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Zhan Xiao (or Sean Xiao) was born on October 5th, 1991 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor and singer, known for The Untamed (2019), Jade Dynasty (2019) and Oh! My Emperor (2018).
In 2010, Zhan Xiao was admitted to the School of Modern International Design and Art of Chongqing Technology and Business University. He was a member of the class art and literature, and entered the chorus branch of the school art troupe, serving as the director of the vocal music department of the university student art troupe, the director of the male voice department, and the actor of the school language arts branch. In his freshman year, Zhan Xiao went to Beijing to perform "I Have a Dream" with the language arts branch. In his sophomore year, he participated in the "Top Ten Singers on Campus" competition of Chongqing Technology and Business University and won the honorary title of "Top Ten Singers on Campus". Later, he represented Chongqing Technology and Business University in the Chongqing Municipal "Top Ten Singers on Campus" competition and won the second prize. Zhan Xiao often participated in various school performances, and acted as the opening solo vocalist at the 60th Anniversary Gala of Technology and Business University. During the school, he was awarded the honorary titles of "Advanced Individual in Literature and Art", "Outstanding Art Troupe Cadre", and "Outstanding League Member". In addition, in the public welfare poster design competition held by the school, he also won the "First Prize" and the "Best Popularity Award".
In October 2012, Zhan Xiao and his friends founded the "Reminiscence Visual Media" photography studio and "NED Design Studio", and worked as the main photographer in the photography studio, and received some LOGO and VI design in the design studio. After graduating from university, Xiao Zhan worked as a designer in a design studio run by a media teacher.
In 2015, Zhan Xiao participated in the reality program X-Fire where he trained to be an idol alongside 15 other trainees. He debuted alongside eight other trainees in the idol group X NINE, taking on the position of main vocal, the group released their first mini album X Jiu in September 2016. Also in 2016, Xiao made his acting debut in the fantasy web drama Chao xingxing xue yuan (2016) where he played the leading role.- Phuwin Tangsakyuen was born on 5 July 2003 in Thailand. He is an actor, known for The Gifted: Graduation (2020), Never Let Me Go (2022) and We Are (2024).
- Song Kang is a South Korean actor. His notable lead roles in television series include Love Alarm (2019-21), Sweet Home (2020), Navillera (2021), Nevertheless (2021), and Forecasting Love and Weather (2022). He is popularly known as the "Son of Netflix" because most of his series are aired on the platform'. In 2020, Song was selected as a brand ambassador for South Korean cosmetics brand Banila Co. Since 2021, the Italian luxury fashion house Prada has announced that Song has become the brand ambassador. In 2022, he also became the brand ambassador for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in the Asia-Pacific region. In February 2022, Song was named Penshoppe's global ambassador.
- "Ohm" Pawat Chittsawangdee is an actor under GMM TV born in Bangkok. In December 2022, Ohm graduated from the cinema and digital media programme at Srinakharinwirot University's College of Social Communication Innovation majoring in acting and directing.
Ohm began working in the entertainment industry with the leading role of Frame in the 2016 series "Make It Right." It was with his titular role in the 2019 film "Dew," though, that Ohm gained wide recognition.
In recognition of his acting abilities, he won Best Dramatic Scene for the GMM TV series "He's Coming To Me" at the LINE TV Awards (2020). He won Best Supporting Actor for the film "Dew" at the prestigious 28th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards (2020). - Actor
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Born on February 1, 1965 to Bruce Lee (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee Cadwell. Brother to Shannon Lee. In 1970-71, they moved to Hong Kong, where Brandon lived until age eight, becoming fluent in Cantonese. By the time he was able to walk, he was already involved in learning about martial arts from his father.
Brandon attended high school in Los Angeles, where he realized that he had also inherited acting ability along with his martial arts skills. In 1983, he was expelled from school because of misbehavior, but received his diploma at Miraleste High School. He continued his education and interest in acting at Emerson College in Massachusetts, where he majored in theatre. Having chosen an acting career, he studied at the Strasberg Academy, with Eric Morris in New York and in Los Angeles, and in Lynette Katselas' class in Los Angeles.
His first professional job as an actor came at age twenty, when casting director Lynn Stalmaster asked him to read for a CBS television film, Kung Fu: The Movie (1986). Lee's first role in a feature film was Legacy of Rage (1986) (aka "Legacy of Rage" (1986)) for D.M. Films of Hong Kong, followed by a co-starring role in Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991). He was also in Rapid Fire (1992), and The Crow (1994). He turned down offers to be in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993).
Brandon died (while filming) at the age of 28, of what is to be believed, a brain hemorrhage on the set of The Crow (1994). The film crew shot a scene in which it was decided to use a gun without consent from the weapons coordinator, who had been sent home early that night. They handed Michael Massee the gun loaded with full power blanks and shot the scene, unaware that a bullet had become dislodged from a previous shot and had lodged itself in the barrel. Upon shooting of the scene the blank round forced the bullet out the barrel striking Brandon Lee. The crew only noticed when Lee was slow getting up. The doctors worked desperately for five hours, but it was no use. The bullet had lodged itself in Mr Lee's lower spine. He was pronounced dead at 1:04 P.M. the next day. He was supposed to marry Eliza Hutton on April 17, 1993. His body was flown to Seattle to be buried beside his father in Lake View Cemetery.- Actor
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Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as Danny Araujo on the award-winning TV movie drama A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series Caprica (2009) as well as becoming series regular role the CW's Aliens in America (2007). Recently receiving notice amongst a wide audience with his lead role as Beck on Nickelodeon's Emmy nominated series Victorious (2010), Avan can now be seen as Danny Desai on ABC Family's Twisted (2013).
Having a special interest in youth human rights and equality, Avan lends his support to many charitable organizations: as a Peace First Ambassador for Peacefirst.org, host of the PBS series "Reel Works," and founder of the national charitable organization Straight But Not Narrow.- Kôsuke Suzuki was born on 19 December 1997 in Aichi, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kanojo-tachi no hanzai (2023), Jakkufurosuto (2023) and The Diary of the 38-year-old Divorcee Who Has Tried a Dating App (2020).
- Shô Nishigaki was born on 26 May 1999 in Ishikawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Pending Train (2023), Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (2022) and Minato shôji koin randorî (2022).
- Yûtaro was born on 3 June 1998 in Hiroshima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Follow Saretara Owari (2019), Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020) and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019).
- Boun Noppanut Guntachai was born on the 10th of July in 1995. After spending 7 years in the Thai filming industry without much success, he had his big break in the popular BL series 'Until We Meet Again' Win (a popular side-character).
During and after the filming of this project he was 'coupled' up with his co-actor Prem Warut Chawalitrujiwong (who played Win's lover in the same BL), creating the very popular ship: 'BounPrem'. Boun and Prem have since developed a very deep and meaningful relationship, confirming more than once that they will refuse to work with anybody other than each other in the Thai BL industry.
Boun continued to gain an increasing amount of bigger roles in Thai series such as 'Longkhong' (Kin, 2020) and 'Wabi7Project' (Mek, 2021). Soon after the final episode of 'Until We Meet Again' aired, a spin-off for WinTeam was confirmed: 'Between Us'. Boun and Prem starring as the main characters, respectively: Win and Team. - Sora Inoue is known for Eien no kinô (2022), Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend (2022) and Omimi ni aimashitara. (2021).
- Godfrey Gao was born on 22 September 1984 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), The Jade Pendant (2017) and Toy Story 3 (2010). He died on 27 November 2019 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
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Russell Wong has earned a reputation as a sexy, charismatic leading man whose good looks are matched by his skills as an actor. The sixth of seven children, Russell Wong was born in Troy, New York; the son of restaurateur William Wong and Dutch-American artist Connie Van Yserloo. When Russell was seven years of age, his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother to California, settling near Yosemite. Russell attended Santa Monica College. As a trained dancer and a martial artist, Russell is able to perform many of his own stunts.
Russell made his big screen debut in James Clavell's "Tai Pan". He made a memorable guest appearance on the drama series "21 Jump Street" and won a leading role in Wayne Wang's acclaimed independent romantic comedy "Eat a Bowl of Tea". Supporting roles in "China Cry" and "New Jack City" soon followed. In 1993, Russell gained critical acclaim for his outstanding performance in "The Joy Luck Club".
Russell scored a high-profile role in 1994, when he was cast in the leading role in the made-for-TV movie "Vanishing Son" produced by Rob Cohen, in which he played a Chinese political activist exiled in America. The show was popular enough to spawn three sequels, and was later spun off into a syndicated TV series. People magazine named him one of the "Fifty Most Beautiful People" in 1995.
After "Vanishing Son" ran its course, Russell moved on to more big-screen work, including major roles in "Takedown", co-starring Skeet Ulrich, and "Twisted" with Sam Jackson and Ashley Judd. His breakthrough performance opposite Jet Li in "Romeo Must Die" firmly established Russell's star power.
Russell is next seen in this summer's blockbuster "Mummy 3" directed by Rob Cohen, as well as "Dim Sum Funeral" a black comedy co-starring Bai Ling and Kelly Hu. He will star alongside Ving Rhames in the martial arts thriller "Unshakable" this Fall.- Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn, nicknamed Win, is a model and actor with Chinese ancestry born in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the third among four siblings, his youngest brother is an actor named "Mick" Metas Opas-iamkajorn under GMMTV. He completed his secondary education at Panyarat High School where he had the opportunity to become an international exchange student at Belmond-Klemme Community School District in Iowa, United States.
- Vachirawit Chivaaree, also known by his nickname Bright (and sometimes Bright Vachirawit), is a Thai actor, model, host, and musician of Thai, American, and Chinese descent. He is best known for his leading role as Thyme In F4Thailand Thai remake 'Boys Over Flowers' and Sarawat in the 2020 Thai Boys' Love series 2gether and Still 2gether. He debuted in 2013 as a host of the Thai variety show Strawberry Krubcake, and he made his acting debut in the 2016 film Love Say Hey.
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Born and brought up in Mumbai, India, John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India. John grew up in a middle class family. His father Abraham John is a Syrian Christian (Nasrani or Saint Thomas Christian) from Aluva, Kerala, India and his mother Firoza Irani is a Zoroastrian Parsi from India's Parsi community. His father is an architect and his mother is a homemaker and charity worker. He has a younger brother named Alan Abraham. John's Parsi name given to him by his mother's family is Farhan. Being a Syrian Christian from Kerala, his father gave him John, a biblical name, as his first name and Abraham as his last name from the Nasrani naming system by receiving the father's first name as a last name. A Syrian Christian person from Kerala receives their surname from their paternal grandfather, father, or family house.
John studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai. He got his bachelor's degree in honors economics from Jai Hind College and got his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. John also received an MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). He was the captain of his football team at Jai Hind College. He also ran track at Bombay Scottish School, where he was a champion in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. John trained in Tae Kwon Do under master Javed Khan.
After college, he worked in media at Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd and Enterprise Nexus. His big break came when he entered the Gladrags Manhunt competition in March of 1999. He almost missed the deadline, but luckily, he was allowed in. John won Gladrags Manhunt and went on to compete for Gladrags Manhunt International in the Philippines, where he finished first runner-up. After that, he began working on many modeling assignments. He got signed by Cary Models in Singapore and did a fair amount of work there, and later in Hong Kong, London, and New York.
With a name like John Abraham, it gave him a noted stand when he entered the modeling field. His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby smiles, and nice character made him the highest-paid supermodel in India. Being a hot star in the modeling world, he made his film debut in 2003. Not like usual Bollywood heroes who debut in male-oriented action features, he accepted the erotic and emotional Jism (2003). Unfortunately the film did not do well, but his work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003), neither of which did well at the box office.
His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when he played the antihero Kabir in Dhoom (2004).- Joong, also known as Chen, is a model and actor born in Thailand. He moved to Turkey at eight years old with his mother and stepfather and lived there until he was sixteen. Joong then came back to Thailand to finish his education. He is currently studying Creative Media Design at Stamford International University.
Joong is a former member of boy group "OXQ" under Motive Village and boy group "Insight Rookies" under Insight Entertainment. On September 12 2021, Joong announced on his Instagram that he would be joining GMM TV as one of their artists. - Music Department
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Ali Zafar is one of Asia's most multi-faceted talents and Pakistan's most celebrated artiste. An accomplished actor, musician/ singer-songwriter/producer and a fine artist, Ali is the first actor from Pakistan to have taken his work global by being the first Pakistani to feature as the main lead in the mainstream Bollywood market with 6 feature films to his credit and 3 box office hits. His work in music set new standards of imagination and creativity both in his songs and music videos & has definitively shaped the nature of Pakistan's burgeoning music industry since his first album selling over 4 million copies worldwide. His consistent desire/efforts to push the boundaries for South Asian actors in Pakistan has pioneered new avenues for local actors, following in his footsteps into the mainstream Indian film industry popularly known as "Bollywood". He has been chosen as ambassador to the largest brands in the world including Coca-Cola, Samsung, Sprite, Yamaha, Nokia, Pepsi Cola, Telenor, etc. and was voted as "the sexiest Asian man" in the British magazine Eastern Eye beating the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Shahrukh Khan etc. He was featured alongside one of the most popular stars in the world, Shahrukh Khan in the film "Dear Zindagi".
A passionate humanitarian with a seasoned history of supporting those in need, Ali is the chair of The Ali Zafar Foundation to help empower those less fortunate. He specifically focuses on women's education and empowerment and to that end is an ambassador for Girl Rising and an academy member of the Global Teacher Prize alongside Freida Pinto and Chelsea Clinton.- Actor
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The 1/2 Taiwanese and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Whether by his own design or not, the boyishness that marked his first steps into showbiz has evolved into a cool, somewhat reticent demeanor that has now become his trademark. Despite being effortlessly good-looking, he chooses to strike a sometimes uneasy balance between the commercially pleasing and the quirky in his choice of film roles -- a move that's unusual for Asian leading men. But whether he's the faithful lover in the Japanese AIDS drama Kamisama mousukoshi dake (1998), the canned-pineapple-eating cop in Chungking Express (1994) or awkward in his role in Misty (1996), a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), Asian audiences love his style. Other memorable roles include his turn as a lovelorn student in Tempting Heart (1999), an angel in Lavender (2000) and the leader of a trio of robbers in Space Travelers (2000). There hasn't been an Asian actor quite as versatile as Kaneshiro, who is able to straddle the Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japanese film industries because of his proficiency in various languages. Still, one wonders if the reason why he's so sought after is because he is so elusive. No one really knows what he does outside of film commitments, and his reluctance towards being in the spotlight is legendary.- Thitipoom Techa-apaikhun, nicknamed New, is a model, emcee and actor born in Bangkok. At the age of three, his family moved to Yala and later moved to Hat Yai, Songkhla Province where he completed his secondary education. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering and obtained a master's degree in business administration from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, both at Chulalongkorn University.
New started as a model and became one of the hosts of Bang Channel's "Five Live Fresh" alongside "Off" Jumpol Adulkittiporn, "Tay" Tawan Vihokratana, "Gun" Korawit Boonsri, Chayapol Bunnag and Pariyawit Suwittayawat. In 2014, he made his acting debut in "Room Alone: The Series".
Since then, he has been an artist under GMM TV, well known for his role as Kao in GMM TV's "Kiss: The Series" (2016), "Kiss Me Again" (2018) and "Dark Blue Kiss" (2019).
Outside his acting career, New co-owns a spa called Bamboo Secrets along "Tay" Tawan Vihokratana and his own online clothing brand Newwave. - Actor
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Kim Tae-Hyung known professionally as V is a South Korean singer, song-writer, dancer, actor and a member of the boy band BTS.
After graduating from Korean Arts High School in 2014, V enrolled in Global Cyber University, graduating in August 2020 with a major in Broadcasting and Entertainment. As of 2021, he is enrolled at Hanyang University, pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Advertisement and Media.
V became a trainee for Big Hit Entertainment after passing an audition in Daegu. The CEO of the label, Bang Shi-Hyuk revealed in interview that V was kept as a "hidden member" until the septet's debut in 2013 to avoid any chances of him being pursued by other music labels.
As a singer and song-writer, V is popularly known and critically acclaimed for his husky baritone, diverse range and the confidence to present something new with every solo release. As a performer, V is deemed as the "Textbook for Idols" due to his ability to embody any choreography, his duality, and for the sheer charm he presents on stage. V is also named as the "Idol of Idols" due to the amount of K-pop idols naming him as their inspiration.
In 2016, V made his acting debut with a supporting role in a historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior. In 2019, he debuted as a music directed with his self-composed song "Winter Bear." Throughout his career, V has released commercially successful soundtracks for two Korean drama series along with collaborating with his fellow members and friends with self-composed hits. His official solo debut EP Layover released on September 8, 2023 received global critical acclaim for his authenticity and vocal performances and has set multiple records worldwide.
In 2018, V became one of the youngest recipient of the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit medal, awarded to him by the President of South Korea alongside the members of BTS for their role in the spread of Korean culture. Throughout his career, V has won various awards in areas such as singing, dancing, choreography and he also owns two Guinness World records for being the fastest artist to reach one and ten million followers on Instagram. In 2022, V was facilitated by the National Tax Services for being a Conscientious Taxpayer.- Eiji Akaso was born on 1 March 1994 in Aichi, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Build (2017), Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) and Kamen Rider Amazons (2016).
- Thapanawat Kaewbumrung is known for Unforgotten Night (2022) and Two Worlds (2024).
- Phuripan Sapsangsawat is known for Ruean Chadanang (2023), Sang Nang Prai (2019) and Jenny AM/PM (2022).