'I'm SOLO' (I'm SOLO) season 30 opened the door to full-fledged romance.
On the Feb. 4 broadcast of SBS Plus and ENA's real dating program 'I'm SOLO', season 30, who entered 'Solo Nation No. 30', held the show's first-ever 'men-women reverse' barbecue party, and 'self-introduction time' unfolded, drawing interest. The broadcast recorded an average nationwide viewership rating of 4.2% (SBS Plus·ENA combined, based on paid households nationwide), according to Nielsen Korea, and the program's highest minute rating rose to 4.7%. The "best minute" was the scene where Young-ja introduced herself. In addition, 'I'm SOLO' ranked third in Good Data Corporation's 'Fundex chart' (announced Feb. 3) for 'non-drama TV topicality', showcasing its unabating popularity and topicality.
On the first evening at 'Solo Nation No. 30', the single men struggled even to get the barbecue going. Young-sik shouted SOS to Young-ja, "What do we do if there is no lightning charcoal?", and Young-ja coolly demonstrated fanning, saying, "Fan it energetically." Young-ja also skillfully grilled the meat, and Young-soo marveled, "My eyes are really stinging (because of the smoke), how did you grill it?" Young-ja coolly brushed it off, "I wear lenses so it doesn't sting. Hong hong hong~." Young-soo's liking increased, saying he thought, "That person is cool," at Young-ja's 'reverse cuteness'.
After dinner, the results of the single men's first impression choices were revealed. If the single women performed hit-song dances such as 'Gangnam Style' and 'Abracadabra', the single men would approach the single woman they liked and dance a 'couple dance' together. First, Young-soo went to Young-ja, saying, "Because your smile is pretty," Young-ho chose Young-suk, Young-sik chose Young-ja who had chosen him in the first impression selection. Young-cheol also went straight to Young-ja, Gwang-soo chose Ok-sun, saying, "Your eye smile is pretty," and Sang-cheol chose Hyun-suk, who had given him the first impression choice. With this, Young-ja received three votes and emerged as the 'popular woman', while Sun-ja and Jeong-suk remained at 'zero votes'.
When all the first impression choices were revealed, Young-ja was surrounded by Young-soo, Young-sik and Young-cheol, who were interested in her. At this time Young-sik asked Young-ja for a '1:1 conversation', saying, "Let's take a short walk," and he confessed, "Unless there is a major upset, I think my feelings will continue (for Young-ja), but I hope you don't feel pressured." Young-ja said, "I usually didn't like gentle people, but here I thought I'd try to remove my standards," and confessed she was also curious about Young-soo and Young-cheol. Returning to her seat, Young-ja said, as if hoping Young-soo would talk to her, "The people I'm interested in never pay attention to me, so it's frustrating," but Young-soo just listened quietly. Eventually tired, Young-ja returned to her room, and Young-soo showed a cautious mindset, saying, "I want to listen to the introductions tomorrow and decide a clear direction." Meanwhile, when Hyun-suk got up from her seat, Sang-cheol immediately followed and appealed, "You're so pretty that I deliberately tried to make eye contact." Hyun-suk asked, "Are you the type to lead?" and Sang-cheol answered, "Not at all." After talking with Hyun-suk, Sang-cheol expressed his liking in front of the production team, saying, "Our vibes match well," but Hyun-suk indicated she was hesitant about Sang-cheol, who seemed to be the opposite style of the person she wanted.
On the morning of day two, Ok-sun and Young-sik won the 'Lucky pouch noble date' and went to have breakfast together. The two, who chose a 'morning shabu-shabu', had a polite conversation. After the date, Ok-sun drew a line in an interview with the production team, saying, "He is delicate and a good person, but he's not for me." Young-sik also revealed, "I matched better in code when I talked with Young-ja."
After everyone finished 'beautifying', 'self-introduction time' began. Young-soo, born in '92, had worked at H Heavy Industries and S Duty Free and was currently working in a new brand planning team at a fashion company. Young-soo, whose daily pattern is home-work-exercise, certified himself as an 'egennam' by saying, "On weekends I like chatting with cafe owners." Young-ho, also born in '92, was in charge of piping design at H Power Technology. With a cute idol-like face, Young-ho flaunted a 'surprising macho history' as a Naval Academy graduate who served five years as an officer. He added, "My strength is resilience within gentleness. Long distance is a matter of will," confessing he once had a very long-distance relationship between Baengnyeongdo and Busan. Similarly born in '92, Young-sik was a real estate specialist lawyer and described his strengths as, "I'm busy but responsive and not emotionally volatile."
Young-cheol said, "I'm born in '91, worked as a math teacher, and now I'm preparing to take over my father's electrical safety management and solar power generation company." He added, "My dating preference is to accommodate my partner. I don't like fighting and usually end up being the one to be scolded," and laughed. Furthermore, he heated up the scene by singing Fin.K.L's 'White' as a talent show. Gwang-soo, also born in '92 like Young-soo, Young-ho and Young-sik, was a semiconductor design engineer at S Electronics. He said, "I prefer a relationship where we find a compromise. I'm more often the follower than the leader." Finally, Sang-cheol, the 'eldest brother', was a tax accountant born in '89, and said he wanted to meet someone who could pull him out of his homebody tendencies, appealing his reverse charm with the 'smooth challenge.'
Young-suk, born in '91, was a marketer at a foreign pharmaceutical company and a former pharmacist. Young-suk, who gave up the stable job of 'pharmacist' and joined a company for professional achievement, named as her ideal type "someone who has hope and tries to create a better tomorrow." Jeong-suk, born in '93, was a police officer working at the Korean National Police Agency in Gyeonggi Province. Jeong-suk, who said, "I take pride in having lived my life rightly," emphasized, "I want to pour the effort I've put into living diligently into here as well. I want to meet someone who is a te-to-nam in appearance and an egennam in personality." Sun-ja, born in '95, was a project manager planning health foods at a major company's affiliate. Sun-ja, who does boxing as a hobby and has an amateur record of 14 matches with 10 wins and 4 losses, said her ideal type was a calm, taciturn man.
Young-ja, born in '92, was an architectural equipment engineer at a major domestic construction company and a 'hobby rich' person who had camping, fishing and sewing machine skills. Due to the nature of her job requiring long-distance weekend commuting, she said, "I've steadily worked to secure an apartment in Seoul," earning applause. Ok-sun, also born in '92, went through an 'elite dance course' and currently runs a pilates center. Ok-sun, who said, "My parents have a marriage that's fun like friends," added, "I want to meet someone I can respect and live like my parents." Finally, Hyun-suk, born in '92, was an accountant from Canada and a 'global charming woman' who enjoys camping, swimming and skiing around the world. Hyun-suk said with a smile, "I like someone who has a clear goal and knows exactly what they want." In the preview released immediately afterward, Young-soo called Young-ja and confessed, "Honestly, my first choice was Young-ja," and Young-sik was captured looking for Young-ja. Next, a single man was shown saying, "I'm lonely," as he made the first date request, raising curiosity for the next broadcast.
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