Popular Asian males

[Dream Time]

who is the most popular Asian male in North America now?
and why?

Yao Ming?
Bruce Lee?
Jet Li?
who else?

and maybe someone will say William Hung and Jackie Chan....well.......


I say Yao Ming - The Moving Great Wall

Yao Ming is the future of NBA [along with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony]

stands at 7 foot 5,but not a bully,he plays a finess game,
good personality and humor

Shaquille O'Neal,who has been playing in NBA for 11 years,has not been challenged by any other centers since the dawn of Hakeem Olajuwon,
Shaq is the most dominant player in NBA,but here comes Yao Ming who shows he can definitely challenge Shaq and possibly become the next dominant center,but Yao will need to work really hard to gain strength


Yao blocking Shaq's shot during the first 3 minute of the first ever Yao vs Shaq game in 2003
and Shaq fell onto the floor

 

[kirei_na_me]

Hideki Matsui
Ichiro Suzuki
Masaharu Morimoto

Just to name a few...

 

[jeisan]

yuen wo ping, i think a lot of people just dont know they know him, he's done alot of fighting choreography and directing, for both asian and hollywood movies. kill bill, matrix, crouching tiger hidden dragon, iron monkey, and once upon a time in china just to name a few.

 

[Elgin]

David Suzuki: is Canada窶冱 preeminent science broadcaster. He also carries a global reputation as a geneticist, professor, public lecturer, and environmental and civil rights activist.

Chow yun fat: Better tomorrow 1-2, Hong Kong 1941, The Corruptor... All I can say is this guy always looks slick.

 

[jeisan]

yeah yeah chow yun fat was in crouching tiger too and that bulletproof monk movie (thumbs down)

also
akira kurosawa
toshiro mifune (sp?)

 

[Golgo_13]

Kazuo Matsui of the New York Mets.

Kazushi Sakuraba of PRIDE Fighting Championships. I went to his autograph-signing party in W. Covina, CA in 2002 and the line went two blocks, all Americans eager to get is autograph.


There are quite a few that are "well-known". However, I can't say that any one is "popular".

Kazuo Matsui

 

[serewen]

Kimura Takuya
Totemowa Sugoi

 

[Golgo_13]

Kimura Takuya.totemowa Sugoi..

Yes, but how many people know about him in the U.S.?

 

[Yuka82]

International? I can't think of any.

 

[Dream Time]

any asian males popular among Western ladies?

 

[Golgo_13]

Russell Wong anyone?

 

[kirei_na_me]

any Asian males popular among Western ladies?

Well, I don't know. Well, there several mixed men that come to mind. Dean Cain, Keanu Reeves, Brandon Lee(well, was), Russell Wong.

Hideki Matsui was named one of the People's most beautiful people, so I'm bound to think he's probably popular. Jet Li. Bruce Lee, of course. For me, Tony Leung.

There are more...just have to think about it more.

Oh, this is a neat site, by the way. Tells about a lot of mixed celebrities backgrounds. Surprisingly enough, several of them were born to Japanese(or other Asian) men and caucasian women.

http://www.mixedfolks.com/hapaasian.htm

 

[silver angel]

any asian males popular among Western ladies?

a few of my friends and I think that Jay Chou is quite a looker. also, these guys: :haihai:

 

[kirei_na_me]

a few of my friends and I think that Jay Chou is quite a looker. also, these guys: :haihai:

That one on the far right looks exactly like a girlfriend of mine. I kid you not. Carbon copy.

 

[Dream Time]

a few of my friends and I think that Jay Chou is quite a looker. also, these guys: :haihai:

I thought those three are girls....

 

[Golgo_13]

If they lifted weights and built up a man's body they might not be so bad looking.

But Dream Time is right, they look like girls.

 

[Flashjeff]

Well, I love baseball, so I gotta go with Ichiro! He's one of the smoothest, most complete ballplayers I've ever seen!

 

[Golgo_13]

Well, I love baseball, so I gotta go with Ichiro! He's one of the smoothest, most complete ballplayers I've ever seen!

He's not doing so hot right now, but yes, he IS very popular, especially in Seattle.

Just give Kazuo Matsui of the Mets a chance. He'll be a great player, and be popular in NYC.

 

[Flashjeff]

Well, the Mariners as a team aren't doing so hot right now either. As for Kazuo Matsui, I've heard he's done good so far, but the Mets are way below the radar in New York as everyone's fawning over A-Rod and the Yankees.

 

[silver angel]

true true about the looks. -_-;;, but their voices are deep.....sometimes...

eh heh....

I like him:

 

[Golgo_13]

How about Martin Yan of "Yan Can Cook" on PBS?

:sorry: :joyful:



Or B.D. Wong who plays a psychiatrist on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"? He's a talented actor.

 

[jeisan]

or the Iron Chefs!!

 

[Golgo_13]

or the Iron Chefs!!

Yes, but no one knows them by name. :?


Other Oriental male actors on American TV over the last 30 years just off the top of my head:

Kam Fong - played Chin Ho on "Hawaii Five-0"
Kim Chan - played the Ancient on "Kung Fu"
Jack Soo - played Detective Yemana on "Fish"
Robert Ito - played forensic doctor on "Quincy"
George Takei - played Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek"
Pat Morita - Ah Chu on "Sanford & Son" as well as Mr. Miyagi on "Karate Kid"
Soon Tek Oh - various supporting roles
Johnny Yune - "They Call Me Bruce"
Bruce Lee - Kato on "Green Hornet"
Mako - various supporting roles
James Shigeta - The James Earl Jones of Oriental actors. This guy had a VOICE!

 

[jeisan]

Pat Morita - Ah Chu on "Sanford & Son" as well as Mr. Miyagi on "Karate Kid"

OH! how could i forget miyagi!! he was arnold on happy days too.

 

[Golgo_13]

Pat Morita was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mr. Miyagi in 1984, but Dr. Haing Ngor, a real physician from Vietnam won it for his role in "The Killing Fields" that year.

The 1959 film "Hiroshima mon Amour" stirred some controversy when it showed the first on-screen lovemaking scene between a white woman and a Japanese male (played by Eiji Okada). Okada became somewhat well-known among Western women as a result of that film.

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Romance

1h 30m | X

www.imdb.com