South Korean woman earns more than $10,000 -- just by eating in front of her webcam
Thursday, Feb 06, 2014
Will you quit your day job, which promises a stable salary, to become an internet star that offers only hope of fame and a burgeoning paycheque?
While not many are willing to put their livelihood on the line for a pipe dream, they are probably not as bold as Park Seo-yeon, a good-looking South Korean woman who quit her job at a consultancy firm to make her mark online by broadcasting videos of her eating a lot of food.
The 34-year-old, known as 'The Diva' online, chose to focus her efforts on indulging in a Korean trend known as 'Mok-Bang', loosely translated as broadcasted eating, after realising there was potential in this particular hobby of hers.
Every day, she prepares a feast, that has a spread of items ranging from pizzas to instant noodles and even crab legs, before digging into it in front of a live audience via her webcam for an hour.
Members of the audience then pay to either have a message posted up on the feed, or chat with her.
According to online news reports, Park is now pulling in over $11,000 thanks to the revenue generated from user-posted messages, advertising and donations.
It may seem ridiculous, but this trend seems like it is here to stay for the foreseeable future. The number of one-person households are growing in South Korea, and such videos apparently help viewers cope with loneliness by offering an eating companion to singletons.
While not many are willing to put their livelihood on the line for a pipe dream, they are probably not as bold as Park Seo-yeon, a good-looking South Korean woman who quit her job at a consultancy firm to make her mark online by broadcasting videos of her eating a lot of food.
The 34-year-old, known as 'The Diva' online, chose to focus her efforts on indulging in a Korean trend known as 'Mok-Bang', loosely translated as broadcasted eating, after realising there was potential in this particular hobby of hers.
Every day, she prepares a feast, that has a spread of items ranging from pizzas to instant noodles and even crab legs, before digging into it in front of a live audience via her webcam for an hour.
Members of the audience then pay to either have a message posted up on the feed, or chat with her.
According to online news reports, Park is now pulling in over $11,000 thanks to the revenue generated from user-posted messages, advertising and donations.
It may seem ridiculous, but this trend seems like it is here to stay for the foreseeable future. The number of one-person households are growing in South Korea, and such videos apparently help viewers cope with loneliness by offering an eating companion to singletons.
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