The gangsta Bae Seul Ki is back

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Cutesy pop princess Bae Seul Ki, has recently released her second album entitled, “Flying.” Her title song, “Seulgi Say,” is supposed to have a more hip hop beat compared to her previous bubble gum pop. Some may be surprised to see the new gangsta Bae, but her transformation attempt is nothing new as many artists try to reinvent themselves to break out from the shell of conformity with a totally “different” concept. Here we see Bae Seul Gi, who used to dance around in pink and pom poms, in large hoops and cornrows. Do you like the “new and improve” gansta Bae Seul Ki?

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83 Responses to “The gangsta Bae Seul Ki is back”


  1. 1 Lily October 16, 2007 at 8:12 am

    Bae Seul Ki rulex

  2. 2 Di October 16, 2007 at 8:17 am

    what the hell…she should’ve just stayed with the pop. This is ridiculous *shakes head*

  3. 3 janepak October 16, 2007 at 8:18 am

    she’s really cute, but the song’s kind of awkward with her kind of voice andyet still cute?

    not my favorite song though =/

    i wonder if the chorus rhythmn is copyrighted? sound a bit too familiar hm?

  4. 4 UEUI October 16, 2007 at 8:30 am

    she suits the ‘cutesy’ look & feel!

    but the ‘gangsta’ theme is actually good aswell, but not as good as her girly girl!

    ie; ganghan yujah ^^ good song that is!

  5. 5 360esteban October 16, 2007 at 8:34 am

    ho well i like to see bae seul gi doing anything but i have to say this is bad how is managering her she is so beautiful and talented some times she does realy bad stuff i like her better doing pop music i love her so much in love letter well i hope she succeed

  6. 6 xxcraz_onexx October 16, 2007 at 8:49 am

    I LOVE ITTTTTTTTT.
    shes awesome
    and reallyyy pretty and i actually like the song

  7. 7 ed October 16, 2007 at 8:50 am

    she’s too sweet for the hootchie diva! all the practice paid off tho. but carmen + “gangsta”, WTF?

  8. 8 what? October 16, 2007 at 8:51 am

    she was always a lil bit gansta. she was the only one who could rap w/ (to?)tablo in …love letter (?) …xman (?) one of those shows. anyways, she’s cute.

  9. 9 yay October 16, 2007 at 8:54 am

    I LOVE BAE SEUL GI :) shes has alot of internet fans!

  10. 10 no one notice.... October 16, 2007 at 8:55 am

    she def got her face retouched…..

    well the whole gangsta thing… it don’t fit her at all…it’s awkward

  11. 11 saadatw October 16, 2007 at 9:07 am

    um actually, it is much better than the cutest pop image that i see from all the girl bands, wonder girls, cats, and SNSD (how many can we take?)
    I am also sick of the supposed sexy divas such as Suh In Young and Chae yeon.. BSK definitely has room for improvement but the Hip Hop–that’s what it is, NOT gangsta…Seul Ki is cool, just needs a bit more practice.
    I think she needs more recognition, she isn’t from SM or JYP or YG and that means she has to work harder (imo)
    SHE DID NOT GET SURGERY, wtf do you see that, people who are thinking that, please, that’s how she is, makeup or maybe pic angle might make it seem like she did, but she did not?

  12. 12 Sarah October 16, 2007 at 9:07 am

    I love SeulKi!

    I don’t really like her new concept, but I like the fact that we see an image change. Not the right image change, but still, I’m happy to see her step away from the ‘cutesy’ image.

    The song is kind of awkward and definitely not the right choice for a new single (she seems to made some bad choices sometimes D:), but still somewhat catchy. I like the “Carmen” remix. And her comeback was actually really good. Her hair + her live was much better than her album concept/shoot.

  13. 13 Sarah October 16, 2007 at 9:09 am

    Definitely agreeing with saadatw. Just everything you said. :D

  14. 14 Jane. October 16, 2007 at 9:16 am

    I absolutely adoreee Bae Seul Ki. Welcome back girl!

  15. 15 hanah lee October 16, 2007 at 9:20 am

    oh no…
    it seems like she is trying to be something that she’s not…
    most likely due to her entertainment management!!!
    hardly any rap/hip-hop girls out there…so her management is trying to make money and make her the first…
    poor seul gi!!!
    totally doesn’t suit her!!!

  16. 16 Jini October 16, 2007 at 9:22 am

    The only surgery she got was double-eyelid surgery -_- but it’s common amongst asians to get that done

  17. 17 se7enfan October 16, 2007 at 9:22 am

    Okay I am going off topic…WHY WHYYYYYY WHY on every Korean song there is a dude with shaky English going “Yeah…What Up Yo! We got a new sensation!” someone please tell them to stop. You think they have auditions for guys to just have that line in the song?

  18. 18 Eve October 16, 2007 at 9:29 am

    SeulGi was always into the hip hop thing…she dressed lite a cute hip hop thing sometimes on Xman and she always liked those kind of songs anyways. I thought seeing her in the cutesy pink/red thing was quite weird - she looks more like a tomboy type of girl to me.

    I think the image makes her look older, if that’s what they’re going for…great.

  19. 19 jane October 16, 2007 at 9:54 am

    i LOVE HERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

  20. 20 rocketfuel October 16, 2007 at 9:55 am

    If she didn’t rap, it would’ve been better…

    However, most of us are judging her based on our American mindset…where broken English is bad for America. She’s for the Korean market..and if they dig it then she’s giving them what they want.

  21. 21 Kathy October 16, 2007 at 9:59 am

    where have i heard her name before? xD
    personally, i don’t like it when girls rap.. like seeya, or was it yangpa? it just sounded terrible.
    maybe she should’ve sticked with the cutesy style..

  22. 22 greg October 16, 2007 at 10:11 am

    This song is a rip-off of something…

  23. 23 :D October 16, 2007 at 10:24 am

    Oh god…

  24. 24 Meiyee October 16, 2007 at 10:40 am

    To all of those people who say the song is a rip-off or sounds familiar to something, are you sure you’re not talking about the opera, Carmen?

    It’s like Ivy’s song where they used Fur Elise..

  25. 25 Sarah October 16, 2007 at 10:53 am

    @Meiyee (and everyone else) It IS “Carmen.” It’s basically a remix of it I guess. And yeah, kind of like IVY, omg. D:

  26. 26 KaWaiiMegaMi October 16, 2007 at 10:53 am

    i find the song ok… it’s cute. =)

  27. 27 cindy October 16, 2007 at 11:04 am

    she actually improve in her singing. seul gi dances pretty good

  28. 28 fan October 16, 2007 at 11:21 am

    love her on xman, she was really funny and has a pretty smile.

  29. 29 Big A October 16, 2007 at 11:23 am

    I didn’t know anything about her previous image since I havent listened to her before this album. I think the image is okay…not the best…but it’ll do. She’s cute as hell I have to admit. I think tracks 2 and 7 on her album were much better than this song.

    I officially became a fan after listening to her vol2 album.

  30. 30 Narae October 16, 2007 at 11:32 am

    So she’s a rapper now??lol
    well..i don’t know if i like the “new version”. I need to listen to her whole album to make a judgment.

  31. 31 Champong October 16, 2007 at 11:41 am

    I definitely prefer her bubbble gum pop than this rap. it’s so weird when she raps - so not her style. Bae Seul Gi is so talented. she should do what she does best.

  32. 32 hearmeroar October 16, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    EXACTLY what i was thinking, MEIYEE.
    she’s like an ivy-wannabe minus the sexiness.
    i don’t particularly like or dislike her.

  33. 33 hmmm? October 16, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    I mean really..can you call that rapping? She raps slower than Mase, and that’s damn sad. At least Mase sounded aiiiite. She should UN-invent herself and go back to the way she was.

    LOL @ the back-dancer ~2:27. They couldn’t get a better looking one?

  34. 34 polynasian October 16, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    Sounds more like she is talking then rapping.

  35. 35 swtaznlaydee October 16, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    she actually had a “gangster” image before for her first single, “strong woman” and then she changed to cutesy image. i liked her “strong woman” image the best. i was disappointed when she changed to cutesy image. but yeah. she can’t rap and this song is too high pitched. i like her other songs on the album better. she should learn from T. she can rap & sing. ;D

  36. 36 val October 16, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    I’m fine with her trying out new styles because I think she and her company knows that she can’t always do the cutesy thing. It will get old fast. And her songs aren’t that bad, not hardcore but definitely still easy listening. I’m quite happy with it. But what I don’t really like are her leather pants in her musicbank performance!! -.- Seriously, that’s a fashion mistake. At least wear tighter ones urgh. The pants are so dated! Other than that, welcome back bsg! :DD I’m quite happy to see her doing activities in korea again.

  37. 37 November October 16, 2007 at 12:31 pm

    I still think she’s really pretty. Her songs don’t usually grab my attention even though I love her voice. This song… err… doesn’t really suit her voice. I like her actually sing singing better. =)

  38. 38 ~HSG~ October 16, 2007 at 1:23 pm

    I actually like both of the styles on her. That said just because she’s doing a song like this doesn’t mean she needs this image.

  39. 39 UEUI October 16, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    swtaznlaydee thats what i said! xD

  40. 40 swtaznlaydee October 16, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    ueui, i looked back. haha. u just said u prefered her cute image over her gangster image. while, i said the opposite. i like her as a tomboy. the cute image is old. u see so many girls doing it. yeah. she should’ve chose a better title song. is it a trend to use super high pitch voices? first, ivy now her. lols. hrmm..

  41. 41 jyyjc October 16, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    hmmm..it’s not really that surprising to me. back in the loveletter days i always thought she was a bit tomboyish, well i think someone told me that she is. yeah and rapped with tablo and stuff.

  42. 42 hyannie October 16, 2007 at 2:46 pm

    i love love love seul gi since xman and love letter! shes so cute and a bit of a tomboy… not to mention she always paired up with si won or yun ho - which i totally support! xD but this song is a bit weird live.. anyways, seul gi hwaiting! a gangsta concept is better than cry-for-attention sexy concept ya~

  43. 43 shellcottage October 16, 2007 at 3:09 pm

    Yes!! BSG is the BEST BEST Super Woman!!! She Owned the Stage hahah

  44. 44 ... October 16, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    the song didnt even suit her and it was just plain weird

  45. 45 AKIRA October 16, 2007 at 5:43 pm

    LOL.Cutesy pop princess Bae Seul Ki

    hahahahahah

    pop princess

    hahahahaha

    pop princess

    And then if she’s a pop princess , Super Junior will be a pop prince!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  46. 46 Hahna October 16, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    HAHAHA when I saw the word gansta I started laughing. Bae Seul Gi is nowhere near GANGSTA status. lols shes a good singer but I’m not sure her change is gangsta enough.

  47. 47 teerakay92 October 16, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    i like both kind of image of her but i like the hip hop lookin more ;D

    When i first listened to the song,i thought this is the song that has so much hip hop in it?first time listening to this song,i thought it was kinda like weird a bit but after listening to it a few times,i lovee it.lol.i guess it’s kinda catchy (;

    anyway,it’s good to see her back on stage ;)
    Bae Seul Ki Hwaitingg!;D

  48. 48 KCM October 17, 2007 at 12:22 am

    Bae Seul Ki matches the normal girl look more. When she tried to be cute in “Tomboy” it was too much. And the gangsta look makes her look like a wannabe (for both this and “Stong Woman”). She should stick to the normal casual look that made her popular on Love Letter. Either way, her personality kicks butt and I give her props for trying out new things.

    BTW, the song isn’t too bad.

  49. 49 Matthew October 17, 2007 at 1:31 am

    I like her, and I support attempts of doing something new, but hip hop? The song isn’t innovative at all, and I don’t think Seul Ki really fits this style.

  50. 50 Raye October 17, 2007 at 1:35 am

    Seulgi is amazing and i luv this new image but i liked the old image too. Really, i would like everything she do but sexy (i don’t think that would fit her good). i like her whole album also.

  51. 51 charmagne October 17, 2007 at 4:11 am

    i really didnt recognize her!!!! she changed so much!!!! did she get a plastic surgery??? but overall she looks cute

  52. 52 ~Min Ae~ October 17, 2007 at 4:35 am

    i like it when she has the cute image…now, she’s inbetween cute and wannbe gangsta…i’m not really digging the curly permed hair tho.

  53. 53 happybi October 17, 2007 at 5:19 am

    wow.. that song sound terrible.

  54. 54 dB October 17, 2007 at 5:37 am

    LOLz at the audiences’ response!!

  55. 55 Em October 17, 2007 at 5:47 am

    GET OFF THE STAGE!! booooooooooooo

  56. 56 ddong October 17, 2007 at 9:42 am

    Ugly and awkward.

  57. 57 Tiffany October 17, 2007 at 9:55 am

    I prefer her old image more, but from my perspective, she can pull off this image. A lot of artists are always changing their style and image, so the sudden change isn’t that shocking at all. After all, singers are always evolving and trying to figure out what suits them best and what they like best, so I will still support her. After all, she is one out of the three female celebrities that I like and respect the most :)

  58. 58 chiaye October 17, 2007 at 10:04 am

    anyone notice the trend in music nowadays? slowly the singers.. are becoming hiphopish.. whether its style or music genre..

    anyways, towards the song.. eh.. *sigh*

    but her look = ^_^

  59. 59 uhuh October 17, 2007 at 10:17 am

    doesnt suit her….
    making me hate her more….

  60. 60 YaHa October 17, 2007 at 10:57 am

    lol… she looks cool, but her voice and the song together are kinda weird XD

  61. 61 iamjg October 17, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    omo omo~ i love her but this image… well i will judge after hearing more of the album.

    oh, like others, yea i noticed it uses “carmen” as it’s melody or whoever they are doing it (remix).

    i admit it’s a bit weird but it is catchy and it sounds better listening rather than watching cause you just go judging the look and dancing.

  62. 62 akon October 17, 2007 at 4:08 pm

    nice try but wrong image. completely.

  63. 63 jehni October 17, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    love her! i miss the ‘cute’ image a little, but this
    ‘gansta’ look is ok for me. she did well on her comeback performance! fighting seul gi ♥

  64. 64 guest October 18, 2007 at 1:38 am

    hmmm…. ewwww…..

    the song is terrible.. and she still needs to smoothen the lyrics a bit actually

  65. 65 sam October 18, 2007 at 5:22 am

    suel gi has worked really hard here. give her props for that, but it doesn’t really work for her. the song is too ‘done’ (ie inserting a familiar tune within another song). it would have been nice to hear something different from her for a comeback and headliner song.

  66. 66 marmar October 18, 2007 at 9:38 am

    Gangsta!?!..WTF!?!?
    Yeah right this girl is FAR from ever being gangsta.
    That was just a poor performance of someone being something they are not.
    Now I’m all for reinventing your self and I’m happy she’s not going for the cutesy popish crap that is going on lately and good she’s not doing the sexy thing since we have so many females already doing the sexy thing when they are really not all that sexy, but her going this route just does NOT suite her.

    She should at least went Rocker or something, anything but hip-hop/gangsta. Cause honestly it really does NOT suite her.

    Plus this song was annoying her voice doesn’t suite it…she’s needs to go right back and comeback with a new look. GO REINVENT yourself again!!!

  67. 67 kay October 18, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    HMM. dont think she can pull it off.
    she’s too innocent looking, you know?
    like, you need to exude confidence and attitude?
    but in the photoshoot she’s acting cute?

    but the song’s okay. and the dance’s alright.
    and since she’s already famous, good luck seul ki.

  68. 68 l33yunni October 22, 2007 at 3:36 am

    i agree with some of you guys, she was always a little bit tomboy-ish…thats what i like about Bae seul gi she isn’t too girly and trying to act all cute like other girls but she really is different from others to me.

    Bae Seul gi can really work this look!

    SEUL GI JJANG!

  69. 69 Berz October 24, 2007 at 9:47 am

    Wow honestly I loveeeee this song! Its so beautifully rapped. She’s gorgeous as usual. When you hear the song for the first time it sounds strange to hear her rap. But yet after u hear it again, it gets much better. People here should listen to her new album! Flying! Its really good! After hearing this song I got really attached to her songs. This is usually a first for me because I don’t normally hear a lot from her.

  70. 70 riceeyy December 1, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    mmmhmmmm` so farr, i’ve seen alot of bae Seul gi lovers.
    does she have any haters? she’s alright. but unlike most of you, i actually hated her when I first saw her. it was something about her i really hate. Her songs are okaay.
    Gangster types doesn’t match her well. but whateverr. she can do whatever she wants.

  71. 71 it's not gangster December 6, 2007 at 6:29 am

    I actually really LOVE her new album.
    The look/image isn’t gangster, it’s Hip-Hop.
    She wanted this image before her ‘cutesy-girly-girl’ anyway.
    Anyone recall “Strong Woman”?

    I think this look suits her.
    It’s something different.

    If you actually listen to the ENTIRE album, you’ll see that she does various genres of music.
    It’s not just one style.

  72. 72 olivia December 9, 2007 at 9:47 am

    new and improved my az. It’s not anything different. I think everyone has done it like say…10 years ago much? Her hip-hop style…ehh… it’s fine. but please please please Bae Seul Ki. DO NOT EVER RAP…EVER! her rapping voice is a big no no. and i do recall strong woman…but notice how much beeter that song sounded when she wasn’t rapping.

  73. 73 angela January 2, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    I really prefer this ‘gangster’ style more than the cute and bubbly style.

  74. 74 xkhan February 24, 2008 at 11:09 am

    bae seul gi looks hot!! n i LOVE her moving her hips like that but i have to agree i like songs like “tomboy” much more. =) still pretty though.

  75. 75 Allie February 24, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    bae seul gi is hot. but please, don’t ever try rapping.

  76. 76 Grace April 14, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    I think BSG looks good in any concept. Cutesy or not she’s got her fan’s support! Besides, I like her gangsta song, rather than her poppy songs.

  77. 77 BSGFAN June 1, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    well, i like this new image of hers its closer to her real personality shes actually a tomboy kinda girl so even though the girlygirl look was good for her i like it wen shes using her real personality as an image but of course her realersonality is not the while gangsta type

  78. 78 Tantan September 22, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    the first pic in the video didn’t make any sense.
    She was trying to be cute, but she has a gansta look…
    stick with one please!

    I would agree with some previous comments, her voice is sort of bubblegummy for this song. ^^

  79. 79 oil October 8, 2008 at 2:44 am

    For me really love song!
    I think It suit her so much that half of boy and girl
    feeling . I don`t think it bad.Different kind of song
    make her change style. cool!
    I love her voice too.
    Always support You Seul ki

  80. 80 bre October 25, 2008 at 11:56 am

    I really have no idea why you guys dont like this image. She looks darn hot in some of her photoshoots!! And oh boy this girl can rap!!

    I dont know why Korean fans are saying that she needs to stick to cutesy image. She needs and SHOULD try out different image. I’m fine with her in any image as long as she shows us she’s versatile, in which she is.

    Seulgi is really under-rated just because she is not a BAND!

  81. 81 Jirang November 1, 2008 at 11:34 am

    For me
    I love her that always change image cause I see her
    in image that neve before
    I like her rap style , unique and love her voice
    her personality make me feel relax and smile anytime
    to watch her pix.
    Sarang Seul ki Fighting!

  82. 82 jan November 5, 2008 at 11:58 am

    can I knw what’s the title of the song??
    it’s start with “jan Quan ….” and something but im not sure what it is
    I love tht song a lot…
    cool song…

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