Who will be the next Asian Heartthrob after Rain (2006 from Korea), Utt Panichkul (2007 from Thailand) and Wu Zun (2008 from Taiwan)? The search is on!

Countries vying for the title “Asian Heartthrob” this year include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. There are no entries from Lebanon, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Israel, Russia and Macau this year.

The winner will be decided by 50% peoples’ vote via an online poll (will begin in a moment) and 50% from the management (vote points via ranking, 1,200 points for rank #1, 1,100 points for rank #2, and so on). The heartthrob with the most number of votes and ranking points combined will be the winner of Asian Heartthrob 2009!

Here are the finalists for Asian Heartthrob 2009 (click on the image to view their portfolio):

Lee Min Ho Korea	Sandro Takeo Japan
Sam Chotebundt Thailand	Ricki Ertan Indonesia
JC Tiuseco Philippines	Harry Shum Jr. Hong Kong
Ethan Ruan Taiwan	Le Xuan Vinh Thuy Vietnam
Ammar Alfian Aziz Malaysia	Chris Peterson Singapore
Ronnie Woo China	Richi Idnani India

— VOTE HERE —

The results will be released on December 31, 2009!