Korean singer Kwon Eun Bi, commonly known as the "Waterbomb goddess", recently appeared as a guest on Mdromeda Studio's online entertainment program.
In the program, Kwon Eun Bi shared about changes in her life and career after becoming famous thanks to the Waterbomb summer festival.
When Ha Sung Woon asked Kwon Eun Bi how she used the income she earned from this year's festival. The female singer humorously replied: "I will use that money to grow my hair. If your Waterbomb video reaches more than 300,000 views within a month, you can use that money to sponsor the transplantation of 3,000 hair follicles for me."
In fact, the video recording Kwon Eun Bi's recent performance on the Waterbomb Seoul 2025 stage has surpassed 4 million views, making the audience curious whether the female singer has fulfilled her promise.
In the conversation, Kwon Eun Bi also frankly shared about her initial difficulties when she first entered the entertainment industry. She said: "I have been a Kpop trainee for a long time. After making an unsuccessful debut, I continued to train for about 4 more years before making a comeback.
During that time, I felt very guilty for having to live on my parents' allowances longer than expected. So, right after finishing my activities with the IZ*ONE group and starting to earn money from solo activities, I bought a car for my parents.
In addition, Kwon Eun Bi bought a private house worth 2.4 billion won in Songjeong-dong (Seoul) in 2024, making many people believe that Waterbomb's success has brought the 29-year-old female singer a rich income to be able to buy this real estate.
However, Eun Bi clarified that she used the money she earned to support her family first, not to buy a house for herself.
Kwon Eun Bi was born in 1995, debuted as the leader of the IZ*ONE girl group in 2018, after winning the "Produce 48" program of Mnet.
IZ*ONE disbanded in 2021, Eun Bi continues to develop her solo singing career. However, at first separate from IZ*ONE, her music products were lackluster and did not achieve any outstanding achievements.
Since 2022, Kwon Eun Bi has participated in the Waterbomb summer music festival and gradually attracted attention. In particular, after her performance at Waterbomb Seoul 2023, Kwon Eun Bi covered social media, she became a familiar artist and a "phenomenon" of this festival.
Eun Bi's song "Underwater" also unexpectedly toured the music charts.
Famous for Waterbomb's sexy image and hot stages, Korean media calls Kwon Eun Bi by titles such as "Waterbomb goddess", " summers' goddess" or "sexy queen"...
In recent years, Kwon Eun Bi's Waterbomb stage has become a summer specialty, highly anticipated by many people.
However, pursuing a sexy image also caused Kwon Eun Bi to get into controversy and trouble. Through the video of the female singer wearing a wardrobe performing at Waterbomb, some audiences thought that Eun Bi's outfit was too revealing and offensive.
Some other audiences were shy because Kwon Eun Bi was mainly famous for her hot image, without a truly explosive hit like many other artists.
Escaping the Waterbomb label, Kwon Eun Bi's achievements are still bland and have not yet built their own personality in music.
On the other hand, sexy images also caused Kwon Eun Bi to be sexually harassed. The female singer admitted that this problem has significantly affected her private life.
