I asked each female writer on 8A to contribute 2 Asian males they consider irresistibly sexy and to explain why. Here goes, in no particular order:
The breakdown of who voted for who and why (and also revealing our 11-15 picks) after the jump.
I’d like to do a Heroes themed contribution.
1.) Masi Oka aka Hiro. Oka proves that you don’t have to meet the widely accepted formula of hot (abs, chiseled features, plush hair) to be TOTALLY hot. Have you seen the upcoming milk ads? Plus, he plays a man who bends time and space in an adorable nerd-chic fashion, people. That trumps abs any time.
2.) Sendhil Ramamurthy aka Mohinder. He’s just so pretty. Let’s not get into the whole Indian discussion. I embrace him as Asian. Who wouldn’t embrace poor, confused, HOT Mohinder?
Claire’s Honorable Mentions: Andy Lau from Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers: I’m a sucker for the brooding/intense guy. LOST’s Daniel Dae Kim, because sometimes abs do count and he also has an excellent smile. And lastly, good old Russell Wong; again my reason would be the same as with Sendhil: he’s just so pretty.
3.) Russell Wong. He’s not full-Asian, but I’m going to go with old skool: Russell Wong in his heyday. Russell’s looking a little older and Clooney-esque lately, but I love Clooney too, so it’s no surprise he tops my list.
4.) Takeshi Kaneshiro. And for a nice Japanese-Taiwanese hybrid, I vote for Takeshi Kaneshiro. I especially liked him with long hair and shooting arrows in House of Flying Daggers… kind of an Asian Legolas, but hotter than Orlando Bloom…
Joz’s Honorable Mentions: I had a hard time narrowing down to two. Honorable mention votes go to Daniel Henney, Yul Kwon, Rick Yune, Donnie Yen, Randall (Randy) Park, and Wong Lee Hom. Not in that order. Also, in the interest of full disclosure, Randy and I know each other from our UCLA days, so it’s kind of weird since I know him in real life. But I’ve always had a mini-crush on Randy, more so because he is so freakin’ talented and charismatic. Of course, he’s pretty easy on the eyes, too.
5.) Jin from Samurai Champloo. aside from being a very skilled swordsman, he’s got the whole cool-attitude- under-fire thing going. i applaud him for being dignified enough to be a man of few words while also being vain and superficial enough to wear unnecessary glasses just for the sake of fashion. a true metrosexual samurai.
6.) the guy who owns/operates/ is chef at golden deer on clement street in the richmond district of san francisco. his name is also sam, like mine–which gives him extra points for me because usually the other sams i meet are of the dog-like, not-human, variety–and the guy makes incredibly satisfying pho and garlic noodles until 2 in the morning on saturdays and sundays. he’s got a very debonair classiness about him, and doesn’t seem to let anyone or anything disturb his cool exterior. also, he reserves one of the tables for himself and his newspaper, which i think displays a very hot my-table-bitch- so-back-off attitude. very sexy.
7.) Daniel Dae Kim. “Apart from him being physically sexy, he’s SUCH a nice guy. Smooth deep voice, great sense of humour – I interviewed him back in 2004.”
8.) Chow Yun-Fat. “It’s the way he carries himself … debonair, classy, gentleman like. I find that incredibly HOT.”
Xxxtine’s Honorable Mentions: Archie Kao from CSI is SOooooo adorably cute – total boyfriend material. Takeshi Kanishiro I find is only physically attractive – he totally lacks on-screen macking skills. (House of Flying Daggars, anyone?) Daniel Henney isn’t bad – he’s certainly got more charisma than Dennis Oh.
After Finding Out that Her Options Weren’t Specifically Limited to Celebrities, Xxxtine Adds the Following: I would include Army-dude-I -met-in -NY- who- completely- took- me- by- surprise because he was so *swoon*, Kevin (MJ’s roommate), and the bad guy from the cult film “Ultimate Vampire” – first crush.
9.) Beau Sia. He possesses the intensity in purpose, the passion, and the sense of humor I’d swoon for.
10.) Yul Kwon. A bodacious-athletic-alpha-male-APA-activist-philanthropist-computer-techie-ivy-league-lawyer? Can someone define “perfect man” for me again?
Akrypti’s Honorable Mentions: Changrae Lee, because not only can he write, he’s actually quite the looker; Chow Yun-Fat, who would have been one of my two picks but Xxxtine got to him first; Kang Ta from H.O.T. only because I swooned over him as a kid; Randall Park, who had me the moment I clicked into his Wikipedia profile after Joz named him; and Ming Tsai, who I’ve had a crush on since I first crawled out of white suburbia. Ever watch him cook? Hubba hubba. Enough said.
And finally… Our last 5 picks for sexiest Asian males ever:
I end this 8A slumber party with a YouTube video of random hot Asian guys, courtesy of Joz: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=5Z6aUlev8Cw
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30 Comments to “Top 15 Sexiest Asian Males, As Rated By the Women of 8A”
darkmoon wrote:
lol. Gotta change the numbering so you use an OL listing.
I’d definitely put Takeshi and Russell on there. Jin? OMG. Yeah, although he’s effeminate. But if we’re going to go with effeminate guys, then I’d nominate up: Gackt. That guy has such good skin, that he makes me question my sexuality. Well, not really, but he’s one good looking guy when it comes to effeminate ones.
Nicholas Tse and a couple others aren’t terribly bad when it comes to looks. More of the old school though.
Now I’m waiting for the top ten sexiest women post. lol.
Posted on 31-Aug-07 at 11:05 am | Permalink
claire wrote:
Don’t forget Tony Leung, John Cho, and Bruce Lee!
Posted on 31-Aug-07 at 1:04 pm | Permalink
Tracey wrote:
Girls, I can’t believe Daniel Henney didn’t make it onto your list for real!
Posted on 31-Aug-07 at 7:30 pm | Permalink
Xxxtine wrote:
I would also like to add Gong Yoo to my list.
Posted on 01-Sep-07 at 10:20 am | Permalink
jozjozjoz.com » Blog Archive » Joz’s Picks for (Famous) Sexiest Asian Males wrote:
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Posted on 02-Sep-07 at 10:47 pm | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
What? No Masi Oka?
Posted on 03-Sep-07 at 6:50 am | Permalink
:: jozjozjoz :: wrote:
I said I was done, but I forgot Dean Cain.
Posted on 04-Sep-07 at 5:36 pm | Permalink
Akrypti wrote:
Holy crap Joz. HOW COULD WE HAVE FORGOTTEN DEAN CAIN? WHAT IS WRONG WITH US? I totally heart Dean Cain! Superman, baby!! Omigod. For reals…
Posted on 04-Sep-07 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
I’d hardly consider Dean Cain Asian. He’s like a quarter Japanese and if you passed him on the street, you’d see him as white.
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 6:28 am | Permalink
Claire wrote:
Kenny, perhaps you just don’t have good A-dar like us ladies of 8a. I can sense the Asian in peeps, even if it’s diluted. Especially when they are Superhot, I mean Superman.
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 11:06 am | Permalink
Xxxtine wrote:
If I’m not mistaken, Dean Cain identifies himself as Japanese-American – who are we to count the percentage of his Asianness.
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 11:51 am | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
So, where do we draw the line?
I have a friend who looks completely white but says that he’s Hispanic because he’s 1/8th Hispanic. Isn’t “race” about interrupting how someone “looks?” Therefore, if one looks white, Asian, Hispanic, or black, in essentially becomes that race by defaulted and is treated as such, no?
When Lois and Clark was on the air back in the 90s, every single person who talked about that show had no idea he was a quarter Asian. Even then, they treated him as a white guy.
He has every right to declare himself whatever he wishes. Self identification and how you are viewed are two separate categories. My buddy has every right to declare himself Hispanic. He’s technically not lying even though others give him a dirty look because he looks like an example of where the Aryans met the Saxons. One thing that’s interesting is that he has never been called a spic when his other Latino friends have.
Why?
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 3:28 pm | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
Man, awesome typos.
“Therefore, if one looks white, Asian, Hispanic, or black, in essentially becomes that race by defaulted and is treated as such, no?”
should read
“Therefore, if one looks white, Asian, Hispanic, or black, they essentially become that race and are treated as such, no?”
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 3:30 pm | Permalink
Claire wrote:
Uh, we’re talking about a list of hot boys here Kenny, not the Kyoto protocol. I myself draw the line at abs. Super abs.
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 3:46 pm | Permalink
Akrypti wrote:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Well. It depends, Claire. Are any of the men who drafted the Kyoto Protocol hot?
Abs? Eh. I really get turned on my nice forearms. Toned, tanned, slim, firm, smooth forearms….that look strong and rugged…forearms that could just…
Posted on 05-Sep-07 at 5:06 pm | Permalink
Xxxtine wrote:
Kenny, I draw the line at Steven Seagal parading.
Posted on 06-Sep-07 at 4:16 am | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
Well, I know the topic was meant to be comical but can you actually refute what I just said?
If Dean Cain can declare himself Asian even if he doesn’t look Asian and is treated like a white guy, what stops my friend from telling other Latinos to stop complaining about racism even though he doesn’t actually look or treated like one?
(He doesn’t actually say that but what to stop him from doing so?)
Maybe you all should include Mark Paul Gosselaar as a hot Asian guy too.
Posted on 06-Sep-07 at 10:31 am | Permalink
Scooby Doo wrote:
What about this year’s “Mr. Hyphen” guy, that won Hyphen magazine’s Asian Am man of the year thing?? He’s a hottie… Sexy mutha–shut yo’ mouth!
Posted on 06-Sep-07 at 3:57 pm | Permalink
Claire wrote:
Ooh, I’d also like to add Enrique Iglesias to my honorable mentions. Post-mole, pre- bizzare-self-defacing-penis-jokes, he’s hot. He’s half-Filipino, one of my older titas used to party with his insanely beautiful mother Chabeli.
Posted on 06-Sep-07 at 4:05 pm | Permalink
Xxxtine wrote:
In all seriousness, I have read in interviews that Dean Cain actually does identify himself as Japanese-American – perhaps this bit of information is often left out in editing as this is something to expect the media does.
The point is Dean Cain IS Asian (let go of the percentage thing for now). If someone chooses to treat someone a certain way based on what they look like – no one can control that, unfortunately and certainly isn’t the point of this post. I mean, it’s worse when say an actress who blatantly is half-Asian has an agent that goes, “Oh, we’re not going that route.”
Also, Zack Morris doesn’t really float my boat. And I may be robbing the cradle when I say that YouTube’s Kevin Jumba is adorably cute.
Posted on 07-Sep-07 at 12:05 pm | Permalink
Kenny wrote:
I understand your point but it doesn’t matter which race you identify with but rather what people procieve you to be.
Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that no one had any background on Dean at all. Would the average person on the street interpret him as a white or Asian guy?
That’s my point.
Unless people pass him on the street and think “Asian guy,” he’s not. And in this case, I’m sorry, Dean Cain is *not* Asian. Russell Wong is hapa but I consider him an Asian man. Is it shallow? Of course but then again, racism is shallow.
I also wanted to point out that I’m not suggesting people pick a “team” either.
This is exactly why I get annoyed when my friend keeps saying that he’s part Mexican. He has Mexican blood and he’s free to celebrate holidays if he wants to but he isn’t “Mexican.” Give him a crew cut and he looks like a poster boy for the Hitler Youth.
Whoops! Godwin’s law!
Posted on 07-Sep-07 at 12:49 pm | Permalink
Bertie wrote:
ken watanabe.
brad on survivor cook islands wasn’t so bad either. yes, yul kwon blah blah blah… but don’t forget brad. he is pretty.
also, if you count dead people, brandon lee. not bad.
Posted on 07-Sep-07 at 1:56 pm | Permalink
Bertie wrote:
and switching briefly to the other gender for a moment… akrypti, apparently your girl crush is getting a reality show on mtv.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3idae648b19a12ff13e0fd8e78f31aff0a
Posted on 07-Sep-07 at 2:25 pm | Permalink
Akrypti wrote:
Bertie…
Holy crap how did we forget Brandon Lee?!! I swooned him so intensely during that Crow Black Gray Gothic Street Justice movie… what was it called? Something-Crow, I think. Black Crows? No. That’s a music group, right? Gah. I don’t know. As Xxxtine and pretty much everybody knows, I’m horrible at pop culture. I still think New Kids on the Block is “new.” I mean, what? They’re not together anymore? What? Haven’t they been making all those songs all these years? Oh.. no? That was who? Backstreet Who?
Ooh. Tila Tequila is on MTV??? Sigh. Too bad I don’t have cable.
Posted on 08-Sep-07 at 7:55 am | Permalink
Xxxtine wrote:
it’s much simpler … “The Crow” …
Posted on 08-Sep-07 at 11:21 am | Permalink
darkmoon wrote:
Some people think Jay Chou is hot. Not I. Not I.
Andy Lau is old school hot. Li Ya Peng isn’t bad looking either…. gotta be decent to be married to Faye Wong.
Posted on 09-Sep-07 at 9:24 am | Permalink
Nicole Lee wrote:
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Lai Meng. DUDE. I used to have a poster on the guy on my bedroom wall. Oh the shame…
Posted on 09-Sep-07 at 11:02 pm | Permalink
giles wrote:
awesome. i love this. lists are fun.
Posted on 31-Oct-07 at 11:10 am | Permalink
angela wrote:
“I’d hardly consider Dean Cain Asian. He’s like a quarter Japanese and if you passed him on the street, you’d see him as white.”
Uh, no I wouldn’t. I can see he’s asian persuasion a mile from here. He hardly looks white. Tall, dark and handsome.
Have you seen him he was a child?
Posted on 28-Jun-08 at 8:34 pm | Permalink
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