In the midst of a glut of dating reality shows, couple matching between men and women for marriage begins. In the midst of this, Mi-ju, who does a good job of ‘Love Stagram’ but shows a displeased expression while blocking ‘breakup rumors’ by saying it‘s her ‘private life’, promotes other people’s dating.

The production conference of Mnet ‘Couple Palace 2’ was held at the Eliena Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 4th. MCs Kim Jong-guk, Yoo Se-yoon, Mi-ju, couple managers Kang Ba-da, Miranda, Jung Soo-mi, CP Lee Sun-young, and PD Jung Min-sik attended the event.

‘Couple Palace 2’ is a large-scale couple matching survival show for single men and women looking for the perfect marriage partner. It contains a story about finding the partner you want to spend the rest of your life with through an ultra-realistic matching system that is no less than that of a matchmaking agency (abbreviated as Gyeolsa). Following the ‘Speed Train’ where you press the ‘Pick’ button on the person you like, the 30s 30s ‘Speed Date’, the ‘Palace Week’ where only matched couples can go, and the final proposal, the plan is to present a journey unique to ‘Couple Palace’.





CP Lee Sun-young said, “Mnet, a music channel, only produced K-pop related programs for a while. I have also been producing music programs for a long time, but in fact, Mnet originally had the dating reality show ‘Gourmet Restaurant’. Mnet also planned this program to diversify the format and lifestyle as a global platform,” he said. “As marriage has emerged as a hot topic of the times, we wanted to show what people want and what they are worried about. We appropriately blended realistic elements with survival elements that Mnet is good at. Fortunately, thanks to the support of Season 1, the format was sold overseas and we are back with Season 2. We are back with full excitement and dopamine for Season 2. I hope you look forward to it.”

PD Jung Min-sik said, “While preparing for Season 2, I didn’t have any planning or directing pressure. However, I did feel pressured to meet the expectations of the participants. Many participants wanted to participate after watching Season 1, so I paid a lot of attention to that,” and explained the direction of Season 2, saying, “In Season 1, there were so many people that it was difficult to cover many people in a limited amount of time. So in this season, we tried to cover a limited number of people densely.”

Yoo Se-yoon, who hosted Season 2 following Season 1, said, “There‘s a lot of interest from people around me. People who want to get married but don’t have a partner ask a lot. They ask about the current status of the Season 1 contestants and the current status of the couples who were matched.” Kim Jong-kook, who is constantly mentioned as a potential contestant, said, “I think I should get married before Season 3, but if I‘m in a situation where I can appear, I’ll try.”

When the host suddenly asked Mi-joo, who made her relationship public through ‘Love Stargram’ and responded to the breakup rumors by saying it was her private life through her agency, what‘s important in a relationship, Mi-joo naturally said, “Tiki-taka is important. I think if the conversation flows naturally, we’ll naturally get closer.” When asked about the breakup rumors, she drew a sharp line again. Mi-joo said, “Since this is a ‘Couple Palace 2’ event, I won‘t take questions.” She avoided her position through her agency and avoided questions at official events as well.





When asked if there was a contestant from Season 1 that he had a crush on, Kim Jong-guk said, “There was someone. I liked the way he was considerate of others.” Mi-ju said, “There was someone I started rooting for. I thought it would be okay if that person was connected to someone else.” Yoo Se-yoon looked somewhat embarrassed as his appearance overlapped with MBC’s ‘Radio Star’. Yoo Se-yoon said, “I recently received an award from MBC, hahaha. Here we go,” he said, escaping the situation with laughter.

Among the Season 1 cast members, are there any couples about to get married? CP Lee Sun-young said, “There is a couple about to get married. They even received wedding invitations.” While there were couples through Season 1, there were also some unpleasant cast members. This is a matter of cast verification. However, CP Lee Sun-young drew the line, saying, “It’s the cast members’ private lives.” PD Jeong Min-sik added, “We check all relevant documents to verify cast members. We are verifying bank statements, family relationship certificates, and other documents.”

Mnet, which was once famous for “Devil’s Editing,” is now doing format business after the “vote rigging incident” and lacking any notable programs. “Couple Palace 2” is at the center of this. Now that the program has been sold overseas, it will land on home theaters. These days, many people are giving up on marriage, so attention is being paid to how realistically the struggles between men and women for marriage will be handled.

‘Couple Palace 2’ will air simultaneously on Mnet and tvN at 10:40 p.m. on the 5th.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com

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