Who is Short Mouth Sun? Korean mukbang streamer quits streaming after admitting to illegal injection treatment

Mukbang star Short Mouth Sun, real name Kim Mi-kyung, has halted all work after admitting to receiving unlicensed medical ...
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Ipjjalbeun Haetnim admits meeting unlicensed practitioner, halts activities in Korea

Mukbang YouTuber Ipjjalbeun Haetnim (real name Kim Mi-kyung) directly addressed suspicions of involvement with 'Jusaimo'. In ...
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Mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang reveals tooth wear, gets dental veneers for health reasons

Mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang confessed that her teeth wore down and she underwent a procedure. On the 9th, a video titled "Menu has a total of 100 items..? How much did she eat at the comic cafe?" was ...
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“Oegugin” influencers are rising to stardom in Korea. But there’s a dark side to pop-nationalism

If you’ve been scrolling through YouTube, TikTok or Instagram it would be no surprise to chance upon calming minimalist aesthetics of Korean cafe decor; pilgrimages to the locations of popular ...
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Once global sensation, mukbang fades amid controversy

Japan’s renowned mukbang YouTuber Yuka Kinoshita, with 5.24 million subscribers, abruptly announced her retirement on Feb. 1, saying, “It’s becoming difficult to continue as a competitive eater.” ...
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Mukbang, #EatWithMe and eating disorders on TikTok: why online food consumption videos could fuel food fixations

Vivienne Lewis works for The University of Canberra and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society. Sijun Shen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...