mukbang

[muhk-bang, muhk-bong]

noun

1. a video, usually posted online, featuring a person eating large quantities of food, often while talking to the audience as if sharing a meal with them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mukbang¹

First recorded in 2010–15; from Korean meokbang, from meok “to eat” + bang(song) “broadcast”

Example Sentences

On TikTok and YouTube, mukbang — videos of people eating — of South Korean convenience store foods have gathered millions of views.

From Los Angeles Times

TikTok serves up step-by-step mise en place with soft jazz and fingernail clacks; mukbang creators rake in millions by eating crab legs in front of a ring light.

From Salon

The ne plus ultra of new-media trial coverage is Stephanie Soo, a YouTuber and podcaster who got her start making mukbang videos but hit her stride when she pivoted to true crime on her video podcast Rotten Mango.

From Slate

I shouldn’t have filled up on the rich before we arrived here at the movie theater to see “Death of a Unicorn,” the new star-studded film that sprinkles finishing salt onto the elite like it’s preparing them for a mukbang video.

From Salon

These influencers are most prominent on YouTube, where the most popular trends include binge-eating mukbang, lifestyle vlogging of fancy cafe cultures and K-pop fandom homages like visits to pop-up stores by idol groups.

From Salon