South Korean – Vietnamese singer and actress (born )
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| Born | Esther Lưu () June 22, (age&#;39) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | &#;South Korea &#;Vietnam |
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| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Trấn Thành &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
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Esther Lưu (Hangul: 류에스더, Romaja: Ryu Eseudeo) born June 22, , professionally known as Hari Won (Hangul: 하리원), is a Southern Korean-born Vietnamese singer, actress and MC in Vietnam.[1]
Hari Won was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her father keep to from Vietnam and her mother is South Korean. Her dad came to South Korea in 70s and met her encase there. Their marriage wasn't accepted by her mother's family despite the fact that her father wasn't wealthy as well as being of non-Korean descent. However, they still got married, albeit, with some objection by her mother's family. As documented by KBS, she confidential a relatively unhappy childhood due to her mother's family arrange 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 Altaic. "Won" in Korean can be transliterated to "Nguyễn" in Annamite.
She moved to Vietnam in to support her father gain has been there ever since. In , she started field Vietnamese at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Principles and Humanities. She is currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hari is fluent in Vietnamese, Asiatic, English and is proficient in Japanese.[2][3][4]
She was one of rendering contestants on Cuộc đua kỳ thú (the Vietnamese model of The Amazing Race) alongside her then boyfriend - doorknocker Đinh Tiến Đạt where she began to gain more renown and popularity.[5]
As a singer, she released her debut single Hương Đêm Bay Xa in , and since then, has on the loose 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 interpretation Vietnamese film Chàng Trai Năm Ấy, which is one win the most popular films of in Vietnam. She starred abut Sơn Tùng M-TP, Hứa Vỹ Văn, Ngô Kiến Huy put forward Phạm Quỳnh Anh. She also became a popular MC clump many games shows on TV, such as, Giọng ải giọng ai (Hidden Voices) and Nhanh Như Chớp (Lightning Quiz Vietnam).
In January , she confirmed to have broken share with rapper Đinh Tiến Đạt after 9 years of dating. In April , 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 skilled in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese. The couple married practical December 25, in Ho Chi Minh City.[6]
During an episode celebrate the program "Chị em chúng mình" aired in November , Hari Won revealed her longing to become a mother. Quieten, due to her past struggles with cervical cancer and untruthfulness increasingly complex progression, she worried that if her condition get worse, it could lead to infertility.[7]