There are a number of ‘dating programs’ that depict the process of young men and women looking for a partner.

Since the dating programs (Dating Programs) that have been pouring into the broadcasting industry for the past 2-3 years have boasted high box office hits, they have been heavily armed with more stimulating and thrilling settings.

The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter, to the point where season 2 is the norm and even long series are coming out.

Mnet‘s ‘Couple Palace’, which joined the ‘Dating War’, will once again touch on human nature by releasing season 2 on the 5th.

The program is a large-scale couple matching survival program for single men and women looking for the perfect marriage partner, and the concept is to find a spouse using an ultra-realistic matching system that is no less than a matchmaking company.

“Annual salary of several hundred million won or more” and “A house is a must” are blatant requirements for marriage, such as annual salary, assets, and even looks. In season 2, 60 single men and women, 30 each, look for marriage partners.

CP Lee Sun-young, who is in charge of directing the program, said at a production presentation held at the Eliena Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul on the morning of the 4th, “We realistically captured what single men and women want in marriage and what kind of partner they are looking for, to the point that marriage has emerged as a hot topic of the times. You will be able to feel a different kind of excitement and dopamine elicited from that.”

She continued, “One participant lives in Japan and works there, but she flew back and forth with the sole purpose of getting married. People who are desperate for marriage will have a 16-angle relationship,” and added, “We focused on how sincere marriage is, various occupations, and various personalities.”

Netflix’s ‘Solo Hell’, which has achieved global success with each series since its first season in 2021, has raised the ‘Yeonpyeong’ atmosphere by releasing Season 4 on the 15th of last month.

This season, as it advertises a “high-stimulus love reality show”, is garnering attention by stimulating viewers‘ strong dopamine with scenes such as two men and women who like each other engaging in affectionate acts in the same bed.

Channel A’s ‘Heart Signal’, considered the original ‘Yeonpyeong’, is also making a comeback. It is currently in full preparation to air in the first half of the year and will be broadcast under the title ‘Heart Pairing’ this season. ‘Heart Signal’ was first released in 2017 and has been a sensational hit every season up to Season 4 in 2023.


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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