Lee Si-yeon
South Korean actress, model, and musician
Lee Si-yeon (Hangul: 이시연; Hanja: 李詩姸, born July 24, 1980, is a South Korean model and actress. Lee Si-yeon is transgender, meaning she was raised as a boy but later decided to live as a woman.
Lee Si-yeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lee Dae-hak 24 July 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이대학 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李大鶴 |
| Revised Romanization | I Dae-hak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Dae-hak |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 이시연 |
| Hanja | 李詩姸 |
| Revised Romanization | I Si-yon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Si-yon |
Lee's birth name was Lee Dae-hak (Hangul: 이대학; Hanja: 李大鶴). She changed it to Lee Si-yeon when she did gender transition to live as a woman. In 2007, Lee decided to use sexual reassignment surgery to change her body to be more like other women's bodies and less like men's bodies.[1][2] Her uncle is Seo Jae-hyok, a member of the South Korean musical band Buhwal.[3]
In 1999, Lee participated in the Anti-Miss Korea competition.(안티 미스코리아 대회)[4] In 2010 she did her first performance as a singer.[5]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 큰 용기 이시연, ‘누가 그녀에게 돌을 던지랴’ 데일리안 2007.11.09 (in Korean)
- ↑ 트렌스젠더 배우 이시연 가수 변신···“난 여자가 됐어” 강원일보 2010.04.13 (in Korean)
- ↑ 트랜스젠더 가수 이시연, 부활 서재혁과 5촌 당숙지간 Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine 스포츠투데이 2011.04.21 (in Korean)
- ↑ 성전환 수술한 이대학, 여배우로 성공할까 한국경제 2007.11.09 (in Korean)
- ↑ 트랜스젠더 이시연 가수 데뷔 '여자가 됐어Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback MachineArchived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 뉴시스 2010.05.06 (in Korean)
Other websites
change- 이시연 싸이월드 미니홈피 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- 이시연 "남자로 산 27년, 행동과 표정 모두 거짓"(인터뷰) (in Korean)
- 트랜스젠더 가수 이시연, 부활 서재혁과 5촌 당숙지간 Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine 스포츠투데이 2011.04.21 (in Korean)
- 트렌스젠더 배우 이시연 가수 변신···“난 여자가 됐어” 강원일보 2010.04.13 (in Korean)
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