What’s the Big Deal About ‘Likes’... Chinese Influencer Account Blocked for ‘Wasp Mukbang’ Video

With a Puffy Face, "I'll Try Again Next Time"
Video Surpasses 100,000 Views
'Douyin' Finally Deletes Account

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Juri] An influencer in China who creates mukbang content posted a video of herself eating wasps on social networking services (SNS) and had her account blocked.

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) recently, Wang Chan, who has 560,000 subscribers on the Chinese video platform 'Douyin,' posted a video of eating wasps on the 9th, after which his account disappeared.

In the video posted by Wang Chan, he picked up two wasps with chopsticks and put them in his mouth. Afterwards, he trembled as if stung by the wasps and appeared to be in pain. A few days later, his lips and face were swollen.

As the video attracted attention with over 100,000 views, Wang Chan announced on the evening of the 10th that he would do another 'wasp mukbang,' but his account was closed before the next video was uploaded.

According to SCMP, the number of influencers eating unusual foods has recently increased significantly in China.

At the end of July, a female influencer with millions of followers posted a video of grilling and eating the endangered great white shark and was also blocked.

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