By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-13 21:28:48 | Updated at 2026-08-13 23:22:21
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If you have a kid under the age of 10, then you've probably seen his face at least a few dozen times.
Park Geon-roung was skyrocketed into the spotlight at only six years old after he starred in the music video for the immensely popular children's song Baby Shark.
The visual, with over 17 billion views, is still the most-streamed video on all of YouTube, even 10 years on.
Geon-roung captured the nation's heart when he starred in the video, adorably dancing along to the catchy tune.
But now, just over a decade after it premiered, Geon-roung has announced that he's making a major new career move.
Geon-roung, now 17, has revealed he is entering the world of K-pop.
The Pinkfong Company, who created the viral Baby Shark video all those years ago, announced on Monday that his first single WAVE will premiere on August 20.
He will release music under the name Baby Shark Boy, per Forbes.
Park Geon-roung was skyrocketed into the spotlight at only six years old after he starred in the music video for the immensely popular children's song Baby Shark
Geon-roung captured the nation's heart when he starred in the video, adorably dancing along to the catchy tune
A teaser for his new song revealed that it will feature a snippet from Baby Shark.
It showed him dancing and playing basketball with friends before he drank from a bottle of water and appeared to be transported to a shallow pool, where he splashed around.
At the end he sang in Korean, which translated to: 'I’m your boy.'
The track will feature Monsta X member Joohoney, Forbes reported.
'I’ve always been grateful that people still remember the video I was in as a child,' Geon-roung told Business Korea.
'Ten years ago I danced next to Baby Shark. Now I want people to hear my own voice and the story I wrote myself.'
A spokesperson for Pinkfong Company added to Korea Herald: 'This isn’t just about bringing back the boy from the video. It’s about him telling his own story, and we want to carry that new beginning forward authentically.'
The single will reportedly be followed with a behind-the-scenes documentary about what Geon-roung has been up to since Baby Shark, called WAVE: A Boy's Record.
Geon-roung is certainly all grown up now and looks completely different from when he starred in the video as a child
Geon-roung, now 17, has revealed he is entering the world of K-pop
The Pinkfong Company, who created the viral Baby Shark video all those years ago, announced on Monday that his first single WAVE will premiere on August 20
A teaser for his new song revealed that it will feature a snippet from Baby Shark. It showed him dancing and playing basketball with friends before he drank from a bottle of water and appeared to be transported to a shallow pool, where he splashed around
Geon-roung is certainly all grown up now and looks completely different from when he starred in the video as a child.
In recent years he has become a social media star, racking up more than 161,000 followers on Instagram.
He has continuously embraced his past, posting videos of himself recreating his dance moves in the Baby Shark video and posing with an enormous baby shark.
In 2019, he joined the kids group Play With Me Club, with whom he released three albums.
