Schoolboy comes to the hairdresser with a messy hairstyle: he completely transforms him!

Richmond (Virginia/USA) - A new case of hardship for hair influencer Thai Nguyen (25)! This time, the hairdresser had to take care of a student who had lost control of his hair a long time ago. Of course, the resourceful hair expert from Richmond, Virginia, knew that the teenager would provide him with perfect viral material - so he fired up his camera.

This is what the student looked like before his "transformation".
This is what the student looked like before his "transformation".  © TikTok/Screenshot/nguyensteadycutting

In the curious TikTok clip, the student sits rather dazed in Nguyen's salon. Before he can say anything, the teenager admits that he looks a bit like a homeless person.

Nguyen picks up on the self-criticism directly and puts his customer on the spot: "So, whose idea was it for you to wear your hair like that?"

The teenager immediately falters in response. "It was more of an 'I do what I want' thing. I just wanted to see where it would take me."

He can now give himself the answer: straight onto Nguyen's chair - dragged here by his mother!

But the young customer also has his own expectations: "New year, new me!" He doesn't yet know exactly what he wants to look like. His hairdresser, on the other hand, has a plan!

Viral TikTok hit shows young customer's transformation

No joke: this really is the same student!
No joke: this really is the same student!  © TikTok/Screenshot/nguyensteadycutting

"Holy shit, that's totally different!" the young man blurts out when he sees his new, much shorter haircut. His mother, who is sitting by the window in the background, is watching over everything.

She also has the last word: "This is unbelievable! I don't even know what you've done to my child. I don't even know who that is," jokes the good-humored American.

The pupil takes off his glasses for the final picture. By now at the latest, he has turned into a little high school crush with a mischievous smile.

Nguyen can also be happy about his viral video in addition to all the praise. More than 400,000 clicks have been received in the first two weeks since it was published.