Taiwanese model/actor/popstar Wu Chun and star of the hit series "Hana Kimi", "Hot Shot" and "Romantic Princess" is voted Asian Heartthrob for 2008.

ASIAN HEARTTHROB 2008

WU CHUN of Taiwan

Wu Chun was born on October 10, 1979 in Brunei. He was raised there and works as a gym instructor. Wu studied at the Chung Hwa Middle School in Bandar Seri Begawan. He later graduated from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Wu also played basketball for Brunei’s national team.

Wu was discovered while visiting his parent’s hometown in Taiwan. After doing some modeling jobs, he joined the boy band Farenheit. He was named Taiwan’s most handsome popstar. The group became a hit in Taiwan, and soon after, he started his acting career with the tv series Ko One and Tokyo Juliet. But it was in Hana Kimi in 2006 that Wu Chun’s popularity exploded not only in Taiwan but also in various countries in Asia like Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Korea where Hana Kimi became a sensation.

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1ST RUNNER UP

MARIO MAURER of Thailand

Mario Maurer (Thai: มาริโอ้ เมาเร่อ, born December 4, 1988) in Thailand, is a Thai model and actor. He is best known for his lead role in the 2007 poignant film, The Love of Siam. He won Best Actor in the recently concluded Cinemanila 2008 for his role in the said film.

After the award-winning gay-themed movie, Mario is set to star next in Thailand’s adaptation of the Hollywood movie “Threesome.”

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2ND RUNNER UP

AKIHIRO SATO of Japan

Akihiro Sato, born in Sao Paolo Brazil, is a half-Japanese half-Brazilian supermodel. He became popular in the ramps of Indonesia, China and Thailand. He found his home in the Philippines. He is now a sensational model in Manila and his next project is a acting role in a movie.

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POLL RESULTS

With a total of 2,822 respondents, here are the percentage of votes:

1. Wu Chun (TAIWAN) – 30%
2. Marion Maurer (THAILAND) – 24%
3. Akihiro Sato (JAPAN) – 20%
4. Dingdong Dantes (PHILIPPINES) – 8%
5. Mike Lewis (INDONESIA) – 6%
6. Allan Wu (SINGAPORE) – 4%
7. Go Soo (KOREA) – 2%
8. Ngo Tien Doan (VIETNAM) – 2%
9. Edison Chen (HONG KONG) – 1%
10. Ho Cheng (CHINA) – 0%
11. Nayan Pahwa (INDIA) – 0%
12. Derrick Tee (MALAYSIA) – 0%