The dating reality show ‘Solo Hell’ has confirmed its production of Season 5 as the first Korean Netflix original entertainment content.

On the 13th, Netflix announced, “‘Solo Hell’, an honest and hot dating reality show about singles that takes place on a remote island that only couples can leave, ‘Hell Island’, has been a hit for four seasons in a row, and Netflix has decided to produce Season 5, the first time in the history of Korean entertainment programs.”

‘Solo Hell’ became a hot topic by entering the Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) category for the first time as a Korean entertainment program with Season 1, and Season 2 was named in the same category for four consecutive weeks, recording a cumulative viewership of 65.08 million. Season 3, which reached the peak of popularity with a groundbreaking development that broke the existing mold, demonstrated its true value by occupying the top 10 in the global top 10 for 5 weeks and making it to the top 10 list in 31 countries.

In particular, season 4, which featured more honest solos than any other season, also received much love and praise for showing the evolution of dating entertainment. ‘Solo Hell’ not only entered the top 10 with the highest viewership time among the first week scores of all time, but also swept various online bulletin boards with each episode released, proving the power of a popular entertainment show that ‘is unbeatable’.

PDs Kim Jae-won, Kim Jung-hyun, and Park Soo-ji said, “We were able to make it to season 5 thanks to your interest and love,”and said, “We will listen to the viewers‘ stories and come back with an even more advanced season 5,” raising expectations for the fifth season.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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