Popular Singer-Turned-Actress Loses 12 Kgs In Just One Month After Pregnancy
Popular singer-turned-actress Son Dam Bi has drawn attention for her extreme weight loss right after pregnancy.
In a recent YouTube appearance, the actress shared candid details about her life as a new parent. After spending her morning attending to her daughter and her cat, Son replenished herself with fruits. However, the actress revealed that she was not generally fond of fruits, but had to eat them anyway because of her dropping sugar levels.
Son Dam Bi explained that after giving birth, she had been dieting very strictly,
My blood sugar has been dropping so much lately that I’ve been feeling dizzy. So I can’t avoid it anymore. You all know I’ve been dieting a lot recently. But I’m only human. I didn’t even realize I liked sweets this much. I have to eat them.
— Son Dam Bi
She added that once she started the parent life, she was craving sweets a lot, which she initially thought was the result of exhaustion from childcare. However, a health checkup later revealed that her blood sugar levels were constantly fluctuating, causing extreme fatigue.
The actress then revealed that she had lost 12 kgs in just one month after giving birth, but she wanted to lose a bit more.
After giving birth, your body is definitely not the same. If I were younger, I’d be back to my original weight by now. But I still have 2 kg to go. I know people are already congratulating me, but age weight is no joke. Your body just can’t bounce back the way it used to.
— Son Dam Bi
However, Son also clarified that she steered clear of extreme diets because they could prove counterproductive.
At our age, if you diet too aggressively, it takes a big toll on your health, and your cheeks can get sunken in. Managing that is very difficult. If I had been wiser before, maybe my cheeks wouldn’t have thinned out as much. People assume I went on an extreme diet, but I never do that.
— Son Dam Bi
The actress concluded by revealing that her primary tool for weight loss was workouts, but she also credited extreme labor of childcare for accelerating the process.
Meanwhile, Son Dam Bi married former speed skater Lee Kyu Hyuk on May 13, 2022, and gave birth to their first daughter on April 11, 2025. During one of her previous TV appearances, the actress had revealed that right before giving birth, she was at 67 kgs, but when she had her daughter, she lost the baby’s weight right away. In the following month, she eventually lost 10 more kgs.
Son Dam Bi’s dedication toward bouncing back after pregnancy has drawn mixed reactions, with some admiring her discipline and others wondering if losing so much weight at once was a wise decision for a new mother.
