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EXchange 3 ( Transit Love 3 ), the legendary reality dating show returns!  Due to the overwhelming popularity of last season, expectations are high for Season 3.   EXchange 3 will tell the heartfelt story of separated couples who will choose between reuniting with an ex-lover or meeting with someone new. The cast will live together in one house for three weeks to look back on their past relationships, face new relationships, and find their own love. EX or NEW? Who will they choose?

Single's Inferno 3 , an honest and hot reality dating show for singles that takes place in Inferno, returns with Season 3. This time, the road to Inferno is more brutal, more intense, and more ruthless than ever. While participants who find their match can make their escape to a captivating and sweeter Paradise.  Season 3 has been upgraded in every aspect, including a different location, new rules, and MCs that help with over-immersion. Along with Hong Jin Kyung, Lee Da Hee, Kyuhyun, and Hanhae, Season 2 cast member Dex will join them to show more realistic reactions and tiki-taka. Are you all ready to immerse yourself in the heated war of singles unfolding at the crossroads of Inferno and Paradise? Let's meet the cast of Single's Inferno 3 !

Alumni Lovers is a reality dating show where friends from school may become lovers. In this school reunion, eight alumni from the 67th graduating class of Seoul Sindong Elementary School (Class of 2012) meet again after 11 years. Now, as adults at the age of 24, the former classmates gather with the curiosity of 'How did that friend from school grow up now?' For 5 days and 4 nights, the school friends will live and spend time together at a lodging in Gangneung, while exploring the possibility of love. How will memories and past relationships change in the present? Can school friends become lovers?

Love Like a K-Drama is a reality dating show to find out if two actors can fall in love for real while shooting romantic scenes in a drama. Four actresses from Japan and four actors from Korea live together in Seoul for a month while auditioning for the leading roles in a romantic drama. The eight cast members will pair up, rehearse, and compete to land the lead roles in six different love stories. Only the pair who wins the audition will get to star in the drama and shoot the kissing scenes. Will the love between them be an act? Or will it lead to something more in the process? Love Like a K-Drama is an experiment to see what happens if you mix love and acting. Can a serious kissing scene between two actors bloom into true love?

Blossom with Love is a teen growth reality show that captures the process of music and arts high school students from all over the country with rich artistic sensibilities meeting. As they experience the brilliant summer living together in nature and exchanging feelings with each other at Blossom Camp, they will gain inspiration, grow through the emotion of 'love,' the source of art, and find their own muse. Although awkward and clumsy at first, they will feel even more exciting and unforgettable moments because it is their first time. How will this story of ten youths who share similar dreams and build various emotions that may be first love unfold?

A whole new chapter of brain competition begins with The Devil's Plan , created by Jung Jong Yeon PD ( The Genius , Society Game , The Great Escape ). 12 contestants from various professions, such as lawyers, doctors, science YouTubers, pro gamers, and actors have been invited to participate in a special game for a chance to win a grand prize of up to 500 million KRW. The Devil's Plan is a battle of intelligence, so the contestants must maximize their brain power using wit and strategy. In this mind-bending game, only results matter. With the exception of violence or theft, any course of action can be taken to win, including deceit and betrayal. Who will outsmart to become the final victor of The Devil's Plan ?

The popular military survival show returns with  The Iron Squad Season 3 (also known as Steel Troops 3 ). This brand new season is jam-packed with more powerful missions on an unprecedented scale. The most elite Republic of Korea special forces reservists have gathered once again to compete with their physical and mental strength. And for the first time in the series, a U.S. special forces team joins the competition to prove their rank as the world's No. 1 military power. A fierce battle for the honor and pride of each special ops unit to determine who is truly the strongest begins! Who will ultimately be crowned the title of best 'Iron Squad?'

MBN's flagship reality dating show returns with  Love After Divorce Season 4 ( Divorced Singles 4 ), the 'USA Edition.' In this matching, 10 divorced men and women who are dreaming of new romance enter the Dolsing Village located in  Cancún, Mexico, the holy honeymoon spot full of energy and love. As the number of participants has increased by two from the previous seasons, expect an all-time love war to unfold with complicated love lines, bolder levels of skinship, and sensitive war of nerves. Can they find a new love in the midst of fluctuating emotions? Let's meet the 10 divorcees who are looking to date and find love again!

The Wedding War is a real couples survival show with a 290 million KRW prize at stake. In an era when no one dreams of getting married, everyone says the reason is because of money. Currently in 2023, the average expense for a couple to get married in Korea is 290 million KRW. 10 different couples who dream of getting married, but don't have the marriage funds, have gathered to compete in extreme missions for the prize money. Can they prove their mutual trust and love, and overcome crisis to reach the finish line of marriage? Let the marriage wars begin!

Nineteen to Twenty is a youth romance reality show which depicts the candid yet fresh friendship, love, and growth of Gen Z during their last week of teens and first week of twenties together. At School 19, the cast will take courses to learn everything they need to know before becoming adults, such as cooking, finances, and interpersonal relationships. However, there is only one rule -- dating is not allowed! And on December 31st, when they all become adults, they will be able to live out their dreams at House 20. A place where they can experience freedom, learn responsibility, and build memories together. As they spend their first week as adults together, free from all restrictions, what growing pains will they experience? This is a story about youth who will experience the best moment of their lives together. Nineteen to Twenty is now streaming on Netflix!

Siren: Survive the Island is a fierce team combat survival show featuring an all-female cast who are competing for the honor of their professions. For 7 days and 6 nights, 24 women representing police officers, firefighters, soldiers, bodyguards, stuntwomen, and athletes compete in a battle for survival on a remote island. The mission is to protect "your" base and seize "theirs." Which team will overcome their limits and leap over their boundaries? Who will occupy all 6 bases and conquer the Island of Fire?

A new season of the most heart-fluttering reality dating show returns with Heart Signal 4 ! In the spring of 2023, the fourth cohabitation story of young men and women who have come to the Signal House begins. At a place where unlimited flirting is possible, a thrilling and secretive love story will unfold! Can they find love with just 30 days of text messages and a single courageous confession? And a new, more powerful prediction team of six with sharp deduction skills will infer the hidden heart signals. Heart Signal 4 , the most exciting love suspense game in the world begins!

Will you hunt or be hunted? Extreme survival show  Bloody Game returns with Season 2! This time filmed on location in the wild of Bali, Indonesia. An all-star cast featuring the strongest in brains and brawn have gathered to compete for a prize money of up to 300 million won. In this extremely unfair and irrational game, all actions are permitted. The players must use their wits, politics, and physical strength to survive by any means possible. Who will be the one with the strongest survival instinct?

The Time Hotel , a TVING Original, is a new concept mystery hotel survival game. Ten guests check in aiming to become the last person remaining to win a prize of up to 300 million won. The cast will use their own survival strategies to outlast, from intense mind games to secret alliances, unpredictable betrayal, and thrilling twists. At the 'Time Hotel,' time is used as a commodity where everything can be purchased with time instead of money. Once they run out of time, they will need to check out of the hotel right away. Who will be able to manage time wisely and survive?!

The theme for Quest 4 is ancient mythology and consists of five events: Atlas, Prometheus, Icarus, Sisyphus, and Ouroboros. It is a team delegate match where each team needs to send one member to compete in each event. Among the four contestants participating, only one survives while the rest are eliminated. Out of the 20 contestants remaining, only 5 can advance to the final quest.

Two teams of five join forces in an alliance for Quest 3 where the mission is to drag a 1.5-ton ship. Muscle strength is the most important element in this quest. How long it takes to move the ship to the dock will be timed, and the team with the worst record will be eliminated from the competition.

The 25 contestants who were eliminated in Quest 2 have been given one last chance to survive. The mission is simple: Hold onto the rope connected to their torso and last till the end to survive. The moment they let go, their torso will fall, smash, and be eliminated from the competition.

50 contestants survived the first quest to advance on Physical: 100 . Quest 2 is a team match where they will compete in teams of five, and losing teams will be eliminated!

Quest 1 is a 'One-on-One Death Match' with a 50% survival rate. Half of the contestants will be eliminated! Two contestants must fight to claim the ball. At the end of three minutes, the one who is holding the ball in the last moment will survive and advance to the next quest. If there is no winner by the time limit, the match will be extended by one minute. The contestant who loses must smash their own torso and leave the arena.

On Physical: 100 , five quests have been prepared to find the most perfect physique among the 100 contestants who have been invited. The one who lasts till the end will win a 300 million won prize! Before the first quest, there is a pre-quest mission the contestants must go through. The rule is very simple: Hang from a structure with the power of both arms as long as possible. The one who lasts the longest will receive a powerful benefit that will give them an advantage in their survival.

Netflix's Physical: 100 is an extreme survival reality show where 100 contestants compete to become the most perfect physique. The show brings together a cast lineup boasting the best physiques in various fields regardless of age, gender, race, or weight class. A series of tough quests will test their mental strength as well as push their physical abilities to the limit. Look forward to fierce physical fights and tense psychological warfare as they compete to become the last person standing. Who will be the ultimate physical that survives till the end?

The Netflix hit reality dating show Single's Inferno Season 2 returns with a new group of young and charming singles. O n the deserted island known as 'Inferno,' the participants seek love without knowing each other's age or occupation. For those who couple up, a luxurious escape awaits in 'Paradise.' A place where love deepens by revealing information about each other. A single choice can be the difference between 'heaven' and 'hell'... What choice will they make?

Final choice D-Day! After all of the secrets are revealed, only the final choice remains for the Pinkmates. Between love and lie, can they find someone to love without prejudice?