The video first gained significant traction on YouTube and DailyMotion around 2005–2008 under the title "freaky soup guy". Original Style Footage:
If you are looking for the earliest English-side link, the best candidate is a deleted Reddit post from r/WTF dated approximately November 2022. The surviving mirror links suggest the original file name was live_eel_soup_slowmo.mp4 . eels soup viral video original link
This eerie, low-quality footage shows a man tearfully eating a bowl of "soup" while two masked, oversized characters comfort him in a disturbing way. The Viral Mystery: The video first gained significant traction on YouTube