Even Asian fellas can be cute? Excuse me?
I am just playing, Jon and Ernie! Curb your grumpy retorts! I know Asian dudes are no less cute than their counterparts. There’s a qualifier here, though. Asian dudes are no less cute, but it doesn’t mean there is an abundance of cute Asian dudes. Given that there’s only so many men who are cute, and men that are Asian, there can only be so many attractive Asian males. So where do you find them? And what do you do with them once you catch them? Answers after the jump!
You find them on the Internet by googling Asian male models and celebrities. And then you shellac them and put them in your foyer so they can hold your hats and scarves. Forever and ever. And no, that’s not what I do, I don’t have a foyer, jerks. But if I did, you’d be sure to see these following gentleman statues:
John Cho: There’s much PCS ado about John Cho’s hotness. I agree, I agree!
Derek Lam: Philip Lim is an older Asian banker. Jason Wu is in high school, making jokes about butt sex. Alex Wang is a super stylish cutie and a complete fruitcake. (Psst… these people are Asian fashion designers, btw.) Which leave me Derek Lam. Thankfully he is very attractive, in that professor kind of way, all tweed and argula and sophistication. Don’t worry about the shaved look, Derek. Some say hair loss, I say experience.
Jim Lee: Okay, so maybe I won’t go for young Jim Lee with nerd glasses, tight jeans, and miming abilities. But older Jim Lee, with his wealth of talent (and possibly money) and Asian facial scruff, is totally sexy. James Jean could be competition, seeing as he’s quite talented, younger, not married and never mimed on YouTube. Too bad he’s not half as cute. Sorry James Jean!
Daniel Dae Kim: There’s something about Jin’s sensitive side and limited vocabulary that is just HOT. Boat! Michael! Boat! Pure poetry.

Jay Chou: I hear Jay Chou is this bratty misogynist. And for sure Kato is a marginalized role. But I have enough high school girl in me to be excited about the Green Lantern movie. Squeal!
Daniel Liu: I came across Daniel 2 when I was on a crazed mission of find this Asian male model that I saw on Nordstrom.com a few years back in a lovely blog on Asian models and fell a bit in love. Then I listened to him in a NPR interview and fell a bit out of love. But he does have great hair and is taller than a skyscraper. I can ride on his shoulders and reach books on the top shelf. He can be world’s most attractive ladder.
Mystery Nordstrom/J.Crew Model: Hey mystery handsome Asian Nordstrom model anywhere from 1-3 years ago! Yeah you. I’m looking for you!
At this point the foyer would be getting kind of full and I would have trouble walking. Hear that, Ernie and Jon? I admit it! There’s enough attractive Asian men out there to keep me from walking in a straight line, should I ever leave my imaginary house. But since we’re… uh… just fantasizing… yeah… let’s hear from peanut gallery about their top Asian male heartthrobs. Guys, feel free to join—we know about you got your man-crushes.
7 Responses to "Even Asian Fellas Can Be Cute"
1 | Sirui Huang
Suggestions, via Facebook: Chen Cheng. Daniel Henney. So cute. So cute. Also Kayode loves Rain. He said so. Ask him.
2 | Jon Haehnle
No martial artists made Sirui’s list. Were they purposefully excluded? This was like a “Hot Asian Comic Book Babes — Who Are Not Sexy Ninjas” post.
I had no idea John Cho was hot. Then again, I didn’t know what the fuss over Brad Pitt at first (though now it’s clear), so what do I know about who women find attractive. At least I now know that we don’t all have to be as tall as skyscrapers seeing how Jim Lee is like, my height (plus the wealth of talent thing).
“Some say hair loss, I say experience.” I might have to make this my new secret motto.
3 | Sirui Huang
Jon: I do love martial artists- Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers), Chen Chang (Crouching Tiger)… and Stephen Chow and I can become good friends, if not necessarily amours. And who doesn’t love Bruce Lee? WHO?
4 | Ernie Estrella
What, you don’t think I can hang? Not all Americans but you get the idea….
Chefs: Ming Tsai, Hung Huynh
Actors: Tony Leung Kar-Wai, Kal Penn, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Parry Shen, Naveen Andrews (although he’s British), Chow Yun Fat, Rob Schneider… okay maybe not cute but he gets a lot of ladies, Mark Dacascos amongst many others… oh the Basco Brothers there’s like 8 of them.
Graffiti Artist: David Choe
Musicians: James Iha
Comics: Bryan Lee O’Malley (Asian-Canadian), Adrian Tomine, Cliff Chiang, James Jean, Gotham Chopra
Sports: Manny Pacquiao, Johnny Chan-poker, Tiger Woods — yes folks, he’s half Thai remember.
















