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 ...

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

Xiaoting - who was morbidly obese - became famous in China for her mukbang live streams. And in January 2023, TikTok star Taylor Brice LeJeune (known online as Waffler69), who had some 1.7 million ...

Mukbang started in South Korea around the mid-2000s and has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. China News reported ...

Many teenagers, between the ages of 11 and 25, participate in Mukbang videos to attract attention on social media, which could expose them to serious health problems related to overeating.

Efecan Kultur, who went viral on TikTok for his ‘mukbang’ streams, was admitted to a hospital for 3 months before his death. 24-year-old Efecan Kultur, who was known for his extreme eating ...

Mukbang (muhk-bahng) is a Korean term that literally translates to “eating broadcasts”. People known as mukbangers eat large amounts of food in front of a camera that’s streaming to the ...