Son Dam Bi’s stunning transformation

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Son Dam Bi, dubbed as the “female Bi,” turned out to be more fizzle than sizzle, probably because she was taking the next Bi title too seriously, with the sparkly, baggy stage ensembles.

However, her “Hollywood Body” and her startling transformation to HOT and feminine versus tom-boyish is finally giving some credibility to the hype. Son Dam Bi is currently in the States brushing up on her dancing and singing for the release of her first album, due for release in March. Expectations are high, let’s see if she can really deliver.

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51 Responses to “Son Dam Bi’s stunning transformation”


  1. 1 Jennifer January 9, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    ~*~*WoW, what a transformation!! She looks like a totally different person. Much prettier :) *~*~

    P.S.
    I’m first!! That RoCkS!!

  2. 2 jyyjc January 9, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    she’s going to release an english album???

  3. 3 charzzy January 9, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    wow, hot.

  4. 4 jhanine_63 January 9, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    wow…she looks stunnning….totally transformed..hope no plastics involved..hehe^-^

  5. 5 Mics January 9, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    I was a bit disappointed that she doesn’t have strong vocals. though it’s ok since her voice fit her songs anyway and she’s a damn good dancer. Her new look is HOT. I love her hair like that and I envy her long legs.

  6. 6 Aya (Not logged in) January 9, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Umm I love SDB the way she was. She doesnt look much different, just a few hair extensions. I am an SDB fan through and through.

  7. 7 F January 9, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    She looks pretty good in the picture on the right…but do all Korean celebs really need to bend their bodies like that to show us that they have S-lines?

  8. 8 hwanheeholic January 9, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    she looks so much like park shi yeon O_O

  9. 9 monalisa January 9, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    I think I’ve seen earlier pictures of Hyori in the same pose and get-up as the one on the right.

  10. 10 lavenderblue January 9, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    ahhhh, i want her looooonnnnngggggg legs!!!

  11. 11 spin January 9, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    she looks great, but is that her real hair?

    or a wig/ weave? the hair is the best thing in that pic, it would be a shame if it was fake.

  12. 12 nightsoil January 9, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    I love Dam bi!

    Her live performances aren’t bad (both singing and dancing), and it doesn’t hurt that she looks really good.

    Hopefully, she has a better year ahead.

  13. 13 janepak January 9, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    i think she chose a bad time to debut with her single … that’s probably part of the reason as to why she was more fizzle than sizzle =/

  14. 14 Jackie January 9, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    she’s soooo skinny.. even for a korean singer
    I liked her tomboy look best.

  15. 15 Cyan January 9, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    She’s pretty.

  16. 16 suju.dbsk January 10, 2008 at 12:39 am

    wow she looks so pretty here ^^ i hope she does have a nice album. her single was pretty good ^^

  17. 17 Raye January 10, 2008 at 12:49 am

    i like her tomboy look better too i mean the way she dances looking glamorous aint going to fit but Dambi looks hot though.

  18. 18 fraulein January 10, 2008 at 1:24 am

    Darn, has she ditched her hoodie and trackpants get up for the midriff baring image all korean starlets adopt?

    I like the old look – she dared to be different .

  19. 19 Super Rice Man January 10, 2008 at 1:27 am

    She’s not TOO skinny, her body’s just long. And her single was pretty good, hope her albums good too.

  20. 20 saib00gu January 10, 2008 at 2:23 am

    She’s gorgeous… but I still don’t think she can dance. She’s looks like a stiff praying mantis…there’s no passion. She needs curves to pulls off those slick moves. Looks like she hesitates and is concentrating too hard to get moves right… just go with the flow baby! I just don’t understand… She pulls off moves that I have not seen other Korean female dancers do, but her dancing is nothing to be excited over. It’s got no soul. That’s my opinion.

  21. 21 marmar January 10, 2008 at 2:56 am

    ^I totally agree with you saib00gu
    I see potential in her but she doesn’t show the passion in her dancing. She looks stiff at times. I do like her but when she dances you can tell she is focusing on getting her moves done correctly. She shouldn’t worry about that. Natural born dancer can just easily let the moves go. I’m happy she is in LA brushing up her dancing hopefully she’ll learn to just let the moves flow naturally and let it go.
    When she returns I wanna see what she learned.
    She has the moves she just needs to work on not looking stiff.
    Oh and I like the new look but I prefer the old look. The old look fits with her image and dancing.

  22. 22 Katulong January 10, 2008 at 3:18 am

    She owns Bi, that’s all i gotta say. And im so happy she’s back.

  23. 23 DieuAn January 10, 2008 at 3:38 am

    Well, she looks prettier than Bi Rain..So…Well, what do I care? But I hope she’ll make it in the States ^^

  24. 24 Brina January 10, 2008 at 4:12 am

    Wow, She’s intensely skinny. She looks cute with her outfit and hair, but her legs are too long and skinny.

  25. 25 blinkable January 10, 2008 at 4:23 am

    she looks great but second pic seems photoshopped??

  26. 26 tenretni January 10, 2008 at 4:30 am

    everybody has to grow up… she went from a tomboy to a lady…. nice transformation female rain…

  27. 27 for real January 10, 2008 at 5:11 am

    oh wow she went from hiphop to sexy.
    it’s amazing what makeup and clothes can do~

  28. 28 Dumpling January 10, 2008 at 5:26 am

    Hope her back doesn’t crack from those unnatural contortions she’s doing in an attempt to make herself appear to have an ass and hips that God didn’t give her.

    Oh well.

  29. 29 BKJSuh January 10, 2008 at 5:50 am

    This reminds me transformation of Jang Woo Hyuk.

  30. 30 marmar January 10, 2008 at 6:10 am

    LMAO@DUMPLING
    I just had to laugh at that..because your so right…lol

  31. 31 Amy January 10, 2008 at 6:22 am

    Actually, DARN! I was hoping there was someone in the industry who could market themselves off by pure talent and hard work instead of having the “sexy” image. She was still very pretty before, even dressed casually. I liked her a LOT before because she could sing decently and dance awesomely without dressing like a hoochie like most female singers out there. Now, I’m REALLY disappointed. (Yeah, I’m a girl.)
    *sigh* I know that changing her image won’t change her singing/dancing skills, but as you can tell, I was a really big fan of her style before.

  32. 32 Nelson January 10, 2008 at 7:31 am

    i actually liked the tom-boyish bi better…i guess she’s changing into that sexy girl to fit in with everyone else(i.e hyori, ivy, boa..who’s seriously not doing it)…she looks like a totally different person..i liked her before..quite skeptical..

  33. 33 ?? January 10, 2008 at 8:02 am

    ahh the wonders that glamour shots, makeup, and clothes can do for you…

  34. 34 Shelly January 10, 2008 at 8:18 am

    I really like how her hair looks after her little transformation!

  35. 35 Tiffanie January 10, 2008 at 8:30 am

    she`s prettiieee in her own waii`s && the fact is that she looks great tomboy or girly style waii. lols.

  36. 36 May January 10, 2008 at 10:29 am

    ewww..please go back to being a model and leaving the dancing to Rain please.

  37. 37 exohex January 10, 2008 at 11:39 am

    wow. now that’s what i call a 180 degree transformation. props to her stylists

  38. 38 jihae January 10, 2008 at 11:53 am

    oh…i see,dam bi unni is finally changing herself to a real celeb.^+^

  39. 39 Meru January 10, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Agree w/ marmar about her dancing, she’s got the technique, but too mechanical. And if she improves her singing… Maybe this image makeover is her next level, good choice because she was pretty plain before, I hope she doesn’t pick sex appeal over talent.

  40. 40 snowpanda January 11, 2008 at 7:11 am

    dude. I seriously her vocals have improved, because yes i did enjoy her previous songs but now i expect more, since she hasn’t released anything recently so i hope her next album is great. Love her hair!!! And I seriously wish i had her legs…im just short asian who can’t look anything like that…

  41. 41 snowpanda January 11, 2008 at 7:12 am

    but i hope she does not change her style and stays the same, no turning over to the sex appeal side, instead keep with the tomboyish krump dancing person she is.

  42. 42 haru January 12, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    i don’t think she did plastic surgery.. woot go son dambi! <3

  43. 43 mikka14 January 14, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    i love her this time.. .
    she’s kinda look seductive for me. .

  44. 44 alex N. February 15, 2008 at 5:42 am

    I think you guys are crazy she isn’t stiff maybe you guys just havn’t seen the that many bad dancers but the way she dances is fine. and this is from another dancers point prospective

  45. 45 alex N. February 15, 2008 at 5:44 am

    lol people drinking soo much hateraid I still think its funny that you guys think she is stiff when she dances

  46. 46 Inannanana April 22, 2008 at 9:34 am

    Also, the first pic is untouched and a candid snapshot while she’s dancing. The second is a stylized and most likely retouched studio shot. She strikes the right pose and half her face is covered. High heels definitely help elongate her figure.

    Yeah, those baggy clothes didn’t do much for her. You really can’t see her figure and she just looks thin, not ripped and toned.

    Baggy clothes can be quite sexy if done right and on the right body type, like Mina. You have to mix the baggy with tight/revealing. It really helps to have either a very feminine made-up face and hair or else a pretty androgynous face and hair.

    Actually, all the dancers and the guest rap artist rock the sexy baggy look well in one of Mina’s videos. J-lo has done the look well in a music video as well. Ciara rocks the sexy baggy look most of the time in her videos.

  47. 47 riki April 22, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    what is with the sexy everywhere? she is a singer/dancer she doesnt need to be sexy just have a good voice, good songs, and perform well. she is just doing what her marketing team tells her to do. they tried to make her stand out with her imagine and when no one took notice they switch to the safe “im half naked with fake everythings” look that everyone else has. so sad. when will an artist come out and just stand on their talents alone?

  48. 48 soooooooooooooo April 23, 2008 at 2:26 am

    Got to admit she’s got a body to die for.

  49. 49 ! April 24, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    She’s ugly !!!

    No talent ,no ass ,hips etc.

    ugly ,ugly ………ugly .

    WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THOSE DAMN KOREANS ..OH LORD ?????
    PATHETIC -IS ALL I CAN SAY !!

    GOD DAMN POSERS/COPIERS !!!!

  50. 50 ! April 24, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    She’s ugly !!!

    No talent ,no ass ,hips etc.

    ugly ,ugly ………ugly .

    WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THOSE DAMN KOREANS ..OH LORD ?????
    PATHETIC -IS ALL I CAN SAY !!

    GOD DAMN POSERS/COPIERS !!!!


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