Amy is on the cover of the May 2011 edition of Import Tuner. While researching for this article, I saw Amy nicknamed as the next best thing. Do you agree? Continue reading and let me know in the comments.I was hoping for Import Tuner to post the photos that they have in their magazine of Amy onto their site before this article was published. If you want to check them out, then be sure to pick up a copy at your local bookstore or newsstand.
I thought it was interesting to find out that Amy also works at Café Lu in Santa Ana. A long time ago, I saw a news story about the Vietnamese coffee shops that were opening up in California. Once I saw the story, I told myself that I would check one out, so I may check out Café Lu the next time I am in California. You can see Amy at the beginning of this video here when the same news station revisits that story.
Is Amy the next best thing? As an import model, I think she will be. She certainly has everything that I look for in a model. I would have preferred if she didn’t have any tattoos. But then again, if I am caught staring at her chest, I will have an excuse.
Stats:
Height: 5’2’’
Measurements: 34D-24-36
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Age: 20
Location: Orange County, CA
There seems to be a plethora of Asian all-girl vocal groups where the girls just sing (or lip-sync) while doing choreographed dance routines during performances. However, there aren’t as many Asian all-girl bands, where the members are performing the music as well as the vocals. Many of these bands are considered underground, because their music is usually harder and not compatible with the sound of the more “bubble gum” girl groups that are so popular throughout Asia.
Even though Asian all-girl rock bands haven’t enjoyed as much widespread media exposure in their countries that their pop counterparts have, some have earned international fanbases. The prime example above is Scandal; four hot female rockers from Osaka, performing “Shunkan Sentimental.” They are; Haruna Ono (vocals, guitar), Mami Sasazaki (guitar, vocals), Tomomi Ogawa (bass, vocals), and Rina Suzuki (drums, vocals). You won’t find these ladies on the same bill with Morning Musume.Below are just a select few more examples of Asian all-female groups that rock and look great doing it (and I’m sure readers will add more in the comments). For those of you wanting to add a sample of this genre to your CD collections, anything from these bands is highly recommended.
Now defunct, Lorelei was one of the few Korean rock bands (male or female) who rose above underground status to appear on popular network music shows. As it’s common practice for Korean music shows to have groups lip sync, the girls probably didn’t have a choice but to fake it here in this “live” SBS television performance from 2003, but they really could and did, play. The members were; Jung Kyung-hee (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jung Hye-jin (lead guitar, vocals), Bae Soo-young (bass, vocals), and Kim Yeon-joo (drums, vocals). The nurse outfit Kyung-hee is wearing relates to the music video for this song, which is entitled “Diet.”
Thai female rockers Pink, with their music video, “Rak Na Dek Ngo” (“Love you, Silly Baby”). Their line-up is; Aey (vocals), Aob (lead guitar), Yam (rhythm guitar), A (keyboards), Kwan (bass), and Been (drums).
Taiwan’s Cherry Boom is composed of four former students at Fu Jen Catholic University; Zha-zha (vocals, occasionally guitar), Gua (guitar), Xiao-qian (bass), and Da-tian, (drums). This video is for their song “I Wanna Rock,” which is not a cover of the 1984 Twisted Sister song of the same name.
Hailing from Tokyo, visual kei death metal band exist†trace has released three albums to date. Jyou (vocals), Omi (guitar), Miko (guitar), Naoto (bass), and Mally (drums) are slated to make their U.S. debut at Sakura-Con 2011 in Seattle, Washington next month. The above is the video for their single “Resonance.”
Even though there are many other notable Japanese all-girl that bands that I’ll miss, 60’s surf rock-styled lady rockers, The 5.6.7.8’s definitely deserve inclusion here. Originally a quartet, there have been several personnel changes within the band and they eventually became a trio. Above are Yoshiko Fujiyama (guitar, vocals), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (bass, vocals), and Sachiko Fujii (drums, vocals) performing “I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield” in the izakaya scene from the 2003 movie Kill Bill.
Another Japanese all-girl group that definitely deserves inclusion here is Shonen Knife. Founded by sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano along with their friend Michie Nakatani in 1981, their sound was influenced by 70’s punk bands like the Buzzcocks and Ramones. In fact, they even performed a show in the 90s as a sort of Japanese female Ramones tribute band called “The Osaka Ramones.” They’ve also had numerous personnel changes throughout their 30-year history. The current trio is Naoko Yamano (guitar, vocals), Ritsuko Taneda (bass, vocals), and Emi Morimoto (drums, vocals). Above is them performing “Super Group” from a November 2009 gig at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, New York. Former member Etsuko Nakanishi is on drums here.
EDIT: Some, and maybe eventually all, of the above videos have since been deleted by the hosts since this article was posted. Go here to see the original article and videos.
Moca is a model from the Netherlands that had an interesting look to me. On first glance I wold have pegged her as Vietnamese but now I’m not as certain.Stats:
While researching Hooters restaurants in Asia for last month’s entry, I happened across some photos of 24-year-old student and former Seoul Hooters Girl, Hanul Jeon.
Hanul (who also goes by “Hannah”) worked in Seoul’s Apgujung Hooters until March of last year. In May, she moved to Sydney, Australia, where she’s been working as a waitress in a Japanese restaurant, while going to school to study Spanish. Even though she’s undecided about continuing with her modeling, she eagerly agreed to be featured here.
(Top Photo Credit: Micheal Hurt)Hanul has a very bright and outgoing personality. During my brief interview with her, she told me she loved the experience of being a Hooters girl, especially during Halloween when they dressed in costumes. When asked if the implied nude shot in her Benetton gallery was just a one-time thing just for the contest, she told me it was “just for fun” but she wouldn’t rule out doing a semi or full nude photo shoot in the future.
Joe Chen Qiao-En is a singer and actress in Taiwan. Apparently she used to be shy about her body because she believed her breasts were too big. Aww. Poor Joe.Stats:
