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The boy behind the Baby Shark phenomenon: I used to hum it without even realising

The Guardian UK Thursday 20 August 2026, 01:45 UTC By Raphael Rashid in Seoul 1 min read

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After 10 years and more than 17bn YouTube views, Geonroung Park, aka Baby Shark Boy, speaks about his life as a child star and his new K-Pop career“I just remember having fun dancing and playing on what felt like a huge set,” Geonroung Park says, recalling the day 10 years ago when he was filmed, aged seven, doing the hand movements to a children’s song about a family of sharks. That footage became Baby Shark Dance, now the most-watched video in YouTube’s history. It has racked up more than...

After 10 years and more than 17bn YouTube views, Geonroung Park, aka Baby Shark Boy, speaks about his life as a child star and his new K-Pop career

“I just remember having fun dancing and playing on what felt like a huge set,” Geonroung Park says, recalling the day 10 years ago when he was filmed, aged seven, doing the hand movements to a children’s song about a family of sharks.

That footage became Baby Shark Dance, now the most-watched video in YouTube’s history. It has racked up more than 17.2bn views and has held the platform’s global no 1 spot for 69 consecutive months.

Baby Shark (ORG) YouTube (LOCATION) Geonroung Park (LOCATION) Baby Shark Boy (PERSON)

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