‘I‘m SOLO’ 25th batch of solo men and women revealed their ‘super-reversal’ identities one by one.

On the real dating program ‘I’m SOLO’ broadcast on ENA and SBS Plus on the 12th (Wednesday), the 25th batch‘s all-time ‘self-introduction time’ that made the 3MCs Defconn, Lee Yi-kyung, and Song Hae-na ‘dilate their pupils’ was also revealed.

On the first night of entering ‘25th Solo Land’, the solo men and women moved indoors after the first outdoor barbecue to continue their conversation. At this time, Young-sik secured the seat next to Mi-kyung and even requested a ‘1:1 conversation’. Mi-kyung said, “I think your courage is cool”, showing her affection for Young-sik. Young-chul also quietly called out to Young-ja. He then appealed to Youngja, who was upset that he chose Soonja in the first impression selection, saying, “You’re the first person I‘ll talk to. Let’s go on a date when we get a chance.” At the same time, Youngho had a ‘1:1 conversation’ with Oksoon. Oksoon said, “I‘m attracted to nerdy guys,” which seemed to be a comment with Youngho in mind, creating a rosy atmosphere. After finishing his conversation with Soonja, Youngcheol talked to Hyunsook next, and finally had a ’1:1 conversation‘ with Mikyung. Hyunsook, who watched Youngcheol talk to the three women who chose him in the ’first impression selection‘, showed a cool attitude in her interview with the production team, saying, “Somehow, fate will work out.” Youngja also relaxed, saying, “I don’t really care that there are a lot of competitors.”

Youngsoo, who was busy taking care of everyone, spilled alcohol on Mikyung‘s padding while cleaning up the shared living room. After seeing this, Young-sik carefully dried Mi-kyung’s wet padding with a hair dryer while she went to interview the production team. After waiting for a long time, when Mi-kyung returned, he handed her the padding he had dried earlier and took her to the dorm. Young-soo also woke up diligently the next morning and cooked crab soup with the thought of “I hope Young-ja really eats it”. However, Young-ja showed up after everyone had finished eating. Nevertheless, Young-soo hurriedly prepared crab soup for Young-ja, and Young-ja expressed her gratitude, saying, “Thank you, Dad~”.

The long-awaited ‘Self-introduction time’ finally took place. Young-soo was the first to say, “I was born in 1991 and I am a vocalist and insurance company headquarters manager who graduated from H Arts University. I studied insurance after getting seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, but I ended up making a career out of it.” He then confidently said, “My goal for next year is a monthly salary of 100 million won, and I think I can do it,” before singing the OST ‘Il Mondo’ from the movie ‘About Time’ on the spot and receiving applause. Young-ho is a pharmacist born in 1988 who revealed his ‘surprise hobby’, DJing. He then emphasized his sincerity by saying, “I have a house and run a pharmacy. I am almost ready for marriage, so I want to find a partner to live happily with in the future.”

Young-sik is a bank employee in charge of loans born in 1990 who is a ‘model office worker’ who obtained 8 work-related licenses in 2024 alone. Young-sik, who graduated from college in 10 years because of his ‘around the world’, said, “I pursue a life that is dense even if it is slow.” Likewise, Yeong-cheol, born in 1990, was the head coach of an elite sports team in a middle school in Seoul, nurturing the next Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in. Yeong-cheol, who revealed his unexpected hobby of playing the piano, expressed his aspiration, saying, “I dream of becoming the coach of the Korean national soccer team, and I want to leave behind an achievement that surpasses the myth of reaching the World Cup semifinals.” Gwang-soo, born in 1986, hesitated, saying, “I’m not proud of it,” and then revealed that his occupation is a doctor. Gwang-soo, who is the only doctor in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do, confessed, “I saw 26,000 patients last year alone. I can’t move (region) because I can’t do it without him.” He also surprised everyone by revealing that his annual salary is a whopping 500 million won, and shyly confessed, “Only about 3 people in Solo Nara are interested in me.” Finally, Sang-cheol, born in 1990 and an employee of the sales strategy team at S Semiconductor, said, “I only go from work to home to the gym and study room. I don’t have any friends of the opposite sex.

Following the single men, the single women also revealed their special identities. Yeong-sook, born in 1993, was a marketing employee at L Group and introduced herself as having “high energy, a cheerful personality, and a cute personality.” Soon-ja, born in 1991 and an employee at C Life Care, said that her hobby was knitting and gave everyone handmade coasters and scrunchies as gifts. Soon-ja, who graduated from an engineering school and has many “male friends,” showed a serious attitude by saying, “I want to make my 90-year-old maternal grandmother’s wish of “marriage” come true.” Young-ja, born in 1994, was an illustrator who has collaborated with large corporations. Yeong-ja, who is from Jinju and came to ‘Solo Nara’ because she felt limited in the types of people she could meet, said, “I prefer someone who is fun, kind, and good at expressing herself.”

Ok-soon, born in 1989, is an ‘elite’ flautist who graduated from the top music school in the U.S. and the graduate school of S University. Ok-soon, who introduced herself as “a person who works 100% hard”, said, “Meeting a relationship seemed beyond my ability. Like always, I will do my best here as well”. Hyun-sook, born in 1993 and a 6th grade technical civil servant at the Seoul Metropolitan Government, showed off her ‘passionate’ side to the point of climbing Mt. Halla in a day, and said, “If there were circumstances, I wouldn‘t see (my boyfriend) for two weeks. I don’t mind if he‘s still alive as long as I contact him to confirm that he’s alive”, showing off her ‘cool vibe. Finally, Mi-kyung revealed her ‘reversal age’ as born in 1988, and introduced herself as working as an overseas exhibition designer and project manager. She continued, “Until yesterday, there were two (men I liked), but after hearing their self-introductions, there were three”, confessing her changed feelings.

After the ‘self-introduction time’, the single men and women gathered at the dorm to share their feelings with each other. While Soon-ja and Ok-soon said, “Nothing has changed much after their self-introductions”, Ok-soon and Mi-kyung showed interest, saying, “I wonder who the three people Gwang-soo mentioned are”. Young-chul said to the other single men, “I had a crush on two or three people, but “(After their self-introductions), that number went down by one”, and in her interview with the production crew, Young-soo said, “When (Young-ja) introduced herself, I thought, ‘Is she just telling me to listen? Does she like me?” and drank ‘kimchi stew’. Immediately after, the first date choice of the 25th generation was announced, raising curiosity about the next broadcast.

The romance of the 25th generation can be seen on ‘I am SOLO’, which airs on ENA and SBS Plus at 10:30 PM on the 19th (Wednesday).

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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