'Heart Signal 5' Premiere: Kang Yoo-kyung Becomes the Center of Attention

Kang Yoo-kyung emerged as the most popular contestant on the first day of 'Heart Signal 5'.

The premiere episode of Channel A's 'Heart Signal 5', aired on the 14th, introduced viewers to the six new residents of the Signal House: Park Woo-yeol, Kim Sung-min, Kim Seo-won, Kim Min-joo, Jung Gyu-ri, and Kang Yoo-kyung, as they experienced their exciting first meeting.

Park Woo-yeol was the first to arrive at the Signal House located in Itaewon, Seoul. Standing at 188cm with a charming 'puppy-like' appearance, he caught everyone's attention. He displayed a calm and considerate demeanor by helping Kim Min-joo with her luggage upon her arrival. Following Kim Min-joo, Jung Gyu-ri, with her striking features, arrived, causing Woo-yeol's ears to turn red, which the prediction panel speculated as a sign of interest. The atmosphere shifted as Kim Sung-min, who exuded a 'class president' vibe, joined the group. Kim Seo-won, with a chic charm reminiscent of actor Kim Jae-won, and the fresh-faced Kang Yoo-kyung completed the group.

The residents then engaged in a new dating rule: 1:1 conversations. Female residents chose the order of male residents they wished to speak with, each having a 10-minute conversation. Jung Gyu-ri, winning the rock-paper-scissors game, chose Kim Seo-won, Kang Yoo-kyung picked Kim Sung-min, and Kim Min-joo selected Park Woo-yeol for their first conversations. However, Jung Gyu-ri and Kim Seo-won's conversation was awkward, despite Gyu-ri expressing that Seo-won was closest to her ideal type.

Feeling disheartened by the dry conversation, Jung Gyu-ri later spoke with Park Woo-yeol, and they surprisingly hit it off. Woo-yeol offered to drive Gyu-ri to the subway station for work the next day, making her smile. In a private interview, Woo-yeol confessed, "I actually felt the most romantic interest in Gyu-ri. Her smile is so beautiful that I couldn't help but keep looking at her."

As evening fell, the residents paired up to prepare dinner. Park Woo-yeol and Kang Yoo-kyung teamed up, growing closer while working in the kitchen. Kang Yoo-kyung began to lower her guard, but when Kim Seo-won and Kim Sung-min joined in to help, her expression stiffened. Unaware, Kim Seo-won donned an apron and hovered around her.

Soon after, Kim Min-joo and Jung Gyu-ri also appeared in the kitchen. Despite this, the three male residents focused solely on Kang Yoo-kyung. Observing this, Yoon Jong-shin commented, "Two men have turned their backs," but also praised, "Yoo-kyung has broken down her walls in record time on 'Heart Signal'." Kim Eana humorously added, "That's because the wall was meant to be broken down," eliciting laughter.

After dinner, the residents sent text messages to their person of interest. The celebrity prediction panel analyzed the signals to guess the budding romances. Roy Kim confidently speculated that Woo-yeol would text Gyu-ri, not Yoo-kyung. However, it was revealed that Woo-yeol did text Yoo-kyung. All three male residents sent messages to Yoo-kyung, making her the unanimous choice and successfully pairing her with Woo-yeol.

Kim Min-joo sent a message to Sung-min, and Jung Gyu-ri texted Woo-yeol. Yoon Jong-shin applauded, "The first unanimous choice since Season 2," while the prediction panel, having failed due to Roy Kim's incorrect guess, jokingly chided him, "Get rid of that bad intuition." Roy Kim admitted, "I got ahead of myself," bringing laughter to the scene.

Reporter: Se-yoon Jung, TenAsia yoon@tenasia.co.kr