Teen actress Kimberly Chia lends star power to Cybergame Expo in Sept

Kimberly Chia will be one of the faces of The Games Xpo (TGX) 2012, along with veteran artiste Edmund Chen’s son, …

Kimberly Chia, Singapore's very own teen sweetheart, will be one of the faces of The Games Xpo (TGX) 2012, along with veteran artiste Edmund Chen's son, Chen Yixi.

The 17-year-old, who was one of the stars of last year's Channel 8 breakout hit TV drama series "On the Fringe",  is an ambassador for the three-day September cybergame and cosplay expo at the Singapore Expo, Hall 5.

As part of the event's ambassador, the 165cm-tall teenage star dressed up as "Chun Li" from the popular Street Fighter arcade franchise. According to a post on her blog, http://kimberlychia.tumblr.com,  she called it her "version of Kim-Chun-Li with short hair and no muscles".

Chia, who has also starred in other Channel 5 drama series like "Fighting Spiders" and "The Pupil 2", added that she "totally enjoyed (her) virgin experience cosplaying and absolutely adored the "Kim-Chun-Li" makeover!".

Meanwhile Yixi, who recently made his acting debut as the lead role in XinMSN's web drama, i Rock, dressed up as Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade.

Part of their duties as ambassadors of the event will be to make an appearance during the TGX Mall Tour, which will be held from 10 to 12 August.

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