I probably don't need to even explain what "mukbang" is, although its history is actually a bit more interesting than it might sound at first. You see, originally "mukbang" wasn't actually about overeating (and streaming it online). As the name suggests, the term comes from South Korea and it actually originally consisted of people (usually young women) just filming videos as if they were on a dining date with the viewer. In other words, they would just eat a completely normal meal and talk to the camera as if she were on a date with the viewer. It was kind of a "fantasy date" form of video, where the viewer could imagine being on a date with the (usually young female) streamer. In other words, eating the food itself was not originally the main point of the video. It was merely a setting. The main point was a simulated "date". However, these streamers and video authors quite quickly realized that most viewers formed a sort of "semi-f...