PewDiePie explains why he\u2019s not a fan of the Mukbang craze PewDiePie, YouTube \/ PhillyVoiceYouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg has weighed in on one of the internet\u2019s fastest-growing trends \u2013 and he doesn\u2019t quite understand its popularity. \u2018Mukbang,\u2019 a blend of the Korean words for \u2018eating\u2019 and \u2018broadcast,\u2019 is a new internet fad (popularized by Korea) where hosts eat large quantities of food in front of their online audience. This trend has since spread to the West, and PewDiePie admitted that he isn\u2019t a big fan of the foodie craze. The YouTuber revealed his disgust with hearing people smack or slurp as they eat, and couldn\u2019t find the appeal in watching someone stuff their face on camera \u2013 even speculating that the fad might be a sexual kink. \u201cIt\u2019s like ASMR, but it\u2019s fucking repulsive,\u201d Pewds said of the trend. \u201c\u2026it\u2019s kind of like watching a train wreck. I don\u2019t like it, but I\u2019m still gonna watch it.\u201d While he was open about his distaste for Mukbang, Pewds sympathized with its appeal somewhat, noting that Korea\u2019s tradition of eating together is slowly dying in the wake of single-person households. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VJDT2sIjLK4 \u201cI can\u2019t really be too harsh \u2013 it\u2019s kind of similar to gameplay,\u201d Pewds stated. \u201cPeople criticized that when it was new, saying, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just play the game yourself?\u2019 It\u2019s fun to share experiences with others, I do get that.\u201d Pewds went on to roast the use of Mukbang in YouTube Rewind 2018, jokingly claiming that the platform would rather \u201cpromote obesity to children\u201d than include \u201cedgy jokes\u201d in its year-end celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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