In the 26th season of ‘I am SOLO ‘, two couples were born: Gwangsoo and Hyunsook, and Sangcheol and Jeongsook.

On SBS Plus and ENA show’ I am SOLO ‘that aired on the 25th, the scene where Sang-cheol and Jeong-sook, who everyone expected, become the final couple, as well as the birth of the couple Gwang-soo and Hyun-sook, who broke everyone’s expectations, was revealed, giving viewers goosebumps.

According to Nielsen Korea, the broadcast on that day recorded an average viewership rating of 3.7% (combined figures for SBS Plus and ENA based on paid broadcasting households in the metropolitan area), and the highest viewership rating per minute soared to 4.1%.In addition, it also maintained first place in the same time slot with 1.44% in ‘Namnyeo2049’, the target viewership rating of ‘I am SOLO ‘.

The’ best minute ‘was the scene where Hyun-sook, who had continued to reject Kwang-soo, was surprised and said, “Oh my, what is this?” In addition, it showed off its solid popularity by taking 2nd place in the’ TV - OTT Non-Drama Topic ‘category of the’ Fundex Chart ‘(as of June 24)announced by Good Data Corporation.

On the fifth day in’ Solo Nara ‘, Yeong-sook, who was enjoying a’ two-date-a-day ‘with Yeong-su, said, “Honestly, I think I like you.I want to take care of you,” and called Yeong-su’ oppa ‘for the first time.

In response to Yeong-sook’s confession, Yeong-su said ambiguously, “It’s a nice story,” but added, “I’ll think about it.Whether Yeong-sook makes the final choice or not, let’s go out and have a meal and drink coffee.”

Then, Young-soo expressed his burden about the final choice, saying, “If we choose each other, we will be stuffed as a couple in front of the entire nation.” Young-sook, who was hurt by Young-soo’s words, showed disappointment in Young-soo in front of the production team, saying, “Didn’t I say I would meet you outside?” and “It feels like you’re looking somewhere else and making a fuss.” He also expressed his distrust, saying, “I question(Young-soo’s)sincerity.”

Youngho and Sunja went on their first ‘1:1 date’, but there was no significant result.Youngho hid his true feelings from Sunja, who was curious about his final decision, saying, “We’ve been dating for over 3 days, and we’ve become more affectionate.That’s why I’m becoming more careful.” Sunja said, “The more I thought about it seriously, the more I thought about how to make a decision,” and was frustrated by the lack of progress.

Sang-cheol went into a ‘2:1 date’ like a battle with Jeong-suk and Yeong-ja.Yeong-ja asked Sang-cheol if there was anything different from the previous ‘2:1 date’, and Sang-cheol said, “The production team said earlier, ‘The time to get to know each other is over.’ When I heard that, I felt like I got hit with a hammer,” revealing that he was thinking of Jeong-suk more than Yeong-ja.

In the ‘1:1 conversation’ that followed, Jeong-suk complained, “‘I felt bad because I dated Yeong-ja first and then talked to her at the dorm.”Sang-chul clearly appealed,” I said(in the production team interview)that the person I like is Jeong-suk.I can’t have two hearts.”In response, Jeong-suk smiled broadly, saying,” My anxiety has been relieved.”After a while, Sang-chul confessed with difficulty in the ‘1:1 conversation’ with Yeong-ja,” When I think about who is in my heart more, Jeong-suk is in my heart.”

At this, Youngja smiled coolly and said, “I think we can be good friends.” After her date with Sangcheol, Youngja said in front of the production crew, “I lost my fighting spirit.I worked hard, but this is the result, and I have no regrets.”

In the final selection, Sang-cheol and Jeong-sook were the first couple to be chosen.The popular man Yeong-ho gave up on the final selection, saying, “It wasn’t enough time to decide on something in 5 nights and 6 days.” After that, Soon-ja, Yeong-cheol, Gyeong-soo, Yeong-ja, Ok-soon, Yeong-soo, Yeong-sook, and Yeong-sik all gave up on their final selection.Finally, Gwang-soo rushed to Hyun-sook, and Hyun-sook chose Gwang-soo.Immediately after, Hyun-sook laughed in an interview with the production team, saying, “I got hooked.I wonder if I’m brainwashing because I’ve been plotting so many times.” Gwang-soo was touched, saying, “I feel like I’m going to fly.”


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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