Known in the west as food porn or gastronomic voyeurism,it is called broadcast eating in its home country of South Korea. How it works is a solo diner (usually young and attractive) live stream their evening meals for thousands of viewers. In South Korea a quarter of the households are occupied by only one person so having a meal with a familiar face is rare and meals alone can be boring. One 34 year old woman's broadcasts are so popular she was able to quit her day job and now lives off the virtual currency her fans send (it has to be converted to cash).The meals she prepares are extravagant and can go on for hours as she chats with her audience and net her around $9,000 per month. Sounds like a job I could get into if I were younger and looking for a work!
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