Jung Da-yeon is a South Korean health influencer widely known as a Korean popular culture figure under the moniker "Auntie with a striking body" (). Jung's popularity has since spread to other Asian regions. She has become a fitness phenomenon in

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, following her appearance on NHK by the year 2004 and her books on diet have become bestsellers; her second book "Momjjang Diet Premium" sold 200,000 copies in just two weeks after publication in Japan. The success of her books was followed by '' Mom-chan Diet Wii Figureobics by Jung Da-Yeon'', a

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in December 2010. Jung also starred in a series of television commercials for Hong Kong-based retail chain Mannings, in which she trains with an overweight cat mascot.

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