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Asian Cheerleaders of the NBA
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Monday, May 7, 2012 Chris Charles 11

The high energy routines of NBA cheerleaders keep the crowd pumped-up during halftimes and breaks in the action. Here are 24 Asian ladies who, during the 2011-2012 season, graced the court with their squads on game days.

Korean Female Celebs’ “Lasts”

Friday, April 6, 2012 Chris Charles 3

A selection of last commercials, performances, shoots, and messages from some of the Korean female entertainers who took their own lives within the last several years. Actress Jung Da-bin signed her last autograph with the words “be happy.”

Whispering Corridors – Female Ghosts of the Korean Cinema

Monday, October 31, 2011 Chris Charles 2

Although they share a common theme and all-female casts, the films in the Korean “Whispering Corridors” anthology are not linked to one and other in terms of a continuing storyline or recurring characters.

The Girls of Attack Girls Swim Team vs. The Undead

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Chris Charles 1

Among the ladies in this 2007 Japanese horror-comedy are JAV alumnae Sasa Handa and Yuria Hidaka, who are both given plenty of room to shine (if not swim) in this gem from director Kōji Kawano.

The Girls of the Horny House of Horror

Friday, October 21, 2011 Chris Charles 2

Another comedy-horror gem from Japan that’s full of spurting blood, cheap titillation, and lowbrow humor. But what really makes this one a must-have, is that the entire female cast is composed of JAV alumnae.

Asian Bond Girls

Sunday, October 9, 2011 Chris Charles 8

Bond Girls are in a very elite class and not every actress who’s appeared in a James Bond film meets the criteria for being dubbed a Bond Girl. To date, there have been only three Asian ladies who are considered to be in that class, and here they are.

Asian Women in Prison Movies

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Chris Charles 7

Arguably the most popular sub-genre of exploitation films, women in prison movies generally have three main elements: Sadistic guards, sadistic inmates, and a young, innocent new convict, who was unjustly convicted and finds herself at the mercy of those sadists.

Asian Lady Rockers

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Chris Charles 0

Even though their music is usually harder and not compatible with the sound of the more “bubble gum” girl groups that are so popular throughout Asia, some Asian all-girl rock bands, that are the real deal, have earned international fan bases.

Japanese AV and Gravure Idols do Horror

Sunday, October 31, 2010 Chris Charles 5

If you’ve seen a low-budget Japanese splatter movie in the last several years, chances are the actresses starring featured in it were chosen from the very large talent pool of AV and gravure idols Japan has to offer.

The Last of the Derrick Dolls

Sunday, September 26, 2010 Chris Charles 1

In 1996, when the city of Nashville, Tennessee was courting the then-Houston Oilers to move to Music City (and become the now-Tennessee Titans), some of the Oilers Cheerleaders, the “Derrick Dolls,” made this promotional appearance at the Nashville City Fairgrounds.

Japanese Baseball Cheerleaders

Sunday, September 12, 2010 Chris Charles 3

Ten of the twelve teams in the Nippon Baseball League have official cheerleading squads that often perform elaborate choreographed routines. Here is a look at those ten squads, and all of the spellings of the squad names here are 100% accurate.

Korean Baseball Cheerleaders

Thursday, August 26, 2010 Chris Charles 4

Unlike the Major League Basebell teams in the US, all of the eight teams in the Korea Baseball Organization have cheerleading squads, stirring up fans on both sides of the park during games. Here are some of the ladies from all eight of those squads.