“He’s getting a tattoo, yeah, he’s getting ink done…”

Can you guess who chart-topper was oh-so-keen to flaunt their new ink job on Instagram today? Find out below…

Hint: He’s been generating headlines for all the wrong reason as of late.

It’s Justin Bieber!

The ‘Boyfriend’ singer shared the shot on the social networking site, hinting that the tattoo is dedicated to his mother. He captioned the snap with the following:

@bangbangnyc did this art ., Moms always watching 😉

Formerly squeaky-clean, the teen star appears to be on a mission to shed such title — which ultimately is his decision. However, we’re clearly not alone in feeling like it’s happening too fast and is entirely too contrived.

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