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Kazuto cooking like the talented king he is, but then walking straight into that glass door was pretty much the funniest thing that I’ve watched in a dating show. I mean the man was either blinded by all the BBQ smoke or blinded by love. Pick one. 🤣💀❤️

I don’t think anyone is a villain at all, in fact my last sentence literally says that I love all of them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Just pointing out the irony that Hwi was taken off Jaeseung’s potential list based off his age, but he’s no less mature than most of the others. I’d never guess that he was one of the youngest, which also seemed to be the participants consensus when the ages were finally disclosed, most of them were surprised. My guess is their surprised reaction was because he acts so mature (proving the point that age is not always a determination of maturity. ) I personally love the age gaps on the show because it’s reflective of real life in adult dating circles, you just never know who you’ll meet and emotionally connect with. So no villain labels were ever applied or implied, I think they're all great.

Jaeseung seriously rejecting Hwi after finding out his age and implying that he’s too young, negatively calling him a “kid” while talking poorly about him. Meanwhile: Hwi has consistently acted with a calm maturity that a few of them lack in previous episodes. He is this seasons stand out, despite his age. ❤️

Youngjoon really created the lions share of the tension with Myeongyun. He didn’t deny that they were dating, and admits he basically ghosted a young man that was in his very first relationship. How emotionally damaging that could be to someone just dating, maybe he could have explained what he felt was missing between them instead of just disappearing. At least there would be some closure. All credit to Myeongyun, no wonder he came across as indifferent while snacking on his ice cream, it was probably a self defense mechanism. The man came to search for a future partner and instead gets faced with his painful past. 😭 Glad they talked it out and tried to resolve it, both of them learning something in the process. I love all the participants, but this season has me biting my nails. 💀

Dai at the start of an episode, running up to hug Shun who’s laying prone on the couch. Dai seriously looking like he’s ready to lock lips and perform CPR on the “prissy possum” that’s playing dead, even laying his head down on Shun’s chest to snuggle up to his heartbeat. 🤣😭 The only red flag that I’ll ever see Dai waving is the one from the Red Cross, cause this man is a true rescuer and hero. So glad to see another person enter the arena and battle for his attention, even for a few hours. Just long enough to get Shun’s brain cells triggered and pull his heart out of its intermission.

They’ve used so many different terms to describe their past since the show started that I’m not sure either can fully agree what they actually were, I think four terms were used. The only thing that’s clear is both of them had feelings for one another but ended contact in the midst. Certainly awkward, If I were either, I wouldn’t want to share a room with someone who made me feel uncomfortable or antagonistic. And I certainly wouldn’t want to share a bed and have them sleep inches away from me. 💀.

I think the tension between Youngjoon and Myeonkyun can’t be compared to someone that occasionally runs into an ex and feels awkward but quickly goes about their business. It stems from unexpectedly living with an ex while also trying to navigate a potential new relationship/friendship with someone else while residing together in a shared house 24/7, all under the watch of cameras. It must be nearly unbearable to live like that with someone that you didn’t end things well with, and then be expected to share a room together, share meals together while in a group, plaster on a smile when participating in activities and then watch them form friendships or relationships with the very same people you’re also getting to know. Had either of them known that the other had been cast for the same season, I’m sure this would have been far less painful for all involved, it seems really unfair to them both. All this said, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the secret missions. They’ve accomplished nothing by offering them to the participants, and in some cases it’s really taken a mental toll on the recipient, which only adds unnecessary anxiety to the whole group.

As the mum of a “20 Something” son that was ghosted by his partner, I feel so conflicted. I watched episode 8 thinking back to those days, how my son first didn’t think much of the radio silence, he initially made excuses that the other person was likely busy. Then those first few days turned into a few weeks, and I watched him fall to pieces. Not really eating, crying in my arms, just slugging through his work day, so depressed and confused. And then the weeks turned to months and he’d try to send out a neutral text just to see if the person was okay, still no reply. And then the months gradually turned into a few years. I know for a fact that if he had the chance to see that person again, even for a moment, he’d likely have the same loving eyes that MyeongKyun has when he looks at Youngjoon, and he’d probably have the same anxiety and demeanor. While none of us watching the show really knows what happened between the two of them that would make Youngjoon feel he had no other choice but to ghost him, clearly this is a situation that neither expected, and I feel honestly terrible that they’re navigating it while living in the same house. The heartache I’d feel as a parent of either of them, watching it all unfold on an international platform, it would just be brutal. I hope in the next episodes we get to see them offer a bit of understanding to each other, even if we don’t get the details. To me, I’d rather not know any of it and just let them find happiness in their forgiveness.

I watched the released episodes with my gay uncle and his husband (married since 2005,) and the entertainment the show provided had us all feeling a bit love drunk. We laughed and smiled so much that we had happy tears rolling, then of course Shun’s background history was revealed and we all got quiet. To relieve the heartache, both of them jokingly admitted that if they were only 20 years younger, they’d probably fight each other for Shun if they could, I think one of them was half serious because he was on the receiving end of some really bad side-eye. 💀

Loving this dating series, the only complaint that I have is that the scene edits are a bit fast and choppy sometimes. One minute I’m fully invested in watching their couch conversations and then the next second I’m thrown into a group game at the beach or a scene of someone driving the coffee truck around, and I have no idea how I even got there, (I must have blinked a millisecond too long.) 💀 😂 The participants are all wonderful, though I’m anticipating more drama because a few of them seem more competitive or forward than the others. Like everyone else watching, I’d prefer Shun to be adorned in bubble wrap and placed in the most protected, loving environment possible. He’s just too precious for this world and deserves a stable, focused partner who is comfortable with giving him affirmation. Hoping he gets the dream future that he longs for.

Thank you for the age correction, I’ll update, not sure what I was drinking when I watched her introduction. 😂 💀

It was a social dating experiment that was partially scripted, in the sense that they each had to follow the one rule that was written in each of their diaries for that particular date. But they said that everything else that they did or said to one another surrounding their time on their dates was real and they are still together as a couple, (which is amazing because it’s been quite a few years now.) So happy that you enjoyed watching. 😊

Here’s a special episode (released about a month ago,) they make an appearance in it at the halfway point. They give off the same silly vibe that they initially had during filming of the dating show, but I’m not really sure if they’re actually dating, the verdict is out for me. 🤔 They are definitely cute in the clip together though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Jxrys1yyQ

The four couples are as follows, but as with all “reality” dating programs, whether they are REAL couples after the show ends is always a guess.

Jang Jun Lin/‘Kelvin’ (41) and Li Mengdie/‘Da Meng’ (30) They are reportedly still together after broadcast and they also feature in special episodes, she joins the original program during episode 3. It seems as though in addition to being featured in the special episodes, this couple also has their own vlog. I’ve only seen a few short clips from it in which they still seem very, very happy.

Ma Jin Long/‘Eddie’ (28) and Ling Yi/‘Ashley’ (30) They are also reportedly still together after broadcast and they also appear in some of the special episodes. Both are very sweet and they form a liking to one another fairly quickly during the dating series itself.

Wang Zhen (35) and Chen Qiao Wei/‘Pamela’ (33) There is a rumor that she may have posted something on Weibo indicating that they are just friends after filming, but they do appear together in a few of the special episodes that were filmed after the initial dating show broadcast. (They didn’t feature in the very first few specials that were released, but they did later appear in at least one that I’ve watched, I think it was from about a month ago.) In that special, they go ‘glamping’ outdoors together during the day. There were reports from fans that they were also seen together visiting a zoo in Shanghai recently, though it quite possible that they’ve decided to just hang out as friends at this point.

Yu Jing Yang/‘Yang Yang’ (29) and Su Rui/‘SuSu’ (31). He joins the show in later episodes, but they also appear a few times in the special episodes that were filmed after broadcast. To my knowledge they do not really define themselves as being in a relationship on the show or in the specials, rather they are still getting to know one another and enjoy each others company. I’m unsure if their status has changed in any way.

Of course we could be wrong, but the vibe we got about him while watching that scene was that he had a mixed expression of both apprehension and boredom. The apprehension came first, he was likely worried that she’d walk up and say something negative about his behaviors in a bid to vent a bit of her pain. Then when that didn’t really happen, it looked like his smile slightly changed over to one of resigned boredom, you could tell that other than hearing her compliment him yet again, he wasn’t truly interested in dragging out their goodbye. I’m not sure he was even listening to her once he knew she wasn’t there to insult him, seemed like he really tuned her out for a second or two. 😂 It will be interesting to hear the thoughts from some of the siblings during the upcoming reaction episode.

Okay, I absolutely adore Mike, but how he has all these women simping over him is seriously hysterical. I can’t see him as anything more than a hapless bro that I’d want to protect and bake chocolate chip cookies for. 😂 Bless him for being goofy and adorable but he’s one of the youngest there and this cohabitating experience has him so tangled up, he’s just not ready for marriage, (despite the fact that he admits both of his parents have pressured him about it.) On the opposite end of the romance spectrum, give me a guy like our house leader. Yes, he’s a total neat freak, but he screams of relationship readiness. As the oldest there, he’s mature, his career has already been established, he cooks, he cleans, he shops, he takes care of everyone and makes sure that they're all okay. Laziness is not in his vocabulary. His biggest pitfall is that the spaces around him have to be organized for him to relax a bit. I can relate because I also dislike visual chaos. If I were one of the women there, I’d be grabbing his hand so quick and taking him out on adventures, distracting him from all of it for a while. He’s a total keeper.

I’m speaking of YW, he really shouldn’t have chosen anyone publicly during the final episode. The more mature approach he could have taken would have been to quietly begin his relationship with JW in private after they all went home so that it didn’t seem so chaotic and insincere to the others involved during the actual broadcast run of the show.

Here I am over 24 hours later still thinking that the best outcome (regarding the man most of us are disappointed in,) would have been for him to not pick anyone at all on the last day and then proceed with forming a relationship with his choice AFTER filming. A lot of reality show participants go home single but then immediately form relationships with their crush post-broadcast. It would have certainly felt more sincere and thoughtful if he had spoken to his choice privately about it the night before, (when they had their conversation alone.) They could have both agreed that it would be in their best interests to leave their last minute decision away from the glare of the cameras and the rest of the affected parties. It’s not like they HAD to publicly declare anything in those final moments of filming, they could have just carried on. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Same! Definitely a wonderful season, they are so flippin’ adorable and it took my brain off the pain that I felt from watching ‘My Sibling’s Romance’ and this past season of ‘Transit Love.’ 😂💀If you’ve never watched season 1 of the Japanese reality dating series ‘The Future Diary’, please give that a try. It can be found on Netflix and it’s just as adorable but it only features one couple throughout, they’re the only participants, the show centers around them. It will leave you smiling, they’re also still together. Season 2 was not as interesting.

Chul Hyun was looking so fine at the cafe. The man is so drama-free, funny and pure, right up until the end. He’s had me smiling constantly. Don’t know what his future holds, but he’s a total catch and his DM’s will be lit!
Yunjae showing the world that a man on a reality dating show can keep his eyes on the prize without faltering, even when he felt defeated. I think he’s earned back the title of ‘oldest sibling’ in his family by now. 😂 His maturity is far greater than we were led to believe, he is relationship material.
The Park siblings. All four. There will never be sweeter, kinder, more adoring or deserving people in any reality dating show universe. I would literally watch these four hang out together on a vlog for years. I’ll subscribe, donate, advertise, promote and get another flight to Korea to be in the background holding up their fan signage. 😂❤️

Oh yes, using the old “we haven’t spent enough time together” excuse, while simultaneously going for another guy that you spent approximately the same amount of time with over the programs duration. You can’t make it up, it’s just so cliche’. 😂🤡