Asia Gallery: November 2010

Chen Qiao-En

Joe Chen Qiao-En 陈乔恩 (born 4 April 1979) is a Taiwanese actress,singer and model. She began her career as a model in 2001 and quickly moved into television the following year, hosting the popular travel show China Is So Big 中国那么大. Her popularity caught the attention of Jacky Wu 吴宗宪, who roped her into his entertainment show 综艺旗舰 (with NONO as the third host). In 2004, Qiao-En became a member of the popular all girl pop group 7 Flowers 七朵花. But it was the 2005 TV drama The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog 王子变青蛙 that shot Qiao-En to stardom. Staring opposite Taiwan heartthrob Ming Dao 明道, the show became the 2nd highest-rated TV drama. In 2008, Qiao-En broke TV records again starring opposite another heartthrob Ethan Ruan 阮经天 in Fated to Love You 命中注定我爱你 which became the highest rated Taiwan TV drama to date, cementing her place as the Queen of Taiwan Idol Dramas 偶像剧女王.

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Shiori Kanzaki

Shiori Kanzaki 神崎詩織 was born in September 22, 1987. She is the Best known for her role of Yuka Sanada in the 2004 TV show The Justirisers. Shiori has also dabbled in a variety of trades in front of the camera. Beyond her film acting work, which includes productions such as Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Kanazaki has appeared in a variety of plays, such as an adaptation of Little Women, commercials and a brief stint as a model.

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Mai Nishida

Mai Nishida 西田麻衣 (born 23 Mar 1989) is a gravure idol from Kyoto. In 2006, Mai beat 3,000 contestant to win Japan talent agency Space Craft’s swimsuit competition. This was quickly followed by a debut in Weekly Young Sunday alongside famous gravure models Momoko Tani, Natsuko Tatsumi and Mui Yamaguchi. She has since released 11 gravure DVDs, 3 photobooks and her own pin up calendars for 2009 and 2010. Mai has also starred in various Japanese TV Shows such as Ranking Kingdom and Beach Angels, and has released 2 CDs Pink Generation and 31’s LOVE in 2007. In 2009, Mai appeared in 2 movies Teketeke テケテケ and Gurakin Queen グラキン★クイーン and in 2010 she is to appear in the movie 40-Year-Old Figure Skating Coach (Coach コーチ 40歳のフィギュアスケーター).

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Sayumi Michishige

Sayumi Michishige 道重さゆみ (born 13 Jul 1989) is a sixth generation member of the all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume. She is probably best known for her trademark phrase and pose Usa-chan Peace うさちゃんピース (said with index and middle finger V-shapes next to both ears to imitate rabbit ears), which has since been embraced as part of the otaku culture.

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Makiyo Kawashima

Makiyo Kawashima 川島茉樹代 (born 12 Jun 1984) is a singer and actress. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Makiyo’s father is Japanese while her mother is Taiwanese. She moved to Taiwan when she was ten years old, where she enroled at the Taipei Japanese School to learn Mandarin. In 2000, after appearing in a Panasonic cellphone commercial, Makiyo attracted a lot of attention from talent spotters. She soon released her first solo Mandarin album “Makiyo”. Makiyo also began acting, and has since appeared in numerous TV drama series and also as a host in many variety programs. In 2006, after several failed relationships, including Taiwan’s current pop star Luo Zhi Xiang 羅志祥, Makiyo eloped to San Francisco with former boyfriend Milton Chiu 邱舜 (son of Taiwan TV tycoon Chiu Fu-Sheng 邱復生), only to return to Taiwan 7 months later.

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Sayaka Kato

Kato Sayaka 加藤沙耶香 (born 9 Aug 1985) is a gravure idol. Also known as Katosaya (かとさや) or Saya-nee (さやねぇ), Sayaka was part of the idol group Idoling!!! (アイドリング!!!), which she graduated from in March 2009.

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Natsuko Tatsumi

Natsuko Tatsumi 辰巳奈都子 (born 21 Jan 1988) is a actress and gravure idol. A graduate from the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Musashimurayama High School, Natsuko appears regularly on TV commercials and advertising billboards. In 2007, she won the Miss FLASH Idol competition for the popular weekly publication Flash! which bills itself as THE weekly photo magazine. Besides modeling, Natsuko has also appeared in numerous TV series and movies.

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MuQi MiYa

MuQi MiYa 母其弥雅 (born 20 May 1987) is a well known model in China. The Yunnan native began modeling at the age of 14 and after 8 years, she has established herself as an advertiser darling who fronts regular promotion campaigns for companies. She is best known as China’s most beautiful yoga instructor, a title given by Chinese netizens after she released a yoga pictorial and demonstrated her yoga chops in a TV programme. Besides being a professional Yoga instructor, MuQi MiYa is also a dancer and a Taekwondo master. In the 2010 Tencent Auto Show 腾讯车展, MuQi Miya won the “Favorite Leading Lady” Award, the highest award in the event.

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Jessica Cambensy

Jessica Tess Cambensy (born 14 Aug 1988, Chicago) is a popular model that has had modeling stints in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Japan. Jessica got her good looks from her American father and Chinese-Filipino mother. She began modeling at age 14. After a very successful showing at the IMTA New York 2003, Jessica was signed by several agencies. Jessica has been featured in campaigns and covers for Clinique, L’Oreal, Max Factor, Sharp, CosmoGirl, and Marie Claire.