Harisu

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Harisu 하리수
Cover of Harisu's self titled fourth album.
Background information
Birth name	Lee Kyung-eun
Also known as	Ha Ri-su, He Li Xiu
Born	February 17, 1975 Seongnam, South Korea
Genre(s)	R&B, Pop, Techno
Occupation(s)	Singer, Model, Actress
Years active	2001–present
Website	loveharisu.com

Lee Kyung-eun (popularly known as Harisu, in Korean hangul: 하리수, hanja: 河莉秀) (born February 17, 1975) is a male to female transgender singer, model and actress from South Korea. Her stage name is a Korean adaptation of the phrase "hot issue".

1 Biography
2 Statistics
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Other releases
4 Filmography
- 4.1 Film
- 4.2 Television
5 Books
6 Notes and references
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Biography

Harisu was born Lee Kyung-yup in Seongnam, near Seoul. In 1997-98, she moved to Japan. While there, she had male to female sex reassignment surgery and began studying to become a hairdresser. She also 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 adopted the stage name Harisu, just before featuring in an advertisement for Korean cosmetics company DoDo. It turned out to be a huge success and ended up launching her career.

Since then, Harisu has branched out into music and acting, among other fields. She has recorded five solo musical albums, switching between techno music and rhythm and blues. In 2001, she starred in the film Yellow Hair 2, for which she also recorded the soundtrack. Harisu 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 2001.

On December 12, 2002, the Inchon District Court recognized her as legally female, and she changed her name from Lee Kyung-yup to Lee Kyung-eun.^[1]

In mid-November of 2006, it was reported that Harisu will be marrying her current boyfriend; the wedding will apparently take place in early 2007.^[2]

[edit] Statistics

Height: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight: 48 kg (106 lb)
Body: 89-61-89 (35-24-35)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Temptation September 22, 2001 Sales: 25,474^[3]	Liar October 28, 2002 Sales: 15, 670^[4]	Foxy Lady February 2, 2004 (no sales data)	Harisu January 24, 2006 Sales: 1,596^[5]
Summer July 25, 2006 (no sales data)

[edit] Other releases

Yellow Hair 2 OST
July 23, 2001

The First Live Concert (VCD/VHS)
July 29, 2002

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Yellow Hair 2 노랑머리 2	J	Also performed on soundtrack
2002	Emergency Act 19 긴급조치 19호	herself	Brief cameo
2004	Colour Blossoms 桃色	Madam Umeki
2006	Possessed	Lisu

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	City Horror Series - The Song Of The Dead 心韓夜迷離：千年怨	General Baklin
2004	Hi! Honey 嗨！親爱的	Lu Jia Ling
2005	Beating Heart 떨리는 가슴	Kim Hae-jung	Episodes 3, 4, 9 & 12