From Baby Shark to K-pop: Viral child star releases his first single
The child star of Baby Shark Dance , the most-watched video in YouTube history, has made his K-pop debut a decade after finding global fame. Park Geonroung was seven when he appeared in the colourful 2016 video, performing the simple dance moves that would eventually be watched billions of times around the world. Now aged 17, Park has returned under the stage name Baby Shark Boy, releasing his…
Park Geonroung, once the face of the globally-renowned children's video Baby Shark Dance, has returned to the music scene a decade later under the stage name Baby Shark Boy. The 17-year-old released his first K-pop digital single, Wave, on Thursday, backed by The Pinkfong Company, the creators of the original Baby Shark. Joohoney of the K-pop group Monsta X features on the track.
Park expressed gratitude for the enduring popularity of his viral hit, saying it "brought joy to people around the world." He stated that the new single is more than a fleeting project, aiming to represent a new chapter in his career and showcase various facets of himself through music and other media. The original Baby Shark Dance, a children's song about a family of sharks, was uploaded to YouTube in 2016 and quickly became an international sensation.
It was the most-viewed video on YouTube by November 2020, surpassing 17.2 billion views and even gracing the White House and the Dubai Fountain.
Written by urgent.news from The National UAE's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- From Baby Shark to K-pop: Viral child star releases his first single thenationalnews.com
