NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!!!
Since I have a list of the ten most beautiful East Asian women, it is only fair that I have one of men too. So this thread is open to nominations for the next few days – till Monday May 3rd 2010 at 12:00 GMT). That will be followed by a poll and then a post on the top ten winners.
You can nominate as many men as you like in the comments below. He must be famous enough to have an article in the Wikipedia. He can be alive or dead or well past his prime.
Please give a link to a picture if you can! It is best to put links on a separate line. If you have more than two links it could get caught in my spam filter and you will have to wait for me to fish it out.
East Asian means China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. Those in other countries who are at least half East Asian by blood count too – like Tiger Woods!
If I wind up with more than 30 nominations for a poll, then I will take the ones with the most seconds. In case of a tie I will favour earlier nominations over later ones.
(Yes, I will do one on black men too, never fear!)
YES ABAGOND!
Thank you for using that photo and thanks for this poll. I was so confused as to why I was seeing that photo up there… I was multitasking and I wondered if I left Takeshi’s pic in one of my tabs.
You just made my day; it was terrible up until now.
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OMG! I love you, abagond!!!! 😀
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And thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
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Obviously, I vote Takeshi Kaneshiro, the man of the hour:
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Hey, I’m biased. I have mad love for my Oh Ji Ho. 😀
This is when he dyed his hair way back.
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I’m soooooooo loving you, Abagond!
Here…I’ve collected a few! Browse through!
GREAT pic of Takeshi by the way – GAWD…He. Is. Fine!!!!
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Ankhesen,
“GREAT pic of Takeshi by the way – GAWD…He. Is. Fine!!!!”
You know it! I have good taste like that. 😉
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Tony Leung Ka-fai, ya’ll!!! Goodness, when I first saw him in the 1992 film called The Lover, I almost lost my mind. He’s tall, swarthy, and 100% Chinese fineness!!! Whew!!!
Check him out…
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Tony Leung Ka-fai
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1. karl yune (sexy as hell)
2. Jason kyson lee
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leigh,
“Hey, I’m biased. I have mad love for my Oh Ji Ho.
This is when he dyed his hair way back.”
And he is still not as hot as Takeshi. 😛
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Daniel Henney is another good one. He’s technically hapa; half Korean and half white, but he is still eligible:
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Jason Kyson Lee = fine as hell
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Song Seung Hun!
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@Natasha W:
It’s all good. More for MEEEEEE!!! 😉
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3. Phillip Moon
4. kenichi matsuyama
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5. Wu Chun
6. Om Akapan
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I love this post!!!! Ladies, keep it coming!!
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Peanut, Philip Moon is cute, but what’s his ethnicity? It wasn’t clear when I googled him.
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@Celina:
Yes, he was amazingly sensual in The Lover.
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7. Mario Maurer
8. Edison Chen Kwoon Hei
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If I do recall, Philip Moon is Korean-American.
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9. Russel Wong
10. paolo montalban
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this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nW5xeu4mXg
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daniel henney is cute
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@Peanut:
That Asian guy said some very beautiful words regarding bw. Nice!
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i should have listed their ethnicities…oh well abagond can do that
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lol, that’s why i posted it. its rare that men have nice things to say especially about bw, so hey why not?
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Thanks, leigh.
Peanut, slow down — we can’t keep up!
I second Om Akpan. Your picture didn’t do him justice, Peanut!
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*Takeshi Kaneshiro* he is cute i’m voting him too, even though i already put a bunch of my picks up
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he looks gorgeous in the second picture. His hair is thick and dark, I like darker asian men too.
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More Oh Ji Ho and his dimples. *squeal*
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daniel henney
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“*Takeshi Kaneshiro* he is cute i’m voting him too, even though i already put a bunch of my picks up”
🙂
We have a winner!
He looks like an Asian version of my SO… that’s why I first noticed him. He is most definitely hot.
“he looks gorgeous in the second picture. His hair is thick and dark, I like darker asian men too.”
He looks gorgeous with short or long hair, but I prefer the longer hair.
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How about a collage of South Korea’s finest?
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While he’s half-Filipino and half-American (I honestly don’t know what that means, but I’m guessing he’s half-white), here’s droolworthy, Sam Milby.
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ooo he is cute
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I gasped when I saw this man’s picture…He is beyond gorgeous… WOW.
Anyways, how about that Japanese footballer in the Calvin Klein “X” ad
Hidetoshi Nakata
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The Hottest Asian Man Ive seen on person was a Dentist that bought groceries at the supermarket I worked at.
Killer smile, tan, body was ripped to shreds…I would pray he would come through my line. He was fiiine!
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Whoo, Sam Milby is perfect!
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Y,
Seconded on the Asian dentists. I had one who was either Southeast Asian or from the Middle East, and he was so good-looking! I think his wife was black too.
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(Yes I know Middle East doesn’t = Asian, but I don’t know his background and didn’t want to assume.)
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Johnny “Foine” Nguyen
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Oops, there’s more of Johnny Nguyen.
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Finally, you come up with someone good, leigh. 😛
I second Johnny Nguyen.
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Y,
“I gasped when I saw this man’s picture…He is beyond gorgeous… WOW.”
You’re referring to Takeshi (main pic), right? Just clarifying.
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I second Tony Leung Ka Fai, Russell Wong, Rick Yuen.
I nominate: Bae Yong Joon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Yong_Joon
Ken Watanabe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Watanabe:
I ain’t finished either!
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Omigosh, there are so many hot Asian men I want to post, my head is spinning.
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That Johnny Nguyen is delicious!
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@Herneith:
Isn’t he yummy? Mmm. 😉
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For those enjoy the ‘boyish’ look:
Lee Jun Ki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jun_Ki
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Mir and Joon from MBLAQ.
*shivers delightfully*
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Yes Natasha W I am referring to the main picture (Takeshi) he is breathtaking…
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Bruce Lee, c’mon, the guy is awesome….
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BR –
Brandon Lee, while we’re at it then.
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As it happened, I had a sexy Asian men in the movies and TV thread on my blog a few years ago, so I’m going to pull all the East Asian men who got suggested there (omitting the South Asian ones). Besides Bruce Lee, the suggestions I got were:
Robert Ito: http://www.ecto-web.org/~spookcentral/cast_crew_robert_ito.htm (though given that he’s 78 now, I can’t imagine his current looks will beat Takeshi’s, but he was quite good looking when he was younger at least)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: http://www.flixster.com/actor/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa
Chow-Yun Fat: http://malecelebritywallpaper.blogspot.com/2009/06/chow-yun-fat-photo-gallery.html
Russell Wong is also cute: http://www.famozz.com/actors/russell-wong
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Rawr!!! I’m showing the love for my fellow Filipino man…Victor Basa.
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For sure, Ank.
Gosh, I recently saw a short film on Tv of Bruce Lee playing ping pong with numchuks….I couldnt beleive it…that guy had mad skills
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I know I’m old skool, but how about Bruce Lee.
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There’s also a blog: http://hotasianguys.blogspot.com/
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@Lynn Gazis-Sax:
Sssshhh. Where do you think I’m finding some of these pics? 😀
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My number one Asian boo is and always will be Jason Scott Lee!!!
…but I will always keep Kaneshiro Takeshi on the side!!!
*smooch*
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I thought Bruce Lee was pretty hot back in the day.
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Y’all remember Dustin Nguyen, from the show “21 Jump Street” back in the day?
I can’t go past Takeshi Kaneshiro though. Or Russell Wong.
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Nicholas Saputra – Indonesian/German actor and model.
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GONG YOO. His smile is made out of MAGIC: http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1522/cpmagicsmiles3.png (from this picspam)
And also he is RIDICULOUSLY HOT. sdkljglskdjg
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Daniel Dae Kim
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Bi Rain Korean singer and actor
Will Demps
Russell Wong
Jin tha MC Chinese-American
James Kyson Lee (Ando from Heroes)
Takeshi Kaneshiro
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With regard to your comments BR
Bruce Lee, c’mon, the guy is awesome….
I agree, but that picture is not awesome – that is not Bruce Lee ha ha ha
Whilst we on the topic of the man
He suffered a lot of prejudice back in Hong Kong for not being ‘full’ Chinese and again whilst in the US (Oakland??) for one of teh first Chinese instructors to have a multi-racial class that included a Black and Japanese
Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (
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You ladies give mad love for James Kyson Lee but what about Masi Oka! LOL!
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Oh, thank you for this, Abagond!
Unfortunately, I don’t know many- if any- East Asian celebrities. Now isn’t that terrible? Talk about the media and their treatment of East Asian men.
All I can do for now is to sit here and enjoy collecting pics 😀
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Y,
“Yes Natasha W I am referring to the main picture (Takeshi) he is breathtaking…”
Just making sure!
[Abagond, take note.]
BoadiceaNoTenkou,
“…but I will always keep Kaneshiro Takeshi on the side!!!”
Pfft. He is all mine. 😛
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J, enlighten me, who was in that picture?
Any way, you all know who I mean, and Leigh brought in some great pictures…
my vote is for Bruce Lee
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I’m sorry, but you men (minus Eurasian Sensation) have poor taste in men.
Please stay out of these nominations… just kidding. 😉
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Nothing wrong with Bruce Lee, but… no.
Now, Brandon… A friend of mine was obsessed with the guy when we were 14. But now when I look at his photos, I don’t find him THAT attractive.
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Brandon Lee is mostly white though (and looks it). So he can’t be included here.
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Nicholas Saputra – Indonesian/German actor and model.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/files/images/nokolas%20saputra.jpg
Good one, Eurasian Sensation. This is a good photo of him too:
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When I opened this link and saw this man’s picture – wow!I don’t know of a lot of (famous) Asian men, but I am more than happy to do research to contribute to this discussion.;)
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Brandon Lee is mostly white though (and looks it). So he can’t be included here.
No no, I didn’t want to nominate him. He did look like a white guy so he belongs to white guys “category”.
I was just saying, if we’re talking about the Lee family, he was better looking, imo.
Nicholas Saputra is sooo hot with longish hair. He looks really young, though. Is he legal? 😀
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islandgirl, we’ll be waiting. I know you have excellent taste. 😉
Mira, I agree that he looks just gorgeous with long hair. And lol, yes, he is legal. At the ripe old age of 26. 🙂
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I feel weird for finding a guy younger than myself attractive. 😀
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With regard to:
“J, enlighten me, who was in that picture?
Any way, you all know who I mean, and Leigh brought in some great pictures…
my vote is for Bruce Lee”
I would say a man called ‘Mr Foto Sop’ (photoshop) he he
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I nominate Chen Kun. He was in Jingle Ma’s Mulan, and, nom:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Chen_Kun
http://www.wuxiasociety.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1788&sid=aedf464565ea8437036b8896271d971b
http://men-photo.blogbus.com/logs/38725527.html
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WAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!
EIGHTY++ RESPONSES AND NO GEORGE TAKEI?????????????????????
PEOPLE PLEASE. WHAT.
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Would that not make Brandon Lee 1/16 Chinese.
Bruce Lee’s Mother =German/Chinese, Father Chinese
Brandon= White American + German/Chinese
If I remember I think his sister Shannon looks more ‘Chinese’…
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Hmmmm…. That would make Brandon at least 1/4 Chinese, I believe, if one of his grandparents was Chinese (paternal grandfather- Bruce’s father, as far as I understand).
Plus, he was even more Asian because Bruce’s mother was not white, but mixed (half white half Asian). Meaning, Bruce was 3/4 Asian, and Brandon was half of that, around 1/3.
But this doesn’t mean anything, because Brandon didn’t look Asian, but like a white guy with “a bit” of Asian features. I don’t think he’s not Asian enough by blood, but he sure didn’t look Asian. In that sense, nominating him for this poll would be unfair, because, attractive or not, he didn’t look like an Asian guy, and this post is here to promote attractive Asian men (who look Asian). What I’m saying is, it would be really unfair to nominate someone who is so mixed that doesn’t look Asian as an example of “an attractive Asian male”. It’s like implying pure Asian men can’t be attractive and that they need white blood to help them.
Once again, I only mentioned Brandon in my response to B.R. and his Bruce Lee nomination.
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(Yes, I will do one on black men too, never fear!)
Can’t wait! The more “attractive men” polls, the merrier!
PS-Don’t forget, you promised a “would you date this man” post to us. And will there be “attractive white men” poll?
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Natasha,
Thank you! I would let you set me up on a blind date anytime.;) You have great taste.
“I feel weird for finding a guy younger than myself attractive.”
You two are practically the same age.lol
I can’t believe how gorgeous these men are. Nicholas – whew.:D
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ahhhhh Natasha, that was cold…….I would let Bruce Lee take me out to lunch…….
funny, J
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where to start? i second/third those who mentioned Lee Jun Ki, Lee Joon from MBLAQ, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Bi/Rain. i suggest; all members of DBSK (especially Jaejoon and U-Know), Andy Lau, Jay Chou, all members of 2PM (especially Nickhun, Chansung, Junho and Taecyeon), Donghae from Super Junior, Akanishi Jin, Wilber Pan and Yamapi
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@islandgirl
You two are practically the same age
True, true! He’s only 3 years younger. But I still feel weird, lol 😀 On the other hand, I was never attracted to older men and only recently I started noticing 40+ celebrities as “hot”. So I guess I should not be surprised for liking a younger guy!
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@ Aiyo
Girl…if you hadn’t said it, you best believe I would have!!!!
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I nominate EurasianSensation!
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Ahhhh, must submit more pics of Asia’s finest. 😀
Choi Si Won
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Borgy Marcos Manotoc (Philippines)
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Lordy, lordy, lordy!!!
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Hines Ward:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hines_Ward
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I nominate EurasianSensation
Does he have an article of Wikipedia? 😀
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Zanjoe Marudo (Philippines)
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Yoo Seung Jun
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Once again…more Yoo Seung Jun
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Dayuuuum! I can’t help myself. That Yoo Seung Jun’s body is slammin’! 😉
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Does he have an article of Wikipedia?
No, but you can set up your own wiki page!
@Leigh:
Man titays galore!
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ummm…dude up at the top of the post? just fine in every sense….
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With regard to:
“Once again, I only mentioned Brandon in my response to B.R. and his Bruce Lee nomination”.
This much I understood.
This weblink suggests:
Brandon Lee, actor, 5/8 Caucasian, 3/8 Chinese
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/List_of_mixed-race_people/
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This guy looks boyish. Okay, so maybe he’s not gorgeous per se, but I find him quite…nice-looking.
Yoo Gun
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Choi Seung Jo – personal trainer to Korean celebrities. And I can see why. Oh…my…goodness! He’s got it going on! 😀
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Damn, leigh204 – warn a woman first before you drop that!
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@Ankhesen Mié:
I take it you like what you see? Hehe. 😛
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@Herneith:
LOL! I love men’s chests! 😉
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Oh the ripply goodness… 🙂
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These are my nominations
Jack Yang
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3007548672/nm1555268
Stephen Chow
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm840669952/nm0159507
Ken Watanabe
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3815480064/nm0913822
James Saito
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1704958464/nm0756839
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I second these guys:
Oh Ji Ho, Johnny “Foine” Nguyen, Bae Yong Joon, Roberto Ito, Will Demps, Choi Seung Jo, and Tenchijk ( the sweet young man that said supportive words to black women in the youtube video. I think he is beautiful inside and out)
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Oh, and how could I forget Takeshi Kaneshiro (absolutely gorgeous). I second him also. I’m done.
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Hiroyuki Sanada
he was pretty sexy in Rush Hour 3
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Can’t believe nobody’s mentioned Jiro Wang yet:
Seconding Ken’ichi Matsuyama & Wu Chun.
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LOL! I love men’s chests!
Me too.
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This is too much fineness for one post. :p Leigh, you have to stop!lol Or at least give us some type of advisory warning with your links.:)
“LOL! I love men’s chests!
Me too.”
Me three!
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Can you guess which one is my man? 😛
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I can’t get enough of this man! Why I’d have him stripped, washed and brought to my tent. *sigh* 😛 😉
GIFSoup
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Dang! My animated gif of Oh Ji Ho didn’t work. Grrrr.
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My Asian Adonis – Oh Ji Ho
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The Oh-so-yummy goodness that is Oh Ji Ho.
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*drools*
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Is it me or is it getting hot in here? 😀
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I’m in love! 😉
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leigh204 asked:
“Can you guess which one is my man?
http://x1c.xanga.com/e46d643105331139022770/b102284794.jpg ”
The one on the right! LOL! 😉
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rofl! You silly guy you. 😛
*buzzer rings*
Nope. Hehe. The one with the muscles!!! The one I want to give a tongue bath! 😉
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Damn you ladies like your East Asian meat!
I vote these guys 😉 :
I’m sure you ladies will love this!
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I vote this guy LOL! 😉 :
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@Vindicator:
lol! No way, man!! 😀
To offset the sumo wrestler pics, allow me to present Won Bin.
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Won Bin once again.
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DAYUM!!! So many fine men I dont know where to begin
The guy at the top of the page is Smokin HOT!!!
I would like to second all the sexy men below
Karl Yune
Daniel Henney
Oh Ji Ho
Victor Basa
Nicolas Suputra
Choi SI Won
Lee Jun KI
Borgy Marcos Manotoc
Yoo Seung Jun
Choi Seung Jo
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Vindicator
You are sick!! LoL Please don’t do that again!!
By the way ladies, look at my picture of Jack Yang again, he is pure fine!!
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Come on, Vindicator; I can find cuter athletes than that in just two minutes with Google:
http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=det&kw=Kyodo&id=Japanese%20athletes%20return%20home%20from%20Vancouver&showact=details&sort=date&page=1&cfas=SOURCE&sh=10&kwstyle=or&adte=1269245154&dah=-1&moid=210364&pagez=60&cfasstyle=AND&SOURCE=KYDPL&nextdah=X%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2C23%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX%2CX&rids=c09417195164476a9a31875202e19094&dbm=PY2010&xslt=1&dispname=100302110364%2C%20Japanese%20athletes%20return%20home%20from%20Vancouver
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@Lynn Gazis-Sax, Jeri and leigh204:
Big, fat dudes need love too hahahahahahahahaha! LOL!
Now picture them sweating LOL!
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This is so hard. But my picks are
Daniel Henny
This guy…
Oh Ji Ho
And of coarse…..
Takeshi Kaneshiro
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Lee Hom Wang (Taiwan)
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Aljur Abrenica (Philippines)
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OMG!!!!! leigh, that first picture…. He’s gorgeous! Such beautiful eyes!
To be honest, girls, I don’t really like guys who are too muscular. I guess I just don’t care about six pack that much.
By all means girls, just keep on posting pictures! I created a folder on my computer just for this 😀
Vindicator
Actually, I like sumo wrestling. But the wrestlers are not exactly my type.
J
Brandon Lee, actor, 5/8 Caucasian, 3/8 Chinese
Like I said, around 1/3 Chinese (3/8 is a little over 1/3).
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I meant on Lee Hom Wang, but Aljur Abrenica is hot too.
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How on earth has John Cho not been nominated already?
And how about Fernando Chien, the guy playing Wade in The Guild? Less famous, but still pretty hot.
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“Can you guess which one is my man?
The one with the bulging biceps!
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@ Herneith:
“I nominate EurasianSensation”
Thanks for giving my already sizeable ego a nice boost. I’m gonna set up some sock puppets and try for top spot!
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“By all means girls, just keep on posting pictures! I created a folder on my computer just for this.”
LOL! That is too funny! *whispers* now I don’t feel as silly for thinking about doing that.
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How about some drummers:
I nominate Akira Tana:
and , Akira Jimbo :
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Akira_Jimbo.html
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Piolo Pascual (Philippines) – Does he count? He’s Filipino/German.
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More Piolo Pascual in his half-nekkid glory. 😉
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@Herneith:
“Can you guess which one is my man?
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! 😀
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I just think Akira Tana has rugged he man looks, there is something almost wild , unpredictable and dangerous about someone behind a set of drums….
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I second Herneith’s nomination of Eurasian Sensation. 😀
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Leigh,
Seriously? Are you kidding me? Piolo Pascual is absolutely GORGEOUS!
Where are you finding all of these fine men?
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This is strange: it seems I prefer portrait photos. For some reason shirtless ones don’t do much to me. I guess that’s because with portrait photos, you can see eyes better, which is, I guess, important to me.
So I’ll leave bulging biceps to Herneith 😀
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I’d love to see Eurasian Sensation on the list but he still doesn’t have an article on Wikipedia! Do you think we could talk Abagond into making an exception here?
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@islandgirl:
Well, let me tell you…lol! 😉
Actually, I’m glad Abagond did a post like this. I’ve always found it frustrating that Asian men aren’t getting the props they deserve. It’s tiring how they’re perceived as weak, feminine-looking nerds. As you can see from these pics, they don’t look anything like what you see in the Western media.
Anyway, where do I find these fine men? Well, a lot of them I’ve seen through Asian shows I’ve watched and Asian magazines I’ve read. That’s why most Westerners have no clue regarding Asian actors/entertainers/models.
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True. I am not a “westerner”, but I don’t know any Asian celebrities, male or female. And the treatment of Asian men in media is horrible… I’m not saying it’s much better for Asian females, but I did notice the trend of Asian men being portrayed as not masculine enough, or funny sidekicks, or nerds, or likable geeks without any passion. I mean, how many times did you see an Asian man in a love scene in western media? This is unfair.
That is one of the reasons I made the main love interest in my (still future) novel an “Asian” man.
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@Mira:
Hollywood tends to depict Asian men as:
foreigners (Sorry, me speak no Engrish.)
martial artists (karate chopping their way around)
funny sidekicks as you mentioned
nerds (with glasses, mind you)
villains
If you could watch the Asian movies I’ve seen, my gosh, the Asian men are so romantic, you would just melt.
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True, true, but don’t forget, usually it’s a combination of several stereotypes (funny geeky foreigner sidekick, martial artist villain, etc.)
I did watch a few Asian movies, but only the most popular ones (the ones popular in the west). This is bad. They are simply nowhere to be found. On the other hand, I watched a lot of black (American) movies, they are often on TV here (I guess that’s because they are cheaper than Hollywood mainstream). But not Asian movies.
Then again, as harmful the stereotype about Asian men is, it’s not like I ever believed it it.
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Aiyo mentioned Will Demps and I second him as well.
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Mmm. Mmm. Mmmmm. Oh, Mr. Demps, you sexy man you! 😀
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Wow! Wasn’t he on the general “most gorgeous men” list?
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@Mira:
Oh, you should definitely check some out.
That’s good to know. You’re the exception. One time I was in a club, some guy was pestering me even when I told him I wasn’t interested and my significant other (he’s Korean) was there with me. My SO told the other guy to back off and when he refused, he said racist crap to my man. Well, my man told the guy to meet him outside the club and this idiot said, “Oh, whatcha gonna do now? Pull so karate sh!t?” My SO didn’t know any martial arts and sucker punched him on the spot. So much for stereotyping. I know violence doesn’t solve anything but for the time being, the guy totally deserved it for disrespecting me and my man.
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@Mira:
Yeah, and you can understand why. 😀
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Matsumoto Jun a.k.a. MatsuJun!
Looks great serious:
But also has an ADORABLE smile:
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Song Seung Hun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Seung_Hun
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Joe Odagiri:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Odagiri
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Leehom Wang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leehom_Wang
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Ryuhei Matsuda, another boyish guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABhei_Matsudai
http://asiabeam.com.nyud.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=watermark.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=32718
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BR, since you like older men, this ones for you!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kitano
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A friend pointed me here, hi~! And…
http://amamiyarin.livejournal.com/881309.html
http://amamiyarin.livejournal.com/1052459.html
I nominate all the men I picspammed on those two entries. *grin*
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leigh204 said:
“That’s good to know. You’re the exception. One time I was in a club, some guy was pestering me even when I told him I wasn’t interested and my significant other (he’s Korean) was there with me. My SO told the other guy to back off and when he refused, he said racist crap to my man. Well, my man told the guy to meet him outside the club and this idiot said, “Oh, whatcha gonna do now? Pull so karate sh!t?” My SO didn’t know any martial arts and sucker punched him on the spot. So much for stereotyping. I know violence doesn’t solve anything but for the time being, the guy totally deserved it for disrespecting me and my man.”
LMAO! 🙂
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There is now just under 24 hours to go for nominations and seconds. It will end at 8:00 am Monday morning New York time (12:00 GMT).
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Well, then…I must contribute some more fine Asian eye candy. 😉
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For islandgirl:
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Herneith ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I like drummers…..But Id only date Sheila E, Terri LYnn Carrington and that cutie that used to work for Lennie Kravitz , Cindy Blackmon…..
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Oh Ji Ho makes me hotter than lava in a volcano. 😛
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*fans self*
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For Mira:
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Daniel Henney & Dennis O’Neil (Oh) – Half Korean/Half American
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Johnny Nguyen looking hot while getting his butt whooped. 😀
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Will Yun Lee from Torque and my favorite mariah Carey video
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498449/
Watch it and melt.
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@ Janelle:
Will Yun Lee…an excellent choice!
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i second Joe Odagiri!
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Leigh,
I’m speechless! That’s too much fineness for one man.:p What a great birthday gift.:) Thank you!
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@islandgirl:
Is it your birthday today?
Well, Happy Birthday to you! 😀 😀
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Happy Birthday Islandgirl!!!
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happy birthday!!!
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Agus Suarjana (Indonesia)
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Happy birthday, islandgirl! 🙂
And btw, there’s nothing – I repeat: NOTHING – wrong with saving all these pictures. I know what I’m doing, trust me.
@Leigh
That’s good to know. You’re the exception.
Well, it’s not that I’m super insightful or anything, but I know there are many stereotypes about my people, and I know how inaccurate they are… So I figured, it’s gotta be the same with other groups in the western media.
Oh, and now I realized I didn’t second anyone. It’s not an easy task to choose, but let’s say (if we’re down to 5):
Will Yun Lee
Will Demps
Nicholas Saputra
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Lee Hom Wang
Piolo Pascual
No, wait, that’s 6. Oh well, I guess I can’t decide.
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Alright ladies. Here’s Ryan Lee Chow. He’s a fitness model in the UK and wow, what a body!
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More Ryan Lee Chow
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Iaur,
” How on earth has John Cho not been nominated already?
http://ones2watch4.com/content/wp-content/gallery/john-cho/john-10.jpg “
I was going to nominate him back when I nominated Daniel Henney, but I presumed he would be mentioned soon since he is one of the more well-known Asian celebrities.
So, I second John Cho. Harold is my lover.
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Happy birthday Islandgirl!
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Happy Birthday Islandgirl! How old are you now?
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I hope it’s not to late to nominate Harry Shum Jr from Glee.
I completely forgot about him, which is sad, cause he’s the guy on Glee I lust the most after!
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Robby Lee (China)
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@Iaur:
Here you go…Harry Shum Jr. 🙂
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Godrey Gao Yi Xiang (Taiwan)
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Godrey Gao Yi Xiang again
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Well, hello there, Godfrey. *licking lips*
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Thank you ladies for all of your birthday wishes! Now if Leigh could just send Piolo Pascual to help me celebrate, I would really appreciate it.:)
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Happy Birthday Island Girl!
Leigh — you are putting a “hurting” on us women. Girl there are too many FINE men to chose from. As soon as you catch your breathe from one, you hit us with another one.
This is something like torture — but the pleasurable kind!
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@islandgirl:
Well, as I don’t know him personally, I thought I’d send Piolo Pascual your way so to speak. 😉
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@G-Ball:
Girl, let me tell you one thing. I’ve been digging up a lot of pics and I’m getting hot and bothered just by looking at them particularly the shirtless ones. Whew! I’m glad you appreciate it. 😀 *fans self*
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Kwon Sang Woo – Korea
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Leigh:
You know your wrong!!!! But I love it — keep it coming.
It’s just a shame that we don’t see fine men like this in movies and television unless we investigate further and search for them. Meaning they are looked over too in the media. All of the men you have posted are definitely leading men material.
Maybe they are too much of a threat? These pictures remind me of how we have been brainwashed to believe that Asian men are not attractive and are pretty much one dimensional. Similar to other men of color, they are usually depicted full of sterotypes and never exploring the entire culture, personality or love lives of Asian males. I find men sexy who have a combination of intelligence, sensitivity and old school charm. These attributes would be attractive on any man.
I believe Hollywood would have a hit if someone would come up with the genius idea to cast one of these glorious looking men with a personality (of depth) to match as opposed to the sterotypes. It is as if Hollywood assumes everyone does not notice the sterotypes feed to us (Americans) when an Asian is casted in a role.
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Leigh,
Seeing him with my name on the picture is more than I am able to bear.lol Thank you!!!!!!!!
*whispers* Now I’m going to save that pic in my folder.
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If it’s not too late to second, I also second Piolo Pascual. 🙂
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Hey, belated happy birthday wishes, Islandgirl…
whew, with all this beefcake floating around here , Im really glad my beach was swarming with fine female inner symetry cheek booty yesterday….
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NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!!!
You can continue to comment, but no comment past this point will be counted in making the poll.
The poll will appear on Tuesday May 4th 2010.
With 210 comments I think we have the makings of a good poll.
Thank you all!
And Happy Birthday, Island Girl! I banned No Slappz – does that count as a birthday present?
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Happy birthday wishes Island Girl
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@ leigh204:
You must have a pretty cool job that allows you to look at pics of hot guys all day 😉
By the way, that Indonesian model’s actual name is “I Made Agus Suarjana”. (Pronounced Ee Ma-day). He’s Balinese and it’s very common to have that combination of first names. (Obviously to a native English speaker it looks like someone is saying “I made” Agus Surjana, which is a bit weird.)
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Ooooh, this is going to be a yummy poll! Can’t wait!
I banned No Slappz – does that count as a birthday present?
Great news! I wonder, what did he do to finally “earn” a ban?
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Anyone nom’ Gong Yu yet? Harry Shum Jr, Dustin Nyguyen, Chow Yun Fat, Jang Dong Gun?
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@Eurasian Sensation:
Thanks for the correction. 😀 I had seen his name with the “I Made” in front and I didn’t put two and two together.
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@Mira:
I banned No Slappz – does that count as a birthday present?
Abagond found himself deleting more than a handful of no_slappz’s off topic comments in the Our Stories (My Sisters & Brothers!) and Theirs (White People) post. And I mentioned abagond’s commenting policy:
And so they say, dear folks, the rest is history. Hehe. 😀
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@Mira:
Check out the Our Stories (My Sisters & Brothers!) and Theirs (White People) post and you’ll have your answer. 😉
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The poll is up:
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I never heard of most of these men! But they certainly do show what lies the Hollywood stereotypes about Asian men are. Stereotypes which people like Steve Sailer accept without question and try to make facts of science.
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^Exactly. I’m pretty sick of people accepting these stereotypes without question and repeating them as if they should be evident. It shows that if something is repeated often enough, sheeple… I mean people, begin to believe it, no matter how inaccurate it is.
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Bruno Mars – He’s half filipino
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