In the mid-'80s, while she was at the peak of her teen success -- while she was Sam in the beloved sitcom "Who's the Boss" and starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Commando" (1985) -- Alyssa Milano was also a pop-music megastar. But only in Japan, which is exactly how she wants it.

Confronted with her pop-star past in a 2013 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," she expressed a bit of embarrassment, hiding her face while he played an old performance. She also said that she hadn't even been back to Japan since she was headlining stadiums there.

Even at the time, she didn't want her Japanese success to cross over back home. In a 1991 interview with the L.A. Times, she said she didn't want to be one of those young actors who are "laughed at" for trying a music career. "I'd much rather have it released where it's appreciated rather than laughed at."

And it was appreciated -- after just four studio albums she had enough success to justify a greatest hits collection.

In the Kimmel interview, he called her "the Japanese David Hasselhoff" (referencing her fellow '80s heartthrob's German music career). Kimmel got a good laugh for it, which is of course exactly what Milano never wanted.

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