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

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 ...