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How watching other people eat is all the craze in South Korea
South Koreans are big fans of "mukbang", a form of entertainment where you watch live videos of people eating their daily meals. 大象传媒 Korean's Minji Li says it can be a way to stave off loneliness. And she explains that a good mukbang video is nothing without some slurping.
Image: a woman eating kimchi in South Korea
Credit: ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images
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