WATCH: The little boy from 'Baby Shark' is now all grown up
Did you know that it has been almost 10 years since Baby Shark first went viral? The kids in the music video are all grown up, as seen in a recent TikTok shared by Baby Shark Official.
In the recent clip, the little boy from the 2016 Baby Shark Dance video, Park Geon Roung, did his take on the "I'm Just a Kid" challenge, in which he recreated a pose from the viral video.
The now-18-year-old, in a long-sleeved blue shirt, light-washed denim jeans, entered the frame, dusting off his shoulders and fixing his hair before he put his arms over his head in a shark pose. The TikTok transitioned to a photo of a younger Geon Roung in the music video.
@babyshark_brooklyn Once a Baby Shark, Always a Baby Shark!🎶 #BabyShark #BabySharkKid #BabySharkBoy #DooDooDoo #fy ♬ I'm Just a Kid - Simple Plan
South Korean production company Pinkfong first released a music video for Baby Shark in November 2016, without the child actors. It would later post a new video featuring Geon Roung and New Zealand child actor Elaine Kim Johnston, which went viral.
In July, Geon Roung celebrated the song's 10th anniversary. "Baby shark boy sure went from 8 to 18!! Time flies," he captioned on Instagram.
He also reunited with the Baby Shark mascot earlier in September for a heartwarming "date."
Since the Baby Shark video, Geon Roung continued to pursue a career in the entertainment scene, joining the co-ed kids group Play With Me Club.
Baby Shark plagiarism allegations
The ultra-catchy song got into hot water in 2019 after New York composer Johnny Only, whose legal name is Jonathan Wright, filed a lawsuit in Seoul alleging that Pinkfong's Baby Shark copied his 2011 release.
Only demanded 30 million won (P1.2 million) in compensation, accusing the firm of copying elements of his work, including its bassline and rhythm.
SmartStudy, now known as The Pinkfong Company, argued that its version was an adaptation of a classic North American children's tune that is not protected by copyright.
In 2021, a South Korean lower court cleared the company, finding there was insufficient evidence of copyright infringement. The country's supreme court affirmed the rulings in August 2025.
