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Monday, November 15, 2010

Ayumi Lee Tokyo Lady

Ayumi Ito (born August 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Iconiq (stylized as ICONIQ pronounced /ai-conic/ "iconic"), is from former Korean girl-group Sugar, where she was known by her stage names Ahyoomee (stylized as AhYooMi and Ayumi Lee. Ito was born as a third generation Korean residen and raised in Japan for much of her younger life and is the reason for her Japanese accent, although she is now fluent in both languages. Although Ayumi's name is commonly believed to be Japanese in origin, she has explained that her name is hanja-based . She has also attended Korea Kent Foreign School. Ito is currently in a relationship with Sanfrecce Hiroshima football player, Tadanari Lee.
Contents
* 1 Biography
* 2 Japanese debut
* 3 Discography
o 3.1 Album
o 3.2 Extended play
o 3.3 Singles
+ 3.3.1 Japanese singles
+ 3.3.2 Korean singles
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Biography
Iconiq was born in Tottori Prefecture on August 25, 1985, to Korean parents. She lived in Japan until she was 15, after which she moved to South Korea. She was scouted by entertainment company Starworld at a H.O.T. concert, debuting as part of the girl group Sugar in 2002.The band released two albums in Japan and three in Korea, however were met with only moderate commercial success. In 2006, the group disbanded, and Iconiq released two solo singles as Ayumi. The first, a cover of the theme song for Cutie Honey (in the style of the Kumi Koda's 2004 version), was released on July 13, 2006, however was criticized by Korean media for her "heavy accent" and the overall Japanese feel of performances.. Her second digital single, "Jalmotdwin Mannam" (Korean: , "Wrongful Meeting") was released on November 7, 2006, and is a cover of Kim Gun Mo's hit from 1995. She switched labels in February 2007, moving from Starworld to SM Entertainment and started collaborating with SM Town on their summer and winter albums that year. However, she did not release any solo material in this time. In 2008, Iconiq moved to Los Angeles to study dance, and find new inspiration as a musician.
Japanese debut
In late 2009, she changed her stage name to Iconiq, and debuted in Japan under Rhythm Zone. Her first promotions were for Shiseido's Maquillage cosmetics line, for which her song "I'm Lovin' You" (a duet with Exile vocalist Atsushi) was used in commercials, and Iconiq's images used in billboards. Iconiq was marketed around her buzz cut hair-style, often called "baby along with the catch-phrase "Watashi ga kawaru. Ongaku de kawaru." I change. I change through music.?). Her hair style was suggested by her management as a strong image to compliment her desire for a theme of change.
Iconiq's official Japanese profile did not mention her past as a member of Sugar or her Korean heritage, however vaguely references starting activities "overseas" in 2002. Concerns about the motives of this were raised in the Korean media. Korean netizen reactions were mixed, with some seeing the decision as "embarrassment" of her past, while others reasoned Iconiq's Japanese career's stylistic differences were the cause. Tokyo Sports ran an article about Iconiq's past as a Korean idol, however later apologised to Iconiq's record label.
After two more promotional songs used in Maquillage commercials, "Change Myself" and "Bye Now!," she released her debut album, Change Myself, on March 10, 2010. The album debuted at #3 on Oricon's albums chart, the highest debut position since Yui Aragaki's Sora in late 2007.[13] Since then, she has released her debut single "Tokyo Lady," and released an EP called Light Ahead in September. The EP was promoted with three music videos directed by Diane Martel, including "Tokyo Lady."

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Azita Ghanizada American film and TV actor

Azita Ghanizada is an Afghan American actress in the United States who has appeared in a number of television series. She was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, her family fled her native country to the US and were granted asylum to remain. She was raised in Northern Virginia and is the middle child of two sisters.
Ghanizada began her on-air camera career being featured in several National Commercials. In the Laura Neri film A Kiss on the Nose (2004), Ghanizada played the lead role of Chiara, a performance for which she received a film festival best actress nomination. Her television guest-starring roles include How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, Veronica Mars, The Wedding Bells, NUMB3RS, Bones, Psych and Castle. She most recently had a supporting role in the science fiction action film Blood Shot (2009), and the independent comedies, "You, Only Better" (2009).
In 2008, Ghanizada joined the cast of the General Hospital prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift for season 2 as Dr. Saira Batra, a specialist in holistic medicine. In 2009, Ghanizada played Kelly, a Prada sales girl on HBO's Entourage (season 6, episode 2) and joined the cast of the television pilot Tough Trade from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, and executive producer T Bone Burnett.
External links
* Azita Ghanizada at the Internet Movie Database
* Cast listing, X's and O's
* GH: Night Shift - SoapCentral.com
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eva longoria career

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born Eva Jacqueline Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, best known for portraying Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.
She became a nationally recognized model in the 2000s after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll, and having appeared on the cover of various international women's magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar.[3] Longoria married NBA guard Tony Parker in 2007.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Other work
o 3.1 Products and endorsements
o 3.2 Philanthropy
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Filmography
o 5.1 Film
o 5.2 Television
* 6 Awards and nominations
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life
Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, the daughter of Tejano parents, Enrique Longoria, Jr. and Ella Eva Mireles She was raised Roman Catholi is the youngest of four daughters, her sisters being Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette and Esmeralda Josephina. The Longoria family have resided in Texas since before the creation of the United States, predating the English-speaking settlers.
Despite working on a farmland that had been handed down to them from past generations, the family often had very little money; Enrique and Ella struggled for many years to give their children a decent upbringing. On The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006, Longoria shared with viewers an introspective look into the hardships she faced in her formative years while growing up poor; she took cameras on location to the family farm and showed how spartan their life had been. Longoria admitted that only when she had made it in show business, did things begin to look better for her family financially. In another interview with Dateline's Stone Phillips, she also revealed the snubbing she had received from her siblings. "I grew up as the ugly duckling. They used to call me 'la prieta fea,' which means 'the ugly dark one,'" Longoria said.
Longoria originally wanted to be a fashion model and sent in photos to a modeling agency but was declined because of her height. Longoria attended Marvin P. Baker Middle School and later Roy Miller High School; she subsequently received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at nearby Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that lead her to Los Angeles, California; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.
Career
Longoria with husband Tony Parker at the 2008 Emmy Awards
Longoria landed her first television role in 2000, guest-starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Another guest appearance in General Hospital the same year brought her big break on the popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, in which she played psychotic Isabella Braña Williams from 2001 to 2003.
After leaving The Young and the Restless, she was seen on the now-cancelled Dick Wolf revival of Dragnet. Although it lasted only two seasons, the show gave Longoria another leading star credit to her name. Following Dragnet, she starred in two ill-fated productions - Señorita Justice, a poorly received direct-to-video film, and a television film titled The Dead Will Tell.
In 2004, Longoria landed a role that elevated her to the A-List. She starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the worldwide break-out ABC hit Desperate Housewives. As the show became an overnight sensation, Longoria's career was well and truly launched. But she has never considered her career to have jumped off so suddenly: "I think it’s funny when people say I’m an overnight sensation, because I’ve been working at it for 10 years."
At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
Shortly after her debut on Desperate Housewives, Longoria starred in a poorly received direct-to-video film titled Carlita's Secret, for which she was also co-producer. In 2006, she was rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives when she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. Even though neither Longoria nor any of the rest of the cast won, she was awarded the ALMA Award and named entertainer of the year. She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, which was her first major role in a theatrical movie. In 2006 she played the character Sylvia in Harsh Times starring Freddy Rodriguez and Christian Bale.
People en Español listed her among its "Most Beautiful People" for 2003. Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywood's Most Beautiful and was listed #1 in Maxim's Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006, becoming the first woman to top the list in two consecutive years. She was ranked #9 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2007 list. In honor of Maxim's 100th issue in 2006, Longoria was featured on a 75-by-110-foot (23 by 34 m) vinyl mesh replica of its January 2005 cover located in a Las Vegas metropolitan area desert.
Longoria is being considered to portray Mariah Carey in an upcoming Broadway show which is about the American pop singer. Leona Lewis is Carey's first choice. Vanessa Hudgens and Longoria Parker are also being considered if Lewis does not take the job. In April 2009, Longoria topped People en Español Los 50 Más Bellos list. She was featured on the cover alongside Maite Perroni and Ana Bárbara.
It has been rumored that she will play Janet Van Dyne aka The Wasp in the upcoming Avengers film because she has been spotted reading core Avengers titles such as The New Avengers annual and Marvel Adventures: Avengers.
Longoria is also attached to appear, and executive-produce, a film currently titled "1954". This film is inspired by the life of Puerto Rican nationalists, who lead an attack on the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Lolita Lebrón.
In October 2010 it was announced that Longoria will host the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 in Madrid, Spain.

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Personal life
Eva with her husband Tony Parker
According to research done by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America, Longoria's ancestry is 70% European, 27% Asian/Amerindian, and 3% African. Her Spanish ancestry can be traced back to her ninth great-grandfather, Lorenzo Suarez de Longoria (b. Oviedo, 1592), who emigrated to the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which became now modern-day Mexico, in 1603, and whose family originated from a small village called Llongoria, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain. Longoria is the Castilian spelling of the surname. Through the generations, Longoria's ancestors moved north to the modern US-Mexico border. In 1767, her 7th great-grandfather received almost 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land along the Rio Grande in a land grant from the King of Spain. This land stayed in the family for over a century, enduring through the influx of Anglo settlers in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. As part of the television series, genetic testing revealed that through her Amerindian ancestry she is genetically related to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who is of Chinese heritage. She concluded to want to learn more on her Aztec heritage.
Longoria was married to General Hospital star Tyler Christopher from 2002 to 2004.
On November 30, 2006, Longoria became engaged to Spurs point guard Tony Parker. The couple was officially married in a civil service on Friday, July 6, 2007, at a Paris city hall. This is a requirement of French law. It was followed by a full Roman Catholic wedding ceremony at the Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Church in Paris, France on Saturday July 7, 2007.
Their marriage had its first ordeal when French model Alexandra Paressant claimed to have had an affair with Parker.[43] Both Parker and Longoria vehemently denied these allegations through their spokespeople, saying "All high profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships. It appears that this is not the first time this woman has used an athlete to gain public notoriety." Parker initiated a $20 million lawsuit against the website that first reported the story, which later issued a full retraction and an apology, stating "X17online.com and X7 [sic], Inc. regret having been misled by Ms. Paressant and her representatives and apologize to Mr. Parker for any damage or inconvenience this may have caused him or his wife.
In 2008, Longoria opened a restaurant in West Hollywood called Beso, which means "kiss" in Spanish. She and business partner Todd English opened a second Beso steakhouse in Las Vegas in December 2009. The Hollywood Beso will be the focus of a pilot episode for a reality series called Beso: Waiting on Fame to air on VH1 in late 2010.
In 2009, Longoria enrolled in a Master's program in Chicano Studies and Political Science at Cal State University, Northridge. According to Eva, "because of my involvement with the NCLR and my charity work, I really wanted a better, more authentic understanding of what my community has gone through so I can help create change.
In September 2009, Longoria was appointed to a bi-partisan commission issued with the task of determining the feasibility of the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino.
When Desperate Housewives comes to an end, she plans to move to France with her husband.[She has expressed confusion over fellow Housewives actress Nicolette Sheridan's lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry.
Filmography
Film
Feature films Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2005 Harsh Times Sylvia
2006 The Sentinel Jill Marum
2007 The Heartbreak Kid Consuela
2008 Over Her Dead Body Katherine "Kate" Spencer
2008 Lower Learning Rebecca Seabrook
2010 Days of Grace Unknown Post-production
2010 Without Men Rosalba Post-production
2011 Cristiada Unknown Post production
Films made for television or video Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2003 Snitch'd Gabby
2004 Señorita Justice Det. Roselyn Martinez
2004 The Dead Will Tell Jeanie
2004 Carlita's Secret Carlita/Lexus Main Role
[edit] Television
Television Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2004–
present Desperate Housewives Gabrielle Solis Main role
Television guest appearances Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Flight Attendant #3 "I Will Be Your Father Figure" (Season 10, episode 19)
2000 General Hospital Brenda Barrett Lookalike "Episode dated 25 September 2000" (uncredited)
2001–
2003 The Young and the Restless Isabella Braña Williams "Episode #1.7136"
"Episode #1.7142"
"Episode #1.7149"
"Episode #1.7261"
2003–
2004 Dragnet Det. Gloria Duran "Daddy's Girl" (Season 2, episode 1)
"Coyote" (Season 2, episode 2)
"17 in 6" (Season 2, episode 3)
"The Magic Bullet" (Season 2, episode 4)
"Slice of Life" (Season 2, episode 5)
"Abduction" (Season 2, episode 6)
"Frame of Mind" (Season 2, episode 7)
"Retribution" (Season 2, episode 8)
"Riddance" (Season 2, episode 9)
"Killing Fields" (Season 2, episode 10)
2006 George Lopez Brooke "George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money" (Season 5, episode 19)
2008 Children's Hospital The New Chief "Episode #1.10" (Season 2, ep

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Bae Doona South Korean actress

Bae Doona (Hangul: born October 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress and photographer. She is best known outside Korea for her role as the protagonist's political activist girlfriend, Cha Yeong-mi, in Park Chan-wook's film Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and as archer Park Nam-ju in The Host (2006).
Contents
* 1 Biography =
o 1.1 Filmography
+ 1.1.1 Films
+ 1.1.2 TV Dramas
+ 1.1.3 Theater
+ 1.1.4 Music Videos
o 1.2 Hosting
o 1.3 Discography
o 1.4 Bibliography
o 1.5 Advertisements
o 1.6 Awards
o 1.7 References
o 1.8 External links
Biography
Bae was born on October 11, 1979, in Seoul, South Korea. Growing up, she would follow her mother, Kim Hwa-young, a famous stage actress in Korea, around the theater and rehearsal halls, learning the lines of dialogue as she went along. This did not initially lead Bae towards acting, saying: "People might say that since my mother is a theater actor, I became an actress. But to me, those experiences probably had the opposite effect. On the contrary, because I saw many great actors working with my mother, I thought this was a job only people with extraordinary talent could do."
Bae attended Hanyang University until graduation in 1998. After leaving school, Bae was scouted by a model talent agency while walking in Seoul. This led to modeling clothing for COOLDOG's catalog, amongst others. In 1999 she made the switch to acting, debuting in the KBS TV drama School. Later the same year she appeared as Eun-suh in The Ring Virus, a Korean remake of the Japanese horror film Ring.
In 2000, director Bong Joon-ho cast her as Hyeon-nam in the film Barking Dogs Never Bite for her willingness to do the part without makeup, something other South Korean actresses were unwilling to do. She followed this with two more critical successes, 2001's Take Care of My Cat, directed by Jeong Jae-eun, and 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, directed by Park Chan-wook.
2003 was less kind to Bae, as she saw both Tube and Spring Bears Love flop at the box office. After completing principal photography on Spring Bears Love, Bae decided to take time off from film, saying: "I never lived even once without having anything to do. The moment a film was presented to the press, I was almost always already shooting the next one ... I thought by myself: now my first cycle is really over. While I rest a little, I wanted to make a fresh new start.
In Kim So-young's documentary Women's History Trilogy (2000–2004), Bae notes her admiration for veteran South Korean actress Yoon Jeong-hee. Yoon returns the compliment saying "Bae Doo-na owns her world." In this same documentary, Bae shares how her own most memorable scene is being chased by the homeless man throughout the apartment in Barking Dogs Never Bite.
In her time off, Bae took up photography, much of which can be seen between her official blog and her published photo books. Bae finally stepped onto a theater stage in 2004, for a production of Sunday Seoul (not to be confused with the South Korean movie of the same title). The play was co-written by Park Chan-wook, whom she had previously worked with.
In 2005 Bae appeared in the Japanese film Linda Linda Linda, and in 2006 she worked with Bong Joon-ho again on The Host, currently the biggest grossing film in South Korean box office history.
In 2009-2010 she won accolades for Air Doll, a film by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda about an inflatable sex doll that develops a soul and falls in love. Filmography
Films
* The Ring Virus (1999)
* Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
* Plum Blossom aka Youth (2000)
* Take Care of My Cat (2001)
* Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
* Saving My Hubby (2002)
* Tube (2003)
* Spring Bears Love (2003)
* Linda Linda Linda (2005)
* Tea Date (short, 2005)
* The Host (2006)
* Air Doll (2009)

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

miley cyrus pop singer

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.
Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She went on the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film entitled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which was commercially successful.
She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt's theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah Montana: The Movie' soundtrack introduced her to new audiences within country and adult contemporary markets.
She began to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with the release of The Time of Our Lives (2009), an extended play which presented a more mainstream pop sound, and by filming The Last Song (2010), a coming-of-age drama film. The former included Cyrus's best-selling single, "Party in the U.S.A." (2009). A studio album titled Can't Be Tamed was released in 2010 and presents a new dance-pop sound. The music video and lyrics of the album's lead single, "Can't Be Tamed", portrays a more sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus ranked number thirteen on Forbes' 2010 Celebrity 100.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2001–2005: Early work
o 2.2 2006–2007: Hannah Montana success
o 2.3 2008–2009: Breakout, transitions and film career launch
o 2.4 2010–present: Can't Be Tamed and film career
* 3 Image and personal life
o 3.1 Controversies
o 3.2 Relationships
* 4 Filmography
* 5 Discography
* 6 Tours
* 7 Awards and nominations
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 Further reading
* 11 External links
Early life
Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee to parents Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Her parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that she would accomplish great things with her life. They gave her the nickname "Smiley", which was later shortened to "Miley", because she smiled so often as a baby. Cyrus suffers from a mild heart condition causing tachycardia which, though not dangerous, is often bothersome.
Against the wishes of her father's record company, Cyrus's parents secretly married a month after Cyrus's birth on December 28, 1992. The marriage gave Cyrus three half-siblings: Trace and Brandi, Tish's children from a previous relationship, and Christopher Cody, Billy Ray's son from a previous relationship. Billy Ray adopted Trace and Brandi when they were toddlersand paid child support for Cody, who was also born in 1992 and grew up with his mother in South Carolina The couple later gave birth to Cyrus's two younger siblings, Braison and Noah. Cyrus's godmother is entertainer Dolly Parton Cyrus was very close to her paternal grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus. Cyrus has paid her grandfather several tributes since his death in 2006, including eventually changing her middle name to "Ray". According to Cyrus's father, "A lot of people say Miley changed her name to Miley Ray because of Billy Ray, but that's not true. She did that in honor of my dad, because the two of them just loved each other to pieces."
Cyrus grew up on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm in Franklin, Tennessee, approximately an hour away from Nashville,[12] and attended Heritage Elementary School. She was raised Christian and was baptized in a Southern Baptist church prior to moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring. Cyrus displayed an affinity for performing as a toddler, although she would not seriously consider acting until she was eight. Several of Cyrus's siblings also eventually entered the entertainment business: Trace became a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station, Noah became an actress, and Brandi became a guitarist.
Career