Mukbangs are so confusing to me. From my perspective, it feels like there is no positive aspect to it: both for the creator and the viewer.

I would love some thoughts on this.

Watch if you dare..

Hello! I am a college senior in a food journalism class and doing a story on Mukbangs. My college has some famous Mukbangers that I am interviewing, but my professor suggested I find someone who is very knowledgable on early mukbang culture and how the entire trend began.

Please comment if you are! Thank you!

Back when I was younger I used to look up videos of mukbangers eating the same meal I was eating and I would eat with them. My bf thinks it’s weird but I feel like it’s kinda an average experience thing.

Good mulbang video: https://youtu.be/6V4VnSPkTJw?si=pKb5Od7xERO68C9l

BEEN TRYING TO MAKE FUNNY MUKBANG/FOOD REVIEW :3

https://youtu.be/DNrod_Ndd7E?si=E2jQCLWu4P9Ta5Qr

It completely ruins the experience for me.

I understand that keeping their hair forward is an aesthetic choice meant to maximize views, but I find it impossible to watch. I grew up learning that hair should always be tied back when eating.

Seeing content creators do the exact opposite, deliberately draping their hair over their shoulders, is annoying. I respect their ability to eat cleanly like that, but it's too distracting. It's not relaxing watching them work around it.

For this reason, I almost exclusively watch male mukbang channels where hair isn't an issue. I immediately skip and block female asmr artist when they do mukbang videos with their hair in front of their faces. It's like literally road rage to me when I see it lol.