Channel A's 'Heart Pairing' began the second act at the 'Pairing House' in Seoul, setting a record for '5 consecutive weeks of its own highest ratings' on the 'popularity chart.'
The dating reality show 'Heart Pairing,' where young men and women engage in serious 'pairing' to find their marriage partners, ranked 4th on the 'TV non-drama popularity' chart and 6th on the 'TV-OTT non-drama popularity' chart for the 3rd week of April, achieving a remarkable 'crazy surge' by breaking its own record for 5 consecutive weeks. It particularly showed an increase of over 40% in popularity compared to the previous week, thus achieving a 'popularity ceiling kick.' Additionally, it topped the 'Friday TV non-drama popularity' chart for the first time, while Je-yeon, dubbed the 'pure alpha girl,' ranked 1st in 'TV non-drama grants popularity,' with Ji-min at 8th and Woo-jae at 11th, successfully creating a 'chart lineup.'
Previously, 'Heart Pairing' depicted romantic first meetings in Italy and the exciting love lines of 8 residents over 4 weeks from March 7, announcing the birth of 'MZ Pick Neujoh Reunpeu.' After moving to the 'Pairing House' in Seoul, 'Heart Pairing' opened the second act of romance starting from the 5th episode, which captivated even more viewers and achieved the remarkable feat of dominating the upper ranks of the 'popularity chart.' Following the second act in Seoul, the love triangle surrounding 'alpha girl' Je-yeon, Woo-jae, and Ji-min has intensified, and viewers are highly focused on how the 15-year age gap relationship between Chang-hwan and Ji-won will play out against the realities of age. Moreover, from the 7th episode, which airs on the 25th (Friday), a 'contract relationship' that allows them to focus fully on each other for three days will begin, raising curiosity about how this will impact the love lines of the 8 participants.
Meanwhile, 'Heart Pairing' is creating new trends by sparking a 'Pairing Book' frenzy that symbolizes the program. The 'Pairing Book' is a collection of writings by the 8 residents of the 'Pairing House' about their views and values regarding marriage. In relation to this, a viewer who was deeply engaged in 'Heart Pairing' developed a website where anyone can create their own 'Pairing Book' because of a desire to try writing one with their partner, attracting significant attention online. The product created by eager viewers, rather than the production team, has become a new issue, continuously expanding the universe of 'Heart Pairing.'
Amid this popularity surge, the production team released a preview of Ji-min, Ji-won, Woo-jae, Je-yeon, Chan-hyung, Chang-hwan, Chae-eun, and Ha-neul entering into a 3-day contract relationship, dramatically increasing anticipation for the 7th episode. In the preview, the 8 residents, on the day of the contract relationship, brightly smile as they meet their respective partners, entering into a love phase where they only focus on each other for three days and already raising dopamine levels. Ji-min said, "Right now, I'm your boyfriend, right?" while gazing fondly at his 'girlfriend.' Je-yeon, who has just started their 'messenger' channel, appears completely enamored, continuing to message throughout the night. Ji-won also displays a more relaxed expression during their relationship, saying, "It feels like I have the right to touch each other?" Furthermore, couples referring to each other as 'myself' appear in the messenger, and a unique nickname 'Ki-wang' is mentioned, drawing immense interest in whose story it could be.
The scenes of the four couples' 'contract relationship,' which will completely flip the dynamics of the love lines, can be seen in the 7th episode of Channel A's 'Heart Pairing' airing on the night of the 25th (Friday) at 10:50 p.m.
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