The death of a 24-year-old TikToker has reignited controversy around an online extreme eating trend thought to have claimed ...

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

They include South Korean star Dona, whose channel has ... The trend has been criticised for glamorising food waste and promoting dangerous eating habits. Mukbang videos have been banned in ...

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 ...

Mukbang is an online phenomenon where people watch, record and stream themselves scoffing super-sized quantities of food online. Kultur shared videos of himself eating with his followers ...

China is cracking down on Mukbang videos, saying that videomakers seen to be wasting food will be punished. Known on the mainland as “big stomach kings”, Mukbang videos are shows during which ...