The 25th episode of ‘I‘m SOLO’ had a first date with ‘polar opposites’.

On the SBS Plus and ENA real dating program ‘I’m SOLO’ that aired on the 19th, the results of the first date selection of ‘Solo Land 25’, which was divided into pink two-way streets and gray one-way streets, were revealed. In the first date selection, Mi-kyung was chosen by ‘straightforward guy’ Yeong-sik and ‘mysterious guy’ Gwang-soo, becoming the ‘popular girl’, while Yeong-sook was the only one to become the ‘0-vote girl’, causing mixed emotions.

On this day, the 25th episode went into ‘First Date Selection’. In this ‘First Date Selection’, where a single man chooses a single girl he wants to date, Yeong-sook received ‘0-votes’. Soon-ja confirmed their ‘1:1 date’ based on Sang-chul‘s choice. Following that, Young-ja chose Young-soo as expected, Ok-soon received Young-ho’s ‘pick’, who said “I think we‘ll get along well”, Hyun-sook chose Young-chul based on her first impression, and Mi-kyung got Young-sik and Gwang-soo’s votes. In particular, Mi-kyung was flustered when ‘mystery man’ Gwang-soo showed interest in her, saying “Really?”, and in her interview with the production crew, she surprised the 3MCs Defconn, Lee Yi-kyung, and Song Hae-na by revealing her unexpected true feelings, saying “I‘m interested in Young-soo”.

After all the matching was over, Young-chul went on a date with Hyun-sook. While eating at a famous restaurant, Young-chul said, “There are two (single women I’m interested in) right? One of them is you~”, stimulating Hyun-sook‘s ‘competitiveness’. Then, Young-chul said, “I think I’d get jealous if (Hyun-sook) was with another man,” making Hyun-sook‘s heart flutter. After the meal, Young-chul was about to pay, but the restaurant owner, who was a regular viewer of “I’m SOLO,” suddenly asked him to do an “autograph.” After that, he called a taxi and drove back to his lodgings. Hyun-sook said, “(Young-chul) was polite to the store owner and the taxi driver. It was nice to see him grow up well,” and expressed her affection to the production team. On the other hand, Young-chul said, “My affection level hasn‘t gone up that much. There are two more people besides Hyun-sook.”

Young-ho and Ok-soon enjoyed a natural date like lovers. The two had a great conversation right from the car ride, and when asked, “What kind of wedding do you want?” Young-ho said, “The wedding my wife wants, that’s my answer.” In an interview with the production team, Ok-soon was happy to see Young-ho, who was at the level of a ‘vending machine for correct answers, ‘sense perfect’, saying, “I guess I saw this person with the frame of a nerd. His rhythm fits my emotional line perfectly!”. Young-ho also showed his favor, saying, “We‘ve only known each other for two days, but we talked comfortably”.



Mi-kyung got to know Young-sik and Gwang-soo better through ‘2:1 date’. Upon arriving at the restaurant, Mi-kyung asked, “How are your injections going?”. Gwang-soo seriously replied, “It’s getting cute”, making everyone laugh. When asked, “Do you have any stories of failure in life?”, Gwang-soo replied, “I aggressively invested in stocks, and when it went well, I made 2 billion won. However, he ultimately confessed, “I blew 4 billion won,” causing goosebumps. Gwang-soo explained, “I wanted to earn tuition with that, retire (from work), and study physics. That‘s why I overdid it.”

After the meal, Mi-kyung had a ‘1:1 conversation’ with Gwang-soo first. Mi-kyung joked, “When will the cute injections come out?”. Gwang-soo replied, “Isn’t it leaking out little by little?”, making Mi-kyung burst out laughing. After that, Gwang-soo appealed to Mi-kyung‘s shared interest in painting, as she majored in art at H University, and as the mood got warmer, he asked her about ‘marriage’ and ‘childbirth’. Mi-kyung said, “I do want to get married and have children. But if that’s a consideration, I think I‘d prefer someone younger.“ Kwang-soo answered honestly, ”My ultimate goal is to have and raise children, so I was most curious about that information.“ Following Kwang-soo, Young-sik, who went on a ‘1;1 date’ asked bluntly, ”Do you have romantic interest in me?“ Mi-kyung gave a positive signal, saying, ”If I say no, I’m lying.“ In response, Young-sik said, ”Can I just keep going like this?“ and Mi-kyung expressed her intention to talk to other people as well. In response, Young-sik said, ”You can find out more and come back again,“ showing his confidence.

Young-soo ordered an omakase worth 130,000 won per person on the date with Young-ja that he had been longing for. He boasted, ”I earn money so that I can eat things like this without worrying about money.“ However, Young-soo couldn‘t even look Young-ja in the eye and his hands were trembling. After the date, Young-soo said in an interview with the production team, ”We were almost lovers!“ and showed himself to be stuck in a ”swamp of delusion.“ On the other hand, Young-ja drew a line with Young-soo, saying, ”I’m only interested in Sang-cheol.“

Young-sook, who was left alone at ”25 Solo Country,“ called a friend and confessed that she had a meal together. Young-sook complained, ”I‘m interested in Sang-cheol, but I can’t approach him because I‘m afraid of getting hurt.“ At the same time, Sang-cheol was satisfied with the fact that they had similar plans for children and a dating pattern of meeting up once a week on the weekends while dating Soon-ja. Soon-ja also expressed her determination, saying, ”I’ll work hard even if someone shakes Sang-cheol up.“ After returning from the date, Young-soo boasted to everyone about the story he told with Young-ja, saying, ”I really liked it before.“ Soon-ja also secretly kept Yeong-sook and Yeong-ja, who are interested in Sang-cheol, in check, saying, ”This side (Sang-cheol) has grown a lot.“ In the preview that was released right after, Yeong-sook seems to have awakened and appeals to Sang-cheol, saying, ”I‘ve been thinking about you from the beginning,“ and Yeong-ja rushes to Sang-cheol, saying, ”I like that guy,“ which aroused interest. In addition, the preview of a ”random date selection“ raised expectations.

The romance of the 25th season, which will be swept up once again in a ”random date,“ can be seen on ”I’m SOLO,“ which airs on SBS Plus and ENA on the 26th (Wednesday) at 10:30 PM.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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