Harisu's decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery placed a strain on the relationship with her family, and she noted that when her parents first found out they "were very upset. They weren't angry, but very sad."[e] Her father in particular had great difficulty accepting his child as a daughter, but her family have since accepted her and show great pride in her career.

Harisu has been Read more...

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-yup 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 gender. Speaking of the difficulties Read more...

Since her debut in 2001, Harisu has consistently expressed a desire to marry and have a family of her own. In 2005, she began dating Micky Jung (real name Jung Yong-jin), a rapper whom she had met online. Jung, who had been a member of dance group EQ during the 1990s, later joined Harisu's management company and worked on her fourth and fifth albums. The couple briefly separated in 2006, but were Read more...