American-Korean singer Amerie was in Korea to promote her 3rd and latest album Because I Love It. She looks great in traditional Hanbok dress alongside her Korean mother during a press conference in Seoul. Image by Newsen [Kr].
Archives for May 2007
Tower of London, UK
Tower of London – often said to be a must visit destination in the English capital. The place was already closing when I reached there during my 2005 trip… not that I planned to go in anyway; somehow I have no interest with its main attractions.
Isabella Leong to star in The Mummy 3
Hong Kong based starlet Isabella Leong is set to make her Hollywood debut in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, co-starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello, John Hannah and Luke Ford etc.
Isabella is one of the best young Chinese actresses IMO, should be interesting to see how she fares. The movie will begin filming in July in Montreal and Xi’an.
Pepsi Ice Cucumber coming soon in Japan
Japan films Hana Kimi
Japan’s Fuji TV is filming drama series Hana Kimi, a romantic flick based on popular Japanese manga Hanazakari no Kimitachi e by Hisaya Nakajo.
Hana Kimi is about a girl who fell in love and decided to transfer into the same school to meet her dream guy. Problem is, the guy is attending an all-boys high school, and the girl will have to disguise as a boy to meet her Mr Right.
The manga was first adapted by the Taiwanese, starring Ella Chen, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang. The drama was a huge hit and prompted Fuji TV to produce the Japanese version, which will star Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri and Toma Ikuta etc.
Ryo Ishikawa wins golf tournament
Japanese schoolboy Ryo Ishikawa has became the youngest ever person to win a professional golf tournament.
The 15-year-old earned the red winner’s jacket of Japan’s Munsingwear Open KSB Cup on Sunday in his first ever participation in a professional competition, beating the record by Spanish legend Severiano Ballesteros who won the 1977 Japan Open at 20 years and seven months old.