A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes obtaining, via a camera of the mobile terminal, an image of a user; playing a video on a display unit of the mobile terminal; determining, via a controller of the mobile terminal, if the user is viewing the video being played based on the obtained image; storing, in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, video viewing information indicating when the user is viewing the video being played and when the user is not viewing the video being played for a specific playback section in an entire playback section of the video being played; receiving an input requesting the video viewing information be displayed; and displaying the video viewing information as a progressive bar on the display unit.