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How popular is ‘Dex’ Kim Jin-young? The love line with Shin Seulgi is also unsettling.
Since its release, it recorded 14,880,000 hours of cumulative viewing time from Monday, December 26 to Sunday, January 1, ranked 7th in the Global TOP 10 TV Shows (Non-English) category, and was also included in the TOP 10 list in 13 countries, making it even more popular starting in the new year. Season 2 of <Solo Hell> is gaining great popularity. <Solo Hell> Season 2 is an honest and hot dating reality show for singles that takes place on 'Hell Island', a remote island that can only be visited by couples. Episodes 7-8 of <Solo Hell> Season 2, which was released on Tuesday, January 2, received a warm response as it foreshadowed an even fiercer competition to win love along with a subtle atmosphere between solos who are confident in their feelings. It was evoked.
In episode 7, new members Lim Min-soo and Kim Se-jun attracted attention as they were given the privilege of going to 'Heaven Island'. They each chose Kim Jin-young and Lee So-yi to go on their first 'Heavenly Island' date together, and among them, the sight of Kim Se-jun actively expressing his feelings and approaching Lee So-yi, who had sorted out her feelings for Jo Yung-jae, was thrilling. At the same time, in 'Hell Island', the remaining soloists who could not go to Heaven had an opportunity to understand each other's honest feelings through a truth game. The soloists asked each other questions and revealed their true feelings. Among them, Choi Jong-woo, who only looked at Shin Seul-gi single-mindedly, held back tears as he looked at Shin Seul-gi, who answered "no" to Jo Yung-jae's question, "Do you think you would be attracted to someone who treats you better?" This made the 4MC as well as the viewers. It made me feel sad. Meanwhile, in the women's wrestling match held on the beach, Soi Lee, Minsu Lim, and Inadin took first, second, and third place respectively, giving them the opportunity to head to 'Heavenly Island' once again. Lee So-i and Inadin surprised the viewers by choosing Kim Han-bin and Jo Yung-jae, whom they had no contact with before, but each of them openly shared their concerns and spent the night supporting each other, showing a warm atmosphere. Kim Jin-young said to Lim Min-soo, who chose him twice, “My first impression was that I didn’t think it would be a good fit, but I feel comfortable. However, my romantic values are “I like people who are in an uncomfortable relationship,” and expressed euphemistic rejection, to which Lim Min-soo replied, “Still, I don’t regret my choice today,” raising curiosity about how their relationship will develop in the future.
On the sixth morning of 'Hell Island', before the game to win the fifth 'Heaven Island' date ticket, singles were given time to talk to the person of their choice. In particular, the fight between Kim Jin-young and Choi Jong-woo over Shin Seul-gi created a tense atmosphere and increased immersion. Between Choi Jong-woo, who predicted that he would express his feelings more actively in the future, and Kim Jin-young, who expressed regret, "I should have been in 'Hell Island' yesterday...", Shin Seul-gi said, "Depending on who you are on 'Hell Island', this is 'heaven'." “I felt that it could be this or it could be ‘hell,’” he said, leading to a heated response to the increasingly intense love triangle. Afterwards, the fifth ticket to 'Heaven Island' was decided as a game of pushing between the male contestants, and contrary to everyone's expectations, Choi Jong-woo took first place, and the date opportunity that finally came to him was revealed to be a new event in 'Hell Island'. It heightened viewers' expectations as to whether it would bring about a storm.
Season 2 of the dating reality show <Solo Hell>, which came back hotter and more thrilling this winter, is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
