Horikita started to model for various advertisements and star in TV dramas and films in supporting roles. Her first photobooks featured her as a mild-themed gravure model. However, her career in the said modeling field was indeed short-lived since she gradually dropped gravure-themed modeling when she started to get busy with TV appearances.
Her well-known commercials are her advertisements for Fujifilm (wherein she appeared alongside Japanese idol Nagase Tomoya) and Lotte (particularly for its sub-brands Ghana and Airs). Her current advertisements for the said chocolate brand are its Ice Yogurt and Shasha.
Horikita has appeared in numerous men's and teenage magazines, most of them featuring her on the cover.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Japanese Actress Maki Horikita
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tanisha Mukherjee
Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali-Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. Her relatives include paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee, uncles Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, great-grandmother Rattan Bai, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and aunt Nutan. Her father is Somu Mukherjee and her mother is actress Tanuja. Popular multi-award winning actress Kajol is her sister.
Tanisha's paternal grandfather was a film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry and was regarded as a stalwart. His wife Satirani Devi, Tanisha's grandmother was the sister of three great film personality Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar.
She is the younger sister of an award winning actress Kajol. She was dating with Uday Chopra whom she had met in the sets of Neal N Nikki but they broke up in 2007.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Poy Treechada Miss Tiffany's Universe - Thai Sexy Girls
Poy Treechada (Miss Tiffany 2004 and Miss International Queens 2004) starring in Thai TV drama 'Ruk Tur Took Wan'. She act in 'Monsie' who's Aom Piyada's ladyboy friend and Ken Theeradeth starring in this program too, it's coming soon. For more details www.polyplus.co.th
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Han Hyo Joo
Han Hyo Joo Biography
Han Hyo-joo (born February 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress and model. She made her debut in the sitcom Nonstop 5.
She joined the ranks as a prominent Pan-Asian star due to the rising popularity of Spring Waltz (the fourth and final installment of Yoon Suk-ho's season drama series - following Autumn Fairy Tale, Winter Sonata and Summer Scent) in other Asian countries, including Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore.
Recently she has been in the limelight for her accomplishments in the movies, TV drama series as well as commercials. These were recognized by the foreign press and fans from many Asian countries. In response to her numerous adoring fans, she has made a few major steps to demonstrate her talents as an aspiring actress, despite her rather short acting career.
The film called Ad-lib Night (a subtle drama by Lee Yoon-ki, follows a young single woman who rediscovers herself through an eerie overnight encounter with strangers) in which she has the starring role premiered in November, 2006. The film has been made to highlight her potential as a gifted actress, not necessarily for commercial success. To top her already busy schedule, she just has been chosen for the title role in a daily soap opera , called 'Like Land and Sky (하늘만큼 땅만큼)', on KBS in January 2007.
Recently, she has been casted in SBS' drama, Iljimae, which also stars Lee Jun Ki, Lee Young Ah, and Park Shi Hoo. Her latest film, Ride Away, will debut in the Jeonju International Film Festival.
[Info from www.wikipedia.org]
Riya Sen
Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma in Kolkata, India on January 24, 1981) is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget sex comedy directed by N. Chandra. Some of her other films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, Jhankaar Beats (2001) in Hinglish, director David Dhawan's comedy film, Shaadi No. 1 (2005) and director-cinematographer Santhosh Sivan's Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram (2005).
Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathak's music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers.
Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in an AIDS awareness music video with the aim of dispelling popular myths about the disease. She also helped raise funds for pediatric eye-care. Riya has faced controversies such as a MMS clip with actor Ashmit Patel, her semi-nude photograph on photographer Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendar and her on-screen kisses in a conservative Indian film industry.
[www.wikipedia.org]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Ariel Lin Yi Chen
Ariel Lin Yi Chen Profile
Name: Ariel Lin Yi Chen (Lin I Cheng, Lam Yi San)
Birth date: October 29, 1982
Birth place: Taiwan
Height: 160cm
Blood type: A
Education: National ChengChi University, NCCU (Korean study)
Profession: Actress and singer
Hobbies: Acting, swimming, reading, singing, music, food, and travel
Favorite colors: Black, silver, and white
Favorite foods: Mum’s cooking, chocolate, pasta, Mongolian BBQ, and fruits
Favorite fruits: Strawberries, mango, apple, and grapes
Favorite movies: LOTR trilogy, and Harry Porter series
Ariel Lin Yi Chen Biography
Ariel Lin started her career as an actress in the year 2000, with major role in drama "True Love". Ariel continued to star in “Secret Garden” and “Seventh Grade,” and steadily building her fame and popularity. She still continued her university study while making all the dramas and managed to graduate from NCCU.
Ariel Lin co-starred Mike He in “Love Contract” (2004) and with Joseph Zheng in “It Started With a Kiss” (2005). Both the melodramas were a hit, and Ariel become one of the most popular TV actresses in Taiwan.
Ariel Lin then starred in popular dramas “Fairy from Wonderland” and acclaimed drama “Tokyo Juliet” in 2006. Fairy from Wonderland was hugely popular in China and Ariel is getting more famous in Asia region.
Ariel Lin also starred in 2 movies and sang a few songs in the dramas’ OST, but her singing venture is not as successful as her TV acting career.
Ariel Lin is currently filming the sequel for for ISWAK; she is also supposed to be filming “The Legend of Condor Heroes” in China but the filming was postphoned because the leading actor (Hu Ge) is recovering from a car accident.
[Info from www.wikipedia.org]Monday, September 22, 2008
Yoon Eun Hye
Yoon Eun Hye Profile
Name: 윤은혜 / Yoon Eun-hye (Yun Eun-hye)
Nicknames: “JamGgoDae”(Stick), “Pooh”
Profession: Actress, Singer, Model
Birthdate: October 3, 1984
Place of Birth: South Korea
Religion: Christian
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Star Sign: Aquarius
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, younger brother
Yoon Eun Hye Biography
Yoon Eun Hye entered the entertainment industry since she was 15 (in 1999), as the last member of a Kpop girl group called Baby VOX. She was the youngest member and was assigned the baby role of the group. She recorded 4 albums with the band before leaving the group in July 2005 to persue her acting career. Yoon Eun Hye had her first major acting in a drama, Goong or Princess Hour, as Shin Chae-gyung. It became a big hit Asia-wide after it was aired in many Asian countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Philipines, etc. Yoon has become so popular since then and even was cheered to be a real couple with Joo Ji Hoon, her co-star in Goong. Her second acting role is in a movie called Escaping from Charisma, act as Han Su, the tough girl. She gained more and more fans base on the role she play in the drama and movie. The third acting role is in a drama called The Vineyard Man, as Lee Ji Hyun. Yoon Eun Hye had improved her acting skill so much in this drama, even though it was underrated. She recieved a Grime Best Actress Award for this drama, The Vineyard Man. She truly deserved.
[Info from www.wikipedia.org]
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Katrina Kaif
Personal life
Born in Hong Kong on July 16, 1984, One of eight siblings, Kaif was born to an Indian Kashmiri father and British mother, was brought up in Hawaii, and started modelling at the age of 14, when she was approached for a jewellery campaign. After that she continued modeling in London.
Professional life
At the age of 14, Kaif started modeling for a jewellery campaign in London, and was subsequently discovered by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003).
She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modelling assignments. However, filmmakers were at first hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic shortcomings . Films that did feature her usually had her voice dubbed over by a native speaker of the film's language.
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