A dating reality show featuring cancer patients, "My Remaining Love," has been unveiled, and viewers are expressing a range of reactions.
On the 3rd, SBS's new entertainment show "My Remaining Love" aired its first episode. "My Remaining Love" is a dating reality show about people in their 20s and 30s who have experienced terminal diagnoses or life-threatening battles with illness. Young people who understand life's finiteness better than anyone are, in the differently flowing time, looking for someone with whom they want to have "the remaining love of my life," a distinctive "dating show".
In the first episode, the first meeting of eight male and female cast members was shown. The first mission given to them was "sharing treatment diaries," and the eight cast members shared strong bonds as they opened up about their treatment experiences, from blood cancer to acute myeloid leukemia, stomach cancer, brain tumor, osteosarcoma, and a rare bone-melting cancer.
Meanwhile, viewers' views on "My Remaining Love" were mixed. Some expressed discomfort at turning into entertainment a somewhat sensitive and provocative keyword such as "terminal" or "cancer treatment." They pointed out that using ordinary people with a history of illness as cast members and exploiting serious illnesses as a differentiating element in a dating show is a lack of consideration for patients who are actually undergoing treatment.
Responding to concerns that poured out even before the broadcast, "My Remaining Love" producer Lee Eun-sol drew a line at the production presentation, saying, "We are aware of those opinions," and "'My Remaining Love' is by no means a program centered on treatment narratives." She added, "Illness is a major mark in a person's life, and (the cast) said that it is hard to move forward without resolving it," and said the planning intent was, "I hoped young people who have experienced life-threatening treatment would look at life and love again." She said the show focused more on growth after treatment.
As a result, among viewers who watched the first broadcast of "My Remaining Love," there were also reactions that deeply sympathized with the producers' intentions. Rather, the cast members' overcoming their illnesses and moving forward can serve as hope for many. In addition, the process in which people who share the same pain gather to comfort and heal each other could have meaning beyond a simple dating reality for the cast, which led to positive evaluations.
However, because some segments of the public still view the show with concern, attention is focused on how "My Remaining Love" will portray the love lines of cast members with pain going forward.
Meanwhile, "My Remaining Love" airs every Monday at 10 p.m.
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