Draft:King Liang

King Liang
King Liang
	King in 2023
Personal information
Born	4 February 1999 (age 25); Yakima, United States
Nationality	Chinese-American
Occupation(s)	Comedian, Tech Destruction
Relatives	Crystal Liang (sister)
YouTube information
Channels	Plainrock124; PlainrockVlogs;
Years active	2011–present
Genre(s)	Technology, Destruction, Comedy
Subscribers	2.43 million (Plainrock124); 1.08 million (PlainrockVlogs);
Total views	730.8 million (Plainrock124); 241.0 million (PlainrockVlogs);
Network	Maker Studios (2016-2019) LFM (2021-2023) NanoZebra (2023-Present)
Creator Awards
Alma mater	Flagstaff High School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	梁金
Traditional Chinese	梁金
Literal meaning	Gold from Liang
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Lèuhnggām
Jyutping	Loeng4gam1
	Last updated: 2024 April 6

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Declined by KylieTastic 11 months ago. Last edited by Citation bot 2 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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King Liang (/kɪŋ læŋ/^[14]^[a]; born February 4, 1999), known online as Plainrock124, is an American vlogger and YouTuber. He is known on YouTube for making tech destruction content, mainly with the "Bored Smashing"^[15], "50 Ways To Break"^[16], and "Moving On..."^[17] series.

Personal Life[edit]

King was born on 4 February, 1999 in Yakima, Washington^[18]^[19] to Cantonese immigrants.^{[citation needed]} At an unknown young age, his family moved to Flagstaff, Arizona where he resides as of December 2022. He attended Flagstaff High School and graduated in 2017. Afterwards, he burned his high school diploma.^[20] King attended Coconino Community College for 2 weeks but subsequently dropped out to pursue YouTube full time.^[21]^[22] King has came out as asexual^[23].

Career[edit]

King has been lambasted throughout his YouTube career for destroying technology that others desire. King constantly states that he does not waste money as he gets back the money from ad revenue.^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]

Notes[edit]

^ Normally, his surname would be pronounced [ljɑŋ˧˥]. However, he pronounces his surname both without tone and using a more Cantonese pronunciation, despite said surname being transliterated in accordance to Pinyin, which is used for Mandarin.

References[edit]

^ "Flagstaff High School speech and debate shines". Arizona Daily Sun. 27 January 2016.
^ "FOUND MY FIRST YOUTUBE CHECKS FROM 2016". Twitter.
^ "AWFUL NINTENDO COLORING BOOKS". YouTube. 8 May 2019.
^ "LFM Management Signs Plainrock124, DavidsTV, and MikeyPerk". IQ Stock Market.
^ "LFM Management TV". Archived from the original on 2023-04-10.
^ "Creators - NanoZebra". Archived from the original on 2024-01-02.
^ "plainrocktweets". Archived from the original on 2023-12-16.
^ "SMASHING THIS PHONE AT 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS - LIVE". YouTube. 22 March 2017.
^ "THE NEW YOUTUBE SILVER PLAY BUTTON". YouTube. 13 June 2018.
^ "SMASHING THIS TV AT 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS - LIVE". YouTube. 15 February 2020.
^ "BROKE HOUSE TOUR". YouTube. 26 December 2022.
^ "The Great London Smog of 1952 - (UK)". YouTube. 6 March 2016.
^ "This is it! Will I win? #king4king". Instagram.
^ VIDCON 2019 - DAY 2 - HOW TO BE AWKWARD, 21 July 2019, retrieved 2022-08-02
^ "Bored Smashing - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "50 WAYS TO BREAK - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "Moving On... - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ "Plainrock124 Website". plainrock124website.my.canva.site. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
^ 2000 SUBSCRIBER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS! *PART 1*. Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via www.youtube.com.
^ THANK YOU THINKPAD., 15 June 2017, retrieved 2022-08-26
^ NINTENDO FANBOY LOSES IT, 16 August 2018, retrieved 2024-01-04
^ MOVING ON..., 11 December 2021, retrieved 2024-01-04
^ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR 50000 SUBSCRIBERS, 17 February 2017, retrieved 2024-01-04
^ Gilbert, Fraser (2020-11-13). "Yep, YouTubers Are Already Smashing Up The Xbox Series X". Pure Xbox. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ Explica.co (2020-11-13). "Images that hurt: YouTuber see how much damage the Xbox Series X can take and is very resistant". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ Explica.co (2020-11-14). "He dies of courage to see how they destroy a PS5 heartlessly". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ Explica.co (2020-11-15). "They hit a PS5 with a modem and a mini cooler and withstands various impacts". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "'Bored' YouTuber Smashes PlayStation 5 To Pieces In Heartbreaking Video". GAMINGbible. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "¿Por fanboys de Sony? Están destrozando Xbox Series X a martillazos | TierraGamer: noticias y entretenimiento de anime, series, videojuegos y tecnología" (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "Destrozan una Xbox Series X a golpes y su resistencia te impresionará | TierraGamer: noticias y entretenimiento de anime, series, videojuegos y tecnología" (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ "Minecraft finally getting a next-gen PlayStation 5 upgrade, says insider". GAMINGbible. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
^ nootens. "Smashing an Xbox Series X Turns Out to Be Kinda Difficult". www.ebaumsworld.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.

[15] Normally, his surname would be pronounced [ljɑŋ˧˥]. However, he pronounces his surname both without tone and using a more Cantonese pronunciation, despite said surname being transliterated in accordance to Pinyin, which is used for Mandarin.

[1] "Flagstaff High School speech and debate shines". Arizona Daily Sun. 27 January 2016.

[2] "FOUND MY FIRST YOUTUBE CHECKS FROM 2016". Twitter.

[3] "AWFUL NINTENDO COLORING BOOKS". YouTube. 8 May 2019.

[4] "LFM Management Signs Plainrock124, DavidsTV, and MikeyPerk". IQ Stock Market.

[5] "LFM Management TV". Archived from the original on 2023-04-10.

[6] "Creators - NanoZebra". Archived from the original on 2024-01-02.

[7] "plainrocktweets". Archived from the original on 2023-12-16.

[8] "SMASHING THIS PHONE AT 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS - LIVE". YouTube. 22 March 2017.

[9] "THE NEW YOUTUBE SILVER PLAY BUTTON". YouTube. 13 June 2018.

[10] "SMASHING THIS TV AT 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS - LIVE". YouTube. 15 February 2020.

[11] "BROKE HOUSE TOUR". YouTube. 26 December 2022.

[12] "The Great London Smog of 1952 - (UK)". YouTube. 6 March 2016.

[13] "This is it! Will I win? #king4king". Instagram.

[14] VIDCON 2019 - DAY 2 - HOW TO BE AWKWARD, 21 July 2019, retrieved 2022-08-02

[16] "Bored Smashing - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[17] "50 WAYS TO BREAK - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[18] "Moving On... - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[19] "Plainrock124 Website". plainrock124website.my.canva.site. Retrieved 2024-01-01.

[20] 2000 SUBSCRIBER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS! *PART 1*. Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via www.youtube.com.

[21] THANK YOU THINKPAD., 15 June 2017, retrieved 2022-08-26

[22] NINTENDO FANBOY LOSES IT, 16 August 2018, retrieved 2024-01-04

[23] MOVING ON..., 11 December 2021, retrieved 2024-01-04

[24] QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR 50000 SUBSCRIBERS, 17 February 2017, retrieved 2024-01-04

[25] Gilbert, Fraser (2020-11-13). "Yep, YouTubers Are Already Smashing Up The Xbox Series X". Pure Xbox. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[26] Explica.co (2020-11-13). "Images that hurt: YouTuber see how much damage the Xbox Series X can take and is very resistant". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[27] Explica.co (2020-11-14). "He dies of courage to see how they destroy a PS5 heartlessly". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[28] Explica.co (2020-11-15). "They hit a PS5 with a modem and a mini cooler and withstands various impacts". Explica. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[29] "'Bored' YouTuber Smashes PlayStation 5 To Pieces In Heartbreaking Video". GAMINGbible. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[30] "¿Por fanboys de Sony? Están destrozando Xbox Series X a martillazos | TierraGamer: noticias y entretenimiento de anime, series, videojuegos y tecnología" (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[31] "Destrozan una Xbox Series X a golpes y su resistencia te impresionará | TierraGamer: noticias y entretenimiento de anime, series, videojuegos y tecnología" (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

[32] "Minecraft finally getting a next-gen PlayStation 5 upgrade, says insider". GAMINGbible. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-07.

[33] tens. "Smashing an Xbox Series X Turns Out to Be Kinda Difficult". www.ebaumsworld.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.

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