Do you know mukbang（吃播）? It is a South Korean word and is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to their viewers.
Mukbang started in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread（传播）all over the world. Why did mukbang first appear in this country? According to Jeff Yang, an Asian-American culture expert, eating on one's own can be hard in a country like South Korea because it has the culture of eating together. But in fact eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with. It allows people to connect with others even though they are at home alone.
This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang. However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn't healthy. This can encourage （鼓励） bad habits and bring serious health problems. To attract people's attention, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of the camera. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.
Such shows have been criticized（批评）by many people. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning for our country. Thus, our country has done a lot of things to solve the problem and asked short-video platforms, such as TiTok and Kuaishou, to regulate（管理）their eating shows.
