"In America, we pay to watch people eat to satisfy our weird fetishes. In South Korea, people pay to have a friend at the dinner table.
Meet Park Seo-yeon, who makes $9,000 a month from fans who like to watch her eat for hours each day, Reuters reports. Every night Seo-yeon -- known as "The Diva" online -- cooks elaborate meals and chows down in front of a camera, while chatting with adoring fans. Meanwhile, she's getting tips in the form of online currency that can be exchanged for cash.
But the live-streams aren't considered "feeder porn" like they might be in America. There's no sex or nudity involved. The Internet craze is called "Meok-Bang" and it cures loneliness and hunger pangs."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from The Huffington Post:
Meet Park Seo-yeon, who makes $9,000 a month from fans who like to watch her eat for hours each day, Reuters reports. Every night Seo-yeon -- known as "The Diva" online -- cooks elaborate meals and chows down in front of a camera, while chatting with adoring fans. Meanwhile, she's getting tips in the form of online currency that can be exchanged for cash.
But the live-streams aren't considered "feeder porn" like they might be in America. There's no sex or nudity involved. The Internet craze is called "Meok-Bang" and it cures loneliness and hunger pangs."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from The Huffington Post:
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