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Paula Taylor

Asianclips4u — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:05:45 +0000

Paula Taylor (Thai: พอลล่า เทเลอร์, born as Punlapa Taylor on January 20, 1983, in Bangkok, Thailand) is an English-Thai actress, model and presenter. Born in Thailand, at a young age, Paula moved to Australia with her mother after the divorce of her parents. Paula grew up in Perth, Western Australia and Brisbane, Queensland. While visiting family in Thailand, she was asked if she would be interested in doing some modeling. She started her career in several commercials and small Thai movies before becoming a regular VJ for Channel V Thailand. Discovered by television producer Tanawat Wansom, she quickly rose to fame and became a sought-after television hostess and presenter. In 2006, she co-starred in the Thai romance comedy film, The Memory.

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Erika Sawajiri

Asianclips4u — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:54:58 +0000

Erika Sawajiri (沢尻エリカ, Sawajiri Erika?, born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name ERIKA. She is currently affiliated with Sony for her record label as formely Kaoru Amane and later Erika, and Stardust Promotion for her talent agency as her real name, Erika Sawajiri, and became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama “1 Litre of Tears”.

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Height: 161cm
Blood type: A
Star Sign: Aries
Place of Birth: Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Talent Agency: Stardust Promotion as her real name, Erika Sawajiri
Record Label : Sony Music Japan as Kaoru Amane and Erika

Biography
Erika was born to a Japanese father and an Algerian-French mother and is the youngest of three brothers and sisters. Her name is derived from an orchids’s name, Ericaceae’s Erica. Her father owned sixteen racehorses, including the horse, Edonokoban (エドノコバン). Her father died of cancer when she was in her third year at junior high school. Her second eldest brother died in a car accident when she was in her first year at high school. Her mother managed a Mediterranean restaurant (closed down for unknown reason) and Erika sometimes helped with it. Erika has been horseback riding since she was a child.

In 1999, Erika passed the Stardust audition after graduating from elementary school. She became part of the idol unit Angel Eyes and began modeling for junior fashion magazines such as CUTiE and nicola. She later won the grand prize for the 2001 Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers. In 2002, Erika started her career in film as well as extending her modeling career as a gravure idol. Her first film was Mondai no nai Watashitachi.

She also became one of Fuji TV’s Visual Queens in 2002. On the NTV variety show The Yoru mo Hit Parade, she became a regular from April till late June, shortly after leaving the program for the CX news program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June till late August. In November, she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and TBS show B-1. She got her big break when she was cast in the TBS TV drama Hotman. Her most notable role was in 1 Litre of Tears in 2005 when she portrayed a girl with the degenerative disease spinocerebellar degeneration.

Erika first started her music career under the name “Kaoru Amane,” the name of her character in her last drama, the TV adaptation of A Song to the Sun (Taiyou no Uta). The single went into number 1 in its second and fourth week. On July 16, 2007, Erika released her ‘debut’ single under only Erika entitled “Free”. The single was immediately ranked on its first day as number one on the Oricon Charts. Oricon stated that she is the only artist in 39 years to get their first two single hit number one since Hiroko Yakushimaru in 1983.

She decided to enter the entertainment world because she wanted to meet singer Namie Amuro whom she idolizes

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Jun Ji-hyun

Asianclips4u — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:11:56 +0000

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Birth name Wang Ji-Hyun Birth name ,Hangul 왕지현 ,Hanja 王智賢
Born October 30, 1981 (1981-10-30) (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Other name(s) Gianna Jun
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1997—present

Biography
Jun was born in Seoul, and studied in the Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University. She began her career as a model in 1997, and after appearing in a number of TV sitcoms, her movie debut came in White Valentine (1999). This was followed by a role in Il Mare (2000), which proved to be a success. An American remake of Il Mare, The Lake House, was released June 14, 2006. Her biggest breakthrough was in My Sassy Girl (2001), a romantic comedy that won her the Best Actress award at the Daejong Film Festival in 2002. In 2004, Jun starred in Windstruck (내 여자친구를 소개합니다), a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film was a major success, ranking as the 8th-highest grossing Korean film of 2004. In 2006, she starred in Daisy.

Since her debut as a model for Echo, Jun has modeled for many fashion companies and more recently, in advertisements for mobile phones and cosmetics. Some of her more popular product endorsements include Giordano, Laneige, and Samsung Anycall.

In 2005, she became the first Korean artist to feature on the cover for the famous fashion magazine ELLE.

Jun will play the lead role of Saya in the live-action version of Blood: The Last Vampire, which is to start filming in China and Argentina in March 2007. It is slated for a Spring 2008 release.

Filmography
Film
White Valentine (1999) (Hwaiteu ballentain – 화이트 발렌타인)
Il Mare (2000) (Siworae – 시월애)
My Sassy Girl (2001) (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo – 엽기적인 그녀)
The Uninvited (2003) (4(sa) Inyong siktak – 4인용 식탁)
Windstruck (2004) (Nae yeojachingureul sogaehamnida – 내 여자친구를 소개합니다)
Daisy (2006) (Deiji – 데이지)
Blood: The Last Vampire Live Action (2008) (Saya)
Drama
1999 Happy Together
1998 Fascinate My Heart
1997 The Season of Puberty