Do you know that the Asian Ken (DOTW Japan) was not sold here? His female counterpart is currently being sold for months now locally. I don't want to buy from eBay. I'm not that fixated in building my Asian family. Plus, there are alternatives. Hurray!
One alternative is the male Barbie Basics model 15. I know I said sometime ago that I'm not buying him. But he has been standing on the display case for months now (as if waiting for me) and I wanted an Asian Ken. I finally bought him just last Sunday. There are some OOAK work on him that made him look Asian. I'm still not sure if I want to make mine look like that. (And currently, I don't have the time to make mine look like that, hehehe.) In his original state, I can already sense some Asian flavor (a mixed race maybe). I especially "like" the character his hair gives him. (Take note: I said, I like the character, I didn't say I like the hair.) He seems to fit in a fictional group of Asian men (called the F4) that popularized that hairstyle in our country late nineties to early 2000.
I'm also on a lookout for Asian children dolls. I wanted Kelly to have more Asian friends but these two I've found seem too anime to fit in Kelly's world, IMO. They do fit perfectly in Jenny's world. Now, I'm tempted to buy a male partner for Jenny!
I also bought another doll that could pass as an Asian guy. He is in fact, supposed to be a former Filipino sports celebrity. He looks okay in the eBay pics but I don't know in person. I got him at a good price. I'll claim him before this week ends.
Currently, I'm working on a doll that could possibly be (pre-teen) Skipper's Asian friend. I already have a name for her--Haiku. I still need to add some hair plugs and slightly shrink her head. And she has this infectious smile on her. I just hope I don't ruin her during my OOAK work.
