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Olympian Liu Xiang to star in Jackie Chan Movie
One of China's most decorated athlete, Liu Xiang, and Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan has joined forces. Liu Xiang will make his movie debut with his role in Jackie' Chan's movie series, Police Story. The movie has yet to be filmed. ...
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Disney Shanghai Coming Soon
China's planning agency just approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, China. The purpose Disney site will be located in eastern Pudong district near the airport. Besides Shanghai, Disney has locations in Hong Kong and Tokyo in the Asia region....
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2009 Golden Disk Award Nominees – Korea
The Golden Disk Awards is a awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The 2009 Golden Disk Awards will be held on December 10, 2009. Below are the nominees for this years award. Disk B...
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Reiko Aoyama the next Image girl for Triumph
Triumph, the popular lingerie maker in Japan and Asia, has selected Reiko Aoyama (22) to be the next image girl for 2010. Previous Triumph image girl include popular race queen model Miho Yoshioka, Yuko Ishida and Hiromi Nishiuchi. ...
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Wonder Girls in Billboard Hot 100 Charts
Popular Korean girl group, Wonder Girls, became the first Korean signers to enter the top 100 of the US Billboard charts. Their song, "Nobody" released in June ranked 76th of the October Billboard Hot 100. The Billboard Hot 100 is one of the two most important charts in the U.S., the world'...
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Kim Yu Na and Cha Tae Hyun Top Celebrities
According to Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation's survey, Figure skating champ Kim Yu-na and actor Cha Tae-hyun were the were most coveted celebrities by the advertising industry in the first half of the year. Actress Kim Tae-hee, who topped the list last year among female celebrities, c...
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Pusan International Film Festival 2009
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), which South Korea claims as the largest international film event, opened Thursday. Among the notable attendees included Jost Hartnett, Li Bingbing, Jang Dong-gun and Lee Byung Hun. This year's PIFF, marking its 14th event, is screening a total o...
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Kim Hyun Joong Most Popular
According to Korea AD waple advertisement polling, Kim Hyun Joong was voted the most popular celebrity followed by his group SS501. Kim Hyun Joong is the leader of the popular boy group, SS501. ...
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Fan Bing Bing Photoshoot
Pictures of Fan Bing Bing with her latest photoshoot. Bingbing looks elegant in the strangely odd fashion outfits. Catch her latest movie, "Wheat" which opened in cinemas last week. ...
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Edison Chen is back in his 1st Movie since scandal
Edison Chen, the 28-year-old Chinese-Canadian actor-singer will play a small role in the English-language comedy, "Almost Perfect," which also stars Kelly Hu. Almost Perfect movie is about the story of an Asian woman who juggles the competing needs of her new boyfriend and her immediate family. ...
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Zhou Xun in Love, New Relationship
Chinese actress Zhou Xun admitted that she is currently in love with Wang Shou, son of a Real Estate developer. This is the first time the actress publicly acknowledged her ongoing romance with Wang. ...
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Tokyo Loses Bid for 2016 Olympics
Tokyo and Chicago were knocked out of the contention to host 2016 Olympics. Surprising, Chicago lost on the first round even though U.S. President Obama and First Lady along with Queen of Talk Show host, Oprah, pitched for Chicago. Rio de Janerio and Madrid remain in contention. The winner will ...
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Lady Collection, New Kpop Girl Group
Seems like every month there are at least 2-3 new Girl group popping up. Lady Collection is the newest girls group from Korea. The members consist of Jieun (JC), Eli and Sei. ...
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Comedian Zhao Benshan Collapased
Zhao Benshan, China's best known comedian, remained in stable condition Wednesday after undergoing an operation, media reports said. A native of Liaoning Province, Zhao is now a household-name comedy actor in China. He has been diversifying into fields of singing, sitcom directing and even busines...
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BoA with a New Hairdo at Tokyo Game Show 2009
Korean superstar, BoA, is getting ready for her upcoming Japanese single, Bump Bump, was seen with a new hairdo at Tokyo Game Show. Personally I like her with her long hairs. ...
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Movie Poster for Red Cliff, US Version
The blockbuster Chinese movie, Red Cliff, is scheduled for US release sometime around November 20, 2009. They just released the movie poster. Looking good. ...
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Ichiro collects 200 hits for nine consecutive seasons
Japanese pro baseball player turned MBA superstar broke MBA record yesterday, as Ichiro collected his 200 hits for a record nine consecutive seasons. Ichiro became the 2nd fastest player to reach over 2,000 hits. His missed the record to become the fastest player by only a few days. ...
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2009 MTV VMA Video Music Award Winners
2009 MTV VMA Awards was held yesterday and Beyonce came home with the Video of the Year award, Lady Gaga won the Best New Artist Award while Taylor Swift took home the Best Female Video award. The event pay tribute to the late Michael Jackson. The event was not without any controversy as Kayne W...
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Jet Li’s New Film, Ocean Paradise, No Action
For the first time in his career, Jet Li will star in a film that has no martial arts action scenes. Not sure if his die-hard fans will appreciate Li's new movie with no action scenes. In Xue Xiaolu’s directorial debut, Li will star as the father of an autistic child next to Kwai Lun-Mei. ...
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Weaving Girl Movie wins at Montreal World Film Festival
Chinese film "Weaving Girl" grabbed the second highest prize at the closing ceremony of the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival Monday. "Weaving Girl," directed by Wang Quan'an and leading actress Yu Nan, tells about the struggled life of a textile factory woman worker. It won both the special ...
