Charming Taiwanese actress Angela Zhang for a Chinese telecom company – China Unicorn CM. Angela sure looks pretty and I’m amazed at how she could manage to look good in lots of styles. But I do think she’s too thin..

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Two of Asia’s hottest stars in one ad. If you were Zhang Ziyi, which would you choose a can of Coke or hottie Daniel Henney? Watch the ad to find out.. No worries, its a short one..

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A few months back I posted Angela Zhang’s TVCM for Olay Nature Science. I think Angela was picked for her appeal to younger women and I was surfing around Olay China’s website and found this wallpaper.. (the site is in Chinese and I did manage getting around it by intuition lol!)

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Chinese international star Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi (Ziyi Zhang, Zhang Zi Yi)

Ziyi’s talent in dancing perhaps contributed for her being accepted into China best drama school, the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Ziyi was just 15 then and had to start all-fresh in acting and worked extra hard than her fellow students.

Zhang Ziyi movie debut was actually back in 1996 with “Touching Starlight” which was not noticeable. Ziyi’s breakthrough was when she went for an audition by renowned director Zhang Yi-Mou, and was selected by the director to lead his next movie.

The movie “The Road Home” was released in 1999, and Zhang Ziyi became a popular name in China.

It was however in 2001 movie, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” directed by Oscar winning director Ang Lee that burst Zhang Ziyi into international superstar status.

Ziyi’s experience with dancing and harsh physical training allowed her to make difficult moves in the martial arts award winning movie, and her kungfu fighting still remains as some of her trademarks nowadays.

Since then Ziyi has star in multiple movies production from Asia to Hollywood. Some of her familiar movies include “Rush Hour 2,” “Hero,” “2046,” “House of Flying Daggers” and “Memoirs Of A Geisha.”

2005 movie Memoirs Of A Geisha created lots of controversies in China where Ziyi was hammered with critics for acting as a Japanese in the movie (China and Japan relationship has been in tight situation ever since World War 2 back in 1940s). The Geisha role however won Ziyi a best actress nomination at US Golden Globe Awards.

Other than acting, Ziyi can sing as well. She sang “The Beauty Song” which was adapted from ancient Chinese poem, which was featured in movie House of Flying Daggers.

Trivia

• Was ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).
• Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine(2001).
• Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine (2002).
• Voted in at #100 in FHM’s Sexiest 100 Girls of 2002, UK edition. [June 2002]
• Her first appearance on an American movie was in Rush Hour 2 (2001), but as she doesn’t speak English, Jackie Chan had to translate everything the director said to her.
• Former Spokesmodel of Tag Heuer (watch).
• Spokesmodel of Maybelline (cosmetics).
• Former Spokesmodel of 2% (Korean mineral water).
• Spokesmodel of Pantene shampoo.
• Spokesperson for Coca-Cola (Asia)
• Former Spokesperson for Lenovo Computers (formally known as Legend Computers)
• Forbes magazine’s China edition recently ranked her the second most popular celebrity after NBA player Yao Ming. [August 2004]

Ariel Lin Yi Chen (Lin I Cheng, Lam Yi San)

• Birth date: October 29, 1982
• Birth place: Taiwan
• Height: 160cm
• Blood type: A
• Education: National ChengChi University, NCCU (Korean study)
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Hobbies: Acting, swimming, reading, singing, music, food, and travel
• Favorite colors: Black, silver, and white
• Favorite foods: Mum’s cooking, chocolate, pasta, Mongolian BBQ, and fruits
• Favorite fruits: Strawberries, mango, apple, and grapes
• Favorite movies: LOTR trilogy, and Harry Porter series

Biography

Ariel Lin was given major role since her debut in 2002 drama, “True Love.” Ariel continued to star in “Secret Garden” and “Seventh Grade,” and steadily building her fame and popularity.

Ariel Lin still continued her university study while making all the dramas and managed to graduate from NCCU.

Ariel Lin co-starred Mike He in “Love Contract” (2004) and with Joseph Zheng in “It Started With a Kiss” (2005). Both the melodramas were a hit, and Ariel become one of the most popular TV actresses in Taiwan.

Ariel Lin then starred in popular dramas “Fairy from Wonderland” and acclaimed drama “Tokyo Juliet” in 2006. Fairy from Wonderland was hugely popular in China and Ariel is getting more famous in Asia region.

Ariel Lin also starred in 2 movies and sang a few songs in the dramas’ OST, but her singing venture is not as successful as her TV acting career.

Ariel Lin is currently filming the sequel for for ISWAK; she is also supposed to be filming “The Legend of Condor Heroes” in China but the filming was postphoned because the leading actor (Hu Ge) is recovering from a car accident.

This young Chinese actress is one to watch and I think she will go places, a superstar in the making..I love this commercial. It has a very youthful and vibrant feel to it. The title says something, it’s really colorful! Watch it, you’ll get a load of Crystal Liu.

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What do I think of this ad? Looks refreshing yet glamorous, very youthful and colorful. And she looks fabulous except for her clothes on the second part (the short one). I never like blue eye shadows, but it looks pretty on her
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