Mukbang Star Terrifyingly Passes Away In The Middle Of Her Livestream

Mukbang, originating from South Korea, is a type of video that features a person eating large quantities of food in front of the camera. While it is considered a therapeutic hobby for viewers, it can have deadly consequences on the content creators themselves.

Pan Xiaoting, a mukbang influencer based in China, is the latest victim of her own job.

On July 14, she passed away in front of horrified fans in the middle of a livestream. She had been eating up to 22lbs (10kg) of food as usual, with her normal livestreams lasting up to 10 hours.

The former waitress was previously hospitalized before for gastrointestinal bleeding. This time, an autopsy revealed that her stomach was left “deformed” and full of “undigested food.”

Chinese netizens took to social media to express their horror and concern. Many denounced the purpose of mukbang videos, saying it is a dangerous type of content.

• “[She’s] literally a victim of gluttony.”
• “I’ll never understand why anyone would want to watch someone eat.”
•  “That’s terrible. Why do people try and glorify obesity these days?”
•  “When you think that there are people dying of hunger…it’s maddening.”