Nguyên was born on December 28th, 1965. Nguyên's father was Nga and his mother is Ninh Tạ thị. His paternal grandparents were Hổ (Hiệp-Hổ) and Nhu Nguyễn. He has a brother and a sister, named Thành and Xuân-Đài. He is the youngest of the three children.