Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Vaness Wu





Vaness Wu








Quick Facts
Simplified Chinese:  吴建豪
Traditional Chinese:  吳建豪




During the F4 mania, i will accept the fact that i got hooked on its first season since their faces are new to my eyes. It was like my eyes were given a retreat against the overexposed local celebrities. But on it's second season, the iron has heated so much and they have rubbed it so much. Nevertheless, i still find them hot.






It wasn't long ago when i featured Asian Abs on which i featured Vaness Wu as part of the collection. WHen i saw his pic, i was like "hmm.. is this really him?" During the F4 mania he wasn't that buff yet, so my surprise was more like a disbelief that he is that buff.


Vaness Wu was born in Sta Monica, United States and speaks fluent Mandarin and English. In fact, before he moved to Korea, he worked as a telemarketer in the US.











TV







* Meteor Garden [2001]



* Meteor Rain [2001]



* Meteor Garden II [2001]



* Peach Girl [2002]



* Come To My Place [2002]



* Say Yes Enterprise [2004]



* Wish To See You Again [2008]










Film







* Star Runner [2003]



* Dragon Squad [2005]



* Kung Fu Fighter [2007]



* Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon [2008]



* LaMB [2009]



* Grand Theater [?]



* Kung Fu Chef [?]







Commercials 



* MP3 Recorder Walkman



* Smiemens 2118



* Legend Computers



* Mingle Shoes



* Lu Piao Shampoo



* Samuel & Kevin



* Bicowave & Bicogirl



* Pepsi 2002 ~ 2005



* YAMAHA


















Pepsi Fire and Ice Adverts with Vaness WU and Tata Young




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Monday, June 28, 2010

Asian Abs Part 2



Asian Abs Part 2




Previsouly I have featured hot Asian Abs (click on the link to see the previous post). I'd love to feature more of them with new faces. What i really like about Asians because these hunks are lean yet well toned, not a jocky type guy.



click on "more of him" for more pics









Ok, i find this guy really hot, the problem is that i don't know his name.




Nagase Tomoya, Japanese. This guy is hot as well.

Nagase Tomoya




Gackt, Japanese


Gackt







Bae Yong Joon, Korean. I thought this is a wooden sculpture.



Bae Yong Joon


Yoon Kye Sang, Korean

Yoon Kye Sang






Kwong Sang Woo, Korean


Kwong Sang Woo






and ending the post with a bang!!

more hunks!!

Jae Joong, Yun Ho, Jun Su, Chang Min and Yoo Chun










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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Revisiting Brapanese Mania, A closer look on the preference on beauty




Revisiting Brapanese Mania
A closer look on the preference on beauty




Daniel Matsunaga






As we continue to celebrate the hotness of Brapanese models mania, on which we explore more on models. Brapanese is a word that was born in an attempt to coin a term for the phenomenon of loving Brazilian - Japanese models, which started in Thailand, of which the Philippines responded thereafter. It is a combination of the the term  Brazilian and Japanese. For the previous entry on Brapanese, click on here


The picture above is Daniel Matsunaga who looks like a teenager. I really find him hot on this picutre. I would love to explore more of him. For the previous post, you may check out here


In a country called Philippines, almost all of the
celebrities are a mixture of races. People may assert that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But if we look at the faces on billboards, TV and movies, you will see one thing in common, they all are mixed races of Caucasian + Asian. It is like there is implied unwritten rule for media, Caucasian + Asian = success in the silver screen. This may explain the phenomenon of Brazilian Japanese mania. 


Leandro Okabe


Leandro Okabe
To understand media viewer's response on this, we may look at the history of media. For more than half a century, our eyes have been bombarded by the Western cinema, dictating the definition of beauty and culture. Thus, unconsciously, the definition of beauty may have been skewed to give preference on the western image. But then again i have nothing against this, this is just again me.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Bench Uncut Posters & Behind the Scenes Video





Bench Uncut Posters & Behind the Scenes Video


On our previous post, we featured some of the posters for Bench Uncut. We also look on how Bench started stripping down these celebrities and as they spearheaded more fashion events. For this post, we will explore more pics and we will have a peek on behind the scenes of the photo shoot.








I am wondering who is the photographer for this since he made great shots for the models, I also like the idea on the poses of the models, especially the awkward poses. The production made a great concept for the photo shoot. Well, I have not featured the posters though for women.


Click on "More of him" for more pics, just hover on the image to know the model's name and click on the thumbnail to view the actual size of the pics.




Jay R Sillonia

Benjamin Tang

John Avila

Ejay Falcon

Jake Cuenca

Starstruck Winners




Check the promotional video for behind the scenes for the photo-shoot.




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Bench Uncut 2010, A Bold Look at the Future and Remembering the Past



Bench Uncut 2010
A Bold Look at the Future and Remembering the Past
Promotional Posters for the Event








Bench has been successful in stripping down hot celebrities for more than a decade.  In 1999, Bench published a 120 - page coffee table book of 203 duotone photographs with Jomari Yllana on the cover. Models include Cesar Alex, Alvin Amposta, Jordan Castro, Andex Cordova, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Junell Liwanag, Chema Marquez, Mark Santos and Raymond Stafford. Models, including Jomari Yllana, had their photos shot on different locations, both indoor and outdoor, wearing only underwear or, for some, nothing at all. I feel lucky to have this rare cofee table book.


The foreword in this book written by Butch Francisco (2000) is indeed worth mentioning in setting up the lens for understanding the current trend in the Marketing field in the Philippines.

There are not many sights more provocative than a pair of briefs. Not the new ones crisply pack in plastic, but a pair in use, doing what it does best.

Perhaps this is one good reason why, despite being able to trace back to the Renaissance and to antiquity the nude male body as a sex object, many lens men still prefer photographing men in their
underwear or skimpy- best, even if not for sales pitch purposes. Although, of course, it was
commercial photography – upon whose immediate impact was created by the valuable art photography of the audacious Robert Mapplethorpe – that gave birth in the ‘80s to the idea of using scantily-clad, young, handsome, and muscled men to advertise anything from underwear to cosmetics, to toothpaste, to liquor. These youthful and beautiful and men had invaded the world’s most famous designers, as such noted photographers as Richard Avedon, paired them with top female models. Soon every man wanted to look bigger and have smoother skin, be -supplemented and pumped up- the likes that would even make the best athletes of yesteryears look wimpy in comparison. Talk about nature imitating art!


The success of this book was only the beginning, and soon enough, on succeeding years, Bench have launched several campaigns presenting their models in their underwear to promote the whole brand itself. I shall say, they have broken the barriers in promoting the brand, stripping a celebrity, but for me, entertaining the eyes of the public. For me, it’s a win - win situation, Bench may get to reap the benefits of their campaigns on these sales pitch, on my case, on the consumer’s point of view. It’s entertainment. Yes, they’ve come a long way, from a coffee table book to big fashion events such as Understatement (2004), Bench Fever (2006), Be Bench Model Search (2007), and Bench Black Out (2008).  

Bench will have another denim and underwear show on the big dome, “Bench Uncut” on July 2. As previously done, the company entertained my eyes by scattering blown-up pictures on billboards several hot spots in Metro Manila.

Here are of the pics and the posters. 


Hover on the image to see their names and click on the thumbnails for bigger pics. My personal favorite is Jome Silayan. When i saw his picture, i was like "who the hell is this guy? H'e so heavenly hot!" and it took me three hours to look for his name. 






Geoff Taylor

Rafael Rosell

Rayver Cruz

Aljur Abrenica

Ron Morales

Jome Silayan

Jon Avila

John Prats

Jome Silayan

Gerald Anderson

Diether Ocampo

Jake Cuenca


More pics on the next posts.
All Photos credit to the owner
Some pics from GwapoRepublic
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