Carly Capra

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Chris Charles 4

Native Texan Carly Capra was brought to my attention by my good friend Carlo Rodriguez, who’s had the pleasure of photographing Carly on several occasions. (The photo at left is from one of his shoots with her.) A trained dancer

J-List

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 Chris Charles 1

Founded by American expat Peter Payne, J-List is sort of the Amazon for unique Japanese merchandise. With the tagline “You’ve got a friend in Japan.”

Zombierella

Monday, August 5, 2013 Chris Charles 4

Svetlana Nagaeva, better known as Zombierella, is the bombshell bassist for the horror surf band (as they’re best described) Messer Chups. Hailing from from St Petersburg, Russia, Messer Chups’ sound is reminiscent of great surf rock bands of the 1960s, but they definitely have their own unique style.

Levy Tran Featured in Controversial Music Video “Asian Girlz”

Saturday, August 3, 2013 Chris Charles 1

Heavily-illustrated model Levy Tran recently tweeted an apology after the above music video she appeared in received a strong backlash due to the song’s lyrics.

Calamity Chang

Saturday, July 13, 2013 Chris Charles 1

When American burlesque was in its heyday, Asian striptease performers were practically unheard of. However, with the emergence of “neo-burlesque” in the mid-1990s, a few Asian ladies have taken to the stage, doing the retro “bump ‘n grind” acts. One

Coco Komatsu

Sunday, June 9, 2013 Chris Charles 1

Born and raised in Tokyo, import model Noriko “Coco” Komatsu was brought to my attention by another very talented lady, model, artist, and designer April Syrup, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing last year Coco began her modeling career

Korean Racing Models Do the Gwiyomi Song

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Chris Charles 0

Released three months ago by Korean singer Hari, the Gwiyomi (“Cutie”) Song immediately went viral and has now become the latest Internet meme to originate from Korea. Above are three of the most popular Korean Racing models doing their

Sexy Taiwanese Quintet Does the Harlem Shake

Sunday, March 24, 2013 Chris Charles 0

One never knows what the next Internet meme is going to be or why it catches on and spreads like wildfire, but sooner or later, there will probably be a sexy Asian version of it. (Take for instance, the adaptation

Frances Manzo

Friday, February 8, 2013 Chris Charles 1

I wrote a piece just last month on Frances Manzo’s latest film project, Redlight Kate, which is still in pre-production. Even though tackling the role of producer is still fairly new to Frances, she’s no newbie when it comes to

Soo Yeon Lee for Target

Monday, January 7, 2013 Chris Charles 0

This recent Target commercial for Nature Made prenatal vitamins is entitled “Ravenous” and features actress, model, and world class table tennis player, Soo Yeon Lee, portraying a pregnant lady who’s in a frenzy to satisfy her hunger cravings.

Cat Tanchanco

Thursday, December 27, 2012 Chris Charles 4

I’ve done a few articles on Youtube makeup “gurus” in the past, but Cat Tanchanco’s skills set her apart from many of the rest, as do her finished products. Cat, who’s better known by her Youtube subscribers and Twitter followers

Debra Lamb in The Invisible Maniac NSFW

Monday, October 29, 2012 Chris Charles 0

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ere’s Betty, played by America’s only Asian Scream Queen icon, Debra Lamb, meeting her demise in the 1990 comedy-horror film, The Invisible Maniac.