Overview
- The single “WAVE,” which is due Thursday, August 20, features Monsta X member Joohoney and is presented as Park Geonroung’s K‑pop debut under the name Baby Shark Boy.
- Park, now 17, says he co-wrote the song’s lyrics and wants the release to show audiences who he is beyond the 2016 video.
- A teaser for the single includes a brief snippet of the original Baby Shark music and footage of Park in everyday settings rather than staged child-performance shots.
- Pinkfong has framed the project as a test case, saying the single’s commercial reception will guide whether Park continues as an artist and announcing a companion documentary titled WAVE: A Boy’s Record.
- The effort leans on the original video's global reach—about 17 billion YouTube views—and Park’s prior work in a kids group and on social media as Pinkfong tries to convert nostalgia into a sustainable music following.