‘Dolsing Minbak’ hit the romance storm head-on with its first date choice.
On the 5th, on ENA and SBS Plus‘ ‘I’m SOLO, Then Love Continues’, the surprising results of the first date choice were revealed as the romance of ‘Dolsing Minbak’ became more entangled.
The single men and women who spent their fiery first night moved diligently the next morning. The Misters made morning coffee and delivered it to the women‘s dorm, and 10th generation Youngja and others greeted them loudly, saying, “Good morning!” 10th generation Youngsook changed her clothes and said, “This won’t work. Let‘s go on a date!” and left the room. The two who naturally went on a walking date crossed the narrow single-log bridge together. At this time, Mr. Baek Kim tried to hold 10th generation Youngsook’s hand, but 10th generation Youngsook said, “Where did you get your dark intentions?” This guy~“ while holding onto Mister Baek Kim‘s wrist and barely crossing the bridge. Mr. Baek Kim, who finished his walk date, expressed his affection for 10th generation Yeong-sook in an interview with the production team, saying, ”Time passed really quickly.“
16th generation Yeong-ja met with the Misters and had time to show off her charms through beatboxing. Mr. Hwang asked about her first impression choices, and 16th generation Yeong-ja honestly revealed that she liked Mr. Bae, Mr. Park, and Mr. Heuk Kim, excluding Mr. Hwang, saying, ”All three of you are here.“ and ”The tarot reading was so much fun yesterday.“ However, Mr. Bae suddenly became quiet and went out to look for 22nd generation Yeong-sook, saying, ”I thought you’d be lonely.“
After returning to the dorms after walking with 10th generation Yeong-sook, Mr. Baek Kim washed her feet and personally dried 10th generation Yeong-sook‘s feet with a dryer when she returned. Also, he put a band-aid on 10th generation Young-sook’s feet because of her new shoes. 10th generation Young-sook was grateful to Mr. Baek Kim for his meticulous attention to detail, saying, ”They‘re so sweet,“ and Mr. Baek Kim responded, ”They’ll be really sweet~,“ showing off fantastic tiki-taka. Regarding this, 10th generation Young-sook said in an interview with the production crew, ”I like doing things I don‘t know, so I completely excluded (Mr. Baek Kim, a fellow civil servant), but it was so much fun,“ and confessed that she had feelings for Mr. Baek Kim, saying, ”I came here saying not to reject (the conditions), but it’s not easy to find someone who can smile like this, so I looked at it positively.“
10th generation Jeong-sook, who woke up the latest due to the aftereffects of the night before, went straight to the kitchen and offered to make ‘Kkul-kkuli Porridge’ for everyone for breakfast. Mr. Bae naturally stuck right next to 10th generation Jeong-sook and faithfully played his role as her assistant. After finishing his cooking help, Mr. Bae went into the room with 16th generation Youngja and appealed, ”I thought you‘d all gather around 16th generation Youngja,“ to which 16th generation Youngja replied, ”I think I want to live in Busan once in a while.“ After a friendly conversation, 16th generation Youngja said in her interview with the production crew, ”I got the feeling (Mr. Bae had feelings for me), but I don’t know if it‘s real, so I want to check.“
When 10th generation Jeongsuk’s breakfast table was finally finished, Mr. Bae said, ”I should ask if you‘re eating or not,“ and went out to find 22nd generation Youngsuk again. 22nd generation Youngsuk, who was in the middle of putting on makeup, was grateful for Mr. Bae’s ”three times asking for advice.“ After returning to the shared living room, Mr. Bae showed his sense by pointing the fan in 10th generation Jeongsuk‘s direction, worried that she might be hot. At the same time, 22nd Yeong-sook finished her make-up and went out of her room to have breakfast, when she happened to run into Mr. Baek Kim. 22nd Yeong-sook complimented him, saying, ”A researcher? An intellectual image?“ and Mr. Baek Kim made a strong ‘flirting remark, ”What should I research? Should I research 22nd Yeong-sook?“
10th Yeong-ja volunteered to do the dishes after finishing her meal. Then, when ‘favorite’ Mr. Hwang approached her, she asked, ”Yesterday you told me, ‘There are two people in your heart,’ Is that the other one you, 16th Yeong-ja?“ Mr. Hwang answered, ”Yes,“ and 10th Yeong-ja said, ”Because of me, (16th Yeong-ja) will say no to Hwang (even though he’s nice). He hates competition. While coolly advising, “If you ask me to talk, I won’t reject you,” she also showed off her girl crush charm by saying, “Meet us all and come home!”
Finally, the first date selection for ‘Single Inn’ has begun, and 10th generation Jeong-sook threatened, “I chose you, but if you don’t like me, I’ll change to another one.” 10th generation Yeong-sook chose Mr. Park, whom she was curious about, instead of Mr. Baek Kim, who had been radiating pink. 10th generation Jeong-sook struggled, saying, “Can’t I date two people?” and was conflicted between Mr. Baek Kim and Mr. Bae, but eventually chose Mr. Bae. 10th generation Yeong-ja chose Mr. Hwang, giving him a dogwood as a gift, saying, “I picked it up here.” 16th generation Yeong-ja was hesitant between Mr. Bae and Mr. Park, but chose Mr. Bae. Regarding this, 16th generation Yeong-ja explained, “In a realistic way, I think Mister Bae‘s age gap is a little smaller.” 22nd generation Yeong-sook also chose Mister Bae, saying, “He seems to keep expressing himself.” In an instant, Mister Bae became the king of chairs as the “Three-Pyo Nam.” Immediately after, Mister Bae cheered, “Wow! This is a great honor for the Bae family. All the women are outstanding, but to me?” and Mister Heuk-Kim and Mister Baek-Kim were disappointed that the “Lonely Dinner” was confirmed.
10th generation Jeong-sook explained her reason for choosing Mister Bae, saying, “I thought a lot of women would come to Baek-Kim. I didn’t want to talk to a lot of people,” and said, “I really regret it. Can we do it again?” Following this, the polar opposite moods of ‘Single Inn’ are foreshadowed by the appearance of 22nd generation Young-sook, who leads the atmosphere by revealing ‘Aphrodite‘s true colors’ in ‘3:1 Date’, and the appearance of 10th generation Young-ja, who becomes speechless after hearing Mr. Hwang’s ‘hygiene obsession’ confession.
The romance of ‘Single Inn’ continues in ‘I‘m SOLO, Then Love Continues’, which airs on ENA and SBS Plus on the 12th (Thursday) at 10:30 PM.
Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com