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Anna once again returned to the music scene after the disbanding of Spin Aqua due to her pregnancy and marriage, though not as an indies artist. Anna debuted as a solo artist under the MAD PRAY RECORDS label of Avex. It was announced that her debut single was under wraps, though later the announcement was changed as the single turned into an entire mini-album, later to be titled Taste My Beat. Three tracks would be promoted from the album; the semi-eponymous track Taste My Skin was used as the radio single for the release, the song in my hands was used in a commercial and Anna's cover of Full Blown Rose's Somebody Help Me would be used as the theme song to Tru Calling for it's Japanese release. The mini-album even featured help from such successful foreign artists as Josh Freese, the drummer for the band A Perfect Circle. This release was a lot more successful than her previous releases under Spin Aqua, breaking the top 30 albums at #27.
Anna followed up this mini-album with two single releases and a remix album. The singles fared slightly worse than her mini-album (despite one of the tracks, My Fate, being used as the ending theme for the anime Rean no Tsubasa).
For Anna's third single, she would finally receive some major promotion. Her single rose would be used as the opening theme song for the anime adaption for the manga Nana, alongside fellow Avex rock artist OLIVIA who would be singing the ending theme song. The hype brought from this release boosted Tsuchiya Anna's music career a lot, as Rose managed to reach a position of #6 on Oricon charts (her first top 10 placement, and 21 placings above her next best placing product at the time).
To reinforce her growing popularity, Anna's debut studio album was released shortly afterwards. The album, strip me?, features a growing number of commercial tie-up songs (including ones for WHITEEN, Kirin and Kosé Visée). If current estimates are correct, more than half of the album's songs will be used as a theme song for some commercial or some product.
Tsuchiya Anna returned in early 2007 with a new single called Kuroi Namida, which was used as the new ending theme song for the NANA anime. This single was to be released on the same day as Shiina Ringo's Kono Yo no Kagiri, which is the ending theme song to Sakuran, the latest film that Tsuchiya Anna stars in with a leading role, however Kuroi Namida was put forward a week. This was quickly followed by the third NANA OP single, LUCY in early February which directly preceded the release of a special self-titled NANA album billed under "ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA (BLACK STONES)".
Juri Ueno (上野 樹里; born 25 May 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She won the ‘Best Newcomer’ prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls.
She is also known for her starring role as the title character in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile for which she won "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards in 2007, and as Ruka Kishimoto in Last Friends for which she was voted "Best Supporting Actress" at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards in 2008.
Career
Ueno made her television debut in 2002 at the age of 16 in NHK series, Seizon, before making her first film major appearance in 2003 in Chirosoku no Natsu which won her the Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award at the Mainichi Film Awards along with her performance in the 2004 film, Swing Girls. Swing Girls proved to be a breakthrough when she received critical acclaim and awards for Best Newcomer at the Yokohama Film Festival (she was also honored for her performance in Joze to Tora to Sakana Tachi) and the Japanese Academy Awards.
In 2004, Ueno took on a supporting role in TBS's romance drama, Orange Days, and co-starred in 2005 with Takuya Kimura in Fuji TV's romantic comedy, Engine, as Misae Hoshino. She also appeared with Kazuya Kamenashi in the special television movie of Kinda'ichi Shōnen no Jikenbo the same year taking over the role of Miyuki Nanase from Anne Suzuki.
Ueno's popularity rose further when she was cast as Megumi Noda ("Nodame") in the 2006 live-action television adaptation of the popular manga, Nodame Cantabile. Co-starring opposite Hiroshi Tamaki, the series' 11-episode run was a success with an average viewership rating of 18.79% with the season finalé garnering 21.7% of the viewership share for its timeslot. Ueno's portrayal as the eccentric and disorganized but yet extremely affable and talented pianist won her "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards while the show won "Best Drama". The show was also recognized overseas at the 2nd Seoul Drama Festival where it was awarded "Best Miniseries". Ueno and Tamaki reprised their roles in 2007 in the two-part special, Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe, which chronicles their individual struggles to achieve success on Europe's storied classical music stage whilst being away from each other.
In 2008, Ueno reunited with Nodame co-stars, Eita and Asami Mizukawa, in Fuji TV's drama, Last Friends, as Ruka Kishimoto, a talented motocross racer with a hidden secret she cannot discuss with friends or family. Taeko Asano, the scriptwriter of Last Friends praised Ueno's acting of Ruka, stating that Ueno is a "natural genius" and that she became "the character itself".[1] Ueno won "Best Supporting Actress" at the 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and The 57th Television Drama Academy Awards for her role.[2] She was recognised as "Best Student Voice Actress" at the 2008 MTV Student Voice Awards for her role in Wanko.[3]
Filmography
-Movies
-TV Dramas
Accolades
-Awards won
2008
2007
2005
References
Experience
Born Marina Hara on the sixth of October 1988 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan, Maki Horikita is the eldest of three girls. Horikita was boyish during most of her childhood. On holidays during middle school, she enjoyed playing basketball and baseball with her friends; she also preferred playing Dragon Ball Z with the boys than playing dolls with the girls. Despite being boyish, Horikita looked up to her mother. This was revealed when she guested on KAT-TUN's variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, after stating that she loved imitating her mother when she was younger.
Movie works
Nakushita Kioku (2009)
ARCANA (2008)
Tokyo Shonen (2008)
Sekai no Chuushin de Ai o Sakebu (2004)
Shibuya Kaidan 2 (2004)
Shibuya Kaidan (2004)
Seventh Anniversary (2003)
Cosmic Rescue (2003)
TV works
Atashinchi no Danshi (Fuji TV, 2009)
Chance! (Fuji TV, 2009)
Danso no Reijin (TV Asahi, 2008)
Innocent Love as Akiyama Kanon (Fuji TV, 2008)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP as Ashiya Mizuki (Fuji TV, 2008)
Tokyo Daikushu as Sakuragi Haruko (NTV, 2008)
Atsu-hime as Kazunomiya Chikako (NHK, 2008)
Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories IV (NTV, 2007)
Galileo as Morisaki Remi (Fuji TV, 2007, ep6)
Deru Toko Demasho! as Shizuka Kamei (Fuji TV, 2007)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e as Ashiya Mizuki (Fuji TV, 2007)
Seito Shokun! as Kimura Juria (TV Asahi, 2007)
Teppan Shoujo Akane!! as Kagura Akane (TBS, 2006)
Densha Otoko Deluxe as Yamada Aoi (Fuji TV, 2006)
Kurosagi as Yoshikawa Tsurara (TBS, 2006)
Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi Live Chat as Yuna (Fuji TV, 2006)
Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 6-ban no Heya (Fuji TV, 2006)
Nobuta wo Produce as Kotani Nobuko (NTV, 2005)
Densha Otoko as Yamada Aoi (Fuji TV, 2005)
Akechi Kogoro VS Kindaichi Kosuke (2005)
Ningen no Shomei as Koori Sayaka (Fuji TV, 2004)
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro (怪談新耳袋) 幽霊屋敷と呼ばれる家 (TBS, 2004)
Division 1 Houkago as Michida Mayuko (Fuji TV, 2004)
Dobutsu no Oisha-san (TV Asahi, 2003)
Keitai Deka Zenigata Mai as Zenigata Mai (TBS, 2003)
Densha (2003)
Nakama Yukie is a Japanese actress born on October 30, 1979 in Urasoe City, Okinawa, Japan. She is one of the rare few young Japanese celebrities that have been able to break free from their teeny-bopper image and emerge as one of the country's most popular and well-respected actresses.
She appeared in bit roles until she appeared in "Love & Pop (1998)". She was a 'gravure' (swimsuit photo book) idol for a few years until she got the lead role as Sadako for "Ring 0: Birthday (2000)", which gave her career a big break.
Nakama afterwards starred in several TV Dramas, notably "Trick (2000)" which demonstrated her talent in comedic roles. The program was such a hit that it had two more seasons (Trick 2 (2002) and Trick 3 (2003)). However, the top-rating TV series "Gokusen (2002)", a live-action version of the popular manga (comics), established her as one of Japan's most bankable and popular actresses.
Her notable movies include "Ring 0: Birthday (2000)", "Trick Movie (2002)", "G@me (2003)", "Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)" and "Oh Oku (2006)"
She has also proven her bankability through commercial endorsements, such as Nissin, Glico, Lotte, Asahi, Shiseido and au by KDDI. Nakama is one the most watched celebrity endorsers, a regular face at billboards and subway stations, and has even served as a spokesperson for the Japanese Tax Agency and Japan Railways. She is managed by Production Ogi (Japanese celebrities are handled by talent agencies, and are rarely independent).
Sawajiri Erika passed the Stardust audition in 1999 after graduating from elementary school. The following year she became part of the idol unit “ANGEL EYES ” and began modelling for junior fashion magazines like CUTiE and nicola. In 2001 she won the Grand Prize for that year’s Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers.
In 2002 Erika began taking on more tasks as an actress and gravure idol. She was one of Fuji TV’s Visual Queens for the year (along with Ichikawa Yui, Karina, and Yarita Ayano), and also had a part in the film Mondai no nai Watashitachi. She became a regular of the NTV music variety show THE YORU mo Hit Parade from April to late June, and shortly before leaving the program was on the CX News program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June to late August. In November she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and also on the TBS show B-1.
Erika continued her work into 2003, this time getting roles in PVs. She also began acting in various dramas, including a small role in the popular drama HOTMAN . In 2004 Erika continued to act in dramas, but it can be said she earned the most attention in 2005 for her portrayal of Ikeuchi Aya in the drama 1 Litre no Namida, a young girl with a degenerating brain disease that affects one’s motor skills. It was also in 2005 that she starred in the film PACCHIGI !.
2006 has proved to be yet another busy year for Erika, as she starred in two films and is currently starring in the drama adaptation of Taiyou no Uta.
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Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1987-Jan-09
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa
Height: 158cm
Weight: 41kg
Star sign: Capricorn
Blood type: O
Family: Parents & Older Brother
Talent Agency: Seventh Avenue (http://www.7th-avenue.co.jp/talent.html#mao)
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Chinese mainland actress Miao Pu, who has just made her debut in the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival, is now busy working on her first album, tom.com reported on Wednesday.
“I have been planning to make the album for a long time and I am putting great effort into it. I hope my fans can see that.” Miao Pu said during an interview Tuesday night when she was at a recording studio working for her first song.
Miao revealed that her favorable singers are Faye Wong and Jolin Tsai. “I sing their songs every time I go to karaoke,” she said.
Miao also sang the prelude of her new song in response to reporters’ request during the interview.
Yu Nan (Chinese: 余男) (born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese actress best known for her collaboration with director Wang Quan’an. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Her feature debut, in Wang Quan’an’s Lunar Eclipse (1999) kick-started her career, that has spanned both domestic Chinese and Taiwanese films, and films in Europe, helped in part by her fluency in both Mandarin and French.
She played a small role in the Wachowski brothers’ live-action adaptation of Speed Racer. It was Yu Nan’s American debut.
Dai Feifei (Chinese: 戴菲菲) is a Chinese actress and model born on the 7th of February 1985 in Nankin. She is also an accomplished gymnast.
Biography
At the age of 7 she started artistic gymnastics. At 12 years of age she joined the Guangdong artistic gymnastics team with whom she won the 9th Chinese championship. She won two gold medals with the team at the world university in Beijing 2001.
The same year she entered the communication and information department at the University of Beijing.
Sun Li (孙俪, born 26 September 1982) is a Chinese actress.
She was born in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China and mainly gained notoriety in China with 2007 TV-series New Shanghai Bund (a mainland remake of the HongKong version made 25 years earlier).
Filmography
2009: Chen Zhen the Nocturnal Hero
2009: Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
2008: Painted Skin
2008: Iron Road (2008) (mini-series) as Little Tiger
2006: Fearless as Yueci (Moon)
Crystal Liu Yifei (刘亦菲) (born August 25, 1987) is a Chinese actress and singer. Her legal name is Liu Ximeizi (刘茜美子).
Personal life
Born at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, Liu’s birthname is An Feng (安风). Her father An Shaokang (安少康), a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France, was a university French Language professor while her mother was a dancer and a stage performer. They divorced when she was 7 years old. After her parents’ divorce, Liu lived with her mother, Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉) and her name was changed to Liu Ximeizi. She began modelling at the age of 8 and was trained in singing, dancing and playing the piano. Liu moved to the United States at the age of 10 with her mother and lived there for four years. During those four years she attended Louis Pasteur Middle School. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue an acting career and adopted her stage name Liu Yifei. In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006.
Career
Immediately following her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play the role of Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha’s Wuxia novel of the same name. In Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Liu’s role was first given to Liu Tao. However, after she was given the role of Wang Yuyan after she was spotted and Liu Tao was cast as A Zhu instead. She became famous in China for her role. Her fame was further enhanced by her role in the 2004 drama series adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Sword and Fairy.
In 2006, Liu starred in another TV series adaptation of Louis Cha’s Wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. After intense speculation on who would play Xiaolongnü, the role was finally offered to her. She was backed by Cha, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to play the role of the young and innocent Xiaolongnü. Although the drama serials she has acted in were well-received, the films she starred in did poorly in terms of box office earnings with the exception of The Forbidden Kingdom which had a budget of $55,000,000 and had a theatrical gross of $111,604,290. More revenue is expected as The Forbidden Kingdom has been released in the DVD and blu-ray formats on September 9, 2008 in the United States.
She appeared in Jimmy Lin’s music video of the song “I Am Still Waiting For You” (我还在等你) from his 2006 album Can’t Stop Me (挡不住我). She has also previously co-starred with him in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and The Love Winner.
In conjunction with her acting career, Liu obtained a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in August 2005. She has started studying singing and dancing in Japan since then. She released her first single “Mayonaka no Door” with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Her song “Mayonaka no Doa” as recorded by Sony Music appeared on television as one of the ending themes to “Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z”.
In 2008, she starred in The Forbidden Kingdom, a martial arts-adventure film in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents’ killer. In her quest, she is teamed up with the drunken immortal (played by Jackie Chan) and the silent monk (played by Jet Li).
Gong Li (巩俐, born December 31, 1965) is a Chinese film actress. She first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Gong Li is generally considered one of the best actresses in China. She is also considered, particularly in Asia, one of the most attractive people in popular culture.
Biography
Early life
Gong Li was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, the fifth child in her family. Her father was a professor of economics and her mother, who was 40 when Gong was born, was a teacher. Gong grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. She knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress, and at school she excelled at singing and dancing almost to the exclusion of other subjects. She was eventually accepted to the Beijing Central College of Drama in 1985 and graduated in 1989. She was still a student there when Zhang Yimou chose her in 1987 for the lead role in his first film as a director.
Career
Over the next several years after her 1987 debut, Gong received both local and international acclaim for her roles in several more Zhang Yimou films, including Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern and The Story of Qiu Ju, for which she was named Best Actress at the 1992 Venice Film Festival.
In 1993 she received a New York Film Critics Circle award for her role in Farewell My Concubine. Directed by Chen Kaige, the film was at the time her first major role with a director other than Zhang Yimou. In 2006, Premiere Magazine ranked her performance as the 89th greatest performance of all time.
She retains a very strong popularity in most Asian countries and is prized for both her talents and beauty .[citation needed] In addition to acting, she is also an exceptional singer, as demonstrated during her performance in the 1998 film Shanghai Triad.[citation needed] Her international acclaim was demonstrated when she became a recipient of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in June 1998.
Her relationship with Zhang Yimou was both professional and romantic and they created a scandal for being lovers during their long collaboration, despite Zhang already being married during that time. The couple eventually broke up in 1995, and Gong Li married Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi Hoe Soeng the next year.
Gong and Zhang stopped working together until 2006, when they were finally reunited for Zhang’s Curse of the Golden Flower, where she played the beautiful and ultimately dying Golden Phoenix.
Despite her high profile, Gong had for years put off working on Hollywood films, due to both her lack of confidence speaking English and her discontent with the types of roles being offered to her. Her first major English-language role came in 2005 when she starred as the beautiful but vindictive Hatsumomo in Memoirs of a Geisha.
Her other English-language roles to date have been in Miami Vice in 2006 and Hannibal Rising in 2007. In all three films, she learned her English lines phonetically.
Zhao Wei is a Chinese film actress and pop singer. Audiences sometimes refer to her by her English name, Vicki Zhao. She is considered one of the “Four Young Dan actresses” in China (四小花旦), along with Xu Jinglei, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun.
After being chosen to work as an extra on a filming set, Zhao developed a passion for acting. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, Zhao participated in various film projects. Zhao’s breakout role as a leading actress was in Princess Pearl, a television series. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, Zhao also began a singing career with her first album, Swallow. After her breakthrough, Zhao has been involved in numerous controversies about her personal and professional lives, including posing in a dress resembling a Japanese war flag.
Throughout her career, Zhao has engaged herself in more varied roles, such as Lu Yiping in Romance in the Rain, a policewoman named An Xin in Jade Goddess of Mercy, the playful Qu Ran in A Time to Love, and the gentle, intelligent Yao Mulan Moment in Peking. She has also remained active in her music, recording several albums since her debut in 1999.
Early life
Born and raised in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China, Zhao was the second child of Zhao Jiahai (赵家海) and Wei Qiying (魏启颖). Her father, Zhao Jiahai, was an appliance designer. Zhao has one older brother, named Zhao Jian. She graduated from Teachers’ College Elementary School (Shi Fan Fu Xiao) and Teachers’ College High School (17th Secondary School Shi Fan). Originally, Zhao was working towards a career in teaching, like her mother. At the time, Zhao claimed to have never considered the prospect of an acting career, once commenting “I thought actresses had to be beautiful, and I thought I was ordinary”. In 1993, however, a filming crew arrived in Wuhu looking for extras for the film Hua Hun, starring Gong Li. Afterward, Zhao decided to pursue an acting career. Looking for ways to leave town, Zhao looked for opportunities to enroll in a film school. She later discovered a new film arts school in Shanghai, opened by the renowned director Xie Jin. In 1996, Zhao received first class results in her entrance exam to Beijing Film Academy’s Performance Institute. She graduated from there in 2000.
Career
Early work, 1993-1997
Zhao received her first experience in front of the camera in 1993 when she was chosen to act as an extra in Hua Hua, a film starring Gong Li. In 1995, after completing her high school exams, Zhao decided to star in her first television series, Yu Tian You Gu Shi. The same year, she was hired by Xie Jin, the director that opened Xie Jin’s Star Academy, to star in one of his movies, Penitentiary Angel. This was the first time she had a substantial role in any work. Zhao herself did not find her performance fulfilling, but treated it as a valuable experience. “My performance was pretty terrible,” she claimed, “but if you’ve been in a film by a famous director, no matter how well you did, then other less-famous directors will want to use you.”
Rise to prominence, 1998-2002
After playing minor roles in various series and films, Zhao received her first leading role in a series called Sisters in Beijing. There, she was spotted by famous Taiwanese romance writer Chiung Yao, who was looking for actors. At the time, Chiung Yao commented that Zhao was a little chubby but talented. In 1997, Zhao had lost some weight and was offered one of the leading roles in Chiung Yao’s television series Princess Pearl. Filming the television series Princess Pearl was an arduous task for Zhao and her co-stars. Zhao herself acknowledged the intensity of filming:
“ We shot 18 to 20 hours a day. There were two groups of actors. One shot during the day, one at night. Frequently I’d have to do both. A few times I worked so hard that I actually threw up from the exertion. But I was young then. I didn’t get tired easily. And I never complained about the working conditions. I thought that’s just how it was supposed to be. Now I know that’s wrong. But at the time I had no clue. Whatever they’d give me, I’d do. And as soon as I was done working I could just fall asleep. They’d say, ‘Go to sleep,’ and I’d go right to sleep. ”
The hard work of the cast yielded unexpected results. After Princess Pearl was broadcast, it enjoyed the highest ratings in China. Zhao quickly rose to prominence. In 1999, she became the youngest actress to win the Golden Eagle Awards for “Best Actress.” Zhao’s performance received critical acclaim in Taiwan as well; Zhao was named as one of Taiwan’s “Top Ten Most Outstanding Individuals in Television Industry.” Following this, she continually to star in a number of successful television series and movies and released a number of well-sold albums.
Following her role Princess Pearl, Zhao became a prominent actress in China. In 2000, Zhao starred in a romantic-comedy, ming-dynasty based drama series Treasure Venture, alongside Taiwanese heartthrob Nicky Wu. With her huge success as an actress, feeling that she had achieved all she could in television, she went on to star in a few movies in Hong Kong. In 2001, she guest starred in the box office hit Shaolin Soccer alongside Hong Kong actor, director, and producer Stephen Chow. In there, Zhao played an unattractive bun maker, turning away from the cute image she had earned from her role in Princess Pearl. The actress herself expressed disgust at her image in the movie, commenting: “Have you seen it? I looked disgusting in it.” However, Zhao feels her role in Shaolin Soccer was also a learning experience for her. “I wanted a challenge”, Zhao commented in an interview. “And he really gave it to me. In China people think I’m cute; he didn’t let me look cute. People say I have big eyes; he taped them down. My old characters were all kind of wild; here I was very subdued. Everything I did before, he reversed.”
Also in 2001, she filmed another series written by Chiung Yao titled Romance in the Rain. Zhao participated on a romantic comedy produced by Wong Kar-wai under director Jeff Lau as “Princess Phoenix” in Chinese Odyssey 2002 together with Tony Leung, Faye Wong, and Chang Chen. Zhao was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” at 39th Golden Horse Awards. In 2002, Zhao worked with actresses Shu Qi and Karen Mok in So Close.
Stardom, 2003-present
After filming Romance in the Rain, Zhao began to focus on filming movies. In 2003, Zhao starred in four films – My Dream Girl, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Green Tea, and Jade Goddess of Mercy. Each film was critically acclaimed and presented Zhao in a different role. One of these four films, Jade Goddess of Mercy, was directed by Ann Hui, a well-known director in Asia. It co-starred Nicholas Tse, a popular singer-actor from Hong Kong. After much speculation over who would receive the female lead in Hui’s new film, Jade Goddess of Mercy, the lead role (An Xin) was finally offered to Zhao. Starring in the film elevated Zhao’s stardom even more. Zhao received critical acclaim for her role. In 2004, the 10th Movie Academic Society presented her the “Golden Phoenix Award” for her role in Jade Goddess of Mercy. Reviews were generally positive. In TIME Asia magazine’s review of Jade Goddess of Mercy, reviewer Bryan Walsh commented: “Despite plot twists that strain credulity, the film works, thanks mostly to Zhao’s soulful performance as a cop torn between love, duty and motherhood. With her elfin stature, Zhao couldn’t intimidate a jaywalker, but her convincing portrayal confirms her status as one of China’s best actresses.” On numerous occasions, Zhao has told reporters about the respect she has for Ann Hui, the director of the film. In an article by Time Asia, Zhao recalled: “In the morning, when I’d come to the set, Ann would scrutinize my face and eyes to see if they were bright or dull. And she’d say, ‘I can see you slept well last night.’ She really understood the actors she was working with, as if we were precision instruments.”
In 2004, Zhao was cast to dub the character Princess Fiona when Shrek 2 was released in China. Further, she won the “Most Popular Actress” award (the equivalent of a Best Actress award) at the 11th Beijing Student Film Festival for her performance in Warriors of Heaven and Earth, even though she only had 25 lines of dialogue in the entire movie.
2005 proved to be a successful year for Zhao after she won the Best Actress award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and tied with Zhang Ziyi for the Huabiao Award, the highest governmental award towards the film industry. Both were for her performance in A Time to Love. Zhao once again won “Best Actress” for her performance in A Time To Love at The 8th Changchun China Film Festival in 2006. Finally, after a four year break from television series, Zhao starred as Yao Mulan in a remake of Lin Yutang’s Moment in Peking. When audiences compared Zhao’s Yao Mulan with the previous actress who portrayed Yao Mulan, 80% of audiences preferred Zhao’s performance. In conjunction, she was ranked No. 4 on Forbes’ 2006 List of Top Chinese Celebrities. In June 2006, Zhao was selected by voters as the “Most Popular Mainland Actress” at the 2nd Top Chinese TV Drama Awards
Following her performance in Moment in Peking, Zhao went on to star in two films in 2006. The first of these two films, The Postmodern Life of My Aunt, premièred at film festivals around the world, including the Toronto International Film Festival. Her guest starring role in the film resulted in Zhao’s second Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Golden Horse Awards. Meanwhile, Zhao portrayed a taxicab driver in her other film, The Longest Night in Shanghai. In this rare Sino-Japanese collaboration, Zhao starred alongside Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki and Taiwanese actor Dylan Kuo (郭品超). The film is expected to be released in May 2007.
In 2006, Zhao took an exam for a Masters’ class in directing at her alma mater, Beijing Film Academy. After passing with flying colors, Zhao returned to Beijing Film Academy in September 2006 as a graduate student in the Directing Department. Currently, she is studying under the instruction of the famed director Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Zhao’s newest television series is titled Thank You for Having Loved Me. For her role in the series, Zhao received a salary of 100,000 RMB per episode. After three months of filming during the summer in Shanghai, the series was completed in September 2006. It is scheduled to be broadcast possibly by the end of 2006. In 2007, it was also announced that Zhao had been cast as Sun Shangxiang in John Woo’s latest blockbuster, Battle of Red Cliff. In early 2008 Zhao was cast to play the role of Pei Rong of in Chen Jiagang’s film Painted Skin; in early 2009 she was cast to play the main role of Hua Mulan in Jingle Ma’s film Mulan.
Music
In 1999, Zhao also entered the music industry and released her first album, Swallow. It included several tunes from the series Princess Pearl. The album was relatively successful and received several awards; critics commented on Zhao’s potential in the music industry. In 1999, China’s Pop Songs Chart Committee presented Zhao the “Best Potential Award” for her debut album. The same year in Hong Kong, Radio Hong Kong awarded Zhao the “Best Progress Award.” Moreover, Radio Hong Kong presented Zhao an “Outstanding Mandarin Song Bronze Award” for her single “There is a Girl” (有一个姑娘). Originally, “There is a Girl” was a theme in Zhao’s breakthrough series, Princess Returning Pearl.
Following Zhao’s debut in the music industry, she has released several other albums. The same year, Magic of Love was released. In 2001, Zhao released the album The Last Separation, based on her recent breakup with her boyfriend. Zhao’s first three albums sold well in China, selling over 3 million copies, but received a lukewarm response from critics. As part of the soundtrack for Romance in the Rain, Zhao performed several songs written by Chiung Yao. In the actual television series, Zhao’s character, Lu Yiping, also performed many songs.
After taking a three-year break from singing to focus on her acting work, in 2004 Zhao released the album Piao (飄), meaning “flutter.” Zhao recorded this album in hopes of coping with the rumours about her. Fans and critics alike feel Zhao’s new album shows a more mature and expressive singing technique. Included in the album were hits such as “Jian Jian” and “Continuous Rainy Sunday.” Following the release of Piao, Zhao’s music career flourished. At the 12th East Music Awards, Zhao won the Best Stage Performance Award. Furthermore, at the 5th Pepsi Music Chart Awards, Zhao was selected as Mainland’s Most Popular Female Singer
Following the success of Piao, Zhao released another album titled Double (双). This album included the popular hits “One Tiny Part” (微小的部分)and “Shangguan Yan and I” (我和上官燕). It also included “Faxian” (发现; literally “Realize”), based on the theme song of Moment in Peking. The success of Double resulted in Zhao winning “Most Popular Female Artist” at the 13th East Music Awards.
Her music career is highlighted by her wins in the Channel V’s 12th Chinese Music Billboard Event in 2006. Zhao won awards for Most Popular Female Artist and Most Popular Music Video for her music video “Shangguan Yan and I.” Zhao was also awarded MTV Asia’s Favourite Artist from Mainland China.
Zhao in the media
Rumours and controversy
As a result of her fame, Zhao Wei has been a regular subject of tabloids. In 2001, a woman named Zou Xue published a picture of Zhao wearing a dress with a Japanese military flag on the cover of Bazaar Magazine. The public saw it as a sign of disrespecting government policy, as well as the sensibilities of the Chinese. The Chinese public, sensitive over the war with Japan, responded furiously. Zhao’s relations with mainland audiences became strained. At a concert, she was tackled by Fu Shenghua, a construction worker who said his grandparents had been killed during the war. Reflecting upon his actions, Fu told a Chinese magazine: “I know what I did wasn’t right. But I believe my cause was just… As a famous Chinese person, she should have been aware of such an important event in Chinese history.”
In 2004, Zhao was embroiled in further controversy when Zou Xue accused Zhao Wei of beating her when she was in a pregnant state. (Zou was the same woman who published the picture of Zhao wearing the dress with a Japanese flag). Zhao and Zou had worked as business partners to open the bar Z1 in Beijing. Zou claimed that Zhao had instructed her chauffeur to hit Zou after a business dispute between the two in July. At the time, Zou was eight months pregnant. In response, Zou filed a lawsuit and asked for compensation of 2,246.6 yuan, as well as a public apology. Zhao denied hitting Zou and avoided involvement in legal matters, continuing to film her television series Moment in Peking.
After filing a lawsuit against Zhao, Zou welcomed journalists, while Zhao ignored them. Zou also claimed that Zhao often used drugs with her friends at their bar, Z1. In addition, she told the press that Zhao was often vulgar and abusive towards her staff. In response, Zhao’s brother, Zhao Jian, protested that Zou purposely published the picture of Zhao Wei in the “Military Flag” dress as an attack against her.
In the past few years, a few of Zhao’s movies, such as Green Tea, Jade Goddess of Mercy, and A Time to Love failed to receive high box office earnings. Because of this, the media characterized Zhao as the “bane of the box office”, or “box office poison.” When reporters confronted Zhao about this, she has expressed discomfort and frustration. In response to this label, Zhao commented:
“ “I don’t mind people saying I’m not good. I know my own weakness and limits, but I’ve always tried my best in what I do. To label me as the ‘bane of the box office’ just because the earnings of a couple of movies are not ideal is not fair. Besides, a movie’s success does not depend on a single person. Hence, such talk is very biased and subjective. Anyway, this is not the first time, so I feel there’s no need to respond to such baseless remarks.” ”
After winning the Best Actress Award at the 2005 Shanghai International Film Festival, Zhao became the subject of controversy. Several reporters felt she did not deserve the award.In 2006, Zhao became involved in more tabloid speculation. Rumours spread that she was fighting with actresses Sun Li and Li Bingbing over a role as a “salon girl” in Falling Leaves. Zhao cleared up these rumours by stating she would not be acting as a “salon girl.”
Commercial work
After rising to prominence, Zhao became actively involved in commercial work. In 2001, she was selected as one of China’s Top Ten Most Popular Commercial Models. Her nomination was a result of her commercial work for Red Earth and Amoisonic Mobile Phone. The same year, Zhao was ranked second on “China’s Top 10 Artiste for Advertisement” list. On several occasions, Zhao has also been praised by the media for her sense of style. At the Lycra Channel Young Award, Zhao was chosen as the “Most Trendy Female Actress” in Mainland China. The same year, MTV China also selected Zhao as the “Most Stylish Asian Actress.” Zhao also garnered another fashion award at the 2004 Pierre Cardin Awards. Zhao was awarded the “Stylish Female Singer and Stylish Actress” at the China Fashion Award (CFA) in 2005.[citation needed]
Zhao Wei is a Chinese film actress and pop singer. Audiences sometimes refer to her by her English name, Vicki Zhao. She is considered one of the “Four Young Dan actresses” in China (四小花旦), along with Xu Jinglei, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun.
After being chosen to work as an extra on a filming set, Zhao developed a passion for acting. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, Zhao participated in various film projects. Zhao’s breakout role as a leading actress was in Princess Pearl, a television series. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, Zhao also began a singing career with her first album, Swallow. After her breakthrough, Zhao has been involved in numerous controversies about her personal and professional lives, including posing in a dress resembling a Japanese war flag.
Throughout her career, Zhao has engaged herself in more varied roles, such as Lu Yiping in Romance in the Rain, a policewoman named An Xin in Jade Goddess of Mercy, the playful Qu Ran in A Time to Love, and the gentle, intelligent Yao Mulan Moment in Peking. She has also remained active in her music, recording several albums since her debut in 1999.
Early life
Born and raised in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China, Zhao was the second child of Zhao Jiahai (赵家海) and Wei Qiying (魏启颖). Her father, Zhao Jiahai, was an appliance designer. Zhao has one older brother, named Zhao Jian. She graduated from Teachers’ College Elementary School (Shi Fan Fu Xiao) and Teachers’ College High School (17th Secondary School Shi Fan). Originally, Zhao was working towards a career in teaching, like her mother. At the time, Zhao claimed to have never considered the prospect of an acting career, once commenting “I thought actresses had to be beautiful, and I thought I was ordinary”. In 1993, however, a filming crew arrived in Wuhu looking for extras for the film Hua Hun, starring Gong Li. Afterward, Zhao decided to pursue an acting career. Looking for ways to leave town, Zhao looked for opportunities to enroll in a film school. She later discovered a new film arts school in Shanghai, opened by the renowned director Xie Jin. In 1996, Zhao received first class results in her entrance exam to Beijing Film Academy’s Performance Institute. She graduated from there in 2000.
Career
Early work, 1993-1997
Zhao received her first experience in front of the camera in 1993 when she was chosen to act as an extra in Hua Hua, a film starring Gong Li. In 1995, after completing her high school exams, Zhao decided to star in her first television series, Yu Tian You Gu Shi. The same year, she was hired by Xie Jin, the director that opened Xie Jin’s Star Academy, to star in one of his movies, Penitentiary Angel. This was the first time she had a substantial role in any work. Zhao herself did not find her performance fulfilling, but treated it as a valuable experience. “My performance was pretty terrible,” she claimed, “but if you’ve been in a film by a famous director, no matter how well you did, then other less-famous directors will want to use you.”
Rise to prominence, 1998-2002
After playing minor roles in various series and films, Zhao received her first leading role in a series called Sisters in Beijing. There, she was spotted by famous Taiwanese romance writer Chiung Yao, who was looking for actors. At the time, Chiung Yao commented that Zhao was a little chubby but talented. In 1997, Zhao had lost some weight and was offered one of the leading roles in Chiung Yao’s television series Princess Pearl. Filming the television series Princess Pearl was an arduous task for Zhao and her co-stars. Zhao herself acknowledged the intensity of filming:
“ We shot 18 to 20 hours a day. There were two groups of actors. One shot during the day, one at night. Frequently I’d have to do both. A few times I worked so hard that I actually threw up from the exertion. But I was young then. I didn’t get tired easily. And I never complained about the working conditions. I thought that’s just how it was supposed to be. Now I know that’s wrong. But at the time I had no clue. Whatever they’d give me, I’d do. And as soon as I was done working I could just fall asleep. They’d say, ‘Go to sleep,’ and I’d go right to sleep. ”
The hard work of the cast yielded unexpected results. After Princess Pearl was broadcast, it enjoyed the highest ratings in China. Zhao quickly rose to prominence. In 1999, she became the youngest actress to win the Golden Eagle Awards for “Best Actress.” Zhao’s performance received critical acclaim in Taiwan as well; Zhao was named as one of Taiwan’s “Top Ten Most Outstanding Individuals in Television Industry.” Following this, she continually to star in a number of successful television series and movies and released a number of well-sold albums.[citation needed]
Following her role Princess Pearl, Zhao became a prominent actress in China. In 2000, Zhao starred in a romantic-comedy, ming-dynasty based drama series Treasure Venture, alongside Taiwanese heartthrob Nicky Wu. With her huge success as an actress, feeling that she had achieved all she could in television, she went on to star in a few movies in Hong Kong. In 2001, she guest starred in the box office hit Shaolin Soccer alongside Hong Kong actor, director, and producer Stephen Chow. In there, Zhao played an unattractive bun maker, turning away from the cute image she had earned from her role in Princess Pearl. The actress herself expressed disgust at her image in the movie, commenting: “Have you seen it? I looked disgusting in it.” However, Zhao feels her role in Shaolin Soccer was also a learning experience for her. “I wanted a challenge”, Zhao commented in an interview. “And he really gave it to me. In China people think I’m cute; he didn’t let me look cute. People say I have big eyes; he taped them down. My old characters were all kind of wild; here I was very subdued. Everything I did before, he reversed.”
Also in 2001, she filmed another series written by Chiung Yao titled Romance in the Rain. Zhao participated on a romantic comedy produced by Wong Kar-wai under director Jeff Lau as “Princess Phoenix” in Chinese Odyssey 2002 together with Tony Leung, Faye Wong, and Chang Chen. Zhao was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” at 39th Golden Horse Awards. In 2002, Zhao worked with actresses Shu Qi and Karen Mok in So Close.
Stardom, 2003-present
After filming Romance in the Rain, Zhao began to focus on filming movies. In 2003, Zhao starred in four films – My Dream Girl, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Green Tea, and Jade Goddess of Mercy. Each film was critically acclaimed and presented Zhao in a different role. One of these four films, Jade Goddess of Mercy, was directed by Ann Hui, a well-known director in Asia. It co-starred Nicholas Tse, a popular singer-actor from Hong Kong. After much speculation over who would receive the female lead in Hui’s new film, Jade Goddess of Mercy, the lead role (An Xin) was finally offered to Zhao. Starring in the film elevated Zhao’s stardom even more. Zhao received critical acclaim for her role. In 2004, the 10th Movie Academic Society presented her the “Golden Phoenix Award” for her role in Jade Goddess of Mercy. Reviews were generally positive. In TIME Asia magazine’s review of Jade Goddess of Mercy, reviewer Bryan Walsh commented: “Despite plot twists that strain credulity, the film works, thanks mostly to Zhao’s soulful performance as a cop torn between love, duty and motherhood. With her elfin stature, Zhao couldn’t intimidate a jaywalker, but her convincing portrayal confirms her status as one of China’s best actresses.” On numerous occasions, Zhao has told reporters about the respect she has for Ann Hui, the director of the film. In an article by Time Asia, Zhao recalled: “In the morning, when I’d come to the set, Ann would scrutinize my face and eyes to see if they were bright or dull. And she’d say, ‘I can see you slept well last night.’ She really understood the actors she was working with, as if we were precision instruments.”
In 2004, Zhao was cast to dub the character Princess Fiona when Shrek 2 was released in China. Further, she won the “Most Popular Actress” award (the equivalent of a Best Actress award) at the 11th Beijing Student Film Festival for her performance in Warriors of Heaven and Earth, even though she only had 25 lines of dialogue in the entire movie.
2005 proved to be a successful year for Zhao after she won the Best Actress award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and tied with Zhang Ziyi for the Huabiao Award, the highest governmental award towards the film industry. Both were for her performance in A Time to Love. Zhao once again won “Best Actress” for her performance in A Time To Love at The 8th Changchun China Film Festival in 2006. Finally, after a four year break from television series, Zhao starred as Yao Mulan in a remake of Lin Yutang’s Moment in Peking. When audiences compared Zhao’s Yao Mulan with the previous actress who portrayed Yao Mulan, 80% of audiences preferred Zhao’s performance. In conjunction, she was ranked No. 4 on Forbes’ 2006 List of Top Chinese Celebrities. In June 2006, Zhao was selected by voters as the “Most Popular Mainland Actress” at the 2nd Top Chinese TV Drama Awards
Following her performance in Moment in Peking, Zhao went on to star in two films in 2006. The first of these two films, The Postmodern Life of My Aunt, premièred at film festivals around the world, including the Toronto International Film Festival. Her guest starring role in the film resulted in Zhao’s second Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Golden Horse Awards. Meanwhile, Zhao portrayed a taxicab driver in her other film, The Longest Night in Shanghai. In this rare Sino-Japanese collaboration, Zhao starred alongside Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki and Taiwanese actor Dylan Kuo (郭品超). The film is expected to be released in May 2007.
In 2006, Zhao took an exam for a Masters’ class in directing at her alma mater, Beijing Film Academy. After passing with flying colors, Zhao returned to Beijing Film Academy in September 2006 as a graduate student in the Directing Department. Currently, she is studying under the instruction of the famed director Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Zhao’s newest television series is titled Thank You for Having Loved Me. For her role in the series, Zhao received a salary of 100,000 RMB per episode. After three months of filming during the summer in Shanghai, the series was completed in September 2006. It is scheduled to be broadcast possibly by the end of 2006. In 2007, it was also announced that Zhao had been cast as Sun Shangxiang in John Woo’s latest blockbuster, Battle of Red Cliff. In early 2008 Zhao was cast to play the role of Pei Rong of in Chen Jiagang’s film Painted Skin; in early 2009 she was cast to play the main role of Hua Mulan in Jingle Ma’s film Mulan.
Music
In 1999, Zhao also entered the music industry and released her first album, Swallow. It included several tunes from the series Princess Pearl. The album was relatively successful and received several awards; critics commented on Zhao’s potential in the music industry. In 1999, China’s Pop Songs Chart Committee presented Zhao the “Best Potential Award” for her debut album. The same year in Hong Kong, Radio Hong Kong awarded Zhao the “Best Progress Award.” Moreover, Radio Hong Kong presented Zhao an “Outstanding Mandarin Song Bronze Award” for her single “There is a Girl” (有一个姑娘). Originally, “There is a Girl” was a theme in Zhao’s breakthrough series, Princess Returning Pearl.
Tang Wei (汤唯), born 7 October 1979, is a Chinese actress. She was selected from more than 10,000 actresses to appear in Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (Winner of the 2007 Golden Lion award) as Wong Chia Chi, co-starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Joan Chen, and Leehom Wang. For the role of Wong Chia Chi, she has won in category Best New Performer of Golden Horse award. She has also been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.
Media ban
In early March 2008 it was reported that some of Tang Wei’s commercial sponsors had dropped her television and print ads due to her performance in the movie Lust, Caution. This included Tang Wei’s forthcoming TV commercials (for skincare among other things).
She was set to star in Tian Zhuangzhuang’s big budget period film The Warrior and the Wolf, but due to the Chinese media ban she was replaced by actress Maggie Q. Following this, Tang disappeared from the movie industry for nearly a year.
In October 2008, the Hong Kong immigration authority approved her application under Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, thus becoming a resident of Hong Kong. This created more opportunities for her and broadened her career in the media industry. She also has ambitions for the United States and Hollywood as well.
In early 2009—nearly a year after Lust, Caution—it was announced that Tang would co-star in Crossing Hennessy, a romantic drama, with Jacky Cheung.
Personal life
Very little is known about her personal life. On 5 October 2007, Tang revealed that her Western name is Rebecca in an interview on KTSF television channel 26 in San Francisco. Her mother is an actress and her father is a painter.
Awards
Tang was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award for her role in Lust, Caution in 2008.
Jing Tian(景甜) is a Chinese actress.
Date of Birth: July 21, 1989
Birthplace: Xi’an
Weight: 44 KG Height: 1.67 M
Blood type: O Constellation: Cancer
Favorite sport: dancing, swimming
Favorite clothing: cute, leisure
Favorite movie: “Roman Holiday”
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite music: electronic music, jazz
Favorite actress: Audrey Hepburn
Favorite singer: Madonna ciccone Britney Spears
Name: Janice Wei 衛蘭
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
DOB: April 13, 1982
Height: 5"3
Weight: 110 lbs
Nationality: Chinese/Korean/Phillippino
Family members: mom, dad, and little sister
education level: high school
Languages: english, cantonese, mandarin
Interests: singing, dancing, listening to music, sports (badminton), movies, travel
Favourite type of Music: R&B, jazz, blues, funk-soul, punk-rock, ska-punk, acid-jazz
Favourite type of books: conceptual arts, contemporary arts, greek mythology, folklore
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| Janice M. Vidal (Chinese: 衛蘭) is a female singer in Hong Kong. She is of mixed parentage with a Filipino father and a mixed Chinese and Korean mother. As a Hong Kong singer she had chosen the Chinese name Wei Lan (衛蘭), although most of her fans refer to her simply as Janice. In the past she went under the name Renee in her musical work prior to her debut album in 2005 and "Ming Lok Tai" (明樂蒂) in a EEG singing competition in 2000. As of 2006, her father resides in Hong Kong, while her mother resides in South Korea. Janice is emerging as one of the new singers in Hong Kong and Asia. Her music style is a mixture of Cantopop, Jazz and R&B. She performs her songs in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and will be performing songs in Korean in the near future. Janice's twin sister Jill Vidal (衛詩) is also a singer. Jill was signed by the same record label as Janice at the end of 2005 and released her first song in December of 2005. Even though their voices sound virtually the same, Jill has a notably different style from Janice; her songs tend to be more hard-core R&B and are also more fast-paced, while Janice has a heavier Pop feel to her songs. In an interview on Sina, Charles Ying stated that Cantonese is not Janice's first language and asked how Janice dealt with this difficulty. Janice admitted that she does not read Chinese but uses English to help her pronounce words that she sings in the recording studio, however she replied that she is quicker at recognising Chinese characters. Janice will be holding her first concert in Hong Kong on the 29th March 2007. It is called "My First Concert"
By April 2005, Janice had become known as a mysterious singer who sung several cover versions of Leon Lai's songs, but whose face has never been shown in public. After roughly six months of radio publicity and building public anticipation, her face was finally unveiled when her debut album "Day & Night" was released on 13 April 2005. On 25 November of the same year, Janice released her second album "My Love", a rarity for a newcomer in Hong Hong's music industry. In mid-December of 2005 Janice was nominated by Commercial Radio 2 for the 2005 Hong Kong Music Awards Best Female Singer, which results are due out on Jan 1, 2006. On 1 January 2006, Janice was awarded by Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) the Gold prize for 2005 Best Female Newcomer., to the delight of her fans and family. | ||||||
