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avi grayneek was born in haifa which is on the north side of israel when he was 7 years old he started to play the piano when he was 17 he entered a talent show he met a partner and they worked together to make a tv show from that day they both worked together on the comedy show avi grayneek is a musician and an actor but he is much more famous for his acting skills in 1992 he was on the show stars on the block in 1994 while he was in high school he was in a comedy show with some friends in 1995 he was in a movie which wasn t a comedy and he played the main character now he s producing songs for other famous musicians and his show s season ended six months ago by roy cohen star world staff thanushree balakrishna roy cohen jiyong han daisy hwang sarah hwang joy jiang mayuka kaneko eric lee joseph lee tolga tahincioglu ricky wang south woods middle school syosset ny inside this issue page 2 avi grayneek page 3 ayumi hamasaki pages 4-5 jay chou page 6 rain pages 7-9 aishwayra rai pages 10 ­11 andy lau pages 12-13 seven pages 14-15 lee mario pages 16-17 tuncay anli pages 18-19 shinhwa 2 principal ms burget assistant principals mr liddy ms burke administrative assistants mr fusco mr masopust ell teachers ms ball ms hur

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star world english language learners ayumi hamasaki is a japanese singer she was born in fukuoka prefecture in japan on october 2 1978 ayumi hamasaki is a one of the most famous singers in japan ayumi hamasakis debut was in april 1998 her first album was poker face in 2000 she won the japan record prix she is the first person ever to win 3years in a row the 3 winning songs were no way to dearest in 2001 voyagein 2002 and no way to say in 2003 currently she is doing a concert tour of japan she will perform 28 times from february 1st-april 24th she will release a dvd named count down tour on march 2 nd she will release a cd named my story 3 on march 24th she will release a single cd in april by mayuka kaneko 3

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dob january 18 1979 zodiac sun sign capricorn birthplace taiwan height 173cm about 57 weight 60kg 132lbs pets dog lives with his grandma blood type o education taipei tan jiang high school graduated 1997 clothing style hooded sweatshirts ball caps cool jeans sleeveless tees musical style r&b rap ballad rock pop favorite sport basketball favorite food moms cooking and kentucky fried chicken relationship status rumored to have dated jolin tsai for a while never confirmed jay is currently dating news anchor patty hou he confirmed the relationship feb 18 2005 jay chou zhou jie lun a musical genius on january 18 1779 he arrived in this world in taiwan when he was just three he started to learn piano as he grew up jay also went on to master a number of other instruments including guitar cello and jazz drum age 13 was a big changing point of jays life his parents got a divorce that year already a quite boy to begin with he became independent and became absorbed in his own music world whenever any musical ideas came to mind he would jot them down however he still loved to play basketball with friends very interestingly a schoolmate of jays signed up for a singing contest and wanted him to accompany her on piano it was successful but jacky wu didnt really care about that girl he took notice of jay and from that point jay became a professional songwriter after working on the backstage for a long time jacky wu gave jay a chance to be a singer and so on nov 1 2000 he made his debut with self-titled album jay his 4

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voice and infectious tunes soon let jay chou became a household name jays second musical effort fantasy was released on sep 21 2001 he earned many awards with this album including five golden melody awards he became a superstar after the success of his second album jay continued working hard and given birth to two more albums eight dimensions and ye hui mei his own chinese r&b style is interweave chinese and western music and this makes his songs endearing to people both young and old moreover jay is a strong lyricists and he has a stronger lyricists partner fang wen shang with his personal style which reflects his sensitivity of human emotions and the details of life after several years jay has started to venture into the realm of acting in the movie hidden track2003 jay got a taste of what it is like to be part of a film he just guest-starred as himself briefly he also specially wrote a couple of songs for the movie and released the hidden track ep as a result now the shooting of the movie initial d is well underway this time jay plays the leading role with other co-stars like edison chen anthony wong anne suzuki and more so be sure to catch the movie when its out in the summer of 2004 jay released a new album qi li xiang again he turned heads with critics and fans alike in the meantime you can enjoy the live concert album dvd/vcd for the incomparable 2004/2005 concert that performed on january 21 2005 and february 2 2005.you can compare his 2002 the one concert album and see how much jay has taken things to a whole new level in fact this prince of r&b is truly incomparable at this moment jay is working on his next album since he is a great musician who is very hard working he will be one of the most incredible stars in asia relive the incomparable concert experience cd price usd$14.99 dvd price usd$21.99 vcd price usd$16.99 remember to s upport jcne t yesa sia com 5

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rain is a popular 22 year old korean singer dancer and actor his debut album bi was released on april 28 2002 the most popular songs from this album are bad man how to avoid the sun and its raining teenagers all over asia love rain he is also a famous tv star he just finished filming the popular show full house he has also starred in the tv show sang doo lets go to the school right now he is filming a new tv show called bad love rain has one sister his mother died in 2000 his hobbies are watching movies listening to music and collecting shoes his favorite colors are white and black his favorite sports are swimming and basketball by eric lee 6

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the most beautiful woman in the world born in a traditional southern indian family aishwarya rai started modeling at a young age she was crowned miss femina she was 94 runner up for miss india and she was a favorite to win the miss world title which she did her beauty made her indias darling .aishwarya has now stormed into bollywood a indian movie industry where she is out to prove that she can makes a good actress she won the screen best female actress debutant award for her role in the movie aur pyraar ho gaya with 7

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more than handful of projects expected to released so it would be difficult ignore her aishwarya was an medical student before she started entering modeling as her part time job she was best know for her pepsi commercials she had already been approached by big names in india s film industry to star in films a that time she said no aishwarya rai had high and low points in her life in april 2003 she had an accident on the set of the movie khaki when a car driven by a stuntman went out of control hit her and slammed her into a cactus plant she broke a bone in one foot and suffered severe 8

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cuts she was rushed to a hospital which made it impossible to finish the movie and several others for a long time to teach people more about india she came to hollywood to pursue a career so now aishwarya is the latest member of the l oreal dream team aishwarya completed filming bride and prejudice a re-working of the jane austin classic opposite actor martin henderson the ring directed by gurinder chadha bend it like beckhem released in october within the uk and india and in the u.s february 11,2005 did you know that bollywood film industry is the biggest in the world it makes almost double the number of movies and sells a billion more tickets for movies each year than hollywood by thanushree balakrishna 9

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andy s singing career began in 1985 when he signed for capital records andy is both an actor and a and recorded i only know singer some of his most fai love you that was not mous works are very popular with the audimovies ences it was struggle in life not until 1990 when kick out a future andy s popularity as an acinfernal affairs tor had grown that he started becoming a popusongs lar singer he started winno feelings water ning awards iced rain anime batman 10

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andy lau is the most popular actor in china his acting career began in 1981 in 2000 he was the winner of the best actor award for the movie a running out of time a lot of teenagers like him because his movies are interesting he is also one of the most popular singers in asia andy has helped many children s charities recently he performed during china s huge new year celebration 11

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seven is the most popular korean star seven s nickname is seveneleven but his real name is chae­ doum­ uk seven was born on november 8 1984 so now he is 20 years old he lives with his grandmother mother father sister and older brother seven s brother is a good actor but he is also good at dancing seven s brother s real name is e­ doum­ uk and he is seven s best pal e­ doum­ uk sometimes appears at seven s concerts and sings with seven justin seven likes other musicians seven likes usher justin and joe seven also likes to dance and sing alone usher usher is seven s pal but he is also a popular american singer like seven justin is good at dancing singing and rapping 12

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seven has done many good things for people seven has performed many concerts for his fans and now he is ready to perform another a concert on jae­ ju­ do island in korea he has also traveled to many countries like japan and china to perform his music seven has many popular songs like you re never gonna be come and one more just one more asian teenagers love to hear seven s most popular songs seven has also appeared on game shows one of the game shows is called five unstoppable girls seven won two awards by making beautiful music videos and songs seven is already famous and popular but he still dreams of being nice honest and the best musician seven sometimes listens to his own music he is popular with fans other musicians and even baseball players chan­ yong­ e a korean baseball player likes seven best seven isn t only good at singing and dancing he also good at rapping 13

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a famous korean celebrity leemario is constantly getting attention from audiences throughout the nation he is a comedian which is a career everybody in korea loves and looks up to with his outrageous amount of fans he is very popular he is frequently working on a show called wootchatssa which is a hilarious show that makes all audiences laugh 14

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leemario continued korean comedian leemarios style of humor is considered cheesy and it is often said that leemario made the whole world as bu ter he has been popular for a long time he first started his career by acting in a pizza commercial the producer of wootchatssa discovered him in that commercial he was invited to join the cast of wootchatssa he has been popular ever since at first leemario didnt expect to become so popular but he worked hard everyday and made the show very entertaining people really admired him and he started to get more confident now he is still performing in wootchatssa he is a very well known person by joe lee leemario performing in wootchatssa with his best fried chanwoo chung leemario perform leemarios photo while walking on ing on wootchatssa the street 15

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