El mukbang en Turquía como comunidad virtual. Socialización e interacción parasocial: análisis etnográfico

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Melis Karakuş
Emre Vadi Balcı
Bünyamin Uzun

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Introducción: Es bien sabido que las redes sociales han provocado cambios significativos en muchos fenómenos y eventos tradicionales. Estos cambios y transformaciones han sido especialmente notorios en la cultura alimentaria tradicional. En los últimos años, los videos que presentan alimentos y sonidos como elementos principales, y que implican un consumo excesivo de comida en transmisiones en vivo o en videos pregrabados, han ganado rápidamente popularidad. Esta forma de consumo, originaria de Corea del Sur y conocida como mukbang, se ha extendido rápidamente por todo el mundo. Aunque se han realizado numerosos estudios en otras partes del mundo y los videos de mukbang se han difundido ampliamente en Turquía tanto entre los creadores de contenido como entre los espectadores, no existe ningún estudio específico sobre este fenómeno en el contexto turco. Metodología: En el presente estudio se analizaron 7.139 comentarios realizados en tres videos de mukbang publicados en YouTube en Turquía, utilizando una metodología netnográfica. Resultados: A partir de los comentarios de los usuarios, se observó que los espectadores desarrollan actitudes tanto positivas como negativas hacia el contenido. Como resultado del análisis, se determinó que los videos de mukbang contribuyen a la socialización, al control corporal y a la interacción cultural. No obstante, también se observó que estos videos pueden fomentar el consumo excesivo, generar adicción y provocar transformaciones en la cultura alimentaria. Discusión: Según los hallazgos, la motivación principal para ver videos de mukbang en redes sociales es la socialización. Estos videos brindan a los usuarios un sentido de pertenencia a una comunidad en línea específica. Conclusiones: Como resultado del estudio, se obtuvieron hallazgos consistentes con investigaciones previas realizadas en otras partes del mundo, así como nuevos resultados que amplían el conocimiento sobre los videos de mukbang. Se concluye que estos videos también funcionan como herramientas para la interacción cultural.

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Karakuş, Melis, Emre Vadi Balcı, y Bünyamin Uzun. 2026. «El Mukbang En Turquía Como Comunidad Virtual. Socialización E interacción Parasocial: Análisis etnográfico». Vivat Academia 159 (febrero):1-21. https://doi.org/10.15178/va.2026.159.e1634.
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Melis Karakuş, Usak University

Profesora asociada en el Departamento de Relaciones Públicas y Publicidad de la Universidad de Usak. Sus intereses académicos incluyen temas como las relaciones públicas digitales, el liderazgo digital, la adicción a las redes sociales, las redes sociales y la autopresentación.

Emre Vadi Balcı, Usak University


Profesor asociado en el Departamento de Periodismo de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Usak. Sus intereses académicos incluyen temas como el liderazgo digital, la adicción a las redes sociales, la sociología corporal y el periodismo en Internet.

Bünyamin Uzun, Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi

Profesor asociado en el Departamento de Nuevos Medios y Comunicación de la Universidad Bozok de Yozgat. Sus intereses académicos incluyen temas como sociología, memoria colectiva y medios de comunicación, autopresentación, estudios sobre redes sociales, liderazgo digital, adicción a las redes sociales, acoso a las mujeres y acoso en línea.

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