Hari Won | |
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.png) Hari Won in 2020 | |
| Born | Esther Lưu June 22, 1985 |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Hangul | 류에스더 |
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| Revised Romanization | Ryu Eseudeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Esŭtŏ |
Esther Lưu (Hangul: 류에스더, Romaja: Ryu Eseudeo) born June 22, 1985, professionally known as Hari Won (Hangul: 하리원), is a South Korean-born Vietnamese singer, actress and MC in Vietnam.[1]
Hari Won was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her father is from Vietnam and her mother is South Korean. Her father came to South Korea in 70s and met her mother there. Their marriage wasn't accepted by her mother's family as her father wasn't wealthy as well as being of non-Korean descent. However, they still got married, albeit, with some disapproval by her mother's family. As documented by KBS, she had a relatively unhappy childhood due to her mother's family not accepting the marriage at that time, as well as experiencing some discrimination for being from a bicultural family. Her name means, "you will get anything you wish for" in Korean. "Won" in Korean can be transliterated to "Nguyễn" in Vietnamese.
She moved to Vietnam in 2007 to support her father and has been there ever since. In 2010, she started learning Vietnamese at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Science and Humanities. She is currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hari is fluent in Vietnamese, Korean, English and is proficient in Japanese.[2][3][4]
She was one of the contestants on Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2013 (the Vietnamese version of The Amazing Race) alongside her then boyfriend - rapper Đinh Tiến Đạt where she begun to gain more fame and popularity.[5]
As a singer, she released her debut single Hương Đêm Bay Xa in 2014, and since then, has released more popular song hits such as Anh Cứ Đi Đi, Cuối Cùng Anh Cũng Đến, Without You, Co Chăng Chỉ Là Giấc Mơ, Là Cả Bầu Trời and more.
She made her acting debut as the female lead in the 2014 Vietnamese film Chàng Trai Năm Ấy, which is one of the most popular films of 2014 in Vietnam. She starred alongside Sơn Tùng M-TP, Hứa Vỹ Văn, Ngô Kiến Huy and Phạm Quỳnh Anh. She also became a popular MC in many games shows on TV, such as, Giọng ải giọng ai (Hidden Voices) and Nhanh Như Chớp (Lightning Quiz Vietnam).
In January 2016, she confirmed to have broken up with rapper Đinh Tiến Đạt after 9 years of dating. In April 2016, she is confirmed to be in a relationship with well-known Vietnamese actor and comedian Trấn Thành. Tran Thanh's father is of Chinese descent from Guangdong and his mother from Tien Giang province in Vietnam, and is proficient in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese. The couple married on December 25, 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City.[6]