Single couples who met through dating reality shows received a lot of love from viewers. The vivid process from their first meeting to dating, marriage, and breakup continues to attract viewers' attention even after the program ends. Among them, the only couple who successfully remarried and started a happy family was Yoon Nam-gi and Lee Da-eun. The two run a YouTube channel and communicate with netizens.
Several couples appeared in 'I'm Solo', including Jo Ye-young, Han Jeong-min, Lee So-ra and Choi Dong-hwan in 'Idol Singles 3', and Lee Da-eun and Yoon Nam-ki in 'Idol Singles 2'. There are also cases where they became a couple beyond the 'worldview' of the program, such as Ok-sun from the 10th episode of 'I'm Solo' and Hyeon-cheol Yoo from 'Idol Singles 3'.
Among them, Lee Da-eun and Yoon Nam-ki are the only ones to remarry in 'Idol Singles'. Cho Ye-young and Han Jeong-min, who had even planned to remarry, showed their affection for each other generously by posting date photos and photos taken together on their online accounts, but recently broke up. Jo Ye-young said, "We were a little special, but we dated like everyone else, supported each other, and decided to remain good friends." She added, "He was a person I was grateful for, even on broadcast. If you ask the reason for our breakup, we were in an ordinary relationship, but we went our separate ways for ordinary reasons. “I would like to tell you that I am going to ,” he explained.
Lee So-ra and Choi Dong-hwan became a couple after the filming of 'Idol Singles 3' ended, which attracted even more attention. The side story of 'Idol Singles 3' also included the couple's backstory. However, rumors spread that Lee So-ra divorced due to infidelity. Lee So-ra explained, “I would like to state that it is not true that I divorced due to infidelity.” Since then, the two have not mentioned each other directly.
On the other hand, Lee Da-eun and Yoon Nam-ki, who got married in September of last year, are continuing their active activities as celebrities. Lee Da-eun also quit the academy where she worked as an English instructor. The YouTube channel ‘Namdari Mac’ run by this couple has over 80,000 subscribers.
In the recently released online housewarming video, the members of 'Idol Singles 2' were seen talking about marriage and dating. Lee Da-eun expressed her romance, saying, “Since we are a couple like this, I want to bring the person I want to marry and have fun together as a couple.” In response, Kim Gye-seong confessed that he had a strong will to date, saying, “When you guys get married, let’s quickly become girlfriends and boyfriends.” Lee Da-eun laughed, saying, “We all broke up and then got back together, but after going through this, we all had no will.” When Yoo So-min said, “It will burn brightly again,” Lee Da-eun sympathized and said, “If the cherry blossoms bloom and do this, they will come again.”
The reason netizens are so excited about the couple's marriage is because of the realistic feel. Viewers also sympathize with the life and love stories of people commonly seen around them, rather than 'unrealistic' celebrities.
Because it is not a drama, their story continues even after the broadcast ends. Sometimes they have sweet relationships, sometimes they have heartbreaking breakups, and sometimes they remarry happily. Whether dating, breakup, or remarriage, their romance was real.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr