'Mukbang King' YouTuber Nikocado Avocado Leaves Internet Flabbergasted With 114 Kg Weight Loss

YouTuber Nikocado Avocado, who describes himself as the King of Mukbangs, left the internet and his followers aghast by revealing his drastic weight transformation. According to Nicholas Perry or Nikocado Avocado, 29, he lost over 250 pounds or 114 kg weight all while uploading his food-eating videos which has earned him the status of an internet celebrity and with over 4.21 million YouTube followers.

Nikocado Avocado's secret transformation speaks volumes

Nikocado Avocado uploaded a video on YouTube around the beginning of this year, looking like his usual self. However, in the most latest clip posted a couple of days back, he looked unrecognisable due to his drastic weight loss. In the video titled "Two Steps Ahead", Perry arrived wearing a panda mask, hiding who he was. The big reveal was his weight loss. "Yesterday people were calling me fat and sick, boring and irrelevant. People are the most messed up creatures on Earth and yet I have managed to stay two steps ahead. Everyone, the joke is on you."

The video quickly went viral, with Perry's followers expressing surprise and admiration for the YouTuber. Many were impressed by Perry's ability to maintain his channel while working on his health in private.

Why is Nikocado Avocado popular?

Nikocado Avocado is famous for Mukbang videos. A mukbang is a video or webcast where a host eats a large amount of food while interacting with the audience. The term originated in South Korea in the early 2010s and has become a global trend since then. The word comes from the Korean words meogneun (eating) and bangsong (broadcast). Nikocado Avocado's Mukbang videos garner millions of views. Not only Nikocado Avocado his webcasts also feature other people and internet celebrities known for creating such content. 

Though Nikocado Avocado had been working in private on his weight loss journey, he teased his followers about the hardships he was facing while working on himself. In one of the videos poster earlier, he wrote, “People have been asking about my weight loss and to see if I'm still losing weight. Well as you can see, I'm not doing very well. What do you think? I also can't stop eating yummy foods and treats.”