Baby Boy’s Reaction to Meeting Park Bo Gum in Person Goes Viral

Park Bo Gum just melted hearts online with a viral video – and it’s all about a baby’s priceless reaction to seeing him in person!

The clip, shared on X, shows a toddler nervously facing a haircut on tvN’s The Village Barber. The boy starts out scared and teary, refusing to get his hair cut without his mom. But everything flips the second Park Bo Gum walks over.

The kid’s face changes from anxious to starstruck in a second. It’s pure magic.

A Twitter user perfectly captured the moment:

와 보검매직컬에 엄마 없이 머리 자르기 무섭다고 아기가 난리였는데 박보검 얼굴 보자마자 어 ..? 아기들이 낯 가리는게 아니라 낯짝 가리는거 트루
— 이름이 (@gummyblue) [February 27, 2026](https://twitter.com/gummyblue/status/2027349997810053166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Wow, this is seriously ‘Bo Gum magic.’ The baby was freaking out, saying he was scared to get a haircut without his mom, but the second he saw Park Bo Gum’s face, he went, ‘Oh…?’ LOL. It’s not that babies are shy around strangers. They’re picky about faces, for real.
— @gummyblue_/X

Fans online can’t get enough of the baby’s reaction. Comments flood in calling it “the realest reaction” and joke the kid looked like he realized he was meeting a real-life prince.

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Some fan reactions:

LOL he jumps into his arms the second the sentence ends.
Handsome really is best.
No but he just goes over like he’s completely mesmerized? LOL.
So cute LOL.
Seriously adorable.
As expected, the face really matters.
LOL Jungwoo is so cute. I felt this before too, but Park Bo Gum is really good with kids.
The highlight is him wiping his tears and asking for a cool haircut LOL.
So cute LOL.
I’d probably react the same way hahaha.
He didn’t hesitate even once… just went straight over LOL.