Hiko Suzuki has been a feature film actress, a model, brand image model, singer and dancer in various musical groups and music videos. Now she is realizing her dream of creating her own style and image and presenting the songs and music she writes. She is working on her first album under her own name “Hiko Suzuki”.Some facts:
Name: Hiko Suzuki
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ethnicity: Japanese
Height: 166cm
Weight: 50 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Meg & Dia are a five-person band composed of sisters Meg Frampton, Dia Frampton, Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder, and Carlo Giminez. The half-Korean, half-Caucasian sisters (pictured above – Dia on left, Meg right) have been working together on music since junior high, and over time their primarily acoustic work has evolved into a full-blown indie rock band.The sisters are Salt Lake City, Utah natives, with Meg at 22-years-old (born April 3, 1985) and Dia at 19-years-old (born October 2, 1987). Meg speculates that their Caucasian half is of German/Swedish descent, but she is unsure, jokingly saying in an interview that “my dad is a white dude born and raised in Utah.”
In the band, Dia sings lead vocals, while Meg sings backup vocals and plays guitar. So far, their band has released two albums and three EPs.
The band had primarily promoted themselves through MySpace, eventually becoming selected as the official MySpace band at Vans Warped Tour 2006. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Meg talks about being one of only a few females at the tour.
“I think the performers were about 10% female,” Meg said. “It was hard not to notice. We got a bit tired of it; we’re trying to make that not be the focus. But we’re trying to open doors too.”
In 2006, PETA announced that Meg and Dia would be appearing in anti-fur ads for peta2. “I don’t think there is a big difference between cats and dogs or minks or cheetahs….They are all animals,” Dia said. Meg adds, “Be more aware of what you’re eating and what you’re wearing.”
“Monster,” the single off of their first album Our Home is Gone (2006), reached #110 on the US charts. Their current single, “Roses,” off of their latest album Something Real (2007) has become an MTVU music video staple. Below is the music video for it:
Mika Nakashima (born February 19, 1983) is a Japanese singer and actress.Mika rose to fame with her 2002 album TRUE. That year, she received the “New Artist of the Year” award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, “Best New Artist of the Year” at the All Japan Request Awards, and “Best New Artist of the Year” at the 44th Japan Record Awards.
She starred in the 2005 movie Nana, which was adapted from the manga series of the same name. Mika played the role of Nana Osaki, an independent 20-year-old punk vocalist determined to become successful without the help of her ex-boyfriend Ren, who had been offered a position in an up-and-coming band.
Mika sang “Glamorous Sky,” one of the theme songs for the movie. This song became the best-selling single by a female artist that year.
I looked for a good music video of hers to post which would display her at her best (appearancewise), deciding on “Seppun,” below. I had a very hard time finding photos of Mika in which she is wearing tighter clothing (or she is posing in better lighting), which would explain why none of the pictures I’ve chosen to display below are very telling at all about her figure, but they are the best that I could dig up.
Nicole Scherzinger (born June 19, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is the “Queen Doll” of the widely successful American girl group The Pussycat Dolls. She is half Filipina, half Hawaiian/Russian.Before being the frontwoman for The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole was in girl group Eden’s Crush. Eden’s Crush disbanded one year after their formation in 2001, but not before releasing a chart-topping single called “Get Over Yourself (Goodbye).”
Aside from The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole has been featured in the songs of several other notable artists – to name a few: T.I., Timbaland, and Diddy (formerly P. Diddy or Puff Daddy). She has also appeared in the movie Chasing Papi and some episodes of the television show “Sabrina: The Teenage Witch.”
Presently, Nicole is working on her solo career, with her debut album Her Name is Nicole coming out on October 16, 2007. You can listen to the single “Whatever U Like feat. T.I.” on her official website. I am not sure if she is leaving The Pussycat Dolls in order to spend more time on her solo work.
When I first saw Nicole in one of the music videos for The Pussycat Dolls, I initially thought that she was a Latina. You can see for yourself by watching the video for “Buttons” below, arguably the group’s most risque video yet:
P.S. Thank you, Asian-Sirens, for presenting me with the honor of being a poster. I hope that alongside the regular contributors, we can make A-S an even more comprehensive website to learn about the beautiful Asian women that are making lasting imprints in the entertainment business and elsewhere today. (Translation for the males: I hope I am doing a good job in periodically giving you topics for the special ‘conversations’ that go on between you and your right hand.)
Rina Aiuchi (born July 31, 1980 in Osaka, Japan) is a female Japanese popular music singer. She writes her own lyrics to her songs and now self-produces. She is currently affiliated with the Giza Studio recording label. Her singles have been used in anime series, as well as video games. Rina is known for her wide voice range when singing, but her speaking voice is high pitched.
Akiko Suwanai (born February 7, 1972) is a Japanese classical violinist. She was the youngest winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1990. In addition, she won second place in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1989 and is a laureate in the International Japan Competition. Check out some more images on Google.
