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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Meet the South Korean Girl Who Gets Paid to Eat in Front of a Camera [Watch (HLS stream): Meet the South Korean Girl Who Gets Paid to Eat in Front of a Camera](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4R7FhGwE.m3u8) (4:15)  _Published 2014-03-26. The success of one of South Korea's most popular food bloggers, who makes a living broadcasting herself eat, is a mark of a society coming to terms with its increasing urban alienation_ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [South Korea: North Korea's Kim Jong Un and President Trump to Meet 'By May'](/video/yxFQwuDH/) ### South Korea: North Korea's Kim Jong Un and President Trump to Meet 'By May' [South Korea's Moon Jae-In Says There Will Not be Another War on the Korean Peninsula](/video/yXfq2WgN/) ### South Korea's Moon Jae-In Says There Will Not be Another War on the Korean Peninsula [South Korea's Diva](/video/3NOMspGM/) ### South Korea's Diva --- ## Transcript [ FOREIGN ] I do my hair, I do my makeup and I do the show. I try to look pretty, eat pretty and eat a lot of delicious food. That's what the viewers really like about the show. [ FOREIGN ] Most viewers are in their 20's and 30's. A lot of them live alone and eat alone, and they feel lonely. So they're satisfied through my show. And they say they feel like they're having dinner with their close friend. A lot of girls on diets watch my show, and they feel like they're indulging in the food. They really have this like vicarious satisfaction through my show. [ FOREIGN ] They can't eat that much good food on their own because they're dieting, and I eat on their behalf so they can stay in good shape. [ FOREIGN ] Today's menu is a sirloin beef steak. Koreans call it the flower sirloin. I also cook blue crab soup. And also prepare some vegetables for a salad, so we have a pretty good combination of food today. I started very small. The first time, I just had 18 to 20 viewers. And then my show became known to people, and the word spread, and I became famous. So now, on average, 3 or 4 thousand people visit my show. [ FOREIGN ] My fans have a lot of questions and recommendations. Like, sometimes they recommend a new cuisine, a new food product for the show. And, you eat a lot, how are you so thin? Do you work out? Where do you buy all your clothes? Are you eating all the food you cook? I'm really diligent. I try to move around. My family eats a lot, but they're in good shape, so I think it runs in the family. [ FOREIGN ] I think this is the only food TV show that's doing a show with their parents. A lot of people live alone these days and they don't really have time to have dinner with their parents, so a lot of fans say I'm really lucky I get to have my parents on the show. I look very happy. [ FOREIGN ] The diva my daughter she, she's really popular on the, on the internet and she is pretty and she eats pretty, and I really appreciate that she is eating all the, all the delicious food for them. I really feel proud of my daughter. As long as my stomach can handle it, I want to keep doing the show, and I want to keep entertaining my fans. [ FOREIGN ] I really love eating, that's my main area of interest. But, sometimes it feels lonely. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] I'm in cyberspace and I don't really have time for myself, I don't have time to meet my friends. 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