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Ariel Lin, or Lin I-chen is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Lin was first discovered in the Taiwanese variety show Guess and was the champion of the pretty subway girl contest in the show. She was immediately paired with Mike He, also a rising star, in a drama series “Love Contract.” After appearing in several television roles in Taiwanese dramas and three movies during the early 2000s, she rose to fame in 2005 for playing the role of Yuan Xiang Qin in the hit drama series It Started With a Kiss opposite Joe Cheng. She attended Taiwan’s National Chengchi University, majoring in Korean, throughout much of her early career in the entertainment business. Lin has also been highly praised for her work in Tokyo Juliet (2004) as Lin Lai Sui with Wu Chun and Simon Yam. Her work on The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) (playing Huang Rong opposite of Hu Ge) brought her increased popularity in mainland China. In October 2008 she won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actress for her performance in the series They Kiss Again. Most recently she has starred with Joe Cheng in the series Love or Bread. As a singer, Lin has recorded a number of songs since the mid-2000s, many of which are featured in her TV series. In May 2009, Lin signed a three-year, three-album contract with Avex Taiwan. Her first album, titled 幸福遇見, ‘Blissful Encounter’, was released on July 10, 2009.

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Name: Lin Yi Chen (Lam Yi San) / 林依晨
English name: Ariel Lin
Date of birth: 1982-Oct-29
Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 160cm
Weight: 43kg
Horoscope: Scorpio
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress and singer

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Ryoko Hirosue is a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. Hirosue made her television debut in 1995 at the age of 15 in Fuji TV’s Heart ni S. She was also named “Best Newcomer” at the 10th Television Drama Academy Awards the same year when she starred in Fuji TV’s comedy series, Shota no Sushi. In 1997, she appeared in the finalé of medical drama, Hoshi no Kinka and the special episode of Odoru Daisousasen before making her breakthrough performance in Fuji TV’s comedy series, Beach Boys, where she was awarded “Best Supporting Actress” at the 14th Television Drama Academy Awards. Hirosue also made her film debut in the same year when she appeared in 20-seki Nostalgia which won her critical acclaim. She was awarded the Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award at the Mainichi Film Awards, Best New Talent at the Yokohama Film Festival and perhaps most importantly, the Newcomer of the Year award at the 21st Japanese Academy Awards. She returned prominently to television in 2000 playing Yuki Katase in the drama, Summer Snow, which won 5 awards at the 26th Television Drama Academy Awards including “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Drama” before showing off her comedic chops in TBS’s Oyaji. The latter role again won her “Best Supporting Actress” at the 27th awards ceremony. In 2001, Hirosue made her international film debut in Luc Besson’s Wasabi. In 2002, Hirosue appeared in the film, Renai Shashin, and the low-rated television drama, Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu before capping the year in the family drama series, Otousan. She reunited with her Summer Snow lead co-star, Tsuyoshi Dōmoto, in 2003’s romance series, Moto Kare. Her portrayal as the initially flippant ex-girlfriend, Makoto Saeki, won her “Best Supporting Actress” yet again at the 38th Television Drama Academy Awards. Hirosue returned to film and television in 2006 by appearing in three television dramas, a TV movie and a film. In 2007, she co-starred for the third time with Hiroshi Abe (her fellow actor in Dekichatta Kekkon and Haruka naru Yakusoku) in the film, Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust. She also appeared in two TV movies, Mama ga Ryori wo Tsukuru Wake, aired by Fuji TV and Long Wedding Road! which was broadcast by TBS. Hirosue also made a guest appearance in the third episode of detective-mystery series, Galileo. She had a supporting role in NTV’s comedy series, Yasuko to Kenji in 2008. She portrayed Mika Kobayashi opposite Masahiro Motoki in the 2008 Japanese film Departures, which won the 81st Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009 she is starring in the remake of the mystery film Zero Focus and the adaptation to film of the novel Villon’s Wife by Osamu Dasai.

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Name: 広末涼子 (ひろすえ りょうこ)
Name (romaji): Hirosue Ryoko
Real name: 岡沢涼子 / Okazawa Ryoko
Date of birth: 1980-Jul-18
Place of birth: Kochi City, Kochi, Japan
Height: 161cm
Weight: 40kg
Horoscope: Cancer
Blood type: O
Profession: Actress and singer

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Penny Tai is a Malaysian Chinese singer and songwriter in the Mandarin pop scene. Since her debut in 2000, she has released eight albums. Penny Tai was born in Johor, Malaysia, to a Hakka family. She started song-writing at the age of 17, participating in the Halo Song-writing Contest in Kuala Lumpur, a platform which also launched the career of fellow Malaysian singer, Fish Leong. In 1999, she was offered a contract by EMI Music (Taiwan) and moved to Taiwan pursue a career in singing and song-writing. She released her self-titled first album, Penny, in January 2000. She is marketed by her company as a talented singer-songwriter who is responsible for both the compositions and performance of her songs. Every single song Penny has recorded so far is written and composed by herself. In 2006 she won Best Composer at the Golden Melody Awards for the song “Crazy Love” (title track to her 2005 album). Her most popular song to date internationally was the end theme for the Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden” and “Meteor Garden 2″ entitled Ni Yao De Ai (The Love You Want). Her latest album Forgive Me For Being The Girl I Am (原谅我就是这样的女生) (May 16, 2009).

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Name: Penny Tai Pei Ni 戴佩妮
Date of birth: 22 April 1978
Place of birth: Johor Segamat
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Blood Type: B
Horoscope: Taurus
Nationality: Malaysian Chinese
Education: Johor Bahru Southern College Chinese Faculty Graduate
Hobbies: Dancing, composing, choreographing, designing
Instrument: Guitar, drum
Favorite Singer: Sheryl Crow, Billie Myers, Elizebeth Herithage, Mr.Big, Extreme, Tori Ames, Alanis Morissette and all independent composer-singers
Favorite Music: Country folk, rock