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This is the hottest inferno in the world, Single's Inferno Season 5, returns with a record-breaking number of cast members engaging in a fierce battle for love. For this season, there is "No cap on this flirting war!" Once again, flirty singles from all walks of life gather on this peculiar island where they fall into all kinds of love, play all kinds of games, and feel all kinds of different emotions. But one thing never changes — couples get to leave for Paradise while singles will remain stranded in Inferno. Who will become the final couples and escape this deserted island?

Are you ready to get immersed again? The popular reality dating show, EXchange 4 (Transit Love Season 4), returns with bold, intense, and powerful narratives. The show follows couples who have separated for various reasons, living together in one house to reflect on their past relationships, encounter new connections, and find their own love. It captures the beginnings and excitement of love, the sadness and aftermath of a breakup — universal experiences we have all experienced. EX or NEW? Who will the cast members choose?

Match to Marry: With Parents is a new concept reality dating show featuring ten single men and women along with their mothers. The singles who want to get married gather to find love under the watchful eye of their mothers who want to help them find an ideal marriage partner in terms of conditions such as age, academic background, career, and financial status. For 6 days and 5 nights, the mother-daughter and mother-son pairs live together, working towards the common goal of marriage. "Love versus conditions," will the participants be able to find the right match to marry in this ultra realistic setting?

On Culinary Class Wars Season 2, a new batch of Black Spoon chefs who are hidden culinary masters take on the challenge to overturn the hierarchy based on "taste" alone. The 80 unknown chefs are addressed by nicknames instead of their real names, and will go through the Black Spoon Elimination Round until the number of survivors matches the number of White Spoon chefs. Only those who survive this battle will be qualified to challenge the White Spoons in this fierce culinary class war. Will a Black Spoon chef become the sole survivor who stands alone at the very end and take home a prize of 300 million won?

Culinary Class Wars Season 2, the hit Netflix cooking competition reality show returns with an even more intense culinary battle among 100 chefs. The Black Spoon chefs, who are trying to overcome their class based on "taste" alone, go up against the renowned White Spoon chefs, who are trying to defend their status. This season features an impressive White Spoon contestant lineup, including Michelin-starred chefs Lee Jun and Son Jong Won, Korea's first master of temple cuisine Venerable Sunjae, legendary Chinese cuisine master Hou Deok Juk, French cuisine master Park Hyo Nam, as well as celebrity chefs Jung Ho Young, Sam Kim, Raymon Kim, and more. Let's meet the White Spoon chefs who are here to cook to dominate!

Coupang Play's pure brainpower survival show, Elite League Season 3 (University War 3), returns with a new season. A whole new battle for ranks begins between the top 1% of geniuses from prestigious universities in Korea competing against each other in mental math, reasoning, and memorization challenges. In season 3, there will be a face-off between two divisions, Team Medical versus Team STEM. A total of six teams, three from prestigious medical schools and three from prestigious engineering schools, will compete for the title of "King of Science." With the glory of their schools at stake, the contestants will bring out all they have. Which university will claim the victory in Elite League 3 ?

The curtain rises on I am SOLO Season 29! This is I am SOLO 's first ever age gap special featuring charming older women and younger men. Innocent, yet bold and passionate younger men, and mature, grounded older women have gathered by the sea of Taean, Chungcheongnam-do in search of love. What kind of chemistry will we see on Solo Land 29?

Age is just a number, attraction is instinct! KBS2's Mind the Noona Gap , also known as Noona Is a Woman to Me , is a heart-fluttering and honest reality dating show about older women and younger men. The show depicts a real romance between charming noonas who put love aside for their intense career pursuits, and straightforward younger men who believe that age is just a number when it comes to love. Meeting in a situation where the only thing they know about each other is the female participants are older than the male participants, they felt honest excitement, attraction, and misunderstanding for the first time in a long time. Amidst a whirlwind of emotions that are difficult to explain, can they continue to be honest about their feelings once their age differences are revealed? Will they be able to overcome the age gap to find true love?

The Physical: Asia final quest heralds three extreme games as the strongest nations, Team Korea and Team Mongolia, remain. Only the one country that demonstrates exceptional mental fortitude, strategy, and teamwork to survive until the very end will be crowned the country that embodies the most perfect physique. The country that emerges as the champion of the final quest will claim glory along with one billion won. Which team will defend its national flag and become the ultimate winner?

Image Source: Netflix The top three countries, Japan, Mongolia, and Korea, face off in an epic showdown on the fifth quest of Physical: Asia . The two countries that survive Quest 5, the Castle Conquest, will advance to the highly anticipated finals to determine the winner. While the lowest-ranked country will be eliminated immediately. The outcome will depend on how effectively each team utilizes their physical abilities, teamwork, and strategy to complete the quest.

Physical: Asia Quest 4, the Battle Rope Relay, is a brutal challenge that requires arm strength, speed, and upper-body endurance. Only the country that wins first place in the Battle Rope Relay will advance directly to the next quest. While the three losing teams will need to battle it out in a 1200kg Pillar Push Death Match to survive.

Physical: Asia Quest 3,   the Team Rep Match, is a true test of endurance. The third quest consists of a total of four games, and each country elects a team representative for each game to compete against the other countries. The six surviving countries, Korea, Australia, Mongolia, Türkiye , Japan, and the Philippines are split into two groups of three, determined by drawing lots, to compete. The country that comes in last place in each group will be eliminated immediately from the competition without a Death Match.