Ha Ri-su
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| Stage Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Ha Ri-su |
| Revised Romanization | Ha Ri-su |
| Hangul | 하리수 |
| Hanja | 河莉秀 |
| Birth Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Yi Kyŏng-yŏp |
| Revised Romanization | I Gyeong-yeop |
| Hangul | 이경엽 |
| Hanja | 李景葉 |
| Current Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Yi Kyŏng-yun |
| Revised Romanization | I Gyeong-yun |
| Hangul | 이경윤 |
| Hanja | 李景雲 |
Lee Kyung-eun (popularly known as Ha Ri-su) (born 17 February, 1975) is a singer, TV star and actress from South Korea. She has become particularly well known in Taiwan and mainland China, as well as Korea, after being the first Korean entertainer to come out as being transsexual.
Ha Ri-su was born in Seongnam, just outside of Seoul. In 1997-98, he moved to Japan and transitioned to become female, surgically. While there, she began studying to become a hairdresser, and began singing in Japanese clubs. It was while singing in Japan that she got her first break, being recruited by an agent in 1999. In 2001, she formally changed her name to Ha Ri-su, just before featuring in an advertisement for Korean cosmetics company DoDo. The company were unsure of the reaction the advertisement would have, but it was well-received, and ended up launching her career.
Since then, Harisu has branched out into music and acting, among other things. She has recorded three musical albums, switching between techno and rhythm and blues. In 2001, she starred in the film Yellow Hair 2, for which she also recorded the soundtrack. Ha Ri-su has also had brief forays into other areas - having danced in a video clip for the group 'Turbo', as well as having written a book/photoessay about herself. In 2004, she became the first known transsexual person, anywhere in the world, to feature in an advertisement for women's hygiene products.
Her current stage name is a Korean adaptation of the phrase 'hot issue'.
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Statistics
- Height: 168 ( 5´6 )
- Weight: 48kg ( 106 lb )
- Body: 89-61-89 ( 35-24-35 )
Discography
Albums
Liar
Wild Temptation
(Released 2001)
- Prologue
- Nightmare
- D-Day
- Temptation
- Knife
- Love Hurt
- Secret
- Shadow
- In Parting
- Fantasy
- Memory
- Don't Stop
Yellow Hair 2
(Released 2001)
Foxy Lady
(Released 2004)
Books
- Harisu, Eve from Adam (2001)
Filmography
- Yellow Hair 2 (2001)
- Emergency Measure 19 (2002)
- Colour Blossoms (2004)