“Single’s Inferno” is the first Korean reality show that managed to become so popular internationally.
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- Single’s Inferno is a South Korean reality TV series.
- It is presented by Lee Da Hee, Cho Kyu Hyun, Hong Jin Kyung, Jung Han Hae.
- It was released on Netflix on December 18, 2021.
- The first two episodes of the series premiered on that day.
- The Netflix official synopsis is the following one: Stranded and ready to mingle, flirty singles search for love on a deserted island they can only escape as couples for romantic date nights in paradise.
- The dating show is a Netflix original.
- It has 8 episodes.
- Single’s Inferno was actually adapted from a British reality dating show called Too Hot To Handle.
- The luxurious hotel that served as Heaven Island in Single’s Inferno is aptly named Paradise City.
- Not only does its majestic grandeur captivate the attention of many, but the hotel is also highly accessible as it’s located near Incheon International Airport.
- ROSE from Blackpink visited the Hotel in 2021.
- Paradise City made its name known to the public prior to the release of the dating reality show thanks to a few Korean celebrities.
- In Single’s Inferno, participants on Hell Island are prohibited from revealing personal information such as their age and occupation. They are only allowed to do so on Heaven Island.
- Moon Se-hun was one of the last participants to visit the Heaven island, so he only managed to reveal his age and occupation nearing the end of the series.
- It turns out that the 27-year-old runs a wine and dine restaurant, called Onlygo, located in Gangnam.
- His restaurant is quite popular and has been visited by celebrities such as SNSD’s Seohyun and Wonder Girls’ Sohee.
- The island that was featured in Single’s Inferno is known as Hell Island, but its actual name is Saseungbong-do Island.
- Despite its remote location, Saseungbong-do Island appeared in several popular Korean variety shows, such as Two Days & One Night, Running Man, and Infinite Challenge.
- Although the island is relatively secluded, making your way there is easy. All you have to do is take a ferry from Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal!
- Since the primary mode of transportation to and around Saseungbong-do Island is a boat, visitors are encouraged to rent a private boat to explore the island. The one-day rental fee amounts to KRW100,000 (~USD84.10) for solo visitors, while individuals travelling in a group of more than five only have to pay KRW15,000 (~USD12.61) per person per day.
- Kang So-yeon’s past as a K-pop trainee surprised many viewers as she’s one of the most athletic and toned female participants in Single’s Inferno.
- She’s is the oldest of all the participants.
- Single’s Inferno has been the talk of the town, and it’s the first Korean reality show to enter the Top 10 chart on Netflix.
- When the producer of Single’s Inferno heard that the show entered the Top 10 chart, he thought that the world was playing a prank on him.
- In an Instagram post on January 10th 2022 Cha Hyun-seung mentioned that he was initially reluctant to participate in the dating reality show. The writers of the show sent him several DMs but he ignored the messages as he wasn’t interested in their offer.
- But Sunmi and Chang-sub, a soloist and the lead vocalist of the boy group BtoB respectively, convinced him to join Single’s Inferno. They encouraged Hyun-seung to participate by telling him that he might meet The One in the program.
- Hyun-seung first made his name known to the public as Sunmi’s backup dancer thanks to a fancam that went viral in 2018. The video shows Hyun-seung dancing with Sunmi to one of her most famous songs, 24 hours.
- Choi Si-hun is the CEO of an apparel brand called HOTEN. Prior to running a business, he pursued acting. His most recent work was a 2021 web drama titled Romanced.
- In 2017, An Yea-won took part in the fourth season of I Can See Your Voice. Back then, she introduced herself as a bikini model. Currently, she works as a personal trainer, pilates instructor, and a model.
- In 2020, Shin Ji-yeon participated in a beauty pageant, but it wasn’t just any contest – it was a traditional Korean beauty pageant. She was selected as one of the participants who best represents Korean traditional beauty in the 90th National Chunhyang beauty pageant. “Chunhyang” refers to the heroine in a famous romance Korean folk tale called Chunhyangjeon.
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