Post by SamIAm on May 10, 2005 12:53:13 GMT -5
Jan. 2000
Jack Of All Trades
Is there anything actor-singer Takeshi Kaneshiro -- also known as Aniki Jin -- will not take on? He is on film, TV, ads and fashion spreads
By SUZANNE SNG
-from Straits Times
WITH such devastatingly dashing good looks, of course Takeshi Kaneshiro is not content being just a singer or an actor.
The tireless man has his elegant fingers in every pie -- from acting in drama serials to movies, from recording his own albums to providing voice-overs, from hawking soft drinks on TV to strutting the catwalk as a model.
In addition, the Taiwanese-Japanese actor -- also known as Aniki Jin, an adaptation of his Chinese name Jin Chengwu -- is not content with just conquering the Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese audiences in Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and just about anywhere else with Chinese people.
His fluent Japanese, courtesy of his Japanese businessman-father, has also given him a first-class ticket to the Land Of The Rising Sun, where his career has risen to new heights.
In a rare and exclusive interview with the media-shy star, 26, conducted via fax, he says that being able to straddle the Japanese and Chinese markets has been a boon to his career, and adds: "Well, of course, that's a help, and I am very lucky to have those chances."
Jet-setting between Taiwan and Japan, with occasional forays into Hongkong movies, the actor is currently filming a drama serial, Love 2000, in Japan.
In an unprecedented move, the drama serial made its debut on Jan 10 in Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and Thailand, and is being filmed on the run.
Starting last Sunday, the brooding hunk also hogged screen time on VarietyVision in yet another Japanese serial, Precious Time, where he plays a musician in love with a girl stricken with Aids.
And not too long ago last year, he made heads turn and hearts wrench on the silver screen with his tender portrayal of first love in Tempting Heart.
Wherever he goes, legions of female fans scream out his name and swoon at the Prada-shod feet of their immaculately-dressed idol.
All of which he regards with bewilderment, even after years of exposure to this.
"I've never thought that I am popular," he says modestly, adding that his Dad and Taiwanese housewife Mum keep him grounded.
After all, not only is he pleasing to the eye, he has also received raves for his roles in films such as Hongkong director Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express in 1994 and Fallen Angels the following year, and more recently, Sylvia Chang's acclaimed Tempting Heart.
"My parents didn't really say too much about my success," he reveals. "They are more likely to tell me what I should do or say, and to mind my manners."
The obedient good son, who is also a staunch Buddhist, adds: "Oh! I really wish to have more time to be with my family. I have dinner with them every time I come back to Taiwan.
"Even if it is very late, we'll just stay at home and talk."
But a quick flip through his bursting appointment book reveals that there might not be time for chit chat with them.
The squeaky-clean actor is slated to be in a Japanese movie, Space Travellers, and some advertisements.
Time is valuable for this star, who first made heads turn in an ad for a kiwi fruit drink in Taiwan at age 15.
He launched his showbiz career as a teenybopper singer in 1992 with his debut album, Heartbreaking Nights.
"I've always wanted to do my music... if only I've got more time," he says.
It has been more than three years since his last musical offering.
His time has been taken up with a variety of ventures, including providing his husky voice for the Mandarin version of the animated feature Tarzan, and modelling that lean lanky frame for fashion bigwig Prada.
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Jack Of All Trades
Is there anything actor-singer Takeshi Kaneshiro -- also known as Aniki Jin -- will not take on? He is on film, TV, ads and fashion spreads
By SUZANNE SNG
-from Straits Times
WITH such devastatingly dashing good looks, of course Takeshi Kaneshiro is not content being just a singer or an actor.
The tireless man has his elegant fingers in every pie -- from acting in drama serials to movies, from recording his own albums to providing voice-overs, from hawking soft drinks on TV to strutting the catwalk as a model.
In addition, the Taiwanese-Japanese actor -- also known as Aniki Jin, an adaptation of his Chinese name Jin Chengwu -- is not content with just conquering the Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese audiences in Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and just about anywhere else with Chinese people.
His fluent Japanese, courtesy of his Japanese businessman-father, has also given him a first-class ticket to the Land Of The Rising Sun, where his career has risen to new heights.
In a rare and exclusive interview with the media-shy star, 26, conducted via fax, he says that being able to straddle the Japanese and Chinese markets has been a boon to his career, and adds: "Well, of course, that's a help, and I am very lucky to have those chances."
Jet-setting between Taiwan and Japan, with occasional forays into Hongkong movies, the actor is currently filming a drama serial, Love 2000, in Japan.
In an unprecedented move, the drama serial made its debut on Jan 10 in Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and Thailand, and is being filmed on the run.
Starting last Sunday, the brooding hunk also hogged screen time on VarietyVision in yet another Japanese serial, Precious Time, where he plays a musician in love with a girl stricken with Aids.
And not too long ago last year, he made heads turn and hearts wrench on the silver screen with his tender portrayal of first love in Tempting Heart.
Wherever he goes, legions of female fans scream out his name and swoon at the Prada-shod feet of their immaculately-dressed idol.
All of which he regards with bewilderment, even after years of exposure to this.
"I've never thought that I am popular," he says modestly, adding that his Dad and Taiwanese housewife Mum keep him grounded.
After all, not only is he pleasing to the eye, he has also received raves for his roles in films such as Hongkong director Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express in 1994 and Fallen Angels the following year, and more recently, Sylvia Chang's acclaimed Tempting Heart.
"My parents didn't really say too much about my success," he reveals. "They are more likely to tell me what I should do or say, and to mind my manners."
The obedient good son, who is also a staunch Buddhist, adds: "Oh! I really wish to have more time to be with my family. I have dinner with them every time I come back to Taiwan.
"Even if it is very late, we'll just stay at home and talk."
But a quick flip through his bursting appointment book reveals that there might not be time for chit chat with them.
The squeaky-clean actor is slated to be in a Japanese movie, Space Travellers, and some advertisements.
Time is valuable for this star, who first made heads turn in an ad for a kiwi fruit drink in Taiwan at age 15.
He launched his showbiz career as a teenybopper singer in 1992 with his debut album, Heartbreaking Nights.
"I've always wanted to do my music... if only I've got more time," he says.
It has been more than three years since his last musical offering.
His time has been taken up with a variety of ventures, including providing his husky voice for the Mandarin version of the animated feature Tarzan, and modelling that lean lanky frame for fashion bigwig Prada.
Note: If posting to another forum, please cite this web site as the 2ndary source. Thanks.
