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Truc Lam was the correct answer, thank you for playing along . Sorry for the lack of updates, I'm in need of a vacation right now and it is not coming fast enough. (My vacation starts in August for two weeks!) My work schedule has changed, I'm on a later shift, which when I am home I just want to relax and not do much. Once my time clears up more I should be able to blog more. HINT: He was left the boy band from Asia and went solo.

The answer was Leyna Nguyen for last week's guess who . Let's see how everyone does this week. Good luck and have an awesome weekend. HINT: She started as Asia's new young emcee and co-host their shows and then worked with SBTN .

If you didn't get to see this year's Giong Ca Vang 2011 - The Golden Voice live or is interested after reading or hearing about the c ontroversy surrounding the competition , the DVD is out June 8, 2012, which is tomorrow. Let me know what you think.

Check out a new music video of Tam Doan with the classic song "Nguoi Ngoai Pho." This online exclusive music video was directed by Kristine Sa and released by Tam Doan Entertainment & SaFire Multimedia. Let me know what you think.

Asia Entertainment is getting ready for another live taping of Asia 70 titled Vietnam, My Beloved Country - Que Huong Yeu Dau . The show will be taped on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Asia 70 will have two shows, one at 1PM and another at 7PM. This is the second taping from Asia. Their first taping was Asia 68- Saigon Noi Nho - Saigon Nostalgia .

Asia 's singer Bang Tam is featured on the cover of VietLifeStyles Magazine for May 2012. Click here for the complete interview in Vietnamese. (Sorry, Bang Tam and the interview doesn't interest me so I'm not going to try to translate it. But from the title it is about her happiness to having a mom and it is just in time for the Mother's Day that just passed. Let me know what you think.

Trish Thuy Trang and her husband are happy parents waiting for the arrival of their first child, a baby boy. The singer who was misunderstood for being an "ice queen" got hitched and announced the news of her pregnancy in late December of last year at the surprise of many fans. At the start of the New Year, Trish opened up about her pregnancy on the Asia Channel with emcee Thuy Duong . Then s hared photos from her trip to Maui with her hubby where she showed off her baby bump in a bikini . The happy mom to be let us into her green themed baby shower with photos shared via Facebook. Trish Thuy Trang is no longer the mysterious "ice queen" but an active and happy wife and mother to be in the photos below posing side by side with her husband. Custom made baby's crib bedding made by Trish herself. "I decided months ago that I wanted to sew my baby's crib bedding since I couldn't find anything I liked. I definitely don't like the typi...

Luu Bich was the answer to last week's 'guess who,' good job if you got it right. If you didn't get it right, you can try with this week's mystery celebrity. Good luck and have a safe weekend. The answer will be posted next week. HINT: She's current one of the emcees in Asia and has a show with Tam Doan .

Asia released their new CD "Việt Nam Tôi Đau, Anh Là Ai," which features the song " Anh La Ai " from Viet Khang . The CD is all about the fight for freedom. You might have heard about Viet Khang who is current buzz overseas because of his arrest for expressing against the power of government in Vietnam. Asia's team including SBTN 's crew and many Vietnamese American are petitioning to free him. Their slogan is "Free Viet Khang Free Viet Nam." Below you can see singer Mai Thanh Son with the shirt. Songlist 1. Việt Nam Tôi Đâu - Đan Nguyên 2. Anh Là Ai - Việt Khang, Lê Quốc Tuấn, Hợp Ca Asia 3. Một Mai Giã Từ Vũ Khí - Huỳnh Phi Tiễn 4. Nhân Danh Việt Nam - Hợp Ca Asia 5. Nó - Đan Nguyên, Huỳnh Phi Tiễn 6. Gia Tài Của Nó - Băng Tâm, Đặng Thế Luân 7. Huế Ơi - Tường Khuê, Tâm Đoan 8. Quê Hương Bỏ Lại, Chiều Tây Đô - Phương Hồng Quế, Ngọc Đan Thanh, Tuấn Vũ 9. Nhớ Nhau Hoài, Người Ngoài Phố - Hoàng Oanh 10. Hai Lối Mộng, Đêm Tâm Sự - Tha...

Bang Kieu loves soccer as you all know. He named his first son after David Beckham . Even with the busy schedule as a singer, he finds time to play soccer. On his trip to Vietnam , Bang Kieu joined a friendly soccer match with artists in Hanoi. Over in the U.S. we have a celebrity soccer team and Asia also has their own. The singer shared some photos below of him in action. Let me know what you think.

If you guessed Kristine Sa for last week's photo , good job! Let's see how will do with this week's mystery photo. Good luck and have a great weekend! HINT: He's a singer regular on Asia and acted in one of their skit where he played mama's boy who got killed.

After departing audiences of Heart to Heart with Kristine Sa , the television host is introducing an upcoming project titled " The Making of Asia " showing behind the scenes footage from Asia Entertainment . The show will aired at the beginning of April of this year. Let me know what you think

Gia Huy was a household name back in the days when he was a regular on Asia . Nowadays, he is a regular at many temples. The singer is often on the lists of singers singing at many temple related events and is quite the worshiper. He is releasing a CD titled " Chua Toi - Tam Ca 10 " with guest stars Y Phuong and Ha Thanh Xuan . The CD will be available at the end of March at Le Hoi Quan Am in Houston, Texas and before Vesak or Buddha's Birthday season of 2012. This makes me think of Trinh Lam and his CD, which was all about God . Check out his new photos and the upcoming CD cover. Let me know what you think.

Ever since she left Asia Entertainment , Da Nhat Yen now known as YENN is trying to make her way it into main stream American music. This is the latest music video from her titled "Pretty Ugly." If you're interested in more videos from Yenn or Da Nhat Yen, click here to subscribe to her YouTube channel. Let me know what you think. By the way, you can find the song on itunes here .

Thuy Duong interviewed Tam Doan on Asia Channel. Tam Doan talks about her upcoming projects and what she is up to now after the release of her last CD with Dang The Luan . Check out the full show below and let me know what you think.

Check out the advertisement video for Asia Entertainment 's 1st pageant, Miss Vietnam Heritage . Click here for more information on the pageant.

Check out Thuy Duong 's romantic advertisement video for MD-7 Cosmeceuticals with Asia's dance Nathan Kim below. To view the photos from this video, click here . Also check out other video advertisements from Asia's artists for MD-7 such as Ha Thanh Xuan , Ho Hoang Yen , Tam Doan and Ngoc Dan Thanh , here .

Check out a video of Asia 's singer Ho Hoang Yen as she is getting her hair cut at Le Brian Salon , a place where the "stars" go as advertised in the video following this. Nhu Loan , Lynda Trang Dai , Duong Trieu Vu , Ngoc Lien and Tam Doan all shared their testimonies in their advertisement clip. Ho Hoang Yen as we know her is a singer for Asia, but she is also a tattoo makeup artist as listed on the website for Le Brian Salon. Also on the list of stylist is singer Thai Tai who is also a photographer and does hair and makeup. The owner of the place is Phillip Truong AKA Phi who works for Thuy Nga Paris by Night backstage. Le Brian Salon is all people from showbiz inside and out and is located in Westminster California. Let me know what you think.

After taking much heat from their scandal involving Giong Ca Vang 2011 , Asia Entertainment is switching their game play and investment into an upcoming beauty pageant titled " Miss Vietnam Heritage ." Interestingly one of the allegations involving Giong Ca Vang 2011 is that the show was not picking the best voice but rather choosing looks as if it was a beauty pageant. Now with Miss Vietnam Heritage to look forward to, Asia can straightly pick beauty over talent and crown people with backstage connections. [Just joking, but you know what I mean, just wait and see. There surely will be another scandal at the end of summer 2012.] The deadline to apply is April 16, 2012 . Winners will get "...a chance to represent our community in causes that count, appear in an Asia Entertainment production and a $10,000 cash prize..." For more info on this beauty pageant, click here . If you're interested in signing up, you can download the application, here and send to Mis...

Last week's kiddo was Trinh Lam 's son . Let's see you will do with this week's mystery child. Hint: Her mom and dad are famous comedians who know for when they started out working with Thuy Nga Productions and later with Asia teaming up with Jonathan Phan .