Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Baby Shark Boy Begins K-pop Journey With Debut Single
Park Geonroung became famous as a child by appearing in the Baby Shark video.
He was seven years old when the video was released in 2016.
The video became one of the most watched videos on YouTube.
Park did not sing the original recording, but danced and lip-synced in the video.
Now he is 17 and starting a new music career.
He uses the stage name Baby Shark Boy.
His first song is called WAVE.
The song uses part of the familiar Baby Shark melody but has a K-pop-style sound.
MONSTA X rapper Joohoney also appears on the song.
Park Geonroung appeared in Pinkfong’s Baby Shark Dance video at age seven.
The 2016 video became a global phenomenon and surpassed 17.2 billion YouTube views.
Now 17, Park has debuted as Baby Shark Boy with the single WAVE.
WAVE combines the Baby Shark melody with electropop and trap-influenced dance music.
MONSTA X’s Joohoney features on the track, while Park helped write its lyrics.
- Who
- Park Geonroung, performing as Baby Shark Boy, with Joohoney of MONSTA X.
- What
- Park released his debut digital single, WAVE, marking his entry into K-pop.
- When
- WAVE was released globally on August 20; Park appeared in the Baby Shark video in 2016.
- Where
- The single was released globally, while the Baby Shark video became popular in Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe.
- Why
- Park is beginning a music career that allows him to perform with his own voice after appearing as a child performer in Baby Shark.
- Artist
- Park Geonroung, also known as Baby Shark Boy
- Age
- 17
- Debut single
- WAVE
- Release
- Globally on August 20
- Original video
- Pinkfong’s Baby Shark Dance, released in 2016
- YouTube views
- More than 17.2 billion
- Featured artist
- Joohoney of MONSTA X
- Music style
- Electropop and trap-influenced dance music