If you have been somewhat familiar with the internet space or have kept up/analyzed the current trends that have stuck around on the internet for quite a while now, you should be aware of how Mukbangs are a great source of entertainment for a lot of people. Many people, who pursue this as a career or do it quite often just to make a video out of it, are known as “Mukbangers”.
For people who do not know what Mukbangs are, it is a practice where a person makes/gets a lot of food (mostly unhealthy) and eats it in front of a camera, which then later, is posted on the internet.
It is a compound word that comes from the Korean words, eating (meokneun) and broadcasting (bangsong). It started off in South Korea, as a person would livestream while eating large amounts of food and interacting with their audience. But it has definitely caught the attention of youngsters all around the world. It has become extremely popular in the Western world, especially in America, which is already known to eat a lot.
But this internet trend has a very dark side. Many people believe that the Mukbangers eat an alarmingly high amount of food way too frequently indicating that they might be a…
