Mnet‘s ‘Couple Palace 2’ has been unveiled.

The first episode of Mnet’s ‘Couple Palace 2 (directed by CP Lee Sun-young, PD Jung Min-seok)’, which first aired on the 5th (Wednesday), featured the first meetings of 60 single men and women who want to get married. Starting with the Speed Train, where participants press the ‘Pick’ button for the person they like, the show progresses through a total of 4 gates until the final selection, and the Speed Train, the first meeting of the single men and women, opened the curtain.

Season 2, which returned after about a year with MCs Kim Jong-guk, Yoo Se-yoon, and Mi-joo, foreshadowed a richer narrative through the ‘First Impression Vote’, where participants find their destined partner in 30 seconds. Here, the appearances, specifications, and marriage conditions of single men and women were introduced for the first time on Speed Train, drawing attention with cast members appearing with keywords such as ‘Sweet Large Dog’, ‘Elite Overseas’.

The keyword for the first Train was ‘Sweet Large Dog’. The three people - a Japanese company employee from Tokyo, a male representative of an indie singer-songwriter agency, and a native Gangnam marketing company employee - showed off the charm of sweet large dogs just as the keyword suggested and received many pick buttons. However, there were many twists when the marriage conditions were revealed. The marriage conditions such as “I want a woman like my mother who will set up a new home in Tokyo”, “I want someone with assets to receive as a gift” were followed by the cancel pick button. However, beauty creator office worker A showed an unchanging choice and received the 3rd pick from the male Japanese company employee. Meanwhile, the ‘Elite Overseas Faction’ train attracted attention by featuring American lawyer Kim Gun-hee, who heated up Season 1.

After that, a number of male cast members appeared with exciting keywords such as gentle & rich, professional, boyish beauty, and real man, and on this day‘s ‘Real Man’ train, rapper Mack Daddy showed off his surprising presence. Mack Daddy created excitement by enjoying a 1:1 date with a woman who confessed to being his biggest fan. Cast members for the ‘Professional’ and ‘188cm Door-Jack Man’ categories were also revealed. The dermatologist, who was a national golf player who the couple managers all said was ‘an, more octagonal than hexagon’, received many ‘pick’ buttons despite the marriage condition of “can’t lift heavy things”, and caught the attention of the hip patent attorney & lawyer who DJ.

There were also contestants who found their destined partner in just 30 seconds. Male number 4, a graduate of a prestigious Chinese university with a warm appearance, confessed to female number 10 that he fell in love at first sight, making viewers excited. Female number 10, who came in first in the first impression vote, revealed that she does not prefer tall and handsome men as her marriage condition, but she ended up going on a 1:1 date with male number 4, making viewers look forward to their story. The pharmacist who likes philosophy also succeeded in dating female number 13, whom he fell in love with at first sight. It seemed like a fateful meeting, as female number 13 was also interested in Eastern philosophy, and the two quickly fell for each other with their shared interests as the topic.

At the end of the broadcast, a female train appeared, foreshadowing another story. Female number 9, who wanted a newlywed home worth 2 billion won, turned out to be an office worker at Company S who had studied abroad. While everyone else cancelled their picks due to the unvarnished marriage conditions, male number 26, a patent attorney and lawyer who showed extraordinary confidence, was the only one to pick female number 9, creating a twist.

Female number 19, who especially showed her presence as a visual goddess, was model Yoo Hye-won. Yoo Hye-won showed her sincerity about marriage by saying, “My dream is to meet a good person, not a bad or popular man, and get married. I want to have a normal relationship like everyone else,” making people curious about whether they will be finally matched. Yoo Hye-won was rumored to be dating singer Seungri and basketball player Heo Woong in the past.

Meanwhile, the female cast members‘ speed train is expected to be fully announced for next week’s broadcast, raising expectations. Miss Korea Kim Ye-rin, who appeared in season 1, returned for season 2 after losing a whopping 20kg, stimulating curiosity. It airs simultaneously on Mnet and tvN every Wednesday at 10:40 p.m.

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Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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