South Korean Social Media Influencer Dropped by Chinese Media Agency for ‘Insulting China’

South Korean Social Media Influencer Dropped by Chinese Media Agency for ‘Insulting China’
Young South Koreans drink beer and eat deep-fried chicken dishes at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea on March 10, 2017. Jean Chung/Getty Images
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A South Korean social media influencer recently came under fire for endorsing messages that Chinese netizens perceived as insulting to China mostly due to a mistranslation and was ultimately dropped from her Chinese management agency.

Hamzy, a South Korean internet content creator who hosts mukbang, also known as an eating show where people stream themselves eating large quantities of food, has a YouTube channel with over five million subscribers and videos each generating several millions of views.