Foreigner in Manila
Akihiro Sato on exploring all possible avenues to success
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Before he came to Manila, Akihiro Sato is already an established model. He has appeared in billboards and television commercials; graced pages and covers of magazines and walked the runways in Asian fashion capitals such as Singapore and Bangkok. When buzzword circulated that he was going to Manila, his arrival became much [...]
Bruno Alves on a safe career plane
Monday, July 13th, 2009You may remember him as the guy who is paired with Mariel Rodriguez for Zen Zest Fragrances’ latest billboards and posters. The guy is Bruno Alves of Reco Models, another Brazilian import like Akihiro Sato, Hideo Muraoka and Nagae Ono. Although the 5′11″-tall looker has not reached the stature of his fellow Brazilian [...]
Nagae Ono on being a bearer of good fortune
Sunday, December 7th, 2008Aside from the outrageously huge prizes (One Million Pesos guaranteed every week plus tons of exciting prizes) being given away in TV5’s newest game show, “You & Me Against The World”, another feature of the show which would catch your attention is the host Gretchen Barretto’s manservant in the show whom Gretchen personally addresses as [...]
Hideo Muraoka on a short stop over
Friday, December 5th, 2008It seems that nipo-brasileiro (half-Japanese, half-Brazilian) hybrid fever is not over yet. They are all over the place booking most modeling jobs in the Philippines, getting featured on billboards, gracing runways and appearing on television commercials. Well, who could blame the casters for hiring the services of these male mannequins with well-chiseled bodies and perfectly [...]
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