Leah Dizon (リア・ディゾン, Ria Dizon, born Leah Donna Dizon on September 24, 1986) is a television talent, model, singer, actress, Gravure idol and TV personality in Japan, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.[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. During her "Communication!!!" Tour she revealed that she had recently married and was also pregnant. [2]
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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. [3]
Career
After graduating from high school, Dizon moved to Los Angeles and began her modeling 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 gained her much attention and a fanbase overseas, predominantly in East Asia. One year after her pictures were posted up on the internet, she already had 2,000,000 hits from search engines.[1] Following the advice of her fans, Dizon sent a demo tape with photographs of herself to a talent agency in Japan and in April 2006, after being accepted, she immediately 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.[4][5]
On February 14, 2007, she released her first physical single, Softly under the Victor Entertainment label.[6] 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.[7][5].
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).[8] The title track, Koi Shiyō was used in a Lotte TV ad[9] 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. [10] 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 is an American like 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. [11]
Her fifth single, Vanilla was released on June 25, 2008. Her second album, Communication!!!, was released August 20, 2008. [12]
In October 2008, Leah held a press conference confirming her marriage to her Japanese stylist. Also she told fans that she is already 4 months pregnant.
Works
Film
- Traffic in the Sky[13] (Liane)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Student, Extra)[citation needed]
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
Endorsements
- Sweet Razzor
- Pinky Girls
- Slim Beauty House
- JeweLeah
- Love Note Jewelry
- LD Kimono Collection
- Softbank Limited Edition Japan Texture Phones
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
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♪)[8] | 2nd single
|
49,251 copies sold (upd 8/25/07) |
| L・O・V・E U [14] | 3rd single
|
16,240 copies sold (upd 8/21/07) |
| Love Paradox [15] | 4th single
|
10,193 copies sold (3 week total) |
| Vanilla | 5th single
|
7,344 copies sold (2 week total) |
Albums
| Album information | Copies Sold |
|---|---|
Destiny Line
|
55,091 |
Communication!!!
|
11,617
(2 week total) |
References
- ^ a b 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） powered by アメブロ
- ^ "Leah's Latest Lesson in Japanese Showbiz". Japan Zone. 2008-10-15.
- ^ Leah Dizon - Cover Model Interview - Import Tuner Magazine
- ^ Japan Entertainment News Archives for January 2007
- ^ a b Oricon - Japan Book Of The Year
- ^ Homepage at Victor Entertainment
- ^ Template:Ja icon ハロリア! Hello! Leah【Books】-リア ディゾン/書籍/HMV
- ^ a b Leah Dizon / Koi Shiyo [Regular Edition]
- ^ http://www.lotte.co.jp/entertainment/tvcm/0704rich/index.html
- ^ YesAsia.com: L.O.V.E
- ^ Japan remakes internet drama "Prom Queen" - Tokyograph
- ^ Communication!!! [通常盤]/ リア・ディゾン
- ^ Traffic In The Sky - News
- ^ L・O・V・E U [DVD付限定盤]/ リア・ディゾン
- ^ Leah Dizon / Love Paradox [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]