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Friday, 11 November 2016 16:28

Yang Wei Han

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An all-rounder artist, Yang Wei Han is a well-known singer and a multiple-award winning song composer and TV host.
 
Wei Han holds a Bachelor in Landscape Architecture from the University of Technology Malaysia. He became a recording artiste in 1997 with his debut album entitled Loving you Is Actually Perilous (1997), Chinese Song Legend Yao Min (2003), Xing Fu Xing Le (2004). Instantly, Wei Han has proven himself as an incredibly talented singer and songwriter, with a list of awards garnered including Nan Yang Top Ten Best Newcomer Award (1997), Nan Yang Top Ten Award (1998-2006), Nan Yang Top Ten Best Performer (2003), PWHWP Top Ten Songs Award (1998-2002), PWHWP The Best Arrangement Award (2002) and The Best Media Awards, Chinese AIM The Best Song Arrangement and The Song Of The Year (2001, 2002).

Winning these awards is not Wei Han’s peak of success yet, he was also actively involved in various musical productions. In 1999, Wei Han played the lead role Prince Siddhartha and Buddha in the Siddhartha The Musical. The musical received tremendous response from the audience locally (1999 & 2002) so much so that the musical was brought to “live” again in Singapore (2000), Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa (2002), and Jakarta, Indonesia (2007). Unleashing his potential in musical performance once again, Wei Han played the lead role as Mr. Lee Shu Tong in Above Full Moon Musical (2004,2005 in Malaysia, 2004 in Singapore, 2007 in China) and another musical The Perfect Circle (2005-2007). Wei Han’s outstanding performance in the musicals has helped to put Malaysia in the spotlight. Besides that, Wei Han also hosted “Shi Shi Chui Zhong” (NTV7,2000), The Chair (NTV7, 2002) and CGM (Astro, 2003, 2005 to 2007).
 
Despite his huge achievement, Wei Han remains humble and appreciative. Indeed, this Pensonic brand ambassador (2005-2007) resembles Pensonic in every ways possible.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:16

Steve Yap

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He is a model artist who is not only renowned for his charm, but also his enthusiasm, professionalism and his generosity in imparting his knowledge to newcomers in the industry via various modeling competition.
 
Born in 1972, Steve Yap first made his foray into modeling. Being a versatile model, he also doubles as talent and actor. What has helped to propel his career is that the TV commercials and print advertisements that Steve was featured in have spanned over to China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
 
Amongst the brands involved are Carlsberg Beer, Winston, Spritzer Mineral Water, AIA Life Assurance, RHB Bank, Celcom, Mutiara Telecom, Sparkmen Shop Fashion, Digi, Bank of China, Life Assurance, RenRen.com, Nokia, Dove Chocolate, Honda CRV, OCBC, Starhub, bridal house and Pensonic. Steve Yap is also a Pensonic Friend for consecutive 3 years since 2005, personifying a local player with enthusiasm and passion.
 
Steve has also proven himself as a talented actor by starring in a number of Chinese drama and TV series since 1998 to 2001, such as Double Happiness (Singapore), Love Circle (Malaysia), The Last Dance (Singapore), and The Possessed (Malaysia).
 
Steve’s most recent TV appearance is the Chinese drama presented by NTV7 and Singapore’s MediaCorp, named “Falling In Love”. He played a role as a knowledgeable and understanding advertising firm owner. The movie has successfully recorded the highest ever TVR for local Chinese drama.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:14

Sharifah Amani

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Amani (born 10 June 1986), or affectionately known as Nani, is the second in a family of four girls. With her mother, an experienced acting coach and media consultant, her photographer father and sisters who are also involved in film and television, undeniably she was nurtured with a solid acting foundation.
 
Amani, who is of Malay-Chinese-Arab-Bengali parentage, speaks fluent English, Malay and some Hindi which has helped to garner her career path in hosting. With her great passion in acting, Amani appeared as a child extra in movie “Selubung”, playing a Palestinian refugee.and also as a child extra in “Mimpi Moon”, both by Pesona Pictures movies.
 
As a teen writer for the NST’s YouthQuake, Amani covered assignments like the Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla press conference, concerts by Bollywood stars, Deep Purple and the 3rd IIFA awards on Genting Highlands in 2002. When she was in secondary school , Amani impressed everybody as she wrote, directed and acted in a Bollywood version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
 
Her hosting talent flourished with her vast exposure in co-hosting Techno-Kit, a television programme on TV2 and hosted one season of Astro Prima’s Salam Bollywood in 2004. She also hosted a special programme on the 3rd Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, 2005, for Astro Ria. Apart from that with her understanding of Hindi language, she also interviewed Indian actress Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding) for a TV special. Amani was also a VJ for Channel 9’s late night entertainment programme – Latido, which she co-hosts with her sister Sharifah Aleya. In another ntv7 talk show - Selamba Serius, Amani co-hosted the show again with her sister Aleya.
 
Amani made her debut as a female lead in Yasmin Ahmad’s movie - Sepet, which won the Best Asean Feature Film award at the 9th Malaysian Video Awards, 2005. The movie won Best Film at the 18th Malaysian Film Festival, 2005. Sepet was premiered at the opening of the Mini Malaysian Film Festival in Singapore in September 2004. This movie has won numerous coveted awards, such as the Grand Jury Award at the Creteil International Festival of Women’s Films (France, 2005), The People’s Choice Awards at the 2005 Era Awards, and the Best Asian Film award at the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan, 2005). The movie was also shown at the 48th San Francisco International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Barcelona Asian Film Festival, 2005.
 
Following her huge success in the movie screen, she appeared again as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad’s third movie, Gubra, which was shot in August 2005. Not only that, Amani also starred in the fashionable and trendy movies Gol & Gincu, and other movies namely Puaka Tebing Biru, Cinta and played a cameo role in Yasmin Ahmad’s 4th movie, Mukhsin. Her outstanding acting performance as Orked in Sepet has won her the title “Most Promising Newcomer” at the 18th Malaysian Film Festival, 2005, and subsequently awarded the “Best Actress” for her role as Orked in Gubra at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival, 2006.
 
Amani is a highly motivated and versatile actress for film and stage, she acted as Ophelia in Actors Studio’s Hamlet, 2005 (directed by Faridah Merican) and also involved in Samuel Beckett’s EndGame at KLPAC, August 2006 (directed by Gavin Yap). Amani was also one of four judges for Nescafe Kickstart on TV3 (2005) and participated in Actorlympics 2005 at Actors Studio.
 
With Amani’s warm personality, pleasant look and gifted talent, she has been the brand ambassador for several brands, most significant among them are the famous home-grown household appliances brand PENSONIC and the new cosmetics line, Silkygirl (Silky White, Silky Lips and Silky Care), Silkygirl scent (named Sweetheart) and Sofy feminine towels. Amani also appeared in Maya, a Petronas TVC in 2005 and has been the cover girl for various magazines (Klue, Vida!, I-Remaja, Pengantin, E-Phone, Rapi, Jelita, Options and Remaja) and entertainment sections of newspapers.
 
Amani also sailed in the inaugural TAG Heuer Aquaracer Trophy event held in France (May 2005). The seven-men team from Malaysia came in 7th of 16 boats from around the world. Amani loves animals, make-up and clothes and also hopes to be a stand-up comedian one day. Being nominated the top 5 in two categories (Most Popular New Artiste and Most Popular Film Actress) in the 2006 Anugerah Bintang Popular (Berita Harian), Amani has surely began to solidify her commitment to film, stage and hosting.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:11

Sean Lee

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Graduated with qualifications of Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication and Master of Arts in International Communication, Sean had his first stint as a Research Assistant and Media Planner in an international advertising firm, Bates Malaysia (formerly known as BSB) from 1988 to 1990. He then crossed over into radio broadcasting in 1991 where he was attached to Rediffusion Cable Network Malaysia as Research Executive, Operations Executive and Radio Disc Jockey
 
In 1995, Sean joined Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a radio broadcaster to present an Australian Pop Music program in Cantonese. It was broadcasted via the ABC’s international short-wave and satellite service to Asia, as well as on a number of FM radio stations in China. Thereafter, Sean was attached to 2ac Sydney Australian Chinese Radio as a Radio Disc Jockey. During his tenure, Sean had produced and presented programs that cover current affairs, entertainment and music on an average of twenty hours per week in Cantonese. Because of his fluency in various languages, Sean was also the master of ceremony for several events such as annual dinner, charity shows and festive events.
 
In 1999, Sean was offered to host an entertainment program that was aired in ntv7, named e-access. It was a Cantonese magazine-like program featuring the hottest news in both local and foreign entertainment industry. Following, Sean has also decided to wear a different hat as a full time lecturer in Mass Communication Theory/ Radio Journalism in LimKokWing University College of Creative Technology (LUCT). He was then invited to join the Radio Rediffusion Sdn Bhd force as a part-time Radio DJ, presenting radio shows over FM 98.8, spinning Chinese and English pop songs and oldies. Meanwhile, Sean also doubled as columnist for Fresh magazine (2000-2002). From 2002 to 2004, Sean joined NTV 7 again to host e-space, an entertainment program featuring the hottest news in both local and foreign entertainment industry. Sean is also the Group Brand Manager for Wafm 976 (a Chinese radio station), and is responsible for planning and implementation of marketing and programming strategies to bring the radio station to greater heights.
 
With over 19 years of experience in various arenas, Sean Lee has had an enviable mix of experience and knowledge of a wide variety of sectors. As an accomplished TV host, columnist, lecturer, DJ, TV host, MC and voice over artist, Sean Lee is surely a living proof that following dreams pays off – as long as one keep an open mind and willing to work hard.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:10

Peng Peng

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A renowned international catwalk model and actress, Peng Peng is a meek and gracious beauty.

With her tall, perfect figure, Peng Peng can wear just about anything and look gorgeous. That tells why she has been appointed to represent numerous international brands such as Gucci, Prada, Yves St. Laurent, DKNY and Versace.
 
Peng Peng travels frequently to countries such as Laos, Jakarta, London, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Korea, Australia and Thailand for international catwalk shows and product launches. Confident, personable and affable, Peng Peng also appeared in TV commercials namely Sanmiguel (Hong Kong), Price Line (Hong Kong), Vidal Sassoon (US), Digi, and Naza Ria. Peng Peng was also featured in print advertisements of Endulgence and Tourism Malaysia.
 
Being appointed as the brand ambassador of Pensonic since 2005, Peng Peng shares the same core values of the brand which is commitment to deliver quality, trustworthiness and dedication.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:08

JJ Fernandez

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This talented, outgoing DJ joined AMP in July 1998 as a part-time Hitz.FM cruiser while he was still doing his studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He was then offered to become a full-timer after his graduation in Jan 1999.
 
Recognizing the talent of JJ, he was given a chance to try out for a position as a DJ, and after a stint as a weekend DJ, JJ was transferred to the Programming Department in 2001 as a full-time DJ. He was helming the mid-dawn shift running from 2am to 6am, as well as the Sunday All Asia Show (which has now been changed to the Urban Jamz slot).

With his relentless effort in polishing up his deejaying skill, in 2003 JJ Fernandez was appointed as the Music Director, a position which he held until August 2004. This was due to another golden opportunity offered to JJ to join the Morning Crew slot.
 
JJ Fernandez made his foray in television in September 2003, exploring the VJ for HITZ TV. JJ hosted the Hot 30 Hitz running Mondays to Fridays, and Hitz Central with the rest of the VJs in the weekends.
 
Thanks to JJ’s lively and captivating deejaying style, his career also progressed into emceeing and hosting. The most recent event being emceed by JJ is the Astro F1 Concert 2005 which was held on the racing track, right after the Formula One race. This man is a legend in deejaying industry, his passion, commitment and talent unsurpassed…he surely is one of a kind!

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:06

Dato Chef Ismail

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Originated from a small Malay village in Negeri Sembilan, Chef Ismail was introduced to cooking by his grandmother, an avid food lover and cook. Chef Ismail discovered his passion in trying out the herbs and spices and fresh produce from orchards which were growing in abundance around him. Looking back, Chef Ismail recollects that helping his grandmother in kitchen has certainly helped to pave his career way in kitchen.
 
Creating scrumptious dishes that whet one’s appetite is Chef Ismail’s enthusiasm and passion. He treasures the traditional culinary recipes and has decided to leave his hometown to polish up his interest.
 
After pursuing Hotel Management and Catering qualification from Mara University of Technology, specializing in Chef Training, Chef ismail further expanded his skills with the Hilton International Kitchen Apprenticeship Programme for three years. Thereafter, Chef Ismail worked in the food industry and became a lecturer at Taylor’s College in Food technology and Kitchen Management for two years.

Chef Ismail was also the Chef in the industrial kitchen at KFC Holdings for seven years before becoming Executive Chef at Restoran Yasmin for a year. He then began his stint as a host for various programmes for local television. He derived much satisfaction and excitement from hosting programmes such as Aroma, Sri Murni and Kuih Raya on RTM1; Hey Good Cooking, Wok and Roll and Makan Tap Diet on RTM 2; Riang Ria Bersama Cornflakes and Jom masak Bersama Sri Murni on TV3 and Ala-Ala Kampung on Channel 4 Astro. Apart from that, he was also explored to host Yok Buat Kuih Raya! On Suria Channel, TV12, MediaCorp in Singapore.
 
Adding feather to his cap, Chef Ismail joined MATRADE on its tour to the United States of America, the Middle east and Europe to promote Malaysian food ad products. His involvement with the Ministry of Agriculture lies in the promotion of Malaysian fruits and food in Amsterdam. Chef Ismail also cooked Asian food at the Lady Jessy in cannes, South of France for two years, as well as for theatre artists at the Watermill Art Centre in South Hampton, New York for two years. With Tourism Malaysia, Chef Ismail also used to travel to Japan, South Africa, Cambodia and United Kingdom conducting cooking demonstrations to promote Malaysian cuisine.

Apart of his expertise in cooking, Chef Ismail is also well versed in food styling, recipe creation and was appointed as consultant to numerous new restaurants in town. Because of his expertise and understanding of food industry, Chef Ismail was also the spokesperson for a few food manufacturing companies. After his vast culinary experience and exposure over the years, finally his own reataurant - Restoran Rebung Chef Ismail was initiated. The food served in his restaurant is a tribute to the wonderful traditional recipes inherited from the forefathers. Chef Ismail vouches for the food and traditional origins, and the comforting taste of kampong fare from past memories. Honing his skill from his past experience, complemented by hef Ismail’s creativity in creating new cuisines, frequenters can definitely expect the wonderful, exotic traditional dishes.
 
Chef Ismail also ventured into recipe book production to document and to share his culinary experience in traditional Malay cuisine, ensuring that the invaluable national treasure will not diminish or forgotten over time. On top of that, Chef Ismail is also the brand ambassador of Pensonic since 2005, promoting intelligent household kitchen appliances that can help to make cooking a pleasurable experience.

Friday, 11 November 2016 16:04

Carrie Lee

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Carrie Lee Sze Kei was fairly young when she had her first brush with fame. This lovable model used to be a tomboyish girl during her childhood has decided to have a change when she was at 19. Carrie made up her mind to embark into modeling, which has then led her into entering beauty pageants.
 
Carrie’s foray into beauty pageants has proven to be the right move when she was crowned the much-coveted title 2004 Miss Chinese Cosmos in China. Carrie currently carries titles as Miss Chinese Cosmos/Universe International Pageant 2004/05, as well as two subsidiary titles, Miss Photogenic and Miss Talent. Carrie previously held titles such as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2003, Miss Celcom Personality, Miss Emall Peace, and Miss Sogo Trendsetter.
 
Many were fooled by the appearance of this petite and slender artist model, not knowing that Carrie was actively involved in a variety of sports, namely handball, badminton, swimming, tennis, and soccer. In fact, this pint-size model was crowned as "sports woman" for 5 consecutive years during her primary and secondary schools (1997-2002).
 
With her triumph in beauty pageant (2004), Carrie’s fame burst like a comet but of course it wasn’t just a momentary flash of brightness. She has been seen in various commercials, namely Sony digital Camera (Hong Kong), Pepsi (Vietnam), Gardenia (Malaysia), Sting (Vietnam), Eversoft, 3D Gold (Hong Kong), Jurlique (Malaysia), Gillette Female (Malaysia), Fair and Lovely, bridal, fashion, designer wear and many more. She is also the Cover Girl for numerous magazines in China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
 
Carrie experienced her first stint in acting by starring in Music Video for the award-winning singer Nicholas Teo, followed by TV shows “Love Circle” and “Carrie Lee and Her Thank You Card”. She was later explored to host various events such as tourism programmes, Chinese New Year show, Christmas show, The History of Cheng He, Mines Lantern Festival 05, YTL’s interview and concert in Bath, United Kingdom.
 
Backed by her vast experience and knowledge in beauty pageant competition, Carrie was invited to be the judge panel for Miss Tourism International World Final 04/05, Miss Sogo Trendsetter 2004, Miss New Com 2004, Miss Icarworld Magazine 2004, Miss Malaysia Universe 2005, and Cosmos International Model 2005.
 
Besides her acting and beauty pageants obligations, Carrie is also an inspiring business woman. She runs an event management company called White Fairy Sdn Bhd which organizes the Miss Malaysia Chinese Cosmos pageant and recently, she just opened a boutique called White Fairy Lee.
 
Indeed, this warm and confident former beauty pageant has a lot more to offer, aside from her flawless beauty.

Friday, 11 November 2016 15:27

Azizan Nin

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Azizan Nin, an all-rounded local artist is a Business Administration graduate from De Montfort University, England.

Blessed with a good look, Azizan is also gifted with remarkable acting talents. Azizan’s portfolio in acting has been tremendous. His involvement in TV programme and drama includes Cinta Medik (TV9, 2006/2007), Akankah Mungkin (RTM, 2007), Kaizer (TV3, 2007), Dunia Baru (TV3, 2006), Cinta Rahsia (TV3, 2006), Cahaya Syawal (TV2, 2006), Nuraisha (TV3, 2006), Realiti (8TV, 2006), Khalifah (TV3, 2006), Keruh Di Hulu, Jernih Di Muara (RTM1, 2006), Villa Yasmin (TV3, 2006), Mahligai Gading (TV2, 2005), Nurhidayah (TV1, 2005), Rafflesia (RTM2, 2005), Villa Cinta Daddy (TV3, 2005), Selumbar Di Hati Mama (RTM2, 2005) 3R (TV3, 2005), Desir Angin Dipinggir Memori (2004), Table For Two (TV3, 2004), Surat Untuk Bulan (2004), Dengan Nama Cinta (NTV7, 2003), Bulan Jadi Saksi (NTV7, 2002).
 
Besides movie Cinta Terakhir (2005) where he co-starred with Indonesian actress Intan Olivia, Azizan was also invited to star in a short film for broadcasting students of UiTM, themed She’s Not Just That Into You (2005). Apart from that, Azizan was also involved in Romantik (2006), another short film for MIIM@Akademi TV3.
 
Because of his charming appearance and personality, Azizan has been featured in various print advertisements for brands like Celcom, Arab Malaysian Bank, Nissan, Nikon Camera, Star Cruises, Digi, Pensonic, Ponds and Nescafé have also. Azizan was also involved in TV commercials for Dunhill, Ponds, Nescafe, Visa Electron (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China), Pensonic, Nivea, BenQ, Samsung Electrical (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, India), ANZ Credit Card (Indonesia, Australia & New Zealand), just to name a few.
 
Azizan Nin has a charisma and magnetism that is totally irresistible, and that’s why he has been voted as 50 Gorgeous People in Malaysia by Female Megazine (2002), 20 Yang Anggun by Eh! Magazine (2002), 10 Gorgeous Guy in Malaysia by I-kon Berita Minggu (2003), Top 5 Popular TV Presenter by Anugerah Media Hiburan (2004) and 30 Demanding Hot Males in Town by URS Edisi Khas (2005).
 
Besides being appointed as a Motorola Red Ambassador (2007/2008) and as a Motorola Celebrity (2005/2006/2007), Azizan is also one of the Pensonics Friends for 3 consecutive years since 2005. He resembles the brand Pensonic with his solid commitment to deliver enjoyment to viewers and his supporters.
 
Being a versatile and dynamic personality, Azizan is also recognized as a talented TV presenter and emcee. Amongst the events and programmes that witnessed his emceeing are Having a Good 3 Hari 2 Malam (2006/2007, TV9), Pensonic with Friends Campaign Tour Malaysia (2006/2007), Generasi Digital (2005, RTM1), Majlis Jalinan Mesra Aidifitri 2004 and World Telco Day 2004 (Telekom Malaysia), PONDS Beautiful Moments Contest (2003), Who Will Win? (2003/2004, NTV7), Eh! Magazine 20 Yang Anggun Finale 2002 and the list goes on.
 
Despite his young age, Azizan’s achievements are most commendable, scaling the heights of fame and success in entertainment industry that requires perseverance, hard work and humbleness.

Friday, 11 November 2016 15:24

Angel Yeoh

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Arrestingly beautiful, this model artist can make any woman turn green with envy.

Besides modeling, this down to earth and adorable beauty, Angel Yeoh, first made her presence felt in the industry with various commercials, namely Caltex, Digi, McDonald’s, FFC, Maxis, Celcom, Anlene, Clinelle, H2OH mineral water, Dynamo (Phillipines, 2006), Poh Kong jewellery, SOGO, TLC shower gel and CIMB Bank.

This Pensonic Friend has proven the fact that with enthusiasm, one can really go far because passion ignites huge success.

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