Taiwanese Supermodel Lin Chi-ling in Cannes
According to Wikipedia, Taiwanese star Lin Chi-ling is one of the highest paid supermodels in the country, making something like a cool mil one year. She’s since moved on to the movies, and will be making her big screen debut in John Woo’s martial arts epic “Red Cliff”. Not a bad way to make your breakthrough debut, I have to say. Of course, it’s also pretty dangerous to make your debut in such a big movie, because if you kinda suck, people will know and you probably won’t work again. See Cindy Crawford for an example. Usually, if you want to do movies, you should probably do small ones first, so if it fails, no one will know, or care too much, and you can slowly improve as an actor. But hey, that’s just me. Lin Chi-ling is way too hot to wait that long, and why should she? Here she is making her press debut recently in Cannes.
Qi Shu at the 26th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
The only thing missing from “The Transporter 2″? Qi Shu. That’s right. I don’t know why she didn’t return, I thought her character had a thing with the main character from the original. But oh well. It’s not like Qi Shu hasn’t been busy; she took over the lead in the “My Wife is a Gangster” franchise with part 3, and did the Mainland Chinese horror movie “Forest of Death”. In 2007 she’s got “Blood Brothers” in the works, and her 2006 crime thriller, “Confession of Pain” is currently being remade by Hollywood (so what else is new, right?). Here’s Qi Shu at the 26th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards.
Pool Hustler Jeanette Lee, The Black Widow
One of the primary reasons why I even bother watching ESPN2 is because of their occasional coverage of pool competitions. The ladies pool competitions, of course. (What’s the point in watching the men play? I can do that all day at my local poolhall.) But when you can watch uber babes like Jeanette Lee, aka The Black Widow, bend over a pool table with a long stick and line up — um, you know what I’m saying. Although half-Korean, Jeanette Lee is an American pool player, born in Brooklyn, New York. You gotta be pretty tough to grow up in Brooklyn, that’s for sure.
A Kelly Hu Bikini Moment
It’s still unknown if Kelly Hu’s ABC sitcom “In Case of Emergency” will make it through its first year, or if it’s been cancelled after only 13 episodes. I’m guessing it’s the latter, because I haven’t heard a thing about it for a while now. Which is a shame, because seeing Kelly Hu on TV once a week was a great thing. Anyways, she’s still got a movie career going, and I’m sure she’ll land on her feet easily enough. If anything, “In Case of Emergency” will probably convince people that she can play more than just the “dragon lady” stereotype in movies. Here’s a Kelly Hu bikini moment.
Maggie Q. at the Asian Film Awards
If you’re going to have a film awards called the “Asian Film Awards”, and try to make it the Asian equivalent of the Oscars (good luck there, chief!), you better invite one of the most gorgeous Asian women working in Asian films (and Hollywood!) today. That would be Maggie Q., in case you didn’t know. With films like “Mission Impossible 3″ and the upcoming “Live Free or Die Hard” on her resume, Maggie Q. should probably start going to more Hollywood parties than Asian ones. But hell, we’re glad she’s anywhere, especially looking this fine.
African-Korean Actress Denyce Lawton
No idea who Denyce Lawton is? I don’t blame you, I don’t know who she is, either, but now I do. Says Wikipedia about her: “Denyce Lawton is an actress and model of African and Korean decent. She played in the movie Soul Plane.” She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and started her acting career showing up in music videos for 112’s “Peaches & Cream”, Jaheim’s “Anything”, and Nas’ “One Mic”. Here she is at the Celebrity Vault VIP Launch.
“The Banquet’s” Zhou Xun
You could be forgiven for forgetting that there were more than one very pretty Chinese women in Zhang Yimou’s costume epic “The Banquet”. After all, with Zhang Ziyi in the cast, it’s hard to notice anyone else. But fellow Chinese actress Zhou Xun probably still made an impression on you anyway, being both young, very pretty, and in more ways than one, a spitting image of Zhang Ziyi herself. Zhou Xun has been working steadily ever since 1996, when she brust onto the scene with “The Pampered Wife”, and continues to thrive with the big-budget, high-profile movies “Perhaps Love” and now, “The Banquet”.
Hyori Lee Calvin Klein Ads in Harper’s Bazaar
About a month ago it was revealed that South Korean pop singer and all around gorgeous babe Hyori Lee had signed to be Calvin Klein’s new jeans mode. So here she is in the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar showing some great ass in a pair of great jeans. Hyori Lee has almost zero fat, so it’s no surprise she’d look good in tight jeans. And oh yeah, apparently I’ve heard she’s a pretty good singer. Or at least, she can dance really, really well.
Asian Supermodel Jarah Mariano
It’s not everyday I get to use the words “Asian” and “Supermodel” in the same sentence, but I’m able to do that when making this post about the gorgeous Jarah Mariano, an Asian-American supermodel with Hawaiian, Korean and Chinese blood in her. Besides having done work for Armani Exchange, Sephora, Abercrombie & Fitch, and PacSun, she’s also slipped on the lingerie of and walked the runway for Victoria’s Secret. She currently lives in New York, and graduated from Pace University.
eTalk Daily’s Tanya Kim
I guess I always knew that Canada has a lot of Asian people (Grace Park is one), but I’m always surprised when I come across them. It’s nothing against Canada, but you just don’t think “Asian” when you think “Canada”, know what I mean? Anyways, Korean celebrity Tanya Kim is the co-host of Canada TV’s “eTalk Daily” with some guy name Ben Mulroney. She’s a a classically trained pianist and dancer, and if some forum posts are any indication, Tanya isn’t really that popular with her Canadian viewers. Oh well, we like her anyway.
Rinko Kikuchi at the 2007 Oscars
I will admit that I have no clue who Rinko Kikuchi is, but I am to find out! As it turns out, she is an Academy Award-nominated Japanese actress (for Best Supporting Actress for “Babel”), and the make-up here actually makes her look much older than she really is. The young woman is actually only 26, and is mostly unknown in the West until Alejandro González Iñárritu casted her in his movie “Babel”. She lost the Oscar to that girl from American Idol, but she probably has a better career in front of her. At least, we hope.
Zhang Ziyi at a Pre Oscar Party
Any pictures of the gorgeous Zhang Ziyi is a cause for celebration, and frankly, I really don’t need any reasons to post her. But in any case, here’s the Chinese butterfly at a Pre-Oscar party. I’m not sure where, or when, but I’m guessing it was pretty hot, Zhang being there and all. Although I’m not digging the dress. What is the deal with the layered dress? Hum. Besides that, though, Zhang Ziyi is looking fabulous on Sunday.
“Lost’s” Yunjin Kim in Maxim 2007
Yunjin Kim has been a favorite Korean actress of mine for a long time now. She’s very talented, and she’s got that kind of sad, sad face that makes her just perfect for melodramas. Thank God for “Lost”, or Western audiences might never have known about Yunjin Kim. Here she is in the latest 2007 issue of Maxim looking goooooooood. Not just “good”, but “gooooooooood”.
Car Girl Kay Sivilay
Who is Asian car girl Kay Sivilay? Not sure. Here’s what Wikipedia says about her: “Kay Sivilay is a model of predominantly Lao, with some Thai, Chinese, and French descent. She is also famous for her appearances in import car magazines, and more recently in Playboy She is retired from the modeling profession and her website is no longer active.” Bummer on the last part. That means no more pictures like these!
Germany’s Minh-Khai Phan-Thi
Okay, you got me. I didn’t think I would ever use the words “Vietnamese doll” and “Germany” in the same sentence, but here we are. Actress Minh-Khai Phan-Thi is of Vietnamese descent, but somehow ended up in Germany in the 1970s during all the late unpleasantness going on in that country. You might have read something about it. She’s a VJ (video jockey, ala MTV) on the German music channel VIVA, and her name translates into English as “Rising Sun”. And oh yeah, she’s pretty darn cute to boot.
Gong Li in “Hannibal Rising”
Chinese superstar Gong Li will be making her third appearance in a major Hollywood movie when she stars in “Hannibal Rising”, the prequel to the “Silence of the Lambs” and “Red Dragon”, on February 9th, 2007, when the movie is released. In the film, a young Hannibal finds help in Gong Li’s character when he searches for the war criminals who murdered his family. Expect a lot of gore, cool killing, and Gong Li looking good throughout. Hey, at least she doesn’t have to wear those breast-hugging corsets ala “Curse of the Golden Flower”, right?
Kelly Hu at the Disney/ABC All-Star Party
I hate to say it, Kelly Hu fans, but judging by the lack of buzz or talk surrounding Kelly’s new ABC sitcom “In case of Emergency”, I’m going to guess that the show isn’t doing very well, which usually translates into an early exit from the network’s airtime. Meaning all you Kelly Hu fans should tape all those “In Case of Emergency” episodes while you still can, because I don’t think you’re going to get the chance later on. Sorry, guys, but that’s network TV for ya. Here are some new Kelly Hu for ya.
Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling used to be on “The View” during the good ol days — you know, before they let the Loudmouth Behemoth (aka Rosie O’Donnell) loose on that poor show and its poor, poor audience. Lisa, a Chinese-American, is now host of “National Geographic Ultimate Explorer”, which takes her all around the world doing actual journalistic work, and has appeared on Oprah. By the way, why did she leave “The View”? Apparently because co-host Joy Behar is a racist beeyatch. What is up with that show? Didn’t O’Donnell just totally insulted Chinese people a few days ago?
Kelly Hu “In Case of Emergency” Promo
A single image of Kelly Hu promoting her new sitcom “In Case of Emergency”. I know, Kelly Hu and a sitcom? Hmm, I’ll definitely have to check this one out just out of curiosity. What’s it about? “A group of thirtysomethings who all went to the same high school are reunited and realize their lives didn’t turn out as planned.” It’s supposed to be a comedy, I think. It co-stars David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman, Lori Loughlin, Greg Germann, and Nicholas Roget-King. Well at least they’re not making Kelly do martial arts on the show, so she’s definitely stretching her acting muscles.
Chow Down with China Chow
I guess you can call British-born China Chow’s career in Hollywood something of a disappointment. After what should have been a break-through role in 1998’s “The Big Hit” with Mark Wahlberg, China has had some bit parts in movies, guest starring roles on TV shows like “That 70s Show”, and did voice work for the “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” game. You know your career has hit bottom when you are forced to do crappy Creature Feature movies like “Frankenfish”. It’s too bad, because China sure had a lot of promise coming out of “The Big Hit”…