Post by Admin Kelly on Jul 26, 2006 17:00:41 GMT -5
Transgender music group set to debut
The new power of transgender sex appeal in the formerly conservative entertainment industry led three men to follow a similar path of transformation as Harisu. Korea’s first transgender music group "Lady" is set to release their first album, and its members - Shinae, Sahara and Binu - look feminine and sexy.
The trio is already attracting strong media coverage, even though they haven't officially launched their singing and dancing career, the entertainment is abuzz with their commercial potential.
Shinae, 29, Sahara, 25 and Binu, 22, however, do not want to be linked to Harisu too much. They competed with other contenders in the audition to be chosen as the members of the dance music group, as part of the intricate marketing and planning by the agency involved.
Shinae is not a new face in the entertainment circles. She appeared on a TV commercial with a leading female dance group, and played a part for a music video made by Cho PD.
Sahara, the second-youngest in the group, won a beauty pageant award held in Thailand in 2003, and was recruited as a model for a famous jean brand for her outstanding beauty.
Binu, meanwhile, has so far concealed that she is transgender for fear of discrimination in a society that has conservative values.
Binu's decision to shed her fears and jump into the entertainment world came as she met with other group members and was encouraged, she said.
