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.

More photos of Mika:

(Mika Nakashima in her role as Nana)

Mika Nakashima on the web:
Mika Nakashima @ mikanakashima.com (official website)
Mika Nakashima @ sonymusic.co.jp
Mika Nakashima @ imdb.com
Mika Nakashima @ lovemika.net (fansite)

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:

More photos of Nicole:

Nicole Scherzinger on the web:
Nicole Scherzinger @ hernameisnicole.com (official website)
Nicole Scherzinger @ pcdmusic.com (The Pussycat Dolls official website)
Nicole Scherzinger @ imdb.com

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.)