In the ENA and SBS PLUS 'I'm SOLO' aired on the 24th, there was a scene where Sang-cheol was chosen by three solo girls and went on a '3:1 date'.
On this day, Sang-cheol created a romantic atmosphere by appearing next to Ok-soon, who made a work titled 'Ok-soon's way to Sang-cheol'. The two had a '1:1 conversation', and Sang-cheol thanked him, saying, "I didn't expect (Ok-soon) to work so hard to get the right to a date." Sang-cheol's kind words made Ok-soon suddenly teary-eyed, and shed tears, saying, "I think it was something I wanted to hear a lot."
Oksoon said, “This is not what I see, but many people misunderstand and have prejudices. No one wanted to see that (my real self), or I wanted to show it, but he stopped looking and left. But I was a little moved that Sangcheol-nim saw it,” he continued crying. Then, Sang-cheol strongly appealed, saying, “The person closest to the ideal type I mentioned is Ok-soon.” Ok-soon hinted to Sang-cheol that he intended to go straight, saying, "I think he's the person I've been looking for too much." However, Sang-cheol said, “I want to talk more,” and took a step back, not giving 100% certainty.
Jeong-suk, who had a sweet relationship with Yeong-cheol, confided her inner feelings to Soon-ja at the dorm. Jeong-suk said, “I never imagined it would be this much emotion,” and suddenly burst into tears. Next, Jung-sook revealed her concerns about 'long-distance love', saying, "I have no intention of being a 'long-di'." From the point of view of Jeong-sook, who currently lives in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do, Yeong-cheol, who lives in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang-do, is a difficult date in reality.
After listening to Jeong-suk's story, Soon-ja moved to another room and talked to Ok-soon. Soon-ja asked, “Are you feeling better?” Ok-soon said, “My sister also had feelings for Sang-cheol, but it was regrettable. I think the person I was looking for was Sang-cheol.” In response, Soon-ja responded coolly, saying, "Why do you say you're sorry for that?" Oksoon said, “Youngsoo was the ideal type I wanted on the outside, but on the inside, he wasn’t at all. On the other hand, Sangcheol is the inner person I was looking for. I was moved and cried. I (concerns) were all resolved, and I talked with (Sang-cheol) that we should find out more.”
Sang-cheol, who strongly appealed to Ok-soon, went straight to Yeong-ja. Young-ja said to Sang-cheol, "I'm not sure yet," "I came here and did everything I wanted to do and what I could do. I have no regrets because I did my best.” Sang-cheol apologized, saying, “I have to decide quickly,” and Young-ja replied, “I respect Sang-cheol’s choice.” Even Yeongja said, “I’m not curious about what you talked about with Oksoon. If Sang-cheol-nim's choice is not me, that is an unavoidable fate." Hearing this, Sang-cheol suddenly replied, “I heard the story and decided to be Yeong-ja.” After a while, in an interview with the production team, Sang-cheol explained, “I felt that I was talking more comfortably with (Young-ja),” and Young-ja also expressed greater affection, saying, “This person is really steamed.”
Single men and women gathered for date selection. When single men appeared one after another with a bouquet of flowers, the selection of dates was carried out in such a way that single women with hearts followed him. As a result, Hyeon-sook chose Young-soo, and Young-ho, Young-sik, and Kwang-soo tasted the humiliation of '0 votes'. Sang-cheol was chosen by Soon-ja, Yeong-ja, and Ok-soon, and eventually earned the nickname 'Sang-cheol playing the flute'. On the other hand, Youngsook, who seemed to be going straight to Sangcheol, chose Kyungsoo after much consideration. However, after the date choice was over, Youngsook said, “I fell for it. I made concessions”, revealing that it was actually a ‘4:1 date’, showing condescension (?) to other single women.
After going on a date with Hyeon-suk, Young-soo found lip balm in the car. At this time, Hyeon-suk handed over the lip balm she was using and said “indirectly? (indirect kiss)” to warm up the atmosphere. Young-soo was worried, “I’m already going home tomorrow, what if I cry?”, and when Hyun-sook asked, “Do you have a lot of tears?” Afterwards, the two continued to talk comfortably like newlyweds.
Jung-suk gave up the date after asking Yeong-cheol for his understanding due to her poor health. Youngchul made porridge and gambas for such quietness.
Sang-cheol went on a '3:1 date' with Ok-soon, Soon-ja, and Young-ja. Sang-cheol asked the three people their opinions on various situations, such as the 'sesame leaf debate' and 'if my husband wants to go down to Jeju Island and live there after marriage'. Sang-cheol clearly conveyed the nuance of saying “older sister” to Soon-ja and that being an “older woman” is difficult. Still, as Oksoon, Soonja, and Youngja continued to engage in a subtle war of nerves over Sangcheol, Lee Yi-gyeong shuddered, saying, "Why does it look like you're on thin ice?"
Kim Seo-yoon, staff reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr