Rola Chen
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Chen Yi (born May 13, 1987), better known as Rola Chen, is a Chinese
-born Japanese gravure idol from Hangzhou
.
show and made it into the top 50, being discovered by a music producer from Japan. After a visit to Japan in October 2006, she made her debut in May 2007.
She has appeared in over 36 television programs, over 30 magazines, two radio programs, one television drama
, one television commercial (for a canned coffee brand product of Asahi Soft Drinks
) and released a photo book titled Rola♥Rola.
Her current noted works include her appearance in the 2008-launched NHK
educational program "Chinese [language] on TV", where she has appeared as the host alongside Eiko Koike
(as the student role) since March 31, 2008.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
-born Japanese gravure idol from Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
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Early life
While in middle school, she was nicknamed "Flower" (花). According to Chen, in China, the most beautiful girl in a school earns this title. She describes herself as a hardcore narcissist, as she photographs herself at least 100 times within a day by using her own digital camera, while she often [intentionally] mocks herself (especially on her blog) even using vulgar words.Career
Rola participated in the Super GirlSuper Girl
Super Girl or Super Voice Girls was an annual national singing contest in People's Republic of China for female contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television between 2004 and 2006...
show and made it into the top 50, being discovered by a music producer from Japan. After a visit to Japan in October 2006, she made her debut in May 2007.
She has appeared in over 36 television programs, over 30 magazines, two radio programs, one television drama
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
, one television commercial (for a canned coffee brand product of Asahi Soft Drinks
Asahi Soft Drinks
is a soft drink company founded in 1982 and headquartered in the Azuma-bashi district of Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries. The company sponsors the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers, an American football team in the X-League, as well as a futsal team.-History:In 1884, began...
) and released a photo book titled Rola♥Rola.
Her current noted works include her appearance in the 2008-launched NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
educational program "Chinese [language] on TV", where she has appeared as the host alongside Eiko Koike
Eiko Koike
is a Japanese idol. Outside of Japan, her best-known work is the film 2LDK. She has worked as a ringside commentator and spokesperson for Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships from 2000 to 2006....
(as the student role) since March 31, 2008.