The list of Ultimate Asian Heartthrob varies from different nationalities from Asia. Disclaimer: This list is not the official “Asian Heartthrob”, so fans don’t get mad at me :D
Let's start with Cuties who got least number of votes from my Facebook Friends -
Miura Haruma – 1 Vote
Miura made his debut in NHK drama Agri, when he was seven. He was enrolled at Tsukuba Actor's Studio and whilst he was still acting, formed Brash Brats with two other students ( Majda rhaif )... When Tsukuba Actor's Studio closed down, Miura and his fellow bandmates joined Amuse agency.
Miura soon gained recognition following several dramas such as Fight. During this time, Brash Brats went on hiatus, while Miura continued his acting career. ***************************************************
Tae Yang – 1 Vote
(Hangul: 동영배, Hanja: 董永培, born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang (Hangul: 태양, Hanja: 太陽, meaning Solar) or Sol (the Spanish word for Sun), is a South Korean recording artist, entertainer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training he made his debut in 2006 as a member of Big Bang.
The first single released was "Only Look At Me" (Korean: 나만 바라봐), an R&B song written by Teddy and Kush. G-Dragon later recorded a "Part Two" version to the song. The second single was "Prayer (Korean: 기도)" which featured Teddy of 1TYM. Promotional videos were shot for both. In support of his album, he also staged his first solo concert, Hot. Later on, Taeyang received two awards from the 7th Korean Music Awards: Best R&B/Soul Song for "Only Look At Me" and Best R&B/Soul Album.
Throughout the majority of 2009, Taeyang contributed to his group's activities, recording the song "Lollipop" with his group and labelmate 2NE1. He later flew to Japan to promote the group's Japanese albums. After activities ended, he went back to the studio to record and release his first digital single "Where U At", followed by another digital single, "Wedding Dress". Promotional videos were filmed for both "Where U At" and "Wedding Dress." "Wedding Dress" was voted #3 on an online poll for a Dutch radio station.
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Choi Siwon - 1 Vote
Choi Si-won (born February 10, 1987), sometimes mononymously credited as Siwon, is aKorean pop singer and actor. He is a member of super boy band Super Junior and its subgroup,Super Junior-M, where he is known by his Chinese name Shi Yuan (Chinese language: 始源, meaning "Origin"). Aside from Super Junior related activities, Siwon is a successful male model and actor. Siwon is best known for his role in the 2006 Hong Kong historical action film A Battle of Wits as young Prince Liang Shi, as well as the lead male in the Korean drama Oh My Lady!opposite actress Chae Rim and the data analyst and rookie elite agent from the 2010 spin-off toIris (TV series), Athena: Goddess of War. Siwon can speak Korean, conversational Mandarin and English, very little Cantonese (Shown in his Hong Kong interview), as well as a little Japanese. He is also one of the first four Korean artists to be on Chinese postage stamps.
Although Choi Siwon's registered birthday is February 10, 1987, he was actually born on April 7, 1986. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he was raised in an affluent, strict Protestant family. He was scouted by a talent agent when he was 16 as he was waiting for friends in front of his high school. He was recommended to audition for the Starlight Casting System to become an entertainer. Siwon's parents disapproved him pursuing in an entertainment career, so he had to secretly audition. He successfully passed auditions, and after consideration, his parents allowed him to sign under the talent agency SM Entertainment. Siwon said that although his father allowed him to sign the contract, he would not give any help to his son as he wanted his son to take responsibility in his actions.
He later moved into dormitories with fellow trainees and he was trained in areas of singing, acting, and dancing. Siwon stated that SM Entertainment saw potential for him in acting, and thus gave him training in the field. He made his first appearance in a music video of The Grace'sDana when he was still a solo singer in 2003. A year after, he made a brief appearance in the short drama, Precious Family. In 2005, Siwon made a brief appearance in the KBS dramaEighteen, Twenty-Nine as the young Kang Bong-man.
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Jc Tuiseco – 1vote
John Carlo "JC" Barreras Tiuseco (born April 16, 1985) is an actor, basketball player, TV host,& model and is a Chinese Filipino. He became a household name, when he made the selection for the final 16 castaways and more so after being hailed as the "Sole Survivor" in the very first season of the Philippine version of the reality television series Survivor. Outperforming thousands and thousands of applicants, till he finally ventured in outwitting the chosen castaways.
Tiuseco was born in Manila, son of James Tiuseco a Businessman and his wife Rosemarie Barreras a registered nurse & a businesswoman. He has 2 siblings, Vivian Tiuseco (who manages the family business and own business) and Karl Anthony Tiuseco (has own business).
He was passionate about basketball since his childhood and dreamed of becoming a professional player. Nothing beats the love for the game, when whats on the line is the school pride, with his Jersey no. 12 he played for San Sebastian College a member of the college's basketball team , which competes in NCAA Philippines. where he graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Management.
Tiuseco also works as a model. His most notable job was the Bench Denim and Underwear Fashion Show. He also placed second to his basketball teammate Ram Sagad (Pinoy Fear Factor contestant) in the 2007 Century Tuna Superbods Beachfest, and has appeared in one of Century Tuna's television advertisements. Endorses Penshoppe for his clothing apparel.
He also landed a spot as one of 2007 Cosmopolitan Magazine’s 69 Hot Bachelors.Tiuseco became notable when he decided to join the Philippines' franchise of the reality television series Survivor, Survivor Philippines. He defeated Robert Vincent "Rob" Sy, 7-2, with the seventh vote resulting from him winning a popularity vote. Tiuseco's win was already leaked months earlier, however, when a showbiz-oriented website published the alleged results of the Final Tribal Council on October 2008 after two of the show's staff were overheard in a coffee shop about the show's outcome. Paolo Bediones, the host of the show, labeled that website's report as a spoiler when that article first appeared.
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Kim Jaejoong – 2 Votes
Kim Jaejoong (Korean: 김재중, born on January 26, 1986), better known by his stage names,Hero, Youngwoong Jaejoong (in South Korea) and Jejung (ジェジュン Jejun?) (in Japan), is a Korean singer-songwriter and actor. Hero also started directing JYJ's own concerts from "2011 JYJ's World Tour".
He was a member and lead vocal of South Korean boy band TVXQ, known as Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) in South Korea and Tohoshinki in Japan. After TVXQ went on hiatus, he became a vocalist in the group JYJ, who made their global debut in October 2010.
Hero was born as Han Jaejun in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. At a young age, he was given up for adoption by his birth mother to the Kims and his name was changed to Kim Jaejoong. When he was fifteen, he moved to Seoul by himself in order to take part in the auditions held by SM Entertainment. Life in Seoul proved to be hard for him, and he had to take various odd jobs to pay for rent.Hero auditioned at SM Entertainment in 2001 and was accepted into the agency. On December 26, 2003, he debuted with TVXQ at a BoA and Britney Spears showcase.
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Daniel Henney – 2 Votes
Daniel Phillip Henney (Hangul: 다니엘 필립 헤니; born November 28, 1979) is a Korean American actor and model. Daniel Henney was born to a Korean adoptee mother and an American father of Irish descent. Henney started his career when he was 22 years old and worked in France, Italy, Hong Kongand Taiwan while attending college. After his debut in South Korea with an advertisement for the Amore Pacific's cosmetic "Odyssey Sunrise", he became a spokesperson for commercials with Jeon Ji-hyun for Olympus cameras and Kim Tae-hee for Daewoo Electronics's Klasse air conditioners.
Despite speaking no Korean, Henney became a household name through the South Korean hit TV drama, My Name is Kim Sam Soon. He later learned a bit of the language and appeared on a few variety shows, such as Family Outing. Henney was a part of an academic scandal in which many sources stated that he had an Economics degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago to bolster his image, while in actuality he had no college degree.
In 2009, he portrayed Agent Zero in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the fall season of 2009, he is playing "Dr. David Lee" in the CBStelevision drama, "Three Rivers".
In 2010, Henney returned to South Korea television for KBS2's The Fugitive: Plan B, alongside Korea's most famous singer Bi Rain and actress Lee Na Young.
§ The Fugitive: Plan B as Kai (KBS2, 2010)
§ Three Rivers as David Lee (CBS, 2009)
§ Spring Waltz as Philip (KBS, 2006)
§ Hello Franceska (guest appearance) (MBC, 2005,)
§ My Lovely Sam Soon as Dr. Henry Kim (MBC, 2005)
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Coco Martin – 3 Votes
Coco Martin (born Rodel Nacianceno) is a Filipino actor whose work includes the independent films Masahista and Daybreak as well as the television series Tayong Dalawa and Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin . Martin started out in showbiz as one of the members of Star Magic's Star Circle Batch 9 in ABS-CBN Martin's first cameo film appearance was in the 2001 film Luv Txt where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno. After that he took a brief hiatus in acting.
Since then he has appeared in several TV advertisements before breaking back into showbiz with his lead debut film Masahista (Masseur) for which he was awarded the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. He also starred in Kaleldo (Summer Heat) in 2006.
Early in 2007, Martin joined GMA Network, and appeared in several GMA TV shows starting with Daisy Siete. He also became a member of the boy-group The Studs. Martin was also seen in independent gay-oriented films Daybreak and Jay.
In 2008, Martin returned to ABS-CBN and was cast in Ligaw na Bulaklak as one of the regular members. He also starred in the drama seriesTayong Dalawa where he won the Best Drama Actor in the 2009 Star Awards for Television. After Tayong Dalawa, he also starred in the afternoon soap opera titled Nagsimula sa Puso.
In 2010, he became part of the cast of ABS-CBN's primetime drama, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and had his leading role via Tonyong Bayawak. He will also star in his first mainstream film Sa 'yo Lamang and will also be part of primetime series, 1DOL.
He has joined Star Magic.
In 2011, he is scheduled to lead Philippine Primetime Television Series Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin.
In Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin, he plays two roles: A soldier and an NPA Rebel who happen to be twin brothers. His soldier character falls in love with a girl who is a rebel living in the mountains and who holds hatred against the Military and the Government (played by Maja Salvador). On the other hand, Martin's NPA Rebel character falls in love with a girl soldier who is the granddaughter of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief (played by Andi Eigenmann).
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Wu Chun – 4 Votes
Wu Chun (traditional Chinese: 吳尊; simplified Chinese: 吴尊; pinyin: Wú Zūn) was born on 10 October 1979, birth name Goh Kiat Chun, is a Brunei-born Taiwanese actor, singer, former model and gym instructor.
Wu is a member of the Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit. He was the last and oldest member to join the boy band and is the bass vocalist of the group. Wu has also starred in many Taiwanese drama such as Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, Romantic Princess, Hot Shot and Tokyo Juliet.
Wu studied at the Chung Hwa Middle School in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. He graduated from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He also played for Brunei's national basketball team.
Prior to joining Fahrenheit, Wu worked as a model for Yilin in Taiwan and Diva Models inSingapore. He manages a family-owned gym club in Brunei. As of August 2007, Wu is appointed chairman of Palm Garden Hotel and its neighbouring multi-story Fitness Zone centre in Brunei. For his effort and success, Wu was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in Brunei during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in August.
On 5 October 2010, it was announced that Wu will play "Night Tenjo" in a live-action adaptation of Japanese manga series Absolute Boyfriend, with Korean actress Ku Hye Sunas "Riiko Izawa".However on 3 May 2011, Jiro Wang was reported to have replaced Wu as male lead after he pulled out of the project.
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And for the last cutie on the list. He is so popular in South East Asian countries today due to the success of his movies and endorsements. He is not tagged as Asia's Teen Obsession.
Tantananan !!!!!!!
Mario Maurer - garnering 16 votes !
Mario Maureris a Thai model and actor. He is best known for his lead roles in the 2007 film, The Love of Siam and the 2011 sleeper hit, First Love (A Little Thing Called Love). Mario Maurer was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He is of Thai, Chinese, and German descent He attended school at St. Dominic School in Bangkok and now is studying in Ramkhamhaeng University, majoring in Communication Arts.Maurer was a Roman Catholic.
At the age of 16, Maurer became a model doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos. In 2007, he made his feature film debut in a leading role in The Love of Siam, written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. The role was "Tong" that would bring him many accolades and instant fame far beyond Thailand's borders. But he said "I didn't want to do it, Acting wasn't on my list to do." He decided to do the movie because he trusted the director "Chukiat" and the movie would give him many opportunities. He'd be making money to help his family. He became famous in this film because of his gay role.
The film's promotion did not play up its homosexual romance. Nonetheless, most critics have given extremely positive reviews. When asked about his kissing scenes with Witwisit Hirunwongkul in The Love of Siam, Maurer said, "I was nervous. I've never kissed a man and kissing is not something you do every day." Maurer has been nominated for an Asian Film Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Love of Siam, but lost to Sun Hong-Lei for Mongol. He won the Best Actor award in Southeast Asian film category at the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival. His performance was described as "Mature acting choices within a wide range of situations. Beneath a calm and placid external demeanor his performance he displayed a rich inner struggle dealing with emotional burdens, with family, friends, his social circle and his romantic and sexual awakening."
He won the Best Actor award in Starpics Thai Films Awards and also nominated in Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards.
( profile contents gathered from Wikipedia and photo courtesy of Google.com.ph )
Mario Maurer for me :))
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