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Single's Inferno (Korean: 솔로지옥) is a South Korean reality television series on Netflix. The program's hosts are model Hong Jin-kyung, actress Lee Da-hee, singer and Super Junior member Kyuhyun, rapper Hanhae, and YouTuber Dex.[lower-alpha 1][1][2][3] The first season was released from December 18, 2021 to January 8, 2022. The second season was released from December 13, 2022 to January 10, 2023. The third season was released from December 12, 2023 to January 9, 2024. The fourth season will premiere in January 2025.
| Single's Inferno | |
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 Teaser poster for season four | |
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| Hangul | 솔로지옥 |
| Hanja | 솔로地獄 |
| Literal meaning | Solo Hell |
| Revised Romanization | Sollojiok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sollojiok |
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| Music by | Ryu Chung-yeol |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 29 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Kim Soo-ah |
| Running time | 56–82 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 18, 2021 – present |
The show's main concept takes the idea of survival shows and mixes it with the idea of fighting for their intended love interest.[4] Participants are left on an island, and the mission is to leave it. The location of the shoot is about an hour from Seoul, South Korea.[4]
Twelve singles are meant to find their love on this island through challenges and getting to know each other throughout the season.[5] Something unique to the show is its way of capturing awkward moments between participants and how friendship was formed in addition to love. Relationships and people take a deep dive into learning about one another, not just the shallow desires of physical relationships.[5]
In the show, participants are given the opportunity to get to know each other through dates on the island where they reside during the duration of the show or through dates on Paradise Island, which is often a high-end luxurious hotel where they are removed from the rest of the party to enjoy exclusive time with each other. The deserted island the contestants reside on, called Inferno, requires them to cook their own food, not use their electronics, and draw their own water. Any discussion of age and occupation is also not allowed. The only thing to do is to date and win games in order to have the opportunity to escape the island.[6] During the first episode, contestants are asked to write to a potential interest using a postcard. However, the chosen interest does not have to stay the same throughout the show. The games and free dates within the deserted island give contestants the time to make the decision of who they would like to go to Paradise with.[6]
Paradise is the direct opposite of Inferno. It is a luxurious island where paired contestants can enjoy dates with room service and fun activities in their paid hotels. It is the ultimate goal for contestants, as it is also the place where people can ask about their interests' age and occupations. People can only go to Paradise if they choose a person that also chose to go with them.[6]
The final couple of matches are made in the last episode. The women are placed at different points on the island. If the male contestant is interested in a woman, he will walk up to her. If she accepts him and takes his hand, they both can leave Inferno together as a match.[6]
| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Shin Ji-yeon | 신지연 | March 26, 1997 |
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| Kang So-yeon | 강소연 | May 23, 1988 |
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| Ahn Ye-won | 안예원 | 1995 (age 28–29) |
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| Song Ji-a | 송지아 | April 30, 1997 |
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| Kim Su-min | 김수민 | December 10, 1998 |
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| Seong Min-ji | 성민지 | April 1, 1998 |
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| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Kim Hyeon-joong | 김현중 | November 26, 1994 |
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| Moon Se-hoon | 문세훈 | 1995 (age 28–29) |
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| Kim Jun-sik | 김준식 | 1994 (age 29–30) |
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| Choi Si-hun | 최시훈 | October 27, 1992 |
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| Oh Jin-taek | 오진택 | 1992 (age 31–32) |
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| Cha Hyun-seung | 차현승 | May 2, 1991 |
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| Single | Episode | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Hyeon-joong | Ji-a | Ji-a | Ji-yeon | Ji-a | |||||||||
| Hyun-seung | Not in Inferno | Ji-a | Ji-a | Ji-a | Ji-a | ||||||||
| Ji-a | Hyeon-joong | Selected | Hyeon-joong | Si-hun | Selected | Selected | Hyeon-joong | ||||||
| Ji-yeon | Si-hun | Selected | Si-hun | Jin-taek | Selected | Se-hoon | Se-hoon | ||||||
| Jin-taek | So-yeon | So-yeon | Ji-yeon | So-yeon | Selected | So-yeon | |||||||
| Jun-sik | Ji-a | Ji-a | Selected | Ye-won | Selected | Ye-won | |||||||
| Min-ji | Not in Inferno | Se-hoon | Se-hoon | Unselected | |||||||||
| Se-hoon | So-yeon | Won and Chose | Ji-yeon | Selected | Ji-yeon | Selected | Ji-yeon | Selected | Ji-yeon | ||||
| Si-hun | Ji-a | Ji-yeon | Ji-a | Selected | Ji-a | ||||||||
| So-yeon | Se-hoon | Jin-taek | Won and Chose | Se-hoon | Selected | Jin-taek | Jin-taek | ||||||
| Su-min | Not in Inferno | Jun-sik | Se-hoon | Si-hun | Unselected | ||||||||
| Ye-won | Jun-sik | Jun-sik | Jun-sik | Jun-sik | |||||||||
| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Lee Nadine | 이나딘 | May 1, 2000 |
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| Shin Seul-ki | 신슬기 | March 3, 1998 |
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| Park Se-jeong | 박세정 | 1997 (age 26–27) | |
| Lee So-e | 이소이 | October 2000 (age 24) |
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| Choi Seo-eun | 최서은 | April 16, 1994 |
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| Lim Min-su | 임민수 | 1997 (age 26–27) |
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| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Choi Jong-woo | 최종우 | 1998 (age 25–26) |
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| Jo Yoong-jae | 조융재 | 1991 (age 32–33) |
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| Kim Han-bin | 김한빈 | 1999 (age 24–25) |
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| Shin Dong-woo | 신동우 | 1991 (age 32–33) |
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| Kim Jin-young | 김진영 | 1995 (age 28–29) |
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| Kim Se-jun | 김세준 | July 31, 1996 |
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| Single | Episode | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Nadine | Dong-woo | Dong-woo | Dong-woo | Yoong-jae | Selected | Not selected | |||||||
| Seul-ki | Dong-woo | Dong-woo | Selected | Jin-young | Selected | Jong-woo | |||||||
| So-e | Yoong-jae | Won and Chose | Yoong-jae | Yoong-jae | Selected | Han-bin | Se-jun | ||||||
| Se-jeong | Yoong-jae | Yoong-jae | Jin-young | Not selected | |||||||||
| Seo-eun | Jong-woo | Yoong-jae | Selected | Han-bin | Selected | Yoong-jae | |||||||
| Jong-woo | Seul-ki | Selected | Seul-ki | Seul-ki | Seul-ki | Seul-ki | |||||||
| Yoong-jae | Se-jeong | Selected | Seo-eun | Nadine | Selected | Seo-eun | Seo-eun | ||||||
| Han-bin | Seo-eun | Seo-eun | Seo-eun | Selected | Seo-eun | ||||||||
| Dong-woo | Nadine | Seul-ki | Nadine | Seul-ki | |||||||||
| Jin-young | Not in Inferno | Won and Chose | Seul-ki | Selected | Selected | Nadine | Seul-ki | ||||||
| Min-su | Not in Inferno | Jin-young | Jin-young | Not Selected | |||||||||
| Se-jun | Not in Inferno | So-e | So-e | ||||||||||
| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Kim Gyu-ri | 김규리 | 1996 (age 27–28) |
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| Choi Hye-seon | 최혜선 | 1998 (age 25–26) |
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| An Min-young | 안민영 | 1998 (age 25–26) |
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| Yun Ha-jeong | 윤하정 | 1998 (age 25–26) |
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| Yu Si-eun | 유시은 | 1997 (age 26–27) |
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| Cho Min-ji | 조민지 | April 20, 1998 |
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| Name | Hangul | Age | Background |
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| Choi Min-woo | 최민우 | 2000 (age 23–24) |
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| Lee Jin-seok | 이진석 | 1993 (age 30–31) |
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| Lee Gwan-hee | 이관희 | April 29, 1988 |
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| Son Won-ik | 손원익 | 1993 (age 30–31) |
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| Yun Ha-bin | 윤하빈 | 1993 (age 30–31) |
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| Park Min-kyu | 박민규 | 1989 (age 34–35) |
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| Single | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Gwan-hee | Hye-seon | Hye-seon | Ha-jeong | Min-ji | Selected | Hye-seon | |||||||||
| Hye-seon | Gwan-hee | Gwan-hee | Min-woo | Won-ik | Gwan-hee | Gwan-hee | |||||||||
| Gyu-ri | Min-woo | Min-woo | Min-kyu | Min-woo | Selected | Min-kyu | |||||||||
| Min-woo | Min-young | Min-young | Gyu-ri | Selected | Selected | Si-eun | |||||||||
| Jin-seok | Min-young | Min-young | Gyu-ri | Selected | Min-young | ||||||||||
| Min-young | Jin-seok | Jin-seok | Won-ik | Jin-seok | |||||||||||
| Ha-bin | Ha-jeong | Ha-jeong | Ha-jeong | Selected | Ha-jeong | ||||||||||
| Won-ik | Si-eun | Si-eun | Si-eun | Selected | Si-eun | Si-eun | |||||||||
| Si-eun | Min-kyu | Min-kyu | Won-ik | Min-kyu | Selected | Min-woo | |||||||||
| Ha-jeong | Min-kyu | Min-kyu | Gwan-hee | Ha-bin | Gwan-hee | ||||||||||
| Min-kyu | Ha-jeong | Ha-jeong | Gyu-ri | Selected | Gyu-ri | Selected | Gyu-ri | ||||||||
| Min-ji | Not in Inferno | Choose | Selected | Min-kyu | Gwan-hee | ||||||||||
In episode 4, contestants were asked to give candies in the mailbox of anyone they're interested in, and multiple selections were allowed.
| Results | |
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| Contestants | Candies |
| Gyu-ri | 4 |
| Hye-seon | 3 |
| Si-eun | 2 |
| Ha-jeong | 1 |
| Min-young | 1 |
| Ha-bin | 5 |
| Won-ik | 2 |
| Gwan-hee | 2 |
| Min-kyu | 2 |
| Jin-seok | 1 |
| Min-woo | 1 |
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | December 18, 2021 | January 8, 2022 | |
| 2 | 10 | December 13, 2022 | January 10, 2023 | |
| 3 | 11 | December 12, 2023 | January 9, 2024 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Original release date | ||||||||||
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| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | December 18, 2021 | ||||||||||
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The contestants are introduced to each other and to the island as they are familiarized with the rules of their new home for the next nine days. They then split into teams of three to explore the deserted island. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | December 18, 2021 | ||||||||||
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A game for the male contestants commences to win a date with two women. The first voting for matching couples happens to see who gets to escape to Paradise. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | December 25, 2021 | ||||||||||
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Once the couples come back from Paradise, it is time to choose a new interest for the next trip. This time, women are challenged to a game to choose two men to go on a lunch date with. Women are then asked to choose who they want to go to Paradise with. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | December 25, 2021 | ||||||||||
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Ji-a and Si-hun become closer. Se-hoon is disappointed that he didn't get to go to Paradise. The contestants are given free time to talk to whomever they choose. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | January 1, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Newcomers, Kim Su-min, Seong Min-ji, and Cha Hyun-seung, arrives at the Inferno. They are given the chance to choose who they want to take on a yacht date. So-yeon and Se-hoon talk, but it ends in a large disagreement. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | January 1, 2022 | ||||||||||
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The newcomers go on a yacht date with their chosen interest. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | January 8, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Se-hoon and Ji-yeon have a long talk and become closer during their date in Paradise. When the matched pairs come back to Singles Inferno, a new game for women commences. The top three women can choose their dates to Paradise. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | January 8, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Contestants go on a date with a partner of their choice for the last time before the last matching of who leaves the Inferno together. | ||||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | December 13, 2022 | ||||||||||
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The second season begins with brand new contestants. After a day of getting to know one another by cooking together, the contestants are instructed to send a postcard to the person they are the most interested in. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | December 13, 2022 | ||||||||||
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The female contestants are instructed to play a game to win the opportunity to go on a lunch date with two men of their choice. Before the vote to go to Paradise, Nadine speaks to Dong-woo to get to know him better. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | December 20, 2022 | ||||||||||
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When the couples come back from Paradise, it is time to choose new partners for the next Paradise trip. It is the men's turn to play a game to win a lunch date with two women of their choice. A newcomer, Kim Jin-young, comes in to further complicate the blossoming relationships in the show. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | December 20, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Contestants are given free time to talk to a person of their choosing. So-e and Yoong-jae have a long talk about her unrequited feelings for him. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | December 27, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Couples that went to Paradise have different outcomes during their dates. During their trip to Paradise, Dong-woo and Nadine discover things about each other that can potentially change their future possibilities of a relationship. Jin-young and Seul-ki become closer. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | December 27, 2022 | ||||||||||
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More newcomers, Kim Se-jun and Lee Min-su, arrives to spice up the Inferno island. Yoong-jae and So-e have a private discussion where Yoong-jae was able to properly reject her. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 7 | January 3, 2023 | ||||||||||
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Female contestants are challenged to a game to win a date in Paradise. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | January 3, 2023 | ||||||||||
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So-e ends up choosing Han-bin to go to Paradise as friends. Jong-woo and Seul-ki have time to become closer. It is the men's turn to play a game to be able to choose who to go to Paradise with. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | January 10, 2023 | ||||||||||
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During their time in Paradise, Jong-woo and Seul-ki are able to discuss her conflicting feelings between him and Jin-young. So-e and Se-jun have the chance to become closer on the Inferno island. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | January 10, 2023 | ||||||||||
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Contestants go on a date with a partner of their choosing before making the final decision of who they want to leave the Inferno with. The results are unexpected. | ||||||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 1 | December 12, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The third season begins with three men and three women yearning for love arriving on the Inferno island, with the opportunity to leave for Paradise right away. The contestants instructed to write down the name of the individual they want on the ticket and give it to them. Two couples are able to go to Paradise. The day after knowing more about each other, a twist shocks the couples. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 2 | December 12, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The twist is that there are two Inferno islands. The second Inferno island was shown, and the show goes back to Day 1. Newcomers to the show introduce themselves, and the first couple matching session commences. Only one couple able to go to Paradise. Couples are back to each Inferno island, but with a different pair, and contestants who stay are surprised after knowing that there's two Inferno islands. The second couple matching session with the same instructions commenct, but this time they put the ticket in a mailbox. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | December 12, 2023 | ||||||||||
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Three couples are match and go to Paradise. Couples ingnites new energy and enjoy their day on Paradise, especially for one couple, who can't get enough of each other. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 4 | December 19, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The three couples' conversation in Paradise continues. The two Infernos merge, and all the contestants meet and get to know each other. The first couple game begins with a special meal date as a reward. Couples pair up by choosing the same colored ball from a box. One man cannot participate if he draws the black ball. Won-ik and Ha-jeong wins the game and receive their reward. The other three couples go on a one-on-one lunch date. Singles gather together for a night's drink and have an honest conversation. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | December 19, 2023 | ||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | December 26, 2023 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | December 26, 2023 | ||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | January 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 27 | 9 | January 2, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 28 | 10 | January 9, 2024 | ||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | January 9, 2024 | ||||||||||
Netflix has confirmed the release date of season one which would be on December 18, 2021, with eight episodes.[11] The season two was confirmed and released on December 13, 2022, with ten episodes.[12][13] The production of season three was confirmed with changes in rules and location,[14][15] which was released on December 12, 2023.[16][17] Season four production was confirmed and is slated to premiere in January 2025.[18][19]
It has been described as a Korean version of Bachelor in Paradise.[20] Single's Inferno has been ranked among Netflix's Global Top 10 list, becoming the first Korean reality show to reach the list.[21][22] It became popular in many regions, and the hashtag #singlesinferno was trending on social media throughout its run.[23]
There had been a handful of controversies during and after the show. While the show was popular as it was airing, some fans were irked by the amount of comments season one had on one contestant's, Shin Ji-Yeon, skin. In Korea, the beauty standard is to have "white skin." It is noticeable how often male and female contestants commented and complimented her white skin. Netizens criticized the way the show portrayed having "white skin" as something more desirable than not.[23]
After season one, female contestant Song Ji-a received backlash for wearing fake luxury items. Because her content is about her high maintenance lifestyle and because she regularly shared reviews about certain luxury products, fans were disappointed by her admittance that the rumors of her wearing fake items were partially true. She has since apologized on her social media and deleted posts that showed these fake items. South Korea outlaws the selling and production of counterfeit goods. However, buyers who did not recognize the items were counterfeit are not considered to have broken the law.[24][25] [26]
As of November 2024 none of the couples are still together.[citation needed]
In May 2024, season 1 contestant Si-hun announced his engagement to singer-songwriter Ailee.[27]
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