--- title: Justin Bieber Lion Tattoo PHOTO description: The singer shared a brand-new pec tattoo on Instagram, just a week after showing off his new bear and eagle art. This time, it's a lion. canonical: https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-29T15:57:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:22.159Z og:title: Justin Bieber Reveals New Tattoo of a Very Regal Cat og:description: Another day, another animal tattoo. og:url: https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber Reveals New Tattoo of a Very Regal Cat twitter:description: Another day, another animal tattoo. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Justin Bieber's Latest Tattoo of a Regal Cat Is the True Lion King > Sponsored content. 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It joins the freshly-inked roaring bear on the other side of his chest, as well as a spread-winged eagle across his abdomen. He [showed off both of those animals ](http://time.com/4707871/justin-bieber-new-tattoos/?iid=sr-link2)just last week, when the lion was still not part of the picture. The slightly-askew crown that looks to top the lion’s mane has been a longstanding piece of ink, however. Lions are popular among pop stars, apparently: fellow singer-songwriter (and current chart-topper) [Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/4696438/ed-sheeran-music-album-divide/) has a [giant, colorful feline](http://time.com/4012673/ed-sheeran-lion-tattoo-prank/) splashed across his chest, too. Sheeran, it’s worth noting, [contributed to](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7647997/ed-sheeran-love-yourself-justin-bieber-divide-interview) Bieber’s most recent musical success by penning [“Love Yourself,”](http://time.com/4105312/justin-bieber-purpose-songs/) the pared-down ballad that would bring Bieber multiple Grammy nominations. Bieber’s Brazil leg of his _Purpose_ world tour opens March 29\. Superfans started [camping out in November](http://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/?iid=sr-link1) outside a concert venue to see him. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber's Latest Tattoo of a Regal Cat Is the True Lion King","datePublished":"2017-03-29T15:57:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:22.159Z","description":"Another day, another animal tattoo.","url":"https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/","name":"Justin Bieber's Latest Tattoo of a Regal Cat Is the True Lion King"}}]}] ```