

įamous mukbangers in Asia and North America have gained popularity on social media and made mukbang a career with high income. Eating shows are expanding their influence on internet broadcasting platforms and serve as a virtual community and a venue for active communication among internet users. In the live version, the mukbang host chats with the audience while the audience type in real-time in the live chat room, creating a multimodal communication. Ī mukbang is usually prerecorded or streamed live through a webcast on streaming platforms such as AfreecaTV, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. The purpose of mukbang is also sometimes educational, introducing viewers to regional specialities or gourmet spots. Varieties of foods ranging from pizza to noodles are consumed in front of a camera.

It became popular in South Korea in 2010, and has since become a major spreader of Hallyu, along with K-Beauty, K-pop, and Korean drama, earning its status as a global trend. A mukbang or meokbang ( Korean: 먹방, pronounced ( listen)), also known as an eating show, is an online audiovisual broadcast in which a host consumes various quantities of food while interacting with the audience.
