Actor | Music Asia | Asia Music Portal - Part 6

Matsumoto Jun

– August 23, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Jun Matsumoto (松本潤, Matsumoto Jun, born August 30, 1983), often called MatsuJun, is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, television personality and radio host. He is best known for being the youngest member of the popular boy band Arashi. Since the group’s debut in 1999, they have had 23 number one singles, 6 number one studio albums, 1 number one greatest hits compilation album and has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone to date.

Matsumoto is also an award-winning actor and is primarily known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango series, the first season of Gokusen, Bambino! and Smile.

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Tags: entertainment, Fuji TV, Japan, japanese idol, jun matsumoto, Singer

Wei Chen

– August 23, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Wei Chen (English Name: Vision) is a Chinese pop singer and actor who rose to fame through televised singing competitions.

Wei Chen grew up in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. His mother was a former singer. In high school, he started having vocal music and piano lessons and later attended the Sichuan Conservatory of Music.

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Tags: Asia, pop singer, Singer, Taiwan

Yu Hao Ming

– August 23, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Yu Hao Ming is a mandarin pop singer from Guangzhou, China. He recently rose to fame due to his appearance on the Chinese singing competition Superboy (2007), on which he placed 6th nationwide. Although he did not get farther in the competition, his unique voice and idol image has propelled his popularity to equal those of established singers.

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Tags: Asia, Hong Kong, meteor shower, pop singer, Singer

Yoon Sang Hyun

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Yoon Sang Hyun is a South Korean Singer and Actor.

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Tags: Asia, korean singer, South Korea, south korean, South Korean Singer, UEE

Jerry Yan

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

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Jerry Yan (Chinese: 言承旭; pinyin: Yán Chéngxù); born January 1, 1977) is an actor and a member of Taiwanese boy band JVKV (formerly F4). His birth name is Liao Yangzhen (Chinese: 廖洋震; pinyin: Liào Yángzhèn).

He was the lead actor in the popular Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II, which made him a popular idol among teenage girls and elder women alike, not only in Taiwan, Asia and now even the world.

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Tags: Asia, chinese music awards, fashion model, jerry yan, meteor garden ii, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor, Taiwanese Singer

Nylon Chen

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

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Nylon Chen is a Taiwanese Actor and Singer.

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Tags: Asia, Nylon Chen, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor

Jam Hsiao

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

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Jam Hsiao (Chinese: 蕭敬騰; Pinyin: Xiāo Jìng Téng)(Born March 30, 1987, Taipei, Taiwan), is a famous Taiwanese singer. In summer 2007, this young talented singer rose to fame with only three brief appearances in the first season of CTV’s 中視 star search show,”One Million Star 超級星光大道”, which is a singing competition reality show similar to American Idol. A self-taught player of numerous music instruments, Hsiao is known for his wide vocal ranges, unique singing style, diverse music genres, and astounding charisma in his live performance.

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Tags: Asia, Jam Hsiao, Taiwan, Taiwanese Singer

Khalil Fong

– August 16, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Khalil Fong, born July 14, 1983, is a soul singer-songwriter signed to the Warner Music label in Hong Kong.

Fong was born in Hawaii and his family moved to Shanghai when he was 6. His father, Les Fong,(an American-born Chinese from San Francisco, California) wanted Khalil to learn more about Chinese culture. Six years later, they moved to Guangzhou and lived there for about 2 years. Afterwards, they moved to Hong Kong. When he was 16, he sent demos, which he had written, to music producers. Four years later, Warner Music Hong Kong finally recruited him as their producer. Khalil is a Bahá’í. His first language is English and he can speak Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hawaiian Pidgin English, and Cantonese.

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Tags: Asia, chinese singer, Hong Kong, Khalil Fong, soul singer

Jay Chou

– August 16, 2009Posted in: Actor, Model, Producer, Singer, Song Writer

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Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; Wade-Giles: Chou Chieh-lun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Kia̍t-lûn) (born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Chinese singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.

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Tags: Asia, chinese singer, golden horse awards, Jay Chou, taipei taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor, Taiwanese Singer

Song Seung Hun

– August 15, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

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Song Seung-heon (born October 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He started his career as a model in 1995, modelling for the brand name STORM, and began acting in sit-coms and TV dramas in 1996. In 1999 he made his film debut in Calla and has since then gathered a prominent fan base throughout Asia. Song is noted for his roles in Korean dramas like Autumn Fairy Tale (2000) and Summer Scent.

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Tags: korean actor, South Korea, south korean