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ASMR videos are a popular, if rather niche, genre of content on Website/YouTube. They're specifically designed to provoke the ASMR response[[note]]'''A'''utonomous '''S'''ensory '''M'''eridian '''R'''esponse, a relaxing reaction to a variety of sensations and noises, typically felt as a tingling sensation on the scalp, neck, and/or upper spine, although it sometimes shows up as marked drowsiness[[/note]] in the viewer by incorporating a wide variety of what are referred to as trigger sounds, with some of the most popular being sounds of crinkling, tapping, scratching, sizzling, or even eating, as well as whispering or speaking softly. Videos can be as simple as the creator simply making the sounds, or be as involved as roleplay scenarios featuring costuming, props, and sets or greenscreen backgrounds.

Creators from across the world post videos covering a ''wide'' variety of topics while featuring tons of ASMR triggers, and many channels exist specifically to cater to ASMR fans. Some people have also discovered that media outside the ASMR community can give the same reaction and have made videos documenting this; ''Series/TheJoyOfPainting'' is one well-known example due to Bob Ross' baritone voice and soft, soothing manner of speech. On the other hand, the genre does have its detractors. Many people accidentally come across the videos and mistake them for [[WidgetSeries simply weird internet videos]]. Others may be looking for information about a particular topic but come across people unintelligibly whispering. Many people simply find the concept creepy or silly, and some react badly to the ASMR response or certain trigger sounds.

Often used interchangeably with ASMR is "mukbang." Mukbang is a form of video where someone films themselves eating food (usually in large quantities) while talking to their viewers, either in a live-stream format or FakeInteractivity format. The trend began in UsefulNotes/SouthKorea but spread to other parts of the internet as well. Mukbang is not the same as ASMR, but many people find they feel tingles while watching mukbang due to them involving similar triggers as ASMR videos. Mukbang videos have been criticised for encouraging unhealthy binge eating but they are still popular nevertheless.

'''ASMR video creators with pages on the wiki:'''

* WebVideo/AmarasAudios
* WebVideo/EphemeralRift
* WebVideo/VirtualBarberShop by Listening Point
* Creator/MissShadowLovely
* AudioPlay/CyberpunkASMR by Website/YouTube user [=EpicASMR=]
* Creator/SweetAsHoney
* WebOriginal/SeafoamKittensASMR
* WebOriginal/VividlyASMR

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!!ASMR videos provide examples of:

* AlienAbduction: This is a popular subgenre, but is not as popular as other roleplays such as doctor visits.
* BobRossRib: Due to Bob Ross's popularity within the community, homages created by videomakers who dress up as him are not uncommon.
* BrownNote: Some ASMR videos have effects that could hurt someone. For example, candlelight can trigger seizures for some due to the way it's filmed when it flickers. Any video that could provoke the wrong triggers will come with a warning.
* EarCleaning: Both the traditional Japanese manner and more modern versions have been fodder for ASMR videos, with the tools being brushed across the mic to create the desired sounds.
* CoolBigSis: Some videos roleplay scenarios in which an older sibling does something caring for the viewer, such as "Big Sister Does Your Makeup".
* {{Cosplay}}: Artists may dress up and act as a character from an existing work or their own character for roleplays.
* ExtremeCloseUp: Many videos use camera angles that zoom in on the artist's hands or face, to simulate being close enough to be touched. The artist will also often lean in very close to the camera, sometimes as part of a roleplay, other times to whisper into the microphone(s).
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: ...and Russian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, etc.
* IntimateHairBrushing: Hair brushing is used often, usually with the [=ASMRtist=] brushing another person's hair, due to its inherently soothing nature and the sound of the brush moving through the hair being a good trigger sound.
* FakeInteractivity: It is standard in the genre for the "performer" to ask questions to the viewer. Of course the "performer" never can hear any answers the viewer would give, but it gives the viewer the feeling they are communicating with the "performer".
* {{Fanservice}}: Some ASMR creators will make videos showing themselves in swimsuits, low-cut and/or [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring shirts]], and the like. For some, this is their normal wardrobe, while for others it's used as part of a scenario such as being on the beach or showing off a clothing haul.
* {{Iyashikei}}: Many videos try to relax the viewer by providing roleplays in idyllic settings. However, increasing numbers of videos subvert this by combining the soft sounds with scary, dangerous, or annoying situations, usually for humour or storytelling purposes.
* ManipulativeEditing: British ASMR creator Sophie Michelle [[https://twitter.com/beyondapearl/status/1066091666862411777?lang=en fell victim to this]]. In late 2018 she gave an interview on Creator/Channel4 talking about ASMR and her career making videos. The studio later edited the footage in a manner that was quite unflattering and showed said footage without her consent on ''Series/{{Gogglebox}}'', which led to the people on that show rudely criticizing her and her work.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Cooking, cleaning, folding towels...as long as the trigger is there, people will watch it.
* {{Narrator}}: Some ASMR videos feature a scripted off-screen narration accompanying what the creator is doing on-screen. The aforementioned clothing haul videos are one particular instance, with the creator modeling the clothes while the narration describes how they were obtained, why they're liked, etc.
* OffTheShelfFX: Many ASMR performers are on a budget so they use household items, their personal property, and/or props that you could find at a "dollar store". Anything goes as long as it can provide the desired triggers.
* TheUnintelligible: Some videos have the [=ASMRtist=] whispering or mumbling in incoherent nonsense speech to use the flow of the spoken sounds as the trigger.
* YouTasteDelicious: ASMR creators that emphasize what are generally called "wet mouth sounds" will do things such as making "ear eating" and kissing sounds into the microphone.

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!!In-Universe Only:

[[AC:LiveActionTelevision]]
* On an episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' one of the "This is My..." mystery guests was [=ASMRtist=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvge4UTW-x1hiTO3JJMc96Q ASMR Angel]], invited onto the program by guest/comedian Joe Lycett as he finds relaxation through watching her videos.
* On ''Series/WillAndGrace'', Will's surrogate (played by Music/DemiLovato) shoots [=ASMR=] videos, and invites Jack and Karen to join her in a live podcast, where they get into a whispered argument.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', during the second Halloween event, you can answer to Ibaraki's pleas by teasing her using "[[ArousedByTheirVoice Shuten Douji's]] ASMR voice".

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'': When [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-170 Isabel snoops on a teacher's computer]], [[FunnyBackgroundEvent one of the tabs on the open web browser]] is titled "10 Hour Goth Barber ASMR".
* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', Tai says [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3871 she likes to listen to ASMR podcasts while stoned]].
* Ellipsis Stephens, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'', updated her blog on the comic's site with a long post about [[https://goblinscomic.com/blog/this-is-what-asmr-actually-is her experiences with ASMR]], including revealing that she was involved in the original discussion that led to the name and acronym being created.
* In ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'', a particularly naughty request from Sarah leads Hashim to ask if she's been watching balloon animal ASMR videos again.

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' have [[https://youtu.be/Xni3HQ_nzSc an extended conversation]] about ASMR, and have a ''Ten Minute Power Hour'' episode [[https://youtu.be/jSjaKrYQuDI dedicated to it]].
* ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'': One of the shorts is Jaune trying to record an ASMR video (an ActorAllusion as well because Jaune's VA records them), only to be constantly interrupted by other Hunters loudly barging into his room.
* Mental Floss has an article on [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]] and the ASMR PeripheryDemographic: [[http://mentalfloss.com/article/65661/how-bob-ross-became-asmr-youtube-star How Bob Ross Became an ASMR YouTube Star]].
* ''WebVideo/AuralnautsStarWars''[='=]s take on Kylo Ren has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69IuXVx-Tfk a video]], which he provides various forms of relaxation for the listener.
* WebVideo/RhettAndLink have made a few videos where they try out different forms of ASMR (sometimes featuring a popular [=ASMRtist=]) and have a video [[https://youtu.be/0t6mQVej0WU where they discuss the phenomenon]].
* ''WebVideo/{{React}}'' has several videos with [=YouTubers=] and other celebrities reacting to ASMR videos.
* In [[LetsPlay/TheDerpCrew ZeRoyalViking]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tOOa9Pbls I Bought an ASMR Microphone and Tested It on My Friends]]", he and fellow Derpers Tom Fawkes, John Page, and frequent collaborator [=RitzPlays=] mess around with a binaural microphone doing goofy takes on ASMR video dialogue.

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ASMRVideo


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ASMR videos are a popular, if rather niche, genre of content on Website/YouTube. They're specifically designed to provoke the ASMR response[[note]]'''A'''utonomous '''S'''ensory '''M'''eridian '''R'''esponse, a relaxing reaction to a variety of sensations and noises, typically felt as a tingling sensation on the scalp, neck, and/or upper spine, although it sometimes shows up as marked drowsiness[[/note]] in the viewer by incorporating a wide variety of what are referred to as trigger sounds, with some of the most popular being sounds of crinkling, tapping, scratching, sizzling, or even eating, as well as whispering or speaking softly. Videos can be as simple as the creator simply making the sounds, or be as involved as roleplay scenarios featuring costuming, props, and sets or greenscreen backgrounds.

Creators from across the world post videos covering a ''wide'' variety of topics while featuring tons of ASMR triggers, and many channels exist specifically to cater to ASMR fans. Some people have also discovered that media outside the ASMR community can give the same reaction and have made videos documenting this; ''Series/TheJoyOfPainting'' is one well-known example due to Bob Ross' baritone voice and soft, soothing manner of speech. On the other hand, the genre does have its detractors. Many people accidentally come across the videos and mistake them for [[WidgetSeries simply weird internet videos]]. Others may be looking for information about a particular topic but come across people unintelligibly whispering. Many people simply find the concept creepy or silly, and some react badly to the ASMR response or certain trigger sounds.

Often used interchangeably with ASMR is "mukbang." Mukbang is a form of video where someone films themselves eating food (usually in large quantities) while talking to their viewers, either in a live-stream format or FakeInteractivity format. The trend began in UsefulNotes/SouthKorea but spread to other parts of the internet as well. Mukbang is not the same as ASMR, but many people find they feel tingles while watching mukbang due to them involving similar triggers as ASMR videos. Mukbang videos have been criticised for encouraging unhealthy binge eating but they are still popular nevertheless.

'''ASMR video creators with pages on the wiki:'''

* WebVideo/AmarasAudios
* WebVideo/EphemeralRift
* WebVideo/VirtualBarberShop by Listening Point
* Creator/MissShadowLovely
* AudioPlay/CyberpunkASMR by Website/YouTube user [=EpicASMR=]
* Creator/SweetAsHoney
* WebOriginal/SeafoamKittensASMR
* WebOriginal/VividlyASMR

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!!ASMR videos provide examples of:

* AlienAbduction: This is a popular subgenre, but is not as popular as other roleplays such as doctor visits.
* BobRossRib: Due to Bob Ross's popularity within the community, homages created by videomakers who dress up as him are not uncommon.
* BrownNote: Some ASMR videos have effects that could hurt someone. For example, candlelight can trigger seizures for some due to the way it's filmed when it flickers. Any video that could provoke the wrong triggers will come with a warning.
* EarCleaning: Both the traditional Japanese manner and more modern versions have been fodder for ASMR videos, with the tools being brushed across the mic to create the desired sounds.
* CoolBigSis: Some videos roleplay scenarios in which an older sibling does something caring for the viewer, such as "Big Sister Does Your Makeup".
* {{Cosplay}}: Artists may dress up and act as a character from an existing work or their own character for roleplays.
* ExtremeCloseUp: Many videos use camera angles that zoom in on the artist's hands or face, to simulate being close enough to be touched. The artist will also often lean in very close to the camera, sometimes as part of a roleplay, other times to whisper into the microphone(s).
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: ...and Russian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, etc.
* IntimateHairBrushing: Hair brushing is used often, usually with the [=ASMRtist=] brushing another person's hair, due to its inherently soothing nature and the sound of the brush moving through the hair being a good trigger sound.
* FakeInteractivity: It is standard in the genre for the "performer" to ask questions to the viewer. Of course the "performer" never can hear any answers the viewer would give, but it gives the viewer the feeling they are communicating with the "performer".
* {{Fanservice}}: Some ASMR creators will make videos showing themselves in swimsuits, low-cut and/or [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring shirts]], and the like. For some, this is their normal wardrobe, while for others it's used as part of a scenario such as being on the beach or showing off a clothing haul.
* {{Iyashikei}}: Many videos try to relax the viewer by providing roleplays in idyllic settings. However, increasing numbers of videos subvert this by combining the soft sounds with scary, dangerous, or annoying situations, usually for humour or storytelling purposes.
* ManipulativeEditing: British ASMR creator Sophie Michelle [[https://twitter.com/beyondapearl/status/1066091666862411777?lang=en fell victim to this]]. In late 2018 she gave an interview on Creator/Channel4 talking about ASMR and her career making videos. The studio later edited the footage in a manner that was quite unflattering and showed said footage without her consent on ''Series/{{Gogglebox}}'', which led to the people on that show rudely criticizing her and her work.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Cooking, cleaning, folding towels...as long as the trigger is there, people will watch it.
* {{Narrator}}: Some ASMR videos feature a scripted off-screen narration accompanying what the creator is doing on-screen. The aforementioned clothing haul videos are one particular instance, with the creator modeling the clothes while the narration describes how they were obtained, why they're liked, etc.
* OffTheShelfFX: Many ASMR performers are on a budget so they use household items, their personal property, and/or props that you could find at a "dollar store". Anything goes as long as it can provide the desired triggers.
* TheUnintelligible: Some videos have the [=ASMRtist=] whispering or mumbling in incoherent nonsense speech to use the flow of the spoken sounds as the trigger.
* YouTasteDelicious: ASMR creators that emphasize what are generally called "wet mouth sounds" will do things such as making "ear eating" and kissing sounds into the microphone.

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!!In-Universe Only:

[[AC:LiveActionTelevision]]
* On an episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' one of the "This is My..." mystery guests was [=ASMRtist=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvge4UTW-x1hiTO3JJMc96Q ASMR Angel]], invited onto the program by guest/comedian Joe Lycett as he finds relaxation through watching her videos.
* On ''Series/WillAndGrace'', Will's surrogate (played by Music/DemiLovato) shoots [=ASMR=] videos, and invites Jack and Karen to join her in a live podcast, where they get into a whispered argument.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', during the second Halloween event, you can answer to Ibaraki's pleas by teasing her using "[[ArousedByTheirVoice Shuten Douji's]] ASMR voice".

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'': When [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-170 Isabel snoops on a teacher's computer]], [[FunnyBackgroundEvent one of the tabs on the open web browser]] is titled "10 Hour Goth Barber ASMR".
* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', Tai says [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3871 she likes to listen to ASMR podcasts while stoned]].
* Ellipsis Stephens, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'', updated her blog on the comic's site with a long post about [[https://goblinscomic.com/blog/this-is-what-asmr-actually-is her experiences with ASMR]], including revealing that she was involved in the original discussion that led to the name and acronym being created.
* In ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'', a particularly naughty request from Sarah leads Hashim to ask if she's been watching balloon animal ASMR videos again.

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' have [[https://youtu.be/Xni3HQ_nzSc an extended conversation]] about ASMR, and have a ''Ten Minute Power Hour'' episode [[https://youtu.be/jSjaKrYQuDI dedicated to it]].
* ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'': One of the shorts is Jaune trying to record an ASMR video (an ActorAllusion as well because Jaune's VA records them), only to be constantly interrupted by other Hunters loudly barging into his room.
* Mental Floss has an article on [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]] and the ASMR PeripheryDemographic: [[http://mentalfloss.com/article/65661/how-bob-ross-became-asmr-youtube-star How Bob Ross Became an ASMR YouTube Star]].
* ''WebVideo/AuralnautsStarWars''[='=]s take on Kylo Ren has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69IuXVx-Tfk a video]], which he provides various forms of relaxation for the listener.
* WebVideo/RhettAndLink have made a few videos where they try out different forms of ASMR (sometimes featuring a popular [=ASMRtist=]) and have a video [[https://youtu.be/0t6mQVej0WU where they discuss the phenomenon]].
* ''WebVideo/{{React}}'' has several videos with [=YouTubers=] and other celebrities reacting to ASMR videos.
* In [[LetsPlay/TheDerpCrew ZeRoyalViking]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tOOa9Pbls I Bought an ASMR Microphone and Tested It on My Friends]]", he and fellow Derpers Tom Fawkes, John Page, and frequent collaborator [=RitzPlays=] mess around with a binaural microphone doing goofy takes on ASMR video dialogue.

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* On ''Series/WillAndGrace'', Will's surrogate (played by Music/DemiLovato) shoots [=ASMR=] videos, and invites Jack and Karen to join her in a live podcast, where they get into a whispered argument.
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* Tarol Thunt, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'', updated his blog on the comic's site with a long post about [[https://goblinscomic.com/blog/this-is-what-asmr-actually-is his experiences with ASMR]], including revealing that he was involved in the original discussion that led to the name and acronym being created.

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* Tarol Thunt, Ellipsis Stephens, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'', updated his her blog on the comic's site with a long post about [[https://goblinscomic.com/blog/this-is-what-asmr-actually-is his her experiences with ASMR]], including revealing that he she was involved in the original discussion that led to the name and acronym being created.
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* On an episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' one of the "This is My..." mystery guests was [=ASMRtist=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvge4UTW-x1hiTO3JJMc96Q ASMR Angel]], invited onto the program by guest/comedian Joe Lycett as he finds relaxation through watching her videos.
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* In ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'', a particularly naughty request from Sarah leads Hashim to ask if she's been watching balloon animal ASMR videos again.
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* IntimateHairBrushing: Hair brushing is used often, usually with the [=ASMRtist=] brushing another person's hair, due to its inherently soothing nature and the sound of the brush moving through the hair being a good trigger sound.
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* ''WebVideo/AuralnautsStarWars''[='=]s take on Kylo Ren has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69IuXVx-Tfk a video]], which he provides various forms of relaxation for the listener.
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* TheUnintelligible: Some videos have the ASMRtist whispering or mumbling in incoherent nonsense speech to use the flow of the spoken sounds as the trigger.

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* TheUnintelligible: Some videos have the ASMRtist [=ASMRtist=] whispering or mumbling in incoherent nonsense speech to use the flow of the spoken sounds as the trigger.



* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'': On [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-170 chapter 5, page 170]], Isabel snoops on a teacher's computer. [[FunnyBackgroundEvent One of the tabs on the open web browser]] is titled "10 Hour Goth Barber ASMR".

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* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'': On When [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-170 chapter 5, page 170]], Isabel snoops on a teacher's computer. computer]], [[FunnyBackgroundEvent One one of the tabs on the open web browser]] is titled "10 Hour Goth Barber ASMR".
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* BrownNote: Some ASMR videos have effects that could hurt someone. For example, candlelight can trigger seizures for some due to the way it's filmed when it flickers. Any video that could provoke the wrong triggers will come with a warning.
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* {{Narrator}}: Some ASMR videos feature a scripted off-screen narration accompanying what the creator is doing on-screen. The aforementioned clothing haul videos are one particular instance of this, with the creator modeling the clothes while the narration describes how they were obtained, why they're liked, etc.

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* {{Narrator}}: Some ASMR videos feature a scripted off-screen narration accompanying what the creator is doing on-screen. The aforementioned clothing haul videos are one particular instance of this, instance, with the creator modeling the clothes while the narration describes how they were obtained, why they're liked, etc.



* TheUnintelligible: Some videos have the ASMRtist whispering or mumbling in incoherent nonsense speech to use the flow of the spoken sounds as the trigger.



* In [[LetsPlay/TheDerpCrew ZeRoyalViking]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tOOa9Pbls I Bought an ASMR Microphone and Tested It on My Friends]]", he and fellow Derpers Tom Fawkes, John Page, and frequent collaborator [=RitzPLays=] mess around with a binaural microphone doing goofy takes on ASMR video dialogue.

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* In [[LetsPlay/TheDerpCrew ZeRoyalViking]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tOOa9Pbls I Bought an ASMR Microphone and Tested It on My Friends]]", he and fellow Derpers Tom Fawkes, John Page, and frequent collaborator [=RitzPLays=] [=RitzPlays=] mess around with a binaural microphone doing goofy takes on ASMR video dialogue.
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* In [[LetsPlay/TheDerpCrew ZeRoyalViking]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tOOa9Pbls I Bought an ASMR Microphone and Tested It on My Friends]]", he and fellow Derpers Tom Fawkes, John Page, and frequent collaborator [=RitzPLays=] mess around with a binaural microphone doing goofy takes on ASMR video dialogue.

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