‘Nasol Sagye’ is back with the first ‘Solo B’ ‘Single Special’.

On the 14th, SBS Plus and ENA‘s ‘I’m SOLO, And Then Love Continues’ (hereafter ‘Nasol Sagye’) showed the popular single women from ‘I‘m SOLO’ gathering at ‘Solo B’ to find their last love. In addition, Apink’s Yoon Bomi appeared as the new MC, adding vitality to the ‘Solo B’-Single Special’ with her fresh chemistry with Defconn and Kyungri.

This ‘Solo B’ was set up in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The 10th generation Yeong-sook was the first to arrive. Yeong-sook of the 10th generation, who exuded a much more sophisticated atmosphere than before, said in an interview with the production team, “After filming ‘I am SOLO’ two years ago, I‘ve been steadily taking the time to upgrade my inner and outer self. (For plastic surgery to take hold) I need more time, but I came out with the thought that ’the person I‘m meant to be with will love me’.” Then, she cheerfully said, “I recently watched the 22nd generation singles special and there was a married couple. I‘ll spoil it in advance! That’s me!”, revealing her strong will to get married.

Next, the ‘rich unnie’ Jeong-sook of the 10th generation who appeared expressed her determination, saying, “This time, I want to go on a lot of dates instead of cooking. I won‘t go out alone!” When 10th generation Jeong-suk ran into 10th generation Yeong-suk who arrived first, she was happy to see her and exclaimed, “Hey, Gashina!” and 10th generation Yeong-suk replied, “Sister~” Then 10th generation Yeong-suk said excitedly, “Before coming here, I had my fortune told and she said that if I go (to ’Nasol Sa-gye‘), something good will happen. She said she saw a tall and neat person.”

10th generation Yeong-ja also joined ’Solo Inn‘ showing off her unchanging ’youthful looks‘ and bright energy. While they were chatting, 16th generation Yeong-ja appeared. 16th generation Youngja said, “(After appearing on ’I‘m SOLO’) I was hurt a lot and got cursed at a lot,” but added, “My acquaintances said that the fact that I got 0 votes really stuck in my mind, so I came today with the hope of getting even 1 vote.” Lastly, 22nd generation Youngsook appeared, surprising everyone. 22nd generation Youngsook said, “I decided to leave the person I left behind as a good brother and sister. I‘m worried because I’m with new people, but who am I? A fraudulent character!” foreshadowing the performance of ‘Aphrodite’.

Amidst the five single women who appeared, the single men entered one by one, and they were all ‘new faces.’ The first single man caught everyone‘s attention with his warm visuals and soldier-like charisma. In a pre-show interview, he said, “I’m a professional Muay Thai fighter. I don‘t lose (in games), but I lost twice because I had a hard time in many ways while preparing for divorce,” he confessed. The second single man had a clean style reminiscent of a doctor or lawyer, and showed his favorability toward Yeong-sook of the 22nd class, saying, “She’s elegant and pretty. My style.” The third single man also said, “When I had a (preliminary) interview with the production team, they said she was memorable,” and chose Yeong-sook of the 22nd class as his ‘favorite woman’, and revealed his ‘straightforward instinct’, saying, “She asked me to marry her and we got married in 3 months. Please watch her determination and action.“



The fourth single man showed off his overwhelming power and physique that made his career shine. He said, ”I was drawn to her, but the impact was too great. “I‘m actually the most curious since she’s got everything,” he said, mentioning Yeong-sook of the 22nd generation. While the three single men showed interest in Yeong-sook of the 22nd generation, the fifth single man to appear last had a mature charm, and in an interview with the production crew right after, he confessed, “When I saw Yeong-ja of the 16th generation, I also became calm. It felt good.”

After a total of 10 people, 5 men and 5 women, completed moving into the ‘Solo Minbak’, the production crew announced that they had decided on the title of the single men as ‘Mister’. However, since there were two ‘Mr. Kim’, they decided to call the first single man ‘Mr. Black Kim’, and the second ‘Mr. White Kim’. From the third one onwards, they were given the titles Mr. Hwang, Mr. Bae, and Mr. Park. After the title was decided, those who entered the accommodation naturally started talking, and at this time, Mr. Heuk Kim said, “I don‘t really watch ’I‘m SOLO’, but it felt familiar.” You‘re prettier in real life,“ he said as he spoke to Youngja of the 16th generation.

Immediately after, the trailer was shown, and during the single men’s ‘self-introduction time’, they asked “What if the woman you like wants to have more children?”, “It‘s okay as long as it doesn’t have 5 in front of (your age)”, raising expectations for the next broadcast.

‘Solo Minbak’ The first ‘sing special’, the SBS Plus·ENA co-produced entertainment show ‘I‘m SOLO, Then Love Continues’, airs every Thursday at 10:30 p.m.

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