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Hong KongCNN
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A rainbow-sequined “LOVE WINS” top, circus pants, shutter shades and a disco ball are all 26-year-old model Kiko Mizuhara needs to channel one of her favorite pastimes: finding a gay club in every city she travels to.
“It’s safe. Nobody will care about me, no guys will come up to you, and you can just do whatever you want,” she says, vogueing to camera on a shoot with CNN Style.
Avoiding attention may become increasingly difficult. Mizuhara’s star power as a model and actress in Asia is already cemented (she starred in the film adaption of Haruki Murakami’s “Norwegian Wood” and the Japanese action film “Attack on Titan”), and she’s becoming an increasingly familiar face internationally.
In recent years, she’s walked the runway for Jeremy Scott, been photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, and graced the pages of the world’s top fashion magazines.
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
Beijing based photographer Zack Zhang often works with Mizuhara. This floral-inspired photo shoot for EMODA was one of Zhang's favorite shoots.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for ELLE China (2015) —
Zhang is inspired by her energetic personality and often picks bright backdrops to match it. "The weather was perfect during this shoot -- bright sunshine, clear sky, and clean air."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
26-year-old Kiko Mizuhara is a Korean American model and actress, based in Japan.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for ELLE China (2015) —
Debuting at the age of 16, Mizuhara has modeled for big names including Chanel, Marc Jacobs, and Jeremy Scott.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for ELLE China (2015) —
"It's amazing," said Zhang, "Kiko is a very easygoing model and everyone gets along with her well. We share great ideas."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara with photographer Zack Zhang —
"It was more like hanging out with friends and having fun, and we got nice pictures without trying too hard."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for ELLE China (2015) —
"I love the way things work with Kiko. It's kind of like a flow of inspirations."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for VIVI Magazine (2016) —
Zhang describes Mizuhara as "a girl on fire."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
"We found many different kinds of flowers and plants for this shoot."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
"It's a great combination of Kiko and flowers. She is as beautiful as flower, and they blend together."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
"Our thoughts complement each other, and her fantastic ideas make us work better," says Zhang, of working together with Mizuhara.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
Zhang prefers to collaborate with models instead of simply giving instructions.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for YOHO GIRL (2016) —
"I think that fashion is the industry where everyone can have their own ideas," says Zhang.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for YOHO GIRL (2016) —
"I look forward to seeing what kind of surprises she would give me in daily life in front of my lens," says Zhang.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for YOHO GIRL (2016) —
"If allowed, I really want to shoot a documentary with her, shooting her daily life," says Zhang.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
"Kiko has her own style. Not everyone would appreciate her beauty but she knows how to show her strength in front of the camera."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for YOHO GIRL (2016) —
"If you just talk to her once, I promise you'll love her."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for the EMODA 2016 S/S collection —
Zhang has worked with Mizuhara for a number of publications and brand campaigns.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for YOHO GIRL (2016) —
"She's quiet and gentle but she's also passionate and energetic."
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara for ELLE China (2015) —
For more of photographer Zack Zhang's work, head here.
Zack Zhang
Kiko Mizuhara: 'Girl on fire'
“Because the Chinese market is really huge, being an Asian model is better now than before,” she says. “A lot of people know I’m well known in China, so they book me because of that.”
Struggles with identity
Beijing photographer Zack Zhang, who regularly works with Mizuhara on campaign shoots and editorials for Elle China and Cosmopolitan China, describes her as “a girl on fire.”
“Kiko has her own style. Not everyone would appreciate her beauty, but she knows how to show her strength in front of the camera.”
But Mizuhara hasn’t always been so confident. Growing up in Kobe, in the Japanese countryside, she often struggled with her mixed-race identity. (Her father is from Texas, and her mother is a Japanese woman of Korean decent.)
“When I went to school, I felt really embarrassed,” she recalls. “My dad is American. He looked so different – blond hair, blue eyes, super tall. And I also didn’t want anyone to find out that my mom was Korean.”
Because of this, Mizuhara avoided speaking English (to the detriment of her fluency) in an effort to fit in.
“I told my dad to stop coming to school. I started wearing the same clothes as other kids. I tried to hide myself – my real self.”
When she moved to Tokyo at 16 to pursue modeling, she met other mixed-race models and began “opening up.”
“I felt stronger. I started to explore my roots, to try to understand my parents,” Mizuhara says. “Being original is sometimes difficult in Japan, but there are a lot of original people in Tokyo.”
Kiko Mizuhara’s interest in experiencing other cultures has taken her around the world. Watch the video above to learn her top rules for traveling while riding the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.
Herbert Chow, Sai Ho, Hidetaka Sato, Zahra Jamshed, Stella Ko, CNN contributed to this report.