Mukbang combines two Korean words—“meongneun” (eating) and “bangsong” (broadcast)—and involves influencers eating copious amounts of food while interacting with their audience.

It’s too much food for anyone to eat at one meal on a regular basis, but the video has nearly 5.8 million views, so that seems to be the point for many mukbang videos. The word “mukbang ...

of themselves eating mostly junk food. In some instances, they take on exorbitant amounts. While the trend is making Paytas and other "mukbang" influencers wealthy, health experts warn that the ...

The YouTube star was addicted to a global internet phenomenon called ‘Mukbang’, where people record and stream themselves scoffing super-sized quantities of food online. The videos ...

The world of 'mukbang' - where online creators share videos of them eating (often excessive) amounts of food while chatting to followers - has been attracting growing criticism. The trend - which ...