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HOW MANY friends?!

MySpace asian babes

TopAsianModels.org brings us a list of Asian babes on Myspace ranked by the most friends added. This list tells us who are the most Myspace-savvy Asian models. As we know modelwork is not always fashion, print or shows. Lots of these Asian babe models have a member’s website with calendars, photo sets, videos and other fan-related items. There are links to their model sites as well. No surprise to us who has the most friends.

Obessesed with ‘event companions’

event companions

Not everybody snapping pictures at the Tokyo Motor Show is focusing on the cars. Many of the camera-toting folks roaming the massive exhibit halls are more interested in the women whom automakers and parts companies hire to adorn their exhibits.That’s not surprising, of course. But in Japan, photographing lovely ladies in public places is pursued with such enthusiasm that there’s a name for practitioners: camera kozo — a kozo being a Buddhist disciple or a servant boy, though the word can be used in a derogatory way to refer to an inexperienced youth. At big car shows, camera kozo — kameko for short — can be seen mobbing the models — known as event companions — pressing in close with their telephoto lenses and snapping hundreds or even thousands of digital images in a single day. Many kameko run websites on which they post photos of event companions, invite comments from visitors and blog about their favorites.

Read the full article at the LATimes.

Thanks to Zamscan fot the tip.

‘Heroine’ Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura is the Japanese actress who portrays Yaeko in the TV-series Heroes.

Sometimes called ‘The Britney Spears of Japan’, Eriko Tamura began her career as a teen idol pop singer. She released 10 original albums, 15 singles, and enjoyed phenomenal success. In fact, she was so popular that Legendary Idol Eriko, a series of more than 50 cartoons, was created as a fictionalization of her life. Subsequently, Eriko became the spokesperson for companies like Kanebo Cosmetics, Bridgestone Tire, and Nissin Foods. She has done numerous commercials and appeared in many Japanese magazines.Eriko’s acting career began at age 13 with the film Hana no furu gogo. She has received praise for much of her work including her performances in Hana no furu gogo, Waga aishita Ultraseven, and Hideyoshi (in which she portrayed a woman with ages ranging from 14 to 37). More recently, Eriko has appeared in Surf School and Perfect Partners.

Some facts:

Date of birth: 16 January 1973
Place of birth: Ibaraki, Japan
Ethnicity: Japanese
Height: 5′ 3″ (1,62m)

Some links:

Eriko Tamura @ imdb.com
Eriko Tamura @ heroeswiki.com
Eriko Tamura @ erikotamura.jp (official site)
Eriko Tamura @ asianpopcorn.com (gallery)

Some videos:


Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

Eriko Tamura

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Thanks to Aaron for the tip.