Channel A‘s ‘Heart Signal’, which created a craze in domestic dating reality shows, is returning with a new series. It’s ‘Heart Pairing’, which stimulates not only your dating cells but also your marriage cells.

‘Heart Pairing’ is a dating program that depicts the romantic and realistic premarital dating diaries of young people who want to get married. Now, it depicts the process in which young men and women who want to date and get married go beyond a simple ‘some’ and seriously get to know each other in order to find a marriage partner.

This is a new work from PD Park Chul-hwan of the ‘Heart Signal’ series. The studio MCs include Yoon Jong-shin, who has hosted ‘Heart Signal’ for a long time, Lee Chung-ah, Choi Si-won (Super Junior), Mimi (Oh My Girl), and Park Ji-sun (Social Psychology Professor at Sookmyung Women‘s University).

The MCs’ determination and meaning for ‘Heart Pairing’, which will be first broadcast on March 7th, are extraordinary. How do married people, single people, and MCs view ‘Heart Pairing’? And what are some ‘viewing tips’?



● Next is a Q&A with Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Chung-ah, Choi Si-won, and Park Ji-sun (Mimi could not attend due to her schedule).

Q. (To Yoon Jong-shin) After ‘Heart Signal’, you will now be hosting ‘Heart Pairing’. As an expert on the ‘Heart’ series, what are the points of getting into ‘HeartPairing’, and what are the points of over-immersion?

Yoon Jong-shin: (‘HeartPairing’) is a program that clearly shows the difference between dating and marriage. At first, it‘s easy to be dazzled by the idea of dating. So you watch it like a dating program, but later on, when you know the answer or see the results, you might think ‘Ah! So, this is based on the premise of marriage.’. ‘HeartPairing’ is a program that clearly shows that difference.

Q. (To Yoon Jong-shin) As a married person, what do you think are the necessary elements to progress from ‘some’ and ‘dating’ to ‘marriage’?

Yoon Jong-shin: I think love based on the premise of marriage isn’t just sweetness. Behind the sweetness, you need to find out ‘How compatible the two of you are’, ‘How much you can overcome (adversity) with each other’. You need to be able to read this in order to get married. This is the difference between dating and marriage.

Q. (To Yoon Jong-shin) At the time of the first recording (when you saw them in the studio), was there a contestant who you thought you could get married to right away?

Yoon Jong-shin: I can‘t judge that yet. If you get married like that, it’ll be a failure. (Everyone laughs)


Q. (To Lee Chung-ah) Do you usually watch dating reality programs often? If you have, how did you feel after watching them?

Lee Chung-ah: Actually, I‘m not interested in other people’s dating. But the only dating program I‘ve watched was ‘Heart Signal 4’. I got the feeling that they were trying to observe things very honestly. I happened to watch it, but I ended up watching it all the way through. I am an actor. I think a lot about how to express my emotions realistically at that moment. At first, I watched (‘Heart Signal 4’) with a studying mindset. That is because the expressions and actions of the cast members who do not hide their feelings feel more dramatic than in the drama.

Q. (To Lee Chung-ah) How did you feel as an MC and as a viewer?

Lee Chung-ah: I was sitting to MC, but I felt ashamed that I was watching the same thing as a viewer. (Awkward laugh)


Q. (To Choi Si-won) What word is marriage?

Choi Si-won: It seems like a sacred journey. It seems like only great people do it. There is a sense of distance.

Q. (To Choi Siwon) What kind of ‘flirting’ would you do if there was someone you liked?

Choi Siwon: If I were to seriously think about marriage, I think I would put myself down a bit more and focus on the other person rather than myself. And I think it would be a situation where the other person recognizes this and is thankful and makes an effort. I think I would wait (for the other person’s feelings).

Q. (To Park Ji-sun) How do you think ‘relationship psychology’ and ‘marriage psychology’ are similar and different?

Park Ji-sun: If I were to express ‘relationship psychology’ in food, I would say bibim naengmyeon. It‘s something spicy and stimulating. On the other hand, I think ‘marriage psychology’ is more about being who you are, your true self.

Q. (To Park Ji-sun) Dating reality shows delve into each other’s feelings in a short period of time. How do you think you can delve into it this much?

Park Ji-seon: Personally, there‘s a line in my favorite movie, ‘Les Miserables’. ‘It feels so cliche to say ’falling in love at first sight,‘ but in fact, all love starts that way.’. We did our first recording, and (the guests on screen) often made decisions based on the excitement of the moment. Falling in love in an instant is completely possible. And I’m looking forward to the ‘HeartPairing’ program that captures that moment.


Q. (To all MCs) The program‘s title is ‘Pairing’. What’s a good food pairing when watching ‘HeartPairing’?

Lee Chung-ah: Earlier (during the recording), I really wanted ‘PiMac’ (pizza and beer). Since the (program) is set in Italy, I think it would be nice to eat pizza dripping with olive oil. It would taste good with beer at home.

Choi Si-won: (After agreeing with Lee Chung-ah for a while) Then, instead of ‘Pi-Maek’, I‘ll have that friend’s ‘Chicken and Beer’. I hope you enjoy (the program) with your lover or friends. I recommend boneless chicken. (Other guests burst into laughter)

Yoon Jong-shin: To make it more atmospheric, wine and cheese would be good.

Park Ji-sun: Then, I recommend light nachos and cola.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.comHong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com

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