The OG of the ‘Karate Kid’ series was shocked to learn that his character’s name has skyrocketed in popularity for babies… and he hopes it means an end to random insults from fans on the streets.
Here’s the thing… the Social Security Administration just released the most popular baby names for 2023… and highlighted that the second fastest growing boy’s name was “Chozen.”
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For the uninitiated, this was the bad guy in “The Karate Kid: Part II” who tried to kill Daniel aka Ralph Macchio …only to become a fan-favorite hero thanks to his return in Netflix’s popular “Cobra Kai.”
Yuji Okumoto told TMZ he always thought the name was cool, but since Chozen was such a jerk in the 1986 film, he never imagined parents would want to name their children after him!
But now that Chozen is kicking ass with the heroes in the sixth and final season of ‘CK,’ everything is fine.
Yuji told TMZ that it was getting old hearing “idiot” among other nasty comments from random fans, so the character’s return was amazing for a number of reasons.
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The first of three parts that make up the final season of “Cobra Kai” premieres on July 18.
As for the top five male names of 2023… Liam topped the list followed by Noah, Oliver, James It is Elijah.