Lee Si-yeon

Lee Si-yeon (, 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's birth name was Lee Dae-hak ().  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.큰 용기 이시연, ‘누가 그녀에게 돌을 던지랴’ 데일리안 2007.11.09 트렌스젠더 배우 이시연 가수 변신···“난 여자가 됐어” 강원일보 2010.04.13  Her uncle is Seo Jae-hyok, a member of the South Korean musical band Buhwal.트랜스젠더 가수 이시연, 부활 서재혁과 5촌 당숙지간  스포츠투데이 2011.04.21 

In 1999, Lee participated in the Anti-Miss Korea competition.(안티 미스코리아 대회)성전환 수술한 이대학, 여배우로 성공할까 한국경제 2007.11.09  In 2010 she did her first performance as a singer. 트랜스젠더 이시연 가수 데뷔 '여자가 됐어 뉴시스 2010.05.06 

 Related pages 
 Transgender
 Harisu
 Hong Seok-cheon

 References 

 Other websites 
 이시연 싸이월드 미니홈피 
 이시연 "남자로 산 27년, 행동과 표정 모두 거짓"(인터뷰) 
 트랜스젠더 가수 이시연, 부활 서재혁과 5촌 당숙지간  스포츠투데이 2011.04.21 
 트렌스젠더 배우 이시연 가수 변신···“난 여자가 됐어” 강원일보 2010.04.13 

Category:1979 births
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Category:South Korean models
Category:South Korean actors
Category:Transgender women