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A single hair gets the full salon treatment on GJShortz

A pink comb, tiny curling rod and remarkably serious barber turn a minimal haircut into an elaborate comedy routine.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 2,147,013 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (154,838).

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The service is thorough. First comes a scalp wash, then careful combing and a trim. The barber in GJShortz's fast-starting clip has only a single strand to work with, but that doesn't shorten the appointment.

The comedy Short drew an estimated two million views in its first day, roughly fourteen times the clips channel's usual start. GJShortz reposts other people's clips with narration; this is a barber routine it shared, not a haircut performed by the channel itself.

Much of the joke is in the equipment. The barber isolates the strand with a pink comb, brings in the scissors, then wraps it around a tiny pink curling rod. Product and a blow-dryer with a diffuser follow. His concentration stays firmly on the job.

The comments keep returning to the same precarious possibility: what happens if his hand slips? It's a whole salon process balanced on one very small assignment.

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The facts
Channel
GJShortz
Subscribers
3,600,000 ▲ 40,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
103,723,104
Channel views, pace per day
25,562,004 (on a normal day: 12,952,640)
Video published
October 18, 2026
Video views so far
2,669,887 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
2,485,885

The numbers

The barber clip's estimated first-day views were far above GJShortz's usual Shorts start. Its comment section was also substantially busier than usual.

the video's first day
usual first day here
154,838
this video
2,147,013
subscribers
3,600,000
▲ 40,000 in the last 7 days
total views
2,152,161,816
views per day
25,562,004
typical day: 12,952,640
the video
views
2,669,887
likes
29,632
comments
142
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
RM Videos
4,160,000
Sean Dubs
3,920,000
Caters Clips
3,820,000
Be Yourself.
3,720,000
GJShortz
3,600,000
As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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