A mukbang YouTuber embroiled in controversy for ordering in-flight meals more than 20 times deleted the video and apologized.
The mukbang YouTuber, who has 780,000 subscribers, apologized on the 15th in a post on their channel, saying, "I am very sorry that the in-flight meal video uploaded today made many people uncomfortable. It seems the thumbnail and content made it look more provocative, causing discomfort."
The YouTuber had released a mukbang video documenting a first-class flight. In that video the YouTuber showed ordering and eating a total of 20 in-flight meals and snacks, including seven bowls of ramen, salad, pre-meal bread, fruit, sandwiches, cheese and tiramisu.
Netizens criticized that the YouTuber's pursuit of content may have inconvenienced fellow passengers. Netizens frowned and reacted with comments such as "You shouldn't go too far," "The flight attendants had a hard time too," "What did the other first-class passengers who flew with them do to deserve this?" and "Didn't other passengers have to smell the food the whole flight?"
The YouTuber removed the video and bowed their head, saying, "I was only focused on creating new content. When boarding I asked the flight attendants for their understanding and I easily judged that if they said it was okay, it would be fine."
The YouTuber apologized again, saying, "I did not fully consider that requesting so many in-flight meals could burden the flight attendants and cause discomfort to other passengers sharing the same space. I kept asking repeatedly and it must have been very hard, but they treated me kindly with a smile until I got off, and I am grateful. I think I leaned too much on that kindness, so I am even more sorry. Watching it again, it seems I went too far. Because it was my first time in a nice seat, I got excited and rationalized my actions thinking, 'One more time should be okay.'"
Along with this, the YouTuber explained, "Some parts were conveyed as if I continuously requested food throughout the flight, so to clarify the facts: filming took place for a total of three times during about a 15-hour flight, during meal times and after waking up, totaling 2 hours and 10 minutes."
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