bomb (Lee Minhyuk), Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon (Kim Yukwon), Park Kyung, and P.O (Pyo Jihoon). The members of Block B have dancing, rapping, composing, and singing experience. Block B is short for the term Blockbuster. The group has its roots in hip hop but has branched out into different genres.

Lin Chi-ling

Lin Chiling, popular model and actress from Taiwan, said that in her new spy film "the Trump Card" (Wang Pai) she changed her trademark "baby doll" voice and made it normal. Lin said she later dubbed for her role in the film herself as age of the role she played is 20 years older than her. Lin, who is famous for her gentle demeanor and physical beauty, changes her image in the film. She elaborated more about this during a press conference held in Shanghai on Saturday. "The role I played in the film suffers from a lot of tortures. She is faced up with new situations. How would she continue and move forward steadily? How would she find the real voice from the bottom of her heart? Audiences could see changes that happen to the woman in the film." Lin was questioned for her ability of selecting screenplay at the press conference. The film "Switch" (Fu Chun Shan Ju Tu) she acted in 2013 received a lot of negative feedbacks. But she explained that film was like a jigsaw. Actor and actress are just in charge of their own parts. What would the whole film turn out to be, she doesnt know. Still she insisted that this time the film "the Trump Card" would be a great one. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan, and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei, are both from Tainan, in southern Taiwan. Following their marriage, they moved to Taipei where Lin and her elder brother Lin Chi-hong were born. Lin attended Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and at the age of 15 was discovered by model talent scout Lin Chien-huan. She later attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Canada, then attended the University of Toronto until 1997, when she completed a bachelor's degree, double-majoring in Western art history and economics. After graduating from university, Lin returned to Taiwan. She intended to pursue a career in fine art and sought a position at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, but was turned away because she lacked a postgraduate degree in the field. Lin continued to model part-time before leaving the industry and working as an administrative assistant for the Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation.

 In 2000, Lin left Fubon and spent three months studying in Japan, then returned to Taiwan and modeling, with Catwalk Production House. Lin's popularity grew throughout the rest of 2004, as she began modeling in Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese advertisements, and continued when she began doing Japanese advertisements in 2005. From 2004 to 2006, Lin served as Taiwan's goodwill ambassador to the Japan Tourism Association. One of the unintended results of Lin Chi-ling phenomenon is that due to Lin's popularity among her Chinese fans, some Japanese pornographic actresses resembling Lin have become more famous and more popular among Chinese fans than their native homeland Japan, and received nicknames given by their China fans in association with Lin Chi-ling, such as in the case of Yui Hatano , who is frequently referred by Chinese fans as AV Lin Chi-ling, and Nozomi Aso, who is frequently referred by Chinese fans as AV little Lin Chin-ling. On 8 August 2005, Lin was in Dalian, China, shooting an advertisement for Procter & Gamble home products when she fell from the back of a horse she was riding and was inadvertently trampled. Workers rushed Lin to a nearby hospital where doctors discovered that she had suffered six broken ribs, a punctured left lung, and an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity. Lin underwent four months of treatment and therapy, and announced in November 2005 that she had completely recovered.

In 2002, Lin was invited to model in a television advertisement in Hong Kong. The advertisement received attention and discussion on the internet, and interest in Lin began to grow. The following year, noted television producer Ge Hongfu offered Lin a position as hostess of a fashion program on Shanghai Oriental Television. In 2004, Lin starred in a broad series of advertisements in Taiwan that included big giant building-size posters, billboards, and television commercials. Almost overnight, Lin skyrocketed to national fame and became an instant celebrity model. Her rise to fame initiated a Taiwanese craze for supermodels, an effect commentators named "The Lin Chi-ling Phenomenon". Lin has had numerous roles in television over her time as a model, being the host of TVBS-G LA Mode News, TVBS-G Fashion Track, the Golden Melody Awards and the Top Chinese Music Chart Awards in 2005. Lin starred as one of the three female leads in the 2010 Fuji TV Japanese television drama Tsuki no Koibito. The male lead is popular actor Takuya Kimura.

Lin Chi-ling, born in 1974, in Taipei, is a famous model and actress. Well-known for her gentle manner and perfect body, Lin is dubbed “The First Beauty of Taiwan” by Taiwanese media.

Gao Yuanyuan

She appeared as a minor role in the 1997 comedy film Spicy Love Soup, directed by Zhang Yang. While in 2000, she starred in an advertisement for Qing Zui (fresh mouth) mint during CCTV's broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is thus known to viewers as "fresh mouth girl". In 2002, she played the leading role of Zhou Zhiruo in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Increasingly well known in Asia, Gao has also made inroads into the international market. In 2005, she was on the red carpet at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, where her film Shanghai Dreams, directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Prix de Jury prize. Jackie Chan has described her as "having the freshest look and chaste spirit that no Hong Kong actress could approach". Chan also picked Gao up as his partner in the action comedy film Rob-B-Hood. Gao was also selected in 2008 to be a torch bearer in the Nanjing leg of the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics on 27 May. From 2007 to 2008, Gao starred as Jiang Shuyun in City of Life and Death, a fictional account of events during the Nanjing Massacre. The film won the top prize at the 2009 San Sebastian Film Festival. Moreover, Gao became FIYTA's Brand Ambassador in 2011 and took a series of street snaps in Milan Fashion Week by wearing FIYTA watches.Gao was born in Beijing on October 5, 1975 and entered the entertainment industry in 1996. Gao, unlike other mainland Chinese actresses, did not graduate from any drama academic institutions. Rather, she started her stardom by acting in a television commercial for Meadow Gold ice-cream after being spotted off the street at Beijing's Wang Fu Jing Shopping Distric. Netease Entertainment December 12th report, On the 11th of December, the television serial Let’s Get Married held celebration party. Leading actors Gao Yuanyuan, Huang Haibo, Zhang Kaili and others appeared on stage. On that day, Gao Yuanyuan wore a black coat and after taking her seat with several of those involved in the creation of the show, she elegantly removed her coat to reveal her figure dressed in a fashionable matching black and white outfit. She frequently used the microphone to prevent exposing her “important part”, but still was unable to conceal her bruise covered thighs.

Can you be sure it was Zhao Youting? Look at those squeeze marks, I reckon it must have been “the wheelbarrow” position. Yuanyuan was laying flat on her back, legs apart and raised up, with the guy sitting and holding Yuanyuan’s thighs up, both hands gripping exactly where the marks are on her thighs. This way, the guy’s butt thrusts back and forth, in and out, and as for why there are such obvious grab-marks, it clearly goes to show that this guy had held out for pretty long. Plus, throughout it all, he would have been facing her, looking down, being excited beside himself by Yuanyuan’s mature, beautiful, white, sexy body, thrusting desperately, clutching and squeezing [her legs]. That’s why it can be seen that there is more than just one mark. Taiwan actor Mark Chao and his girlfriend, Chinese actress Gao Yuan Yuan, registered their marriage in Beijing on Thursday, reported Chinese media. His manager said he was in Beijing for a promotional event and took the opportunity to register his marriage to Gao. Chao’s manager added that the couple will also register their marriage in Taiwan at a later date, and will hold wedding celebrations in both Taiwan as well as China. Rumours are rife that it is a 'shotgun marriage', but Gao’s publicist has denied that she is pregnant. Chao, 29, started dating Gao, who is five years his senior, after working together on Chinese director Chen Kaige’s 2012 film “Caught in the Web”.

 While in 2000, she starred in an advertisement for Qing Zui (fresh mouth) mint during CCTV's broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is thus known to viewers as "fresh mouth girl". In 2002, she played the leading role of Zhou Zhiruo in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Increasingly well known in Asia, Gao has also made inroads into the international market. In 2005, she was on the red carpet at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, where her film Shanghai Dreams, directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Prix de Jury prize. Jackie Chan has described her as "having the freshest look and chaste spirit that no Hong Kong actress could approach". Chan also picked Gao up as his partner in the action comedy film Rob-B-Hood. Gao was also selected in 2008 to be a torch bearer in the Nanjing leg of the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics on 27 May. From 2007 to 2008, Gao starred as Jiang Shuyun in City of Life and Death, a fictional account of events during the Nanjing Massacre. The film won the top prize at the 2009 San Sebastian Film Festival. Gao was born in Beijing on October 5, 1979 and entered the entertainment industry in 1996. Gao, unlike other mainland Chinese actresses, did not graduate from any drama academic institutions. Rather, she started her stardom by acting in a television commercial for Meadow Gold ice-cream after being spotted off the street at Beijing's Wang Fu Jing Shopping District. Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing in 1979. She is a famous Chinese actress and model. Unlike most actresses of her generation, Gao did not graduate from drama college, however, he is widely recognized for her natural acting skills.

Chrissie Chau

Chau emigrated from Chaozhou to Hong Kong with her family when she was 10. She states that she worked in a fast-food restaurant when she was 15, and then as a shop assistant in Causeway Bay earning HK$3,000 (about 386.90 USD) a month. Chau is arguably Hong Kong's most famous pseudo-model, or lang mo, She began pseudo modeling after she won the runner-up title in the 2002 Comics Festival 'Game Girl'. She rose to prominence as the poster-girl for Slim Beauty slimming boutique. During the shooting of a TV commercial for the boutique, Chau ripped off her clothes whilst crossing the road in the business district of Central, revealing a bikini underneath. In 2009, she released a limited edition life-sized poster with her likeness– dressed in lingerie– printed on the cover. Chrissie Chau was invited as a guest for a talk show at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in late 2009, as part of a seminar series entitled "Knowledge Unlimited", aimed at widening students' horizons. Chau was invited as a guest to the seminar to discuss "Unscrambling the Chrissie Chau Phenomenon". Chau was interviewed by Professor Li Siu-leung of Lingnan University in front of an audience of 400 students. She was asked a number of philosophical and existential questions, and was criticized for not being able to answer them; The Standard described this as "an old-fashioned ambush". The university was in turn criticized by radio host Eileen Cha for choosing Chau for a seminar series entitled Knowledge Unlimited when she is not clearly up for it. Born 22 May 1985 in (Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese actress and celebrity model from Hong Kong. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her portrait album in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after her starring in the horror film Whomb Ghost (2009); Chau starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Chau won three "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2011. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in Beach Spike. Chau became an object of attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report showed surveyed girls think Chau has a high IQ and is optimistic and bold, whilst Chau ranked 16th in 2010 LIVAC Celebrity Roasters of Cross-Straits Media announced by HKIEd, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.

Chrissie chau takes 7th spot in the list of most Popular, Hottest Chinese Models and Actress. She was born on 22 May 1985 in Chaozhou. she is a Chinese actress and popular celebrity model from Hong Kong. Chrissie Chau gain fame after the release of her albums in 2009 and 2010. Chrissie Chau starts her film career in the horror movie Womb Ghosts in 2009. Chrissie Chau appeared in 20 productions in Hong Kong in China, Malaysia and Taiwan. chrissie Chau (born 22 May 1985 in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese actress and celebrity model from Hong Kong. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her portrait albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after her starring in the horror film Womb Ghosts (2009); Chau starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Chau won four "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2012, "Yahoo! Entertainment Spotlight Person" in 2009 and "Most Popular Actress Award" in Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in Beach Spike. Chau became an object of attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report showed surveyed girls think Chau has a high IQ and is optimistic and bold, whilst Chau ranked 16th in 2010 LIVAC Celebrity Roasters of Cross-Straits Media announced by HKIEd, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.

About four years ago, I went full-time. Encouraged by my modeling agency, I started taking part in competitions. It was a great experience and I learned a lot about presenting yourself in front of a big crowd. I never intended to get this “bikini girl” image. When I went full time, I tried out a few styles, but this is the one people liked. Naturally, people wanted me for that again and again. That’s fine. It’s not like just anyone can be me. I never said I liked to be in men’s sexual fantasies, I just said I can’t control what they think. People can like me in whatever ways they want to. Even the most innocent girl in the most proper outfit can become their sex object. Hong Kong as a city can be open and welcoming. But the individual people in Hong Kong like to say one thing and do another. I believe many people don’t mind what I do, but when they realize people around them are more conservative, they change their opinions to fit in. Magazine writers may not like me, but it’s important to remember they don’t represent the whole of Hong Kong.

Liu Yi fei

Liu was born in Tongji Hospital in Hubei and her birth name was "An Feng". She is an only child. Her father is An Shaokang, a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and a French language university professor, while her mother is Liu Xiaoli, a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old and she was raised solely by her mother. That same year, she adopted her mother's family name and changed her legal name to "Liu Ximeizi" and began modelling, along with training in singing, dancing and playing the piano. Her godfather is Chen Jinfei, the Chairman of Beijing Tongchan Investment Group. When she was 11 years old, Liu and her mother moved to New York City, where she attended Louis Pasteur Middle School 67. She returned to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career and adopted the stage name "Liu Yifei". Several weeks later, Liu was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15, and graduated in 2006. Born in Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China. Her parents put him in a top An Fen. Her father, An Shaokang is the first secretary at the Chinese Embassy in France and was previously a professor of French at the university. Her mother, Liu Xiao Li, is a dancer. Her parents divorced when she was only 7 years. After the divorce, Crystal Liu went to live with her mother and changed his name to Liu Xi Mei Zi. She began his training with only 8 years old, singing, dancing and playing the piano to be an actress. She moved to the United States 10 years with his mother, where he lived four years and attended over the years, to Louis Pasteur Middle School. She returned to China June 1, 2002 to resume her dream of acting and changed her name to an artistic one: Liu Yi Fei . In September 2002, she was accepted at the Institute of Beijing Film Academy with the age of 15 years. Immediately after her admittance into the Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television series. Her debut appearance on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Initially, Liu Tao was selected for the role of Wang Yuyan but it went to Liu Yifei eventually and Liu Tao was cast as A'zhu instead.

In 2005, Liu starred as Zhao Ling'er in Chinese Paladin, an adaptation of the action RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. The following year, she starred in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. After intense speculation on who would play Xiaolongnü, the role was finally offered to her. She was backed by Cha, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to portray the young and innocent female protagonist.[6] Although the television series she acted in were well-received, most of the films she starred in did poorly in terms of box office earnings. In 2008, she co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents' killer. In 2010, she starred in Love in Disguise with Leehom Wang Liu appeared in Jimmy Lin's music video of the song "I Am Still Waiting For You" from his 2006 album Can't Stop Me. She previously co-starred with him in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and The Love Winner. Liu also attended one of Lin's concerts as a guest, and in turn, he appeared at her birthday party in 2005. In conjunction with her acting career, Liu obtained a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in August 2005. She has started studying singing and dancing in Japan since then. She released her first single "Mayonaka no Door" with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Her song "Mayonaka no Doa" as recorded by Sony Music appeared on television as one of the ending themes to Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z.

Liu’s career in entertainment began at the age of 7 when she took up modelling and started training in singing, dancing and playing the piano. Soon after returning to China from the US, Liu Yifei was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15 and graduated in 2006. She started to receive offers to perform in a number of Chinese TV series soon after her admittance into the institute and had her first role in 2002 in the TV series “The Story of a Noble Family”. The second role in the 2003 TV series “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” launched her to fame and she became very popular with Chinese audiences. Her first big screen role in the 2003 movie “Love of May” with May Day, a well known Taiwanese rock band further increased her popularity and established her career as a prominent actress. Liy Yifei as since starred in a number of hit Chinese TV series such as the 2005 “The Legend of the Sword and Fairy” and 2006 “The Return of the Condor Heroes”. Her movie successes include the US 2008 movie “The Forbidden Kingdom” with Jackie Chan and Jet Li and the 2012 Chinese movie “The Four” with Hong Kong screen legend Anthony Wong. Though not as prominent as her TV and movie successes, Liy Yifei is also a popular singer in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. She began singing in 2005 after receiving a contract with Sony and has released albums in Japan and in China and Hong Kong. Liu Yifei and Louis Koo in A Chinese Ghost Story 2011 Liu Yifei.

Russia and South Korea Play to 1-1 Draw After Keeper's Blunder

The match was lifted from its torpor by the goal after a chess-like first half of ebb and flow in which young South Korea striker Son Heung-min put two chances well over the bar. In the 10th minute, Yoon Suk-young hit a long high ball down the left wing and Koo Ja-cheol headed it into the middle where Son took off on a fast diagonal run into the right side of the box where he shot too high. The 21-year-old striker, a thorn in the Russian defense and voted man-of-the-match, had another chance in the 39th minute when he found space in the middle but his effort from the edge of the box again sailed high over the bar. Capello said his players took time to get into the match. "At the beginning, our players were so nervous, I don't think they were as smooth as they normally are. After the goal we suffered, they reacted," he said. Russia tried to stretch the Korean defense through Yury Zhirkov on the left wing and Alexander Samedov on the right. Samedov found the angle too tight in the 20th minute and shot wide but on the half-hour when he was fouled 25 meters out by Ki Sung-yueng, who was booked, keeper Jung managed to beat away centre back Sergey Ignashevich's powerful free kick. South Korea captain Koo had a shot deflected just wide of the post off the leg of his opposite number Vasili Berezutskiy for a corner in the closing minutes of the first half. The goalkeepers were called more into action in the second period, Jung having to tip a Victor Faizulin shot over the bar almost from the restart. At the other end, the experienced Akinfeyev was equal to everything the Koreans threw at him, notably a bullet of a free kick from central defender Kim Young-gwon, but he fumbled the apparently easier shot he had to take from Lee. Both sides, who at this stage look set to fight over second place, went all out for a win in the dying stages with Samedov ballooning a Russian chance high into the air after the ball had crossed the Korean box. South Korea and Russia played a tepid 1-1 tie in Group H in Cuiaba on Tuesday night. The result left the teams with a point apiece in the standings. It was a competitive but largely scrappy affair. After a dismal first half, the game came to life in the second half when the substitute Lee Keun Ho’s speculative 35-yard shot was mishandled by Russian keeper Igor Akinfeev in the 68th minute. The ball spilled out of Akinfeev’s hands, over his shoulder and into the net. Korea’s advantage and Akinfeev’s distress were short-lived; the Russian substitute Alan Dzagoev fired home from close range in the 74th minute after a goalmouth scramble. Russia next plays the group leader Belgium on Sunday in Rio De Janeiro. South Korea will also play on Sunday, taking on Algeria in Porto Alegre.

Alexander Kerzhakov scored with one of his first touches after coming on as a substitute to give Russia a 1-1 draw with South Korea in a match in Group H in Cuitabá, Brazil, on Tuesday that was marked by a huge goalkeeping error. Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev spilled Lee Keun-ho’s shot into his own net to give South Korea the lead in the 68th minute at the Arena Pantanal. But Kerzhakov bailed out his teammate, turning in a shot from close range in the 74th minute three minutes after entering the game as a substitute to rescue a point for Russia in a poor-quality match. Akinfeev stayed on the ground inside his own net, head in his hands, after making his blunder, clearly embarrassed after dropping what was a routine save from a shot from about 30 yards. He was consoled by a couple of teammates, who patted him on the back, but could soon join in the celebrations when Kerzhakov equalized. Continue reading the main story Related Coverage. The explosive six-minute spell that featured both goals was not in keeping with the rest of a mundane game characterized by slow build-up play, poor passing and wayward finishing. Continue reading the main story 2014 World Cup Having lost four of its last five games heading to Brazil, the South Koreans came into their eighth straight World Cup with concerns over their flimsy defense and a lack of goal threat. A 4-0 thrashing by Ghana in a warm-up in Miami last week highlighted those deficiencies. Defensively, they were not terrible, but there was no hiding their toothless attack going forward, with the experienced Park Chu-young starting as the lone striker but justifying fears that he has lost his edge after three ineffective years with Arsenal in England’s Premier League. He was substituted in the 56th.

Then Son, who found the net 11 times for Leverkusen last season, had a real chance in front of goal but his shot sailed exuberantly over Akinfeev's crossbar. The Koreans had the upper hand as the tepid first half drew to a close, their midfield putting together some neat moves, with Han Kook-Young and Sunderland's Ki Sung-Yeung proving a handful. If Russia were to give coach Capello something to celebrate on his 68th birthday at midnight, they'd have to up their game. And they came out fighting with two quick chances from Victor Fayzulin and skipper Vasily Berezutski. Down at the other end, Akinfeev did well to deny Koo's potent drive. In a bid to shake things up Korean coach Hong Myung-Bo, captain of the side that finished fourth at the 2002 World Cup, introduced prolific striker Lee for Park, and it proved a useful switch. On 68 minutes, Lee broke the deadlock in style, charging towards the Russian box, rounding a defender to shoot right-footed. Akinfeev looked devastated after at first seeming to halt the ball but then watching in horror as it went over his head. Russia pulled back level when Kerzhakov, after coming on for Yuri Zhirkov, pounced on the ball after a goalmouth scramble to shoot home from close range. Russia experienced despair then joy as Alexander Kerzhakov's stabbed equalizer made amends for goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev's terrible blunder in an untidy 1-1 draw with South Korea at the World Cup. The result left the teams in joint second place in Group H after the first round of matches behind leaders Belgium, who earlier came from behind to win 2-1 against Algeria in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Kerzhakov, the sole surviving member of Russia's last World Cup team at the 2002 finals in Asia, scored in the 74th minute of Tuesday's game, three minutes after coming on, to notch his 26th international goal. The 31-year-old swiveled and struck a shot from inside the six-yard box after fellow substitute Alan Dzagoyev's effort was parried by goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong.

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Super Junior’s Heechul: Should I go out with my red clothes to the street? With NEW fashion following my red pepper paste airport fashion. Before in 2002, while my entire family was watching the World Cup, my mommy complained that I was playing Lineage for a month straight, asking, “Are you Korean?” I replied, while being cursed at in buckets, “It’s 29,700 won per month, so one minute, one second is too precious.” A sad story behind his TT TT What shall I wear out? FT Island’s Lee Hong Gi: Korea fighting. 2NE1’s Sandara Park: Dae~Han Min Gook!!! Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap!! Done with preparing to cheer on the Taeguk Warriors.  Before the Algeria game, 2NE1 will be putting on a hot show to show that our Korean Team is the best~ I’m already excited. Let’s meet tomorrow morning at Nexson Arena pit-a-pat pit-a-pat. Many people stayed up all night, prepared with fried chicken, beer, and raincoats to cheer on the Korean team in its second game against Algeria in the 2014 Brazil World Cup. The game started at 4AM (KST), but the festivities had already started even earlier than that with stars updating their SNS accounts with how they are cheering for the team. Unfortunately, the game ended as a 2:4 loss, but the SNS updates proved no one was pointing fingers, as an outpour of encouragement followed.

VIXX: Here are the VIXX members wishing Korea’s Taeguk Warriors in reaching the Top16. Let’s all cheer for a victory in the Algeria game on June 23. Korea Fighting! 2AM’s Lim Seulong: I’m so nervous. B.A.P’s Himchan: Enjoy it, Korea B.A.P’s Jong Up: Fighting 2NE1’s Sandara Park: Cheering really hard while watching the Korea VS Algeria game. It’s Red Devils Dara! Fight Fightin ya ya ya!! Shoot! 2AM’s Lim Seulong: Watching with both my hands together Alphabat’s Delta: Everyone’s gathered and cheering. Korea will win. It’s starting. Korea’s Taeguk warriors, fighting! Keep fighting hard! I’ll be cheering.