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Runaway wolf’s 'mukbang' draws national attention in Korea
The Korea Times

Runaway wolf’s 'mukbang' draws national attention in Korea

Five days have passed since Neukgu, a 2-year-old male wolf that escaped from O-World theme park in Daejeon and evaded capture for nine days, was returned to the zoo. Yet public fascination with the runaway wolf has only intensified — so much so that some have begun calling for the attention to be toned down so the animal can rest. In a “mukbang” (eating broadcast) clip posted on O-World's Instagram account, Neukgu emerges warily from his enclosure, scans his surroundings and slowly approaches a pile of ground beef and minced raw chicken. He is then seen taking small bites while continuing to glance around cautiously. O-World said the young wolf is still recovering and has begun eating more. Fans and other netizens responded immediately with messages of support. By Wednesday afternoon, two days after it was posted, the footage had drawn 1.46 million views and 51,000 likes, along with 1,300 comments expressing hopes for Neukgu’s speedy recovery and excitement about seeing him again soon. Another video of Neukgu feeding, uploaded on Tuesday, had also drawn over 390,000 views — an

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