Harisu

Born Lee Kyung-yeop

February 17, 1975 (1975-02-17) (age 36)
Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Other names He Li Xiu (Chinese name)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hair color black
Eye color brown
Measurements 89-61-89 (35-24-35)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Ethnicity Korean

Harisu is the stage name of Lee Kyung-eun originally Lee Kyung-yeop (born February 17, 1975), a transsexual pop singer, model and actress from South Korea. Born biologically male, Harisu identified as female from early childhood, and underwent sex reassignment surgery in the 1990s. She is noted for being South Korea's first transgender entertainer, and in 2002 became only the second person in Korea to legally change their gender. Her stage name is an adaptation of the English phrase "hot issue".

Harisu first gained public attention in 2001, after appearing in a television commercial for DoDo cosmetics.

The commercial was a big success and ended up launching her career, allowing her to branch out into other fields such as music and acting.

^{On November 29, 2002, Harisu filed a petition with the Incheon District Court to have her sex changed on her family register, and that her birth name be changed from Lee Kyung-yeop to the more feminine Lee Kyung-eun. The subsequent court ruling went in her favour, and on December 13, 2002, she became only the second person in South Korea to legally change their sex.}