‘Karate Kid’ Villain Goes From Jerk to Popular Baby Name Thanks to ‘Cobra Kai’

A ‘Karate Kid’ collection OG was shocked to be taught his character’s title has skyrocketed in reputation for infants … and he hopes which means no extra random insults from followers on the road.

Here’s the deal … the Social Security Administration simply launched the most well-liked child names for 2023 … and highlighted that the second fastest-rising boy title was “Chozen.”

For the “wax-on, wax-off” uninitiated, that was the dangerous dude in “The Karate Kid: Part II” who tried to kill Daniel, AKA Ralph Macchio … solely to develop into a fan-favorite hero due to his return in Netflix’s wildly standard “Cobra Kai.”

Yuji Okumoto tells TMZ he at all times thought the title was cool, however since Chozen was such a d-bag within the 1986 movie, he by no means imagined mother and father would wish to title their child after him!

But now that Chozen is kicking butt with the heroes for the sixth and ultimate season of ‘CK,’ it is all good.

Yuji tells TMZ it was getting previous listening to “asshole,” amongst different disagreeable feedback from random followers, so the character’s return has been superior for a number of causes.

The first of three components making up the ultimate season of “Cobra Kai” premieres July 18.