‘Baby Shark Boy’ releases first single as K-pop singer
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Park Geonroung’s new digital single WAVE opens with the familiar Baby Shark melody before shifting into an electropop sound.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM BABY SHARK BOY/YOUTUBE
- Park Geonroung, known as the "Baby Shark Boy", released his first K-pop digital single titled WAVE, marking his solo debut a decade after the Baby Shark Dance video.
- The original Baby Shark video has over 17.2 billion views and gained global fame, including praise from notable figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
- WAVE starts with the Baby Shark melody and shifts to electropop; Park sees it as the beginning of a longer music career with diverse content.
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SEOUL - The child star of the Baby Shark Dance video, the most-watched video in YouTube history, released his first K-pop digital single on Aug 20, a decade after he first found fame.
Park Geonroung, who starred in the video when he was seven years old, will make his solo K-pop debut under the name “Baby Shark Boy” and is backed by Pinkfong Company, which owns the copyright for Baby Shark.
“Baby Shark Dance brought joy to people around the world, and I’m very grateful that so many people still remember me from 10 years ago,” he said.
“That made me want to come back and connect with people through music again.”
The catchy song, which is about a family of sharks, was released in 2016 and the video has since surpassed 17.2 billion views.
It has been played at the White House and praised by US President Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and celebrities, while prompting parodies and a dance craze.
In the years since the video, Park has starred in Pinkfong’s other shows. He said his new digital single, titled WAVE, opens with the familiar Baby Shark melody before shifting into an electropop sound, to which he contributed lyrics.
Park added that he views the single as the start of a longer musical journey.
“WAVE feels more like a new beginning than a one-off project. I hope to keep showing different sides of myself through music as well as other kinds of content,” he said. REUTERS
