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| ▲ This photo, provided by the Pinkfong Company, shows Cardi B in “Baby Shark's Big Show." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Yonhap) – “Pinkfong’s Baby Shark,” which became the first video on YouTube to surpass 10 billion views, will meet world-class hip-hop star Cardi B.
The Pinkfong Company said on Mar. 25, "Rapper Cardi B will appear in the 2D animation series “Baby Shark's Big Show,” which is co-produced with kids entertainment channel 'Nickelodeon.’”
Cardi B is a female rapper who makes herself known through the global hip-hop stage.
She was the first female rapper to win the "Best Rap Album" award at the "Grammy Awards," and has topped the “Hot 100” of Billboard's main singles chart five times.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by the Pinkfong Company, shows Cardi B in “Baby Shark's Big Show." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Cardi B will appear as the program's new character “Sharki B.”
“The Seawed Sway,” which will be released on Apr. 15(U.S. Time), will feature the superstar character “Sharki B,” which was designed with Cardi B motif.
Cardi B will play the character with her real voice in the episode, which depicts an adventure where baby shark "Ollie" and best friend "William" perform on the stage with Shaki B.
In particular, “Offshark,” which embodies Cardi B's husband Offset, and “Kulture Shark,” which portrays her daughter Kulture, will also appear in the program to give excitement. The song "Seaweed Dance," which appears in the episode, will be released on Apr. 8.
“Baby Shark's Big Show” is currently being aired in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia.
The program topped the U.S. children viewership on the first day of its broadcast in the U.S. in March, 2021, and recorded 26 million cumulative viewers on the "Nickelodeon·Nick Junior" channel.
The Pinkfong Company is planning to unveil “Baby Shark's Big Show” season 2 in the second half of this year.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Sun Min.)
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