1Fan Bingbing The stunning actress has become a magnet for fashion brands looking for star power in a mainland luxury goods market that is poised to become the world’s largest. 2Jay Chou The Taiwan singer, actor and director unveiled his 12th studio album, “Opus 12,” last December. 3Andy Lau Now in his 50s, the evergreen Hong Kong star of song and film stayed popular last year with the movie “A Simple Life.” Lau’s sixth film with Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng “Blind Detective” will be screened this year. 4Jackie Chan The Hong Kong movie industry icon last year released what may be his last action film “Chinese Zodiac,” which he wrote and directed. 5Zhang Ziyi The popular actress had a hit romantic comedy last year with “My Last Star,” which she also produced. She also appears in this year’s star-laden “The Grandmaster” kung fu movie, directed by Hong Kong’s Wong Kar-wai and also starring Tony Leung. 6Eason Chan Hong Kong singer and actor Eason Chan ranks high up again this year on the strength of his voice: His Duo concerts last year were big hits on the mainland. 7Yang Mi The actress was named most popular female singer on the Chinese mainland last year in a joint CCTV-MTV MTV event. Her flicks last year included “Love in the Buff,” “Beijing Love Story” and “Great Wudang.” She has endorsement deals with Pepsi and cosmetics brand Wetcode. 8Huang Xiaoming The actor turned up in several successful films last year, including “Love in the Buff,” “An Inaccurate Memoir” and “White-Haired Witch.” He promotes Baleno, Tissot and Olay. 9Jolin Tsai The Taiwanese singer, a list returnee, released a new album, “Muse,” last year, backed up with a successful mainland concert tour. She has an endorsement deal with Pepsi. 10 Lin Chi-ling The Taiwan TV hostess, actress and model’s most recent success was her romantic comedy “Say Yes,” which took in more than US$30 million in China. |