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I feel like the simple mailbox, the multiple buildings, the phone call room instead of phone booth is all due to the scramble to reshoot

A month would be great, but it is hard to get a cast that can take that much time off to film. You would have a whole bunch of influencers, students, or unemployed guys. Nobody with a steady job can take a month off, especially with Korea's work culture

I don't trust interview segments, as we don't know what questions they were asked to prompt that response. For example, in the most recent Spark Camps gay reality show, one of the end game couple had a interview segment in the pentultimate episode where one of them said the other person is "delulu".

I'm not sure how much to trust that interview segment, considering Han Gyeol was shown smiling and happy after the chat ended

I have doubt about that Han Gyeol interview segment being mad about the short reply. He was clearly smiling and happy after the chat ended. Definitely doesn't seem like a person who is mad. Who knows what question Han Gyeol was asked during the interview segment for that response. Wouldn't be the first time a reality show edited the interview segment to throw doubt on a relationship to make it more tense for the viewers

If they get their happy ending? So you don't want them to get together?

I think the TaichiHanGyeol ship is sinking as well, but it is also hard to blame Taichi not being more active when he is sick. I would never put much stock into comments that comes from interview segments in reality shows. They are often heavily edited based on what the producer wants. Who knows what questions HanGyeol was asked for that response.

Yeah, at this point, I'm not sure if Lee Hyeok Jin wouldn't just prefer being eliminated instead of being stuck there for a few more days of being unwanted by everyone.

I don't think it is entirely unfair to the newcomer. Yes, there is history between them, but it is also clear that for a lot of them, they don't see the other returnees as options, and most of the attention have been focused on the newcomers. That is why the newcomers got all the calls

I wonder how much of these show decisions are due to the scramble to film a new season quickly:
- Having them spread out over multiple building that make it harder for them to interact
- Having a basic stack of mailbox instead of the individual mailboxes
- Having a phone call room instead of the phone booth
- Having triple dates instead of doing 3-4 1-on-1 dates.

My prediction
- Taichi & Han Gyeol
- Jae Ha & Heyong Jun
- Su Min & Soo Wok
- Hyeon Jun & Yun Jae

Still can't believe they only got to be roommates for 1 day. Since there will probably be another room switch mid week, hopefully they get to be roommates again then

I believe S4 is at least 12 episodes, based on the released schedule. It could be even longer than 12 since March's schedule is not out yet.

https://tv.rakuten.co.jp/static/schedule/?date=20262

I thought both triple dates were very awkward. But at least some of them realize who they don't match with now.

Yeah, he seem much more animated when speaking with Taichi than with the other boys

In the latest ep, the diary section mentioned the date as Dec 4, 2025

One thing I wonder is whether some of the interview segments from the returnees are from the original shoot from their original impression. Otherwise, it would be hard to film new "first impressions"

I guess you have to take from it what you will. He believes that he won't have the strength to come out otherwise, unless he do it in a way he can't take back.

I assume there is a lot of awkwardness between the returnee, depending on how things ended in the original shoot. The newbie just thought it was awkwardness with meeting new people

Yeah, it is hard to tell if the opinions that was given in Ep 1 was from the original shoot or the new one

It may not be entirely unfair to the new participants, as it does seem to be focusing all the attention on them right now.