It’s the end of the year and as couples are invading the streets to celebrate the festivities, it’s safe to say that love is in the air. Or if you are a fan of the classic Christmas film, love, actually, is all around. Perhaps that is why it’s fitting that Netflix just dropped the first two episodes of the popular Korean dating reality show, Single’s Inferno.
After all, it’s a show that can appeal to both the singles and attached. Lovers can watch it with their partners while single Pringles (like yours truly) can hate-watch it with popcorn and wine.
For the uninitiated, Single’s Inferno places nine individuals — five women and four men — on an island and they have to pair up for a date if they want to ‘escape’ for a luxurious getaway at a fancy resort. We’ve watched the first episode and here are the people who caught our eye (and not all for the right reasons).
Choi Jong-woo
Apart from a dubious self-introduction where he admitted that he has not dated anyone he “seriously liked”, the football player also shared that he joined the show as a monk told him that he might meet someone he could end up marrying.
Now, not to crap on fortune-telling — as some of us are into reiki and tarot — but that is akin to us telling you that if you buy 4D, you could strike first prize.
He’s also competitive, confident about his strength (as he works out in the gym, just like every other guy on the show) and usually goes for women with “pretty eyes”.
Lee So-e
The only English speaker in the group, Nadine is a Harvard student majoring in neuroscience. She describes herself as having a “cold and honest personality” and somehow, people regard her differently depending on which language she speaks.
She said she comes across as being “stern and straightforward and professional” when speaking English but sounds “cuter” when she speaks Korean. Not sure if it’s vague fetishisation of the language, but go figure.
Nadine also went viral for her college acceptance video on YouTube last year, which has racked up two million views so far.
This article was first published on AsiaOne and republished on theAsianparent with permission.