How long do I have to watch Jo Se-ho and Lee Sang-min's Forced Blind Date?

It's another blind date. Regardless of the direction of the program, an increasing number of viewers complained that the indiscriminate use of blind date topics was causing them fatigue. It is also absurd to see men flaunting their wealth and women flaunting their young age and appearance. Viewers are increasingly ignoring forced blind dates that are neither fun nor touching.

'Hong Kim Dongjeon' is an old-fashioned variety show that changes one's fate with a coin. Recently, 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon', which has been showing a broadcast homage special for the 50th anniversary of KBS public broadcasting, suddenly started a blind date special, imitating the avatar blind date of MBC's 'Sunday Night - Hot Brothers' in the past.

The main characters of this day's avatar blind date were Jo Se-ho and Joo Woo-jae. Their blind date partners were Park Hyang-shin, a 29-year-old mobile show host with good looks, and Kim Yu-rim, a 33-year-old theater actress. Above all, Park Hyang-shin is 13 years older than 42-year-old Jo Se-ho. Although Jo Se-ho acted according to Hong Jin-kyung's instructions, he continued to give gifts with things that could show off his wealth, such as luxury watches and GD's limited edition shoes.

The blind date results are pink. Park Hyang-shin chose Jo Se-ho, not Joo Woo-jae, as her favorite partner and said, "The person I was attracted to was Joo Woo-jae, but his personality is similar to Jo Se-ho, so I think he would be a good match. To be honest, I thought he was cute when he played Bae Heart."

A similar scene unfolded in the recent SBS entertainment show ‘My Ugly Little Boy’. It shows Lee Sang-min going on his first blind date with a man his age. The arranger was Kim Jun-ho, a beautiful 39-year-old pharmaceutical company employee who appeared as a blind date.

Lee Sang-min, who is about to settle 17 years of debt worth 6.9 billion won this year, subtly showed off his wealth in Blind Date, saying, "It is still under seizure by the Copyright Association, but it will be released early next year. When I die, I can receive it for up to 70 years after my death."

Afterwards, he succeeded in exchanging numbers with the blind date and everything seemed to be going well, but he also revealed that he did not contact the other person for two weeks after the blind date. In the end, Lee Sang-min, who applied for after-sales service as if being pushed behind his back and met at the floating market at 4 a.m., showed off a king crab worth 220,000 won to the woman on a blind date.

Of course, entertainment is closer to a show. There are not many viewers who believe that the two people were sincere in their blind date. The problem is the format. The idea of a meeting between a beautiful younger woman who is more than the same age as me and a wealthy man in his 40s is absurd. It's supposed to be a show that doesn't feel like a show, but this is clearly a show.

Recently, it is not uncommon to see celebrities going on blind dates on entertainment shows. From Mo Tae-beom and Kim Yong-jun of ‘Groom Class’ to Ahn So-young of ‘Park Won-sook’s Let’s Live Together’, Kang Min-kyung and Shim Hyun-seop of ‘Joseon’s Lover’. In the case of Mo Tae-beom and Lim Sarang, they became lovers in real life, but this is extremely rare. Most of them only seem to be trying to fill the episodes with blind dates as the subject matter. Since the meeting between a celebrity and an ordinary person itself becomes a hot topic, everyone seems to follow suit. Fatigue became the responsibility of the viewers alone.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr