Episode
Barrack O'Karma 1968: Mukbang (Part 1)
Overview
Ah-Gum, a food delivery driver from a food ordering platform, visits a "mukbang" channel. Sensing something is amiss, he assembles a group of netizens to search for more clues to prove the mukbanger is being coerced. Then, a middle-aged man, Tang Guixiang, appears, swearing the mukbanger is his missing daughter. Later, Ah-Gum, Guixiang, and other netizens play marbles and arrive at the abandoned house where the mukbanger is hiding, but Ah-Gum and Guixiang become separated. At a mental hospital, a female doctor is ordered not to follow up with a male patient, leaving her feeling indignant but powerless. Lydia has dinner with Lam, attempting to get him drunk to extract information, unaware that Lam has a dangerous side.
Details
- Series
- Barrack O'Karma 1968
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2022-04-22
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Mukbang (Part 1) is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Barrack O'Karma 1968. It aired on 2022-04-22. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 14: OPPA (Part 2)
Cardboard Kim is shocked to learn the truth, but as a cardboard character, he has nowhere else to go. Real person Kim confronts Qianyi, accusing her of sabotaging his plans. Lydia, at her wit's end, reveals her secret to Lam, hoping to uncover the truth. Joey returns to the parallel world and, after meeting with Dajie, decides to stay and investigate the conspiracy of the mysterious organization "MIA." Qianyi's love for real person Kim touches cardboard Kim, who also develops feelings for her, ultimately devising a win-win solution. At the mental hospital, a male patient escapes unsuccessfully and asks a female doctor for help in retrieving his cat ball so he can return to his own world.
Episode 16: Mukbang (Part 2)
Forrest Gump launches an online boycott, vowing to have the mukbang channel blocked. Just as the campaign begins to show results, a dramatic change occurs. Forrest Gump is in disbelief, and truth and falsehood become blurred. Netizens accept the truth as it is, but Forrest Gump remains determined to uncover the truth. Lam forcibly takes Lydia back to the parallel world, but Ella refuses to return to the real world due to Joey's disappearance. Suddenly, Ella collapses, experiencing empathy and feeling Joey's pain.
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