Influenced by hip hop and R&B singers as Nelly and Janet Jackson, many of BoA’s songs fall into those genres. As the singer feels she does not "have any talent for writing [songs]", the writing and composition of her songs are handled mostly by her staff; for this reason, she has drawn some criticism. (Though only a few of her songs are self-written, BoA began composing on her own with her Japanese debut album Listen to My Heart, in which she co-wrote and composed the song "Nothing’s Gonna Change".)

BoA’s multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and conversational English along with her native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout East Asia. She is the only non-Japanese Asian to have two million-selling albums in Japan and is one of only two artists to have six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts since her debut.

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• Birth name : 권보아 (Kwon Boa)
• Born : November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) (age 23)
• Origin : Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• Occupations : Singer-songwriter, composer, dancer, model, voice actress
• Years active : 2000–present
• Labels : SM Entertainment, Avex Trax,
• Associated acts : SM Town, Verbal, M-Flo

Discography

• 2000: ID; Peace B
• 2001: Jumping into the World (mini-album; titled Don’t Start Now in Korea)
• 2002: No.1
• 2002: Miracle (mini-album)
• 2003: Atlantis Princess
• 2003: Shine We Are! (mini-album)
• 2004: My Name
• 2005: Girls on Top
• 2009: BoA / BoA Deluxe
• 2002: Listen to My Heart
• 2003: Valenti
• 2004: Love & Honesty
• 2006: Outgrow
• 2007: Made in Twenty (20)
• 2008: The Face
• 2004: K-pop Selection
• 2005: Best of Soul
• 2009: Best & USA
• 2002: Peace B. Remixes
• 2003: Next World

Namie Amuro is a Japanese singer, entertainer, and former actress, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the “Teen Queen [of Japan]” and is referred to as the “Queen of Japanese pop music”. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of fourteen as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey’s.

Though mostly unsuccessful, the group gained popularity during their final year together with the single “Try Me: Watashi o Shinjite” (1995). Amuro left Toshiba-EMI after releasing two more solo singles; she continued her music career as a solo singer with the then-small independent label Avex Trax. Under the guidance of producer Tetsuya Komuro, Amuro quickly became a commercial success, producing several million-selling records and starting several fashion trends. Her single “Can You Celebrate?” (1997) became Japan’s best selling single by a solo female artist. However, in late 1997, Amuro put her career on hold to focus on her pregnancy and marriage.

Linda Chung Ka-Yan is an award-winning actress and singer based in Hong Kong. She entered the industry in 2004 when she won the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She is now an actress under TVB and a singer under the Star Entertainment label. She has starred in many highly-rated and critically-acclaimed series, most notably Best Bet (2007), Heart of Greed (2007), Moonlight Resonance (2008), and The Gem of Life (2008-09).

Linda was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1984. She has an elder brother and a younger sister. She had always wanted to be a teacher or an actress when she was young.

After graduating from Vancouver’s Templeton Secondary School, Linda participated and won first place in a beauty-talent show hosted by Crystal Mall, an Asian mall located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

In 2003, Linda won the title of Miss Chinese Vancouver, along with three awards in the same event. In 2004, she joined Miss Chinese International, a beauty pageant organized by TVB, and became the third contestant from Vancouver in four years to win Miss Chinese International.

other Information

• Name: 鍾嘉欣 (钟嘉欣) / Chung Ka Yan (Zhong Jia Xin)
• English name: Linda Chung
• Also known as: 欣欣 (Yan Yan) / 阿欣 (Ah Yan)
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Birthdate: 1984-Apr-09
• Birthplace: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
• Height: 173cm
• Weight: 49kg
• Star sign: Aries
• Chinese zodiac: Rat
• Family: Older brother and younger sister

Fala was born in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China in 1982. She came to the United States at the age of 15 in 1997. She attended Emory University in Georgia, USA where she majored in Marketing and International business, minored in Japanese. During her first year in college, she started entering beauty pageants. She graduated from Goizueta Business School of Emory University with a BA degree in May, 2005.

After a period in New York, she returned to Hong Kong and joined TVB. She starred in the TVB series Forensic Heroes, where she started as an accidental murderess.

She crowned the 2006 Miss Chinese International 1st runner up, Ginney Ann from Bangkok, Thailand.

Other Information

• Name: 陳法拉 / Chen Fa La
• English name: Fala Chen
• Profession: Actress
• Birthdate: 1982-Feb-24
• Birthplace: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
• Nationality: American
• Height: 171cm
• Weight: 49kg
• Star sign: Pisces
• Chinese zodiac: Dog

Television

• Transferred Connection Temptation (TVB, 2009)
• The Legend of Pu Song Ling (TVB, 2009)
• The Stew of Life (TVB, 2009)
• Moonlight Resonance (TVB, 2008)
• Catch Me Now (TVB, 2008)
• A Journey Called Life (TVB, 2008)
• The Ultimate Crime Fighter (TVB, 2007)
• Steps (TVB, 2007)
• Best Selling Secrets (TVB, 2007, ep28)
• Heart of Greed (TVB, 2007)
• The Family Link (TVB, 2007)
• Forensic Heroes (TVB, 2006)

Movies

• Laughing Gor Renegade (TVB / Shaw Studios, 2009)

Music

• A Pair of Perfect Match (絕配的一對), theme song for The Stew of Life (2009)

Awards

• Miss Chinese International: 1st Runner Up (2005)
• Miss NY Chinese: Winner (2004)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Best MTV (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Best Costume (2003)
• Miss Chinatown USA: Miss Photogenic (2003)
• Miss Asian America: Winner (2002)

Juri Ueno is an award-winning Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" 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.

Other Information

• Nickname: Jurippe
• Birthdate: May, 25, 1986
• Birthplace: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan
• Height: 167cm
• Shoes: 24cm
• Hobbies: Listening to music, Cooking
• Entertainment: Amuse Inc.
• Star sign: Gemini
• Blood type: A

Television

• Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban (WOWOW, 2009)
• Last Friends (Fuji TV, 2008)
• Loss Time Life (Fuji TV, 2008, Story 4)
• Nodame Cantabile SP (Fuji TV, 2008)
• Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan SP (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Jodan ja nai! (TBS, 2007)
• Nodame Cantabile (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Bokutachi no Sensou (TBS, 2006)
• Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi Slot (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 2005 (NTV, 2005)
• Yagate Kuruhi no Tameni (やがて来る日のために) (Fuji TV, 2005)
• Engine (Fuji TV, 2005)
• Sayonara, Ozu Sensei (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Orange Days TBS (2004)
• Teruteru Kazoku NHK (2003)
• Okaasan to Issho TBS (2003)
• Seizon (生存) (NHK, 2002)

Movies

• Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
• Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009)
• Killer Virgin Road (2009)
• Kodomo no Kodomo (2008)
• Guu-Guu Datte Neko de Aru (2008)
• Kung Fu Kun (2008)
• Naoko (2008)
• 7 Gatsu 24 Nichi Toori no Christmas (2006)
• Shiawase no Switch (2006)
• Deguchi no Nai Umi (2006)
• Warau Michael (2006)
• Niji no Megami Rainbow Song (2006)
• Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)
• Kame wa Igai to Hayaku Oyogu (2005)
• Swing Girls (2004)
• Joze, the Tiger, and the Fish (2003)
• Chirusoku no Natsu (2003)

Awards

• 1st Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Actress – Last Friends, Nodame Cantabile in Europe
• 2nd MTV Student Voice Awards: Best Actress (2008)
• 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Last Friends
• 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Supporting Actress – Last Friends
• 51th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress – Nodame Cantabile
• 28th Japan Academy Awards: Best Newcomer – Swing Girls
• 59th Everyday Movie Sponichi Grand Prix: Best Newcomer – Swing Girls, Chirusoku no Natsu
• Yokohama Film Festival: Best Newcomer – Swing Girls

Links

• Official website

Bae Geu Rin is a South Korean Actress.

Other Information

• Name: 배그린 / Bae Geu Rin
• Profession: Actress
• Birthdate: 1989-Jan-01
• Height: 169cm
• Weight: 48kg

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009) – A story about the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group. Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group. However at the last minute, the member suffers an injury and his twin sister, Mi Nyu, steps in to disguise as him.
• Friend, Our Legend (MBC, 2009) – At a time when students had to fasten their collars and crease their slacks till they’re razor sharp, these four friends strutted around in their own custom-fashioned uniforms. They walked the streets with their heads held high, shoulders straight, and chests out, fearing nothing when they were together. Joon-suk, a son of a vigilant gang boss; Dong-su, the only son of an undertaker; Sang-taek, a diligent student; Joong-ho, who never keeps his mouth shut. Those are the gang of friends who share their fantasies about naked woman on the porn magazine and their awe at Bruce Lee’s Kungfu. Each of their lives takes different turns as they grow up and their paths cross in conflict with each other’s.
• The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea (MBC, 2008)

Park Shin-hye (Hangul: 박신혜; born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model.

Park is currently attending Seoul Young-Pa Girls’ High school. She debuted first in the 2003 Lee Seung-Hwan music video "Ggot – Flower." In 2003 she received a Youth Award from the SBS Acting Awards.

Park’s fame came when she played the younger version of the character Han Jung-suh in the popular Korean drama, Stairway to Heaven. She also starred in a drama series called Tree of Heaven which aired on SBS, starring her former co-star in Stairway to Heaven, Lee Wan. The show had decent ratings, and the reviews and criticism were mixed, but mostly positive. Many critics keyed on in her portrayal of the character Hana’s pain of loving her step brother Yoon-suh Lee Wan as brilliantly done. It should also be noted that due to the age difference between her and Wan, romantic scenes such as kissing on the lips could not occur, as seen in the scenes in the show, where had it been an older actress, such scenes may have occurred. Tree of Heaven started with borderline mediocre ratings, as do many new Korean dramas do, but went on to finish very respectably, and gained a fan base in Korea, which further helped Park’s credibility and young career in acting. Since then, Park has done many commercials (CF) and modeled for a number of Asian companies.

Through her roles and their requirements, Park has displayed an instinctive talent for dancing and martial arts. She has also released a digital single, "Prayer", a song she used to sing in the drama Tree of Heaven, however, the track was not released in the Official OST.

Other Information

• Name: 박신혜 / Park Shin Hye (Bak Sin Hye)
• Profession: Actress, model and singer
• Birthdate: 1990-Feb-18
• Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
• Height: 163cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Blood type: A

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009)
• Bicheonmu (SBS, 2008)
• Kimcheed Radish Cubes (MBC, 2007)
• Several Questions That Make Us Happy (KBS2, 2007)
• Goong S (MBC, 2007)
• Tree of Heaven (SBS, 2006)
• Seoul 1945 (KBS1, 2006)
• Cute or Crazy (SBS, 2005)
• Not Alone 혼자가 아니야 (SBS, 2004)
• Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)

Movies

• Evil Twin / The Hometown of Legends (2007)
• Love Phobia (2006)

Links

• Wikipedia
• DramaWiki

Kim Yoo Jin (born April 9, 1988) is member of Korean girl group After School.

Other Information

• Name: 유이 / UEE (Yoo Yi)
• Real name: 김유진 / Kim Yoo Jin
• Profession: Actress, singer
• Birthdate: 1988-Apr-09
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 50kg
• Star sign: Aries
• Blood type: O
• Talent agency: PLEDIS Entertinment

Television

• You’re Beautiful (SBS, 2009)
• Queen Seon Duk (MBC, 2009)

Links

• After School Official site
• UEE Profile – Music Asia

Kyoko Fukada (深田 恭子, Fukada Kyōko^?, born November 2, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon.

Fukada Kyoko debuted in 1997 with her first appearance in the television drama Sore ga Kotae da! as Kazune. Fukada appeared in her first movie Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and in later in School Day of the Dead, released in 2000, and Dolls, released in 2002, as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single “The Last Fruit” lead to her album Dear, both released in 1999.

Other information

• Name: 深田恭子 (ふかだ きょうこ)
• Name (romaji): Fukada Kyoko
• Nicknames: Fuka-kyon, Kyokorin
• Profession: Actress, model, and singer
• Birthdate: 1982-Nov-02
• Birthplace: Kita, Tokyo, Japan
• Height: 163cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Scorpio
• Blood type: O
• Talent agency : Horipro

Television

• Karei naru Spy as Dorothy (NTV, 2009)
• Kurobe no Taiyo as Kawaguchi Ayako (Fuji TV, 2009)
• Tenchijin as Yodo-Dono (NHK, 2009)
• Gakko ja Oshierarenai! (NTV, 2008)
• Mirai Koshi Meguru as Yoshida Meguru (TV Asahi, 2008)
• Galileo as Shizuko (Fuji TV, 2007, ep7)
• Aoi Hitomi to Nuage as Ichinose Erika (WOWOW, 2007)
• Ikiru as Odagiri Sachi (TV Asahi, 2007)
• Kimi ga Kureta Natsu as Kizaki Tokiko (NTV, 2007)
• Yama Onna Kabe Onna as Mariya Marie (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu as Kono Kana (NTV, 2007)
• Fugoh Keiji 2 as Kanbe Miwako (TV Asahi, 2006)
• Akai Kiseki as Sekiguchi Rinko (TBS, 2006)
• Umeko as Ota Miyo (TBS, 2005)
• Shiawase ni Naritai! as Asada Hikari (TBS, 2005)
• Fugoh Keiji as Kanbe Miwako (TV Asahi, 2005)
• Tokugawa Tsunayoshi – Inu to Yobareta Otoko as Matsuko (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Xmas Nante Daikirai as Kurihara Fuyumi (NTV, 2004)
• Minami-kun no Koibito 2004 as Chiyomi (TV Asahi, 2004)
• Nouka no Yome ni Naritai as Yoshikawa Wako (NHK, 2004)
• Kanojo ga Shinjyatta as Ishii Reiko (NTV, 2004)
• Futari as Kamagata Mutsumi (NTV, 2003)
• Hakoiri Musume as Komori Akari (KTV, 2003)
• Otousan as Shindo Kei (TBS, 2002)
• Remote as Ayaki Kurumi (NTV, 2002)
• Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari Saiyou Shiken (Fuji TV, 2002)
• First Love as Ezawa Kasumi (TBS, 2002)
• Friends as Asai Tomoko (TBS, 2002)
• Fighting Girl as Yoshida Sayoko (Fuji TV, 2001)
• Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari Tomodachi Toroku (Fuji TV, 2001)
• Strawberry on the Shortcake as Misawa Yui (TBS, 2001)
• Food Fight as Tamura Manami (NTV, 2000)
• Imagine as Iijima Yu (Fuji TV, 2000)
• Soshite, Tomodachi (TV Asahi, 2000)
• Tengoku no Kiss as Izumisawa Mika (TV Asahi, 1999)
• To Heart as Miura Toko (TBS, 1999)
• Oni no Sumika as Kato Ayumi (Fuji TV, 1999)
• Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake as Kano Masaki (Fuji TV, 1998)
• News no Onna as Uchida Aya (Fuji TV, 1998)
• Sore Ga Kotae Da! as Mizuno Kazune (Fuji TV, 1997)
• Five as Yodobashi Sanae / Kanae (NTV, 1997)

Movies

• Yatterman (2009)
• Inugamike no Ichizoku (2006)
• Tenshi (2006)
• Kamikaze Girls as Ryugasaki Momoko (2004)
• Tokyo Zance (2004)
• Like Asura as Kamiuchi Sakiko, Fourth Daughter (2003)
• Onmyoji 2 as Himiko/Amemiko (2003)
• Dolls (2002)
• Shisha no Gakuensai (2000)
• Ring 2 as Sawaguchi Kanae (1999)
• Shinjuku Boy Detectives (1998)

Awards

• 35th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit (Remote)
• 30th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit (Fighting Girl)
• 22th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (To Heart)
• 18th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake)

Links

• Official Site

Go Ah Ra is a South Korea Actress and Model.

Other Information

• Name: 고아라 / Ko Ah Ra (Go Ah Ra)
• Profession: Actress and model
• Birthdate: 1990-Feb-11
• Birthplace: Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
• Height: 169cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Blood type: A
• Talent agency: SM Entertainment

Television

• Heading to the Ground (MBC, 2009)
• Karei naru Spy (NTV, 2009) Cameo Ep3
• Who Are You? (MBC, 2008)
• Snow Flower (SBS, 2006)
• Sharp 2 (KBS2, 2005)
• Sharp 1 (KBS2, 2004)

Movies

• Subaru (2009)
• The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007) as Mistress Kulan

Awards

• 43rd Baeksang Art Awards: Best New Actress Award for Snow Flower (2007)
• 2006 SBS Acting Award: Newcomer Award for Snow Flower
• KBS Television Academy Awards: Best Young Actress (Sharp 1, 2004)
• SM Entertainment 5th Anniversary Teen Model Contest: Winner (2003)