Leah Dizon
Leah Dizon (リア・ディゾン Ria Dizon?, born Leah Donna Dizon on September 24, 1986) is a television talent, model, gravure idol, singer, actress, and TV personality in Japan, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Her ethnicities include Chinese, Filipino and French. In 2006, she moved to Tokyo, Japan after signing with a Japanese talent agency and made her singing debut under Victor Entertainment with a download exclusive song, "Fever", a cover of Kylie Minogue's hit song.
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[edit] Early life
Leah Dizon was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has two older brothers, an older sister, and two younger brothers. She says she grew up listening to rock and R&B music. She took dance lessons and was in her high school theater.[2] After graduating from high school, Dizon moved to Los Angeles, California and began her modeling career.
[edit] Career
While attending college as a film major, Dizon landed a phone company advertisement and posed for the cover features of various import-car magazines. This garnered her much attention and a fanbase overseas, predominantly in East Asia. One year after her pictures were posted up on the internet, she had over 2 million hits from search engines.[1] In April 2006, Dizon sent a demo tape with photographs of herself to a Japanese talent agency. After being offered a contract she moved to Tokyo. In October 2006, she released her first photobook titled Petite Amie (Girlfriend in French), which was ranked as the third best-selling photobook of 2006 and 2007.[3][4]
On February 14, 2007, she released her first physical single, "Softly" under the Victor Entertainment label.[5] It peaked at number #7 in the Oricon Weekly Chart. On the same day, she also released her second photobook titled Hello! Leah, which was ranked as the second best-selling photobook of 2007.[6][4].
On May 30, 2007, Dizon released her second single "Koi Shiyō" (恋しよう♪?), which also peaked at #7 on the Oricon Weekly Chart. The title track is described as a 'grooving, up-tempo dance song' and the single features 2 B-sides: "Could you be that one?" and "Aishiteru～ Love Story" (アイシテル～ Love Story?).[7] Koi Shiyō was used in a Lotte TV ad, while "Could you be that one?" was used in a PlayStation 3 Ninja Gaiden Sigma TV ad, with Dizon starring in both commercials.
Her third single entitled "L・O・V・E U" was released on August 8, 2007.[8] Leah released her debut album "Destiny Line" on September 12, 2007. The CD+DVD Edition contains 14 tracks, 10 of which were penned by Leah herself the single PVs as well as a special album PV "Again and Again". The CD Only Edition contains the digitally-released remix of "Koi Shiyō", called "Koi Shiyō♪ (Yasutaka Nakata-Capsule Mix)".
Leah Dizon's third photobook titled Heaven, was released October 5, 2007. It includes a DVD.
Dizon released her fourth single entitled "Love Paradox" on March 26, 2008. The title track resembles a Westernized urban song, and the B-side "Under the same sky" is a mid-tempo ballad. The same day, she also released her fourth photobook, "Pure Leah."
On April 18 it was announced that Leah's song, "Under the Same Sky", will be used as the theme song for the Japanese drama, Tokyo Prom Queen. Leah will also make a guest appearance on the show as Naomi, the prom queen from the previous year. [9]
Her fifth single, "Vanilla", was released on June 25, 2008. Her second album, Communication!!!, was released August 20, 2008.[10]
Dizon's first concert DVD, LIVE Communication!!! was released on December 10, 2008. The DVD features live performances of songs from both her albums.
[edit] Personal life
In October 2008, Leah held a press conference confirming her engagement and pregnancy to a Japanese stylist.
During her "Communication!!!" tour, Dizon revealed that she had recently gotten married. [11] On December 7, 2008, Dizon announced that she will be having a baby girl in March or April 2009. Leah said she hopes to make a comeback after the birth of her baby.[12]
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Film
- Traffic in the Sky (Liane)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Student, Extra)[citation needed]
[edit] Commercials
- Recruit - FromA Navi
- Lotte Rich Fruit Chocolate - Strawberry/Raspberry
- PlayStation 3 & Tecmo - Ninja Gaiden Sigma
- Lotte Yukimi Daifuku - Mochi Ice Cream
- Lotte Rich Fruit Chocolate - European Pear
- JVC Digital Audio Player - Alneo XA-S208
- Fujifilm - Fujicolor Digicam Printer
- Coca-Cola - No-Calorie Coke
- Kao Corporation - Essential Damage-Care
- Sony Cybershot - Cybershot T2
- Coca-Cola - Georgia European
- Coca-Cola - Georgia Catalogue
[edit] Endorsements
- Sweet Razzor
- Pinky Girls
- Slim Beauty House
- JeweLeah
- Love Note Jewelry
- LD Kimono Collection
- Softbank Limited Edition Japan Texture Phones
- Nozze
[edit] TV shows
- Webtama (Co-Host) - http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/webtama/
- Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke Vegas (Host) - http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sakigake/index2.html
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Title | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Fever (Kylie Minogue cover song) | 1st digital single (Digital download)
| n/a |
| Softly | Debut/1st single
| 48,554 copies sold (upd 6/21/07) |
| Koi Shiyō♪ (恋しよう♪)[7] | 2nd single
| 49,251 copies sold (upd 8/25/07) |
| L・O・V・E U [13] | 3rd single
| 16,240 copies sold (upd 8/21/07) |
| Love Paradox [14] | 4th single
| 10,998 copies sold |
| Vanilla | 5th single
| 8,312 copies sold |
[edit] Albums
| Album information | Copies Sold |
|---|---|
Destiny Line
| 55,091 |
Communication!!!
| 13,533 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Japanese) Leah Dizon Official Blog - Profile （リア・ディゾン オフィシャルブログ -プロフィール）
- ^ Leah Dizon - Cover Model Interview Import Tuner. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) Japan Entertainment News Archives for January 2007
- ^ a b (Japanese) Japan Book Of The Year Oricon. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) Leah Dizon Official Website Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) ハロリア! Hello! Leah HMV. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Leah Dizon / Koi Shiyo (Regular Edition) CDJapan. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ L・O・V・E U (Normal Edition) (Japanese Version) - Leah Dizon YesAsia.com. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ Japan remakes internet drama "Prom Queen" Tokyograph. April 18, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) Communication!!! 通常盤]/ リア・ディゾン Neowing. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ Leah's Latest Lesson in Japanese Showbiz Japan Zone. October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ Celebrity baby news for Hasekyo, others Tokyograph. December 10, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) L・O・V・E U (DVD付限定盤) Neowing. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ Leah Dizon / Love Paradox [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] CDJapan. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Leah Dizon Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Homepage at Victor Entertainment (Japanese)
- WHAT's IN?WEB Leah Dizon Real G-ZONE (Japanese)
- Leah Dizon Official Blog (Japanese)
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| Various | |
