've never heard about the trend of Mukbang? Now so many food trends popping up. With the rapid advancement of the times that facilitate almost all of the people associated through the internet, this makes Mukbang be a trend that is growing, particularly among warganet. However, what exactly is the trend of Mukbang?

Mukbang, Eating Trends that Are Popular in South Korea

‘Mukbang‘ itself comes from two words in the Korean language. Moekneun which means eating and bangsong which means broadcast. Two vocabulary words that make Mukbang which means the broadcast eat. Mukbang broadcast that someone was eating in front of the camera and watched by thousands of people. The stars who broadcast themselves when they're eating this is called the broadcast jockey. Starting in 2011, the broadcast feed is only the beginning with the livestream. The people who are watching can even come to support the broadcast jockey financially by simply watching the broadcast. Therefore, Mukbang be one of the livelihoods that are in demand by residents of South Korea.

A unique thing of Mukbang this is the portion of feed that is displayed in each broadcast. For example, a broadcast jockey could spend a bucket of fried chicken fast food which usually amounts to five to nine pieces. Some broadcast jockey also broadcast the process of eating a big bowl of noodles or ramen with the duration specified. In addition, the broadcast jockey also deliberately uttered the sound of the food they eat. Usually, when eating fast food fried chicken sound generated in the form of renyahan crisp that arises when they bite the chicken. For some people, those things that often tempting to eat them and become interested to watch the broadcast mukbang.

An example of the Trend Mukbang that Are Popular

For those of you who are curious will be broadcast mukbang are so interested in this, here are some of the broadcast jockey who is popular in South Korea.

Hyunee Eats

Channel Youtube Hyunee: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkS6mJ0i2oMdHEdR-Jpw9Ug

KEEMI

With more than 400 thousand subscribers, YouTuber Korean-American is creating a video Mukbang a classic. A lot of the video starts with him showing how to make the recipe in Korean cuisine popular and continued to eat it while chatting casually with the audience.

Channel Youtube Keemi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHn2-DNS5t4tEXqBK5bHmTQ

Ddeong-gae

Ddeong-gae, is rapidly gaining popularity because it can eat in large quantities with super speed. When the hallmark of Mukbang is a broadcast jockey who interact directly with the people who are watching the broadcast, Ddeong-gae remains silent throughout the broadcast which lasted for about twenty minutes.

Youtube Channel Ddeong-gae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-i2ywiuvjvpTy2zW-tXfkw

It is a brief explanation of the trend Mukbang that are popular on the internet today. Some people feel nausea when watching broadcast mukbang, but most of it was broadcast mukbang very appetizing meal. Then, how about you? What are interested in watching the broadcast mukbang or even try it?