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Love Against Time is a reality dating show that captures a heartfelt record of love for those who have survived life's darkest moments.  "If tomorrow never comes, who would you want to spend today with?" Everyone imagines it at least once, but there are those who have actually been on the brink of life. Youths who had to give up their ordinary daily life and romantic relationships while battling life-threatening illnesses. Having experienced the finitude of life more closely than anyone, what do they cherish most after overcoming that time? These young adults in their 20s and 30s are ready to love again, and every moment means everything. Will love burn even brighter or become even more frightening? On this second chance called today, time is too precious to waste on anything but love. What will their remaining love story look like?

I am SOLO Season 33 is the third installment of the motae solo special (a.k.a. forever singles who have never been in a relationship). They are the kind of people who want to focus on themselves first and date only when they are ready. That was their mindset up until now, as they had decided to set those thoughts aside and gathered at Solo Land 33 in Muju to find love. For the forever singles who have never experienced that warm, fuzzy feeling of love, this is where they can finally learn to put love first and get to embrace a whole new wave of emotions. The bold and honest, yet clumsy, pursuit of first love by the forever singles begins! How will all these new feelings unfold for them?

On Street Restaurant Fighter , the contestants must prove it with sales! For a chef, the true judges are the customers. The real stage of a chef is not a set, but a restaurant. Instead of facing judges on a set, they compete for real customers in a real-world setting. To prove their business acumen, not just their cooking skills, the TOP 20 chefs and restaurateurs in the Korean food industry have been summoned to the streets, where their past sales records, careers, and fame count for nothing. An unprecedented real business survival show where survival and elimination are determined solely by the customer's choice. Who will ultimately emerge as the winner that survives in the 'real commercial district'?

Better Late Than Single Season 2, the makeover reality dating show returns with a new batch of charming eternal singles and their first-ever love story. The show captures the unpredictable and clumsy emotional journeys of participants who have never been in a romantic relationship before but dream of their first love. Along with customized solutions from experts to improve style, health, and mental wellbeing, Cupids Seo In-guk, Kang Han-na, Lee Eun-ji, and Car, the garden, offer empathy and realistic advice to help the eternal singles build confidence and prepare them for the dating world. Although awkward and clumsy because it is their first time, the participants are more genuine than anyone else.  Will the eternal singles be able to overcome their first dating challenges and escape eternal singledom?

Bloody Game X is a competition show where the strongest players in brains and physicality compete for survival within a meticulously designed game with unpredictable rules. In this extremely unfair and irrational game, the players may use lies, betrayals, schemes, politics, or any other means to survive. As long as the rules of Bloody Game are not broken, any action taken for survival is justified. This new season returns as a team match moving away from the existing individual survival format. Key players from Seasons 1, 2, and 3 compete as teams representing their respective seasons face off against Team Challenger, composed of veteran players from other survival shows, and Team Rookie consisting of new players. With a battle of pride on the line, who will become the ultimate champion?

Match to Marry: With Parents returns with Season 2! Ten single men and women looking to get married, accompanied by their mothers, live together for six days and five nights, striving toward the single goal of marriage. No casual flirting here, the participants are serious about finding a lifelong partner. Realistic marriage criteria such as age, occupation, financial status, and future family plans are weapons for flirting, and even a battle of wills between mothers who believe their own child is the best catch.  An ultra realistic matchmaking journey unfolds, packed with dopamine-fueled excitement and the full spectrum of human emotions.

Netflix's The Love Lab is a new reality dating observational show that captures the romantic instincts awakening in participants thrown into unimaginable, bizarre, and unpredictable situations. This is not your typical dating show, but an unconventional one that started with a question about whether love can bloom in a unique situation you would not encounter in real life. Most dating shows have one format with a long narrative, but The Love Lab introduces different 'experiment formats' over the course of one season, so things move fairly quickly. In these unimaginable dating experiments never seen before, from a blind date in a bed to an isolated romance in a remote mountain cabin, can the singles form a deeper connection and fall in love?

Does age matter in love? Mind the Noona Gap  Season 2, also known as Noona Is a Woman to Me , returns with bolder, more confident, and daring cast members. An age-gap real romance where independent, charismatic older women and pure, uninhibited younger men fall for each other solely based on 'attraction' without knowing each other's age, profession, or background. But once they know everything about each other, will they be able to find true love by overcoming the reality of an age gap and remain honest about their feelings until the very end? More passionate and sincere than ever, a reality dating show that sets a new standard for relationships between older women and younger men the moment the line is crossed! What kind of drama will unfold this season?

On Undercover Chef - Korea , South Korea's top star chefs, Sam Kim, Jung Ji Sun, and Kwon Sung Jun, go undercover as kitchen rookies while concealing their true identities. The time given to prove themselves in the kitchen is only 5 days. From Italy to China... If they set aside their names, reputations, and ranks to start from the very bottom as the youngest kitchen apprentice at an authentic local restaurant that laid the foundation for their cuisines, just how far can they climb? When the top chefs return to their roots, can they win over the local patrons relying solely on their skills?  And pull off the final mission of adding a signature dish on the restaurant's menu?

Already back by popular demand, I am SOLO Season 32 is the fifth installment of the Divorced Singles Special. The last Divorced Singles Special brought the viewers some great news with three married couples, and Sang Chul and Jung Sook even welcomed a baby together. Like the previous divorced singles who found love, will this season bring us plenty of good news too? With stronger hearts, 14 new singles have gathered with their stories at Solo Land 32 to begin an exciting journey in search of romance. Never give up, love belongs to those who go for it!

Jae-seok's B&B Rules! is a variety show where rookie B&B owner Yu Jae Seok, alongside his unpredictable staff members Lee Kwang Soo, Byeon Woo Seok, and Ji Ye Eun take on the challenge of running a camp. A large group of guests stays together for three days and two nights at a camp located in Toechon-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, tucked deep in the mountains, and far away from the city. The guests can step away from their everyday lives, just relax, get some rest, and have fun. At this B&B, everyone can talk nonstop, play hard, and mess around without holding back. A dreamlike fantasy world where the motto is, "The guest is king, and so am I!"

Heart Signal Season 5, the long-awaited most heart-fluttering reality dating show, returns after three years.  A new group of charming young singles have arrived at the Signal House — a space of infinite romantic possibilities! Unprecedentedly bold and undeniably honest, the Gen Z cast members display their new way of flirting and how to love. Amongst conflicting hearts, wavering emotions, and yet moments of undeniable attraction, who truly will be able to find real love? The original prediction panel with years of experience, Yoon Jong Shin, Lee Sang Min, and Kim Eana, will be joined by new predictors representing a new generation, Roy Kim and Tsuki. Will the five members of the Heart Signal prediction panel be able to unravel the fiercely intertwined love lines? The sweetest love suspense game in the world finally arrives!