TAE YANG

Tae Yang
Biography

Tae Yang (Dong Yong Bae 동영배 태양), born May 18 1988, is a member of the Korean band, Big Bang (빅뱅), which is under YG Entertainment. Tae Yang also works as a solo artist on the side.At the age of twelve, Tae Yang entered YG Entertainment with fellow Big Bang member, G-Dragon. He initially trained as a rapper, but found his place as a vocalist in Big Bang. Tae Yang was once known for being scared of girls, and is still seen as the shy, sweet and sensitive one of the group.Tae Yang was the first Big Bang member to release a solo album. “HOT” is the title of his first mini-album, which consists of six songs. The album hit stores May 22, 2008, with the singles “기도” (Pray), featuring Teddy of 1TYM, and “나만 바라봐” (Look Only at Me).

http://www.last.fm/music/Tae+Yang/+wiki

BIGBANG WITH 2NE1

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JOE CHENG

Joe Cheng (traditional Chinese: 鄭元暢; simplified Chinese: 郑元畅; pinyin: Zhèng Yuánchàng; Taiwanese: Tēⁿ Gôan-Thiòng; born June 19, 1982) is an actor and model from Taiwan known for starring in Taiwanese dramas.

Biography

Joe Cheng began his career with the Catwalk modeling agency. His acting career began when he starred in the Taiwanese series The Rose with the famous Taiwanese girl pop group S.H.E. in 2003. The following year, he took main leads in two other Taiwanese series, Nine Ball and Magic Ring.
His most famous starring role to date has been in It Started With a Kiss, a 2005 Taiwanese series adapted from the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, opposite Ariel Lin. Cheng returned for the sequel, They Kiss Again, which aired in 2007. Since They Kiss Again, Cheng has also starred in the Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese series Honey and Clover and in a drama named Love or Bread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cheng

VIC ZHOU

Vic Zhou Yu Min Biography

Vic Zhou is an actor, commercial model, and a member of the famous Taiwanese boy band F4. Zai Zai, as he was fondly called by fans, started his acting career as Hua Ze Lei, an introvert and sensitive guy in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden in 2001. Meteor Garden, an adaptation from the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango or Boys Are Prettier than Flowers, paved his way to other roles in Taiwanese dramas, product endorsements and recording career. A number of Taiwanese dramas followed the Meteor Garden fame like Meteor Garden II in 2002, Mars opposite real-life sweetheart Barbie Xu in 2004, and Silence with Korean actress Park Eun Hye and Hong Kong actor/singer Andy Hui in 2006. Currently, his working in a new Taiwanese drama entitled Mei Wei Guan Xi or Delicious Relationship. He sang some solos in F4's album Meteor Rain and Fantasy 4ever and in 2002. He was the first among the F4 members to release a solo album entitled Make a Wish in 2002. The solo album was followed by Remember, I Love You in 2004. He also sang songs used in his dramas like Familiar Gentleness and Let me love you, a duet with Barbie Xu, as an ending theme song for Silence and Mars respectively. A photographic album was also released in 2002 entitled Travel Dream, which contains his pictures shot during one of his trips to Japan. In person, he is almost like Hua Ze Lei, a good person with a good heart, and a loving friend. He often cracks jokes that make the other members of F4 laugh not because they're funny but because his jokes make no sense.

http://www.ampedasia.com/hunks/Vic-Zhou-Yu-Min/

SANDARA PARK

BIOGRAPHY

Sandara Park (born November 12, 1984 in Busan, South Korea) is a Korean actress who stars in movies and television shows in the Philippines. Her unusual three-syllable Korean name, as she has said numerous times in interviews, came from a Korean general whose nickname is Sandara.Early lifeSandara was born to affluent Korean parents. However, by the time Sandara was 8-years-old, her father's relatives placed him in a financially tight spot which then crippled his business. In hopes of recovering from this business strain, Sandara's father tried his luck in the Philippines, settling in a small apartment in Pasay City and started a business. Sandara and her family remained in her grandmother's house in South Korea for some time until her father finally had enough money to relocate his family to the Philippines.Initially, no one in their family were fluent in English or Tagalog. Sandara eventually enrolled in voice lessons at the Center for Pop Music in the early 2000s.The catapult to Philippine showbizDuring one of her school functions, Sandara met Pauleen Luna who was then a talent of ABS-CBN Channel 2. Luna encouraged the shy Sandara to audition for Star Circle Quest, a then-upcoming talent search for ABS-CBN. Park tried her luck and was in the same batch with fellow questors, Hero Angeles and Joseph Bitangcol.

http://www.nativecelebrities.com/166/Sandara-Park.html

2NE1

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2ne1 is a new South Korean female girl group created by YG entertainment. Originally called “21,” the band has since made some new changes to their name. The 21 in the group’s name references the 21st century, while the “ne” of their name stands for New Evolution. The name change was due to a male Korean singer already using the name 21. This band was created by YG to be a female counterpart to their highly successful male pop group, Big Bang.
2ne1 is composed of four different members, Sandara Park, Park Bom (Jenny Park), Kong Min Ji, and Chae Lee (CL or Faith Lee). Unlike most girl bands, 2ne1 has a large variation in age with Sandara Park and Park Bom both being 24 and 25 years old respectively, while Kong Min Ji and Chae Lee are both teenagers at 15 and 19 respectively.
2ne1 released a digital single entitled “Lollipop” with Big Bang on March 26th, 2009. The single was meant to be a promotion for the new Lollipop mobile phones released by LG Cyon. The music video was released on April 3rd, 2009.

http://2ne1.us/about/

WONDER GIRLS

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As a group, the Wonder Girls were introduced through the program called MTV Wonder Girls which was filmed and directed by MTV. The first four episodes outlined the characteristics and profiles of each member and showcased their schedules for the day. Not long after selecting Ye Eun as the fifth member, the Wonder Girls had their showcase in the MTV Studio. In the showcase, they performed a cover of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls and their own songs, such as "Irony" and "미안한 마음" ("A Sorry Heart"). Sun Ye did the solo by singing Destiny's Child's "Stand Up for Love" while Hyun-a showed off her dancing skills with a solo dance. The other three members — Ye Eun, Sun Mi and So Hee — performed a cover of Janet Jackson's "Together Again".
The Wonder Girls officially debuted in early 2007 on MBC's 쇼! 음악 중심 ("Show! Music Core"), singing "Irony", the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins. The mini-album sold 11,454 copies in 2007. The Wonder Girls official fanclub was established, with the name of "Wonderful".
Throughout the rest of 2007, however, members of the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament falling off a motorcycle during the filming of 뜨거운 것이 좋아 ("I Like It Hot"). The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna was removed from the group by her parents due to their concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells.

BIOGRAPHY

Yubin
Birth name: Kim Yubin (Hangul: 김유빈; Hanja: 金瑜斌)
Date of birth: October 4, 1988 (1988-10-04) (age 20)
Additional Notes :
Made a cameo in 2PM's 10 Points out of 10 music video and in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.
Featured in Chun G's song 'Weak Man' and Kim Bum Soo's song, 'Do You Know That'. Also featured on Andy's first album.
Wrote the rap for her part in Kim Bum Soo's song.

Ye Eun (Yenny)
Birth name: Park Ye Eun (Hangul: 박예은; Hanja:朴譽恩)
Date of birth: May 26, 1989 (1989-05-26) (age 20)

Additional Notes:
Featured in H-eugene's song "Baby I Love You" and One Two's song "Bad Girl".
Composed and wrote the lyrics for "Saying I Love You" and "For Wonderful"

Sun Ye (Sun)
Birth name: Min Sunye (Hangul: 민선예; Hanja: 閔先藝)
Date of birth: August 12, 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 19)

Additional Notes:
Featured in Mighty Mouth's song "Energy".
Sang "일월지가" ("Sun and Moon") for "Han Sung Byul Gok".
Composed the "Man Won" song.
Featured in Lee Byul's music video 'Forever'.
Featured in JYP's song 'Breakup In The Daylight'.

Sun Mi (Mimi)
Birth name: Sun Mi (Hangul: 선미; Hanja: 宣美)
Date of birth: May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02) (age 17)

Sohee
Birth name: Ahn Sohee (Hangul: 안소희; Hanja: 安昭熙)
Date of birth: June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27) (age 17)
Additional notes:
Sohee was in the movie I Like It Hot.
Featured as the lead actress in 8Eight's music video "Without a Heart".
Made a cameo in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Girls

JOHN LLOYD CRUZ

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Born on June 24, 1983, John Lloyd Cruz is one of the country’s most promising young dramatic actors. A former teen star, John Lloyd first appeared in Gimik and Tabing Ilog as Kaye Abad’s love team partner. His other TV credits include, Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay and It Might Be You, and currently Maging Sino Ka Man, wherein he was paired off with Bea Alonzo. He starred in the movies, Nagbibinata, Mahal na Kung Mahal, My First Romance, Now That I Have You, Dubai, Close To You, All About Love and the box-office hit One More Chance. John Lloyd is also one of Bench newest endorsers.What Makes Him Sexy: What contributes to John Lloyd's pogi points are his boy next door look, his being nice and his being a good actor. He's the type of guy you would bring home to your parents.

http://sexy-pinoy.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-42-john-lloyd-cruz.html

ALISSANDRA DE ROSSI

BIOGRAPHY

Alessandra de Rossi is one of the young award-winning actresses in the Philippines. She was born Alessandra Schiavone on July 19, 1984 at England, United Kingdom. She is the sister of the equally famous Assunta de Rossi.
Alessandra, or Alex to her showbiz peers started her career as a member of DATS, GMA-7’s afternoon show together with her sister Assunta. She was later on recognized as a good actress when she portrayed the role of a rape victim at the movie Azucena. Her effective portrayal earned her a Best Supporting Actress award from FAMAS.
She later on appeared on a number of films that proved her versatility. Some of her notable movies include Ang Munting Tinig (as a teacher who wants to make a difference), Homecoming (as an OFW infected with SARS), The Maid (as a Filipina maid in Singapore) and in Hubog, where she played the role of an autistic teen together with her sister, Assunta de Rossi. The said film gave Assunta and Alex their MMFF Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards.
On TV, Alex biggest break is her portrayal as Valentina at GMA-7’s Darna. She later on appeared on a number of Kapuso shows mostly playing villain roles like Etheria, Super Twins and Kamandag.
Last year, Alessandra de Rossi appeared on the April 2008 cover of FHM Philippines. She also released her self-produced song entitled “Sailing“. She was also chosen to endorse Auction.ph.
She is now a certified Kapamilya and in a short span of time, she already appeared on a number of shows like I Love Betty La Fea, Maalaala Mo Kaya, Dragonna and the latest one is Tayong Dalawa.

http://www.pinoyfansclub.com/profile/alessandra-de-rossi.html

ANGEL LOCSIN

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Angel Locsín (born Angélica Locsín Colmenares on April 23, 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines) is a Filipina television and film actress who was introduced in the youth-oriented program of GMA Network entitled Click. Locsin rose to prominence after being casted as one of the lead stars in the fantasy-themed television series Mulawin in 2004. Soon after she headlined as the titular superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the popular Mars Ravelo comics hit. Locsin top-billed in several chartbusting films and is widely famous as the love pair of Richard Gutierrez and Dennis Trillo.

http://www.angellocsin.org/info.html

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PIOLO PASCUAL

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Intense and irresistible are the only ways to describe Piolo Pascual. Stealing thousands of women’s hearts in the Philippines, Piolo is indeed one man audiences just can’t refuse.
Piolo Pascual, who’s the embodiment of success in local show business in the Philippines today, believes that the answer is predestination. A quick background check on his show biz history supports his position: In his early teen years, he became a part of "That’s Entertainment" but his career failed to take off.
After high school, he joined UST’s theater group, Teatro Tomasino, and soon found himself in a children’s show on Channel 2 in the Philippines, "Atbp."
Then he made it to the giant network’s Star Circle, Batch 3. But before he could catch up with his more popular contemporaries, Piolo chose to live with his mom in the United States, where he did a string of odd jobs instead of pursuing a college degree. Then he made the decision that changed his life forever. He went back to the Philippines and picked up from where he had left off. He finally got his break in the weekly miniseries, "Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako," (The Moment You Need Me) and in "Lagarista."
Piolo’s short stint in the soap "Esperanza" led to his pairing with the popular Judy Ann Santos. A couple of hits and some strategic career-management planning later, Piolo is the hot young actor in the Philippines.
"We make our own destiny," he nods, shifting his attention away from his laptop, which he brings to his tapings, to reply to our query. "But everything comes from God."
The 30-year-old actor-singer shares that he’s humbled by his achievements. Each time that he accomplishes something-a box-office hit, top-rating TV show, concert, recording or an acting award-Piolo feels that there’s a higher being responsible for all the good things that are happening in his life. This realization has redefined his spirituality.
Piolo now tries his best to faithfully attend his Church’s Sunday service, and also to read the Bible and pray more.
"He’s been so good to me," he says. "Honestly, I don’t feel I deserve all these blessings. But I savor each one of them and I treat it as a gift. Now I want to be a living example of God’s goodness."

http://www.piolopascual.net/?page_id=28

LEE MIN-HO

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Lee Min-ho takes on yet another endorsement deal to join the others on his ever-growing list: brand model for cosmetics line Etude House. (He adds this to all the jeans, apparel, food, beverage, and cell phone advertisement deals he’s racked up since the start of Boys Before Flowers a mere two months ago.)
As a brand targeting the youth market, Etude House formerly featured young stars like Jang Geun-seok (Beethoven Virus) and Go Ara (Who Are You); here in these newly shot ads, Lee Min-ho promotes the line alongside 20-year-old actress Park Shin-hye (Radish Kimchee, Goong S) — who, by the way, was a strong contender for the role of Jan-di before it went to eventual pick Gu Hye-sun.

http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/03/etude-houses-new-face-lee-min-ho/