David Dobrik calls himself gorgeous and humble, and who are we to disagree?
The Los Angeles-based vlogger and all-around-good-guy boasts nearly 12 million subscribers to his
YouTube channel.
So, what's behind his pranks, challenges, and vlogs?
This is the untold truth of David Dobrik.
"I can do this I can do this.
I can do this.
I'm so scared"
You've probably heard that the YouTube Rewind 2018 video didn't so much drop, as belly-flop.
"There's one thing this video needs: K-pop!"
The Verge reported that it's quote "officially the most disliked video on YouTube" ever,
with over 16 million dislikes, as of early 2019.
Dobrik explained to ET why he didn't participate in the star-studded spectacle, claiming:
"I have to clear the air: I was asked to.
I was asked to be in it."
"David."
"I couldn't make it.
I'm sorry."
Dobrik clearly wasn't having the video, bluntly offering,
"YouTube Rewind was not good.
Let's just say that.
They tried too hard."
"Yeah."
"It's not that hard."
He criticized the use of a "big set" and "huge celebrities," claiming that they really didn't
need any of that, and saying,
"You need, literally, a compilation.
You can steal clips from other videos and it'll still be a good Rewind."
He added,
"You don't need to create this new world of people whipping and nae nae-ing and dancing
to Drake.
Like, you don't need to do that."
And from the Department of Practicing What You Preach: In January 2019, Dobrik posted
his very own "YouTube Rewind" video, a compilation full of rigorous toe-sucking, fire-walking,
and heartwarming gifts.
That's the kind of content we crave and deserve.
With The Verge calling it "shockingly raw," yet "surprisingly uplifting," Dobrik's "we
broke up" video featured his heart-to-heart with ex-girlfriend and fellow YouTuber Liza
Koshy.
"We are broken up.
Liza broke up with me six months ago...It wasn't healthy for us to continue to be together
for now."
Koshy added,
"Basically what we're trying to say is that we're friends, and that…"
"...and that you never know what can happen."
That was the part everyone found so revolutionary: Former lovers, turned exes, managing to still
be friends?
According to The Verge, the video's popularity can be credited to how obvious it is that
Koshy and Dobrik really care about each other.
Many fans even rewatch the video, with one commenter insisting they're quote, "still
waiting for their 'we're back together' announcement."
Another commentator noted:
"I don't want anybody."
"Who do you want?"
"You?"
"What?"
"Be my best friend?"
"What are you saying?"
"What?"
As of April 2019, the video has racked up over 51 million views.
In fact, it was Number 3 on YouTube's "Top-Trending Videos" list in 2018, according to Variety.
Meanwhile, Teen Vogue put a damper on all the love by reminding readers,
So much for trying to stay friends.
From filling swimming pools with "1,400 pounds of dry ice," to turning his assistant's bedroom
into a literal beach party, rest assured, Dobrik's career calls for concocting every
kind of mischief.
"Pretend it's a really cute animal."
"Okay."
"Okay go.
We're putting it on you, but…"
"David what the f---?!
David!
David, what the f---?!"
But in February 2019, Dobrik revealed he'd be reducing his vlogging output, dropping
from three weekly videos to two, in response to his intense schedule.
He told Tubefilter,
"I don't even know why I'm making a video about this, but I feel like I should let you
guys know, so I don't see all the comments like, 'Why doesn't he post more?'"
So just how insane is Dobrik's schedule?
He claims,
But as one hawk-eyed fan observed, Dobrik evidently deleted his video roughly "24 hours"
after posting it, for reasons perhaps best known to him.
What this ultimately means for Dobrik's vlogging schedule is anyone's guess, but judging by
a quick scan at his subsequent output, it appears he's indeed limiting himself to about
eight vlogs a month.
"What's up, guys welcome back to Views podcast."
During a February 2019 installment of his Views podcast, Dobrik invoked the wrath of
social media by admitting that he has a good smattering of friends who support President
Trump.
A native of Slovakia, Dobrik acknowledged existing policy against immigrants, saying,
via We The Unicorns,
Still, he claimed that having pro-Trump friends doesn't bother him at all.
Perhaps already bracing for the inevitable blowback, he added:
The Twitterverse frothed ferociously at these comments, with users writing,
And,
Because Dobrik is a recipient of DACA, which provides protection from deportation, plenty
of people accused him of being hypocritical.
One angry tweet read:
For reasons that likely won't elude you, the number 420 is deeply important to Dobrik.
In fact, his videos even tend to be exactly four minutes and twenty seconds long.
In 2018, he revealed to the ADHD podcast that he'd always intended to stop filming new YouTube
videos once he reached one particularly important milestone, saying,
"Dude, I wanted to stop vlogging I think it was a hundred vlogs ago, for my 420th video."
He explained that he'd recently met with Netflix to pitch an idea for a show, but,
"It didn't go through, so I couldn't stop vlogging, because I literally had no other
job."
So what kind of show was he envisioning?
Well, it would've been called David's Frat House, and as Dobrik described it,
"Basically I bought a frat house on frat row, and it's just us going through the school
system without actually going to school.
So it's us competing with these frats that are next to us."
All that, because Dobrik never went to college, and neither did any of his friends.
But, alas, it sounds like David's Frat House won't be coming to a streaming platform near
you, anytime soon.
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