Dorothy’s Spicy Adventures: Korea’s Mukbang to the World
The Birth of a Phenomenon Mukbang, a portmanteau of the Korean words “muk-ja” (eating) and “bang-song” (broadcast), originated in South Korea in the late 2000s. This trend began on Korean streaming platforms like AfreecaTV, where individuals, now famously known as “BJs” (Broadcast Jockeys), started live-streaming themselves eating large quantities of food while interacting with their … 더 읽기