Ha Ri-su
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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.
She was born in Seongnam, near Seoul. In 1997-98, she moved to Japan and transitioned to live as a woman. 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. 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.
Since then, Ha Ri-su has branched out into music and acting, among other things. She has recorded three 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. 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 be featured 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 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight: 48 kg (106 lb)
- Body: 89-61-89 (35-24-35)
Discography
Albums
Temptation
(Released September 24, 2001)
- Prologue
- Nightmare
- D-Day
- Temptation
- Knife
- Love Hurts
- Secret
- Shadow
- Separation
- Fantasy
- Memory
- Don't Stop
Liar
(released October 25, 2002)
- Prologue
- Asura
- Angel eyes
- Liar
- Chapter
- Emotion
- Red
- Go Away
- Chapter
- Ending
- Happy my life
- Catch Me
- Trust of My Heart
- Asura (remix)
- Happy My Life (remix)
Foxy Lady
(released February 3, 2004, Overseas version: Janurary 12, 2005)
- intro
- foxy lady
- 사랑하는 동안
- just in time
- good-bye
- 해봐
- 난 대기중, 넌 부재중
- Do it like this, do it like that
- 바보
- 왜
- just for you
- 뒤로
- 우리들의 겨울
- 난 대기중, 넌 부재중 (remix)
# good-bye (acoustic)
- foxy lady (chorus MR)
Yellow Hair 2 OST
(released 2001)
하리수 4집
(released January 24, 2006, Record Label: Universal, Distribution : Universal)
- Prologue
- Reaction
- One More Time
- One Time
- 눈이 내리면
- 잠자는 숲속의 공주
- Shake Song
- I’m OK
- Baby Boo
- 마지막 바램
- Secret
- 그대가 그대를
- Shadow
- 눈이 내리면
Concerts
- The First Live Concert (video released July 26, 2002)
Books
Filmography
- Yellow Hair 2 (2001) 노랑머리 2
- Emergency Act 19 (2002) 긴급조치 19호
- City Horror Series - The Song Of The Dead (2002) 心韓夜迷離：千年怨 KBS 도시괴담
- Hi! Honey (2004) 嗨！亲爱的
- Colour Blossoms (2004) 桃色
- Trembling Heart (2005) 떨리는 가슴