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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?

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?

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!

Divorcées N Rookies is a new reality show that completely overturns the conventions of existing dating shows. The show features female participants who are all 'dolsing' (divorced singles) and male participants who are all 'mossol' (eternal singles who have never been in a relationship). Together, the cast members enter an unfamiliar setting called the Love Boarding School in search of a partner. What kind of love lessons and laughter will unfold with women seeking to find love again after overcoming the pain of a bitter end, and men who are overflowing with passion but have absolutely no idea how to start dating?

A new group of children of celebrities joins When Our Kids Fall in Love Season 2, a unique reality dating show where parents observe their children's relationships with genuine reactions. While watching their children date and fall in love, the parents see a different side of them for the first time. The unfamiliarity makes their child's love story even more exciting. Immersing themselves in the show, the parents are thrilled and sometimes flustered, but ultimately rooting for their kids. A 100% romance story begins with young singles who are clumsy in love, but now even more honest and a little bolder.

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?

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?

Actress Ji Ye Eun is here for a blind date on the new reality dating show 60 Minutes to Love , now streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.  As a long-time single, her love cells are completely gone, so she wants to meet a man who will make her heart flutter. Can it happen? Will Ji Ye Eun be able to fall in love in 60 minutes?

When Our Kids Fall in Love (My Child's Romance), co-produced by tvN Story and Tcast E Channel, is a unique reality dating show featuring the children of celebrities. The program offers a completely new kind of fun compared to other dating shows by capturing the stories of the parents observing their children's love lives, and the stories of the children's coming of age growth through dating. Tension and excitement ensues between the studio MCs Kim Seong Joo and Chuu, along with the 100% biased genuine reactions of the parents who are directly involved in their child's relationships.

"Lucky 7, overseas?" MBN's flagship reality dating show, Love After Divorce Season 7, begins a new romance war with  ten single men and women who flew from South Korea to Queensland, Australia. Divorcees who overcome the pain of divorce join the journey with the goal of remarriage rather than simple dating. This new season takes place at Australia's Gold Coast, a mecca for couples' travel, where the divorced singles will go on unforgettable dates with the beautiful nature, scenery, and animals. What kind of 'butterfly effect' will this Australian location bring about, as the divorced singles search for their last loves in an unfamiliar world away from their daily lives? At the Dolsing House, "There is just one rule: Fall in love!"

tvN's Date My Friend is South Korea's first 'bestie matching' reality dating show where celebrities introduce their close friends who are genuinely good people. The show features a star-studded celebrity lineup of matchmakers, including Cho Sae Ho, Kang So Ra, Kim Nam Hee, Hur Young Ji, Lee Mi Joo, Ji Ye Eun, Kim Young Kwang, and Lee Gwan Hee, and their real-life friends who they personally vouch for. The best friends go on a 6-day and 5-night trip to Geoje Island, known for its beautiful sea, in hopes of finding a match. Who will be the person who will knock on the door of their heart? Knock, knock!

Better Late Than Single is a makeover reality dating show that helps eternal singles who have never been in a romantic relationship in their life find their first love. The cast members undergo six weeks of customized solutions for personal training, fashion, diet, speech, and mind that will change not only their appearance but also their inner self. And the four Cupids, Seo In Guk, Kang Han Na, Lee Eun Ji, and Car, the garden, team up with the cast members to pass on various practical tips and ways to build confidence. The transformed eternal singles then spend 9 days together at a resort on Jeju Island in hopes of finding a match. Although awkward and clumsy because this is all new to them, the eternal singles with zero dating experience show more sincerity than anyone else. Their first love story presents pleasant excitement as it goes from a sitcom full of twists and turns to a heart-fluttering romance. Will these lifelong singles achieve the first romantic relationship they have ...

The mystical and enchanting Gen MZ fortune tellers who always predicted other people's love fortunes have gathered on Possessed Love 2 ( Fortune Tellers' Love 2 ) in search of their own destiny. Will the participants follow their inevitable fate or chase instinctive attraction? In the tangled thread of fate where excitement and confusion are intertwined, where will the love line go? Possessed Love , a strange and mysterious reality dating show between men and women predicting their fate, begins again with Season 2!

Channel A's Heart Pairing is a new reality dating show from the production team of Heart Signal . Heart Pairing depicts the romantic and realistic premarital dating diaries of young people who want to date with marriage in mind. The singles gather in one house to get to know each other, and go through a serious 'pairing' to find an ideal marriage partner beyond a simple 'something'. The cast members embark on a 5-day trip to Florence, Tuscany, Italy to find the main character of the 'Pairing Book' they chose before leaving the country with no information about their ages or jobs. After an exciting first meeting abroad, the cast members return to Seoul and continue the process of finding the right marriage partner who best matches themselves in terms of lifestyle, values, economic views, and views of love while living together for 20 days. Will they be able to find their perfect lifelong pairing through this thrilling journey?

Mnet's  Couple Palace 2  is a large-scale couple matchmaking survival show for single men and women who are looking for the perfect marriage partner. It contains a story about finding a lifelong partner through an ultra-realistic matching system that is no less than a matchmaking agency.  Couple Palace  is making a splendid return with Season 2 after a year, and is about to begin a journey with 60 singles, 30 men and 30 women from various backgrounds. The participants set out to find an ideal marriage partner by revealing their physical appearance, financial status, lifestyle, and unpredictable marriage conditions. Who will be able to find their perfect match?

Mnet's Couple Palace 2 is a large-scale couple matchmaking survival show for single men and women who are looking for the perfect marriage partner. It contains a story about finding a lifelong partner through an ultra-realistic matching system that is no less than a matchmaking agency. Couple Palace is making a splendid return with Season 2 after a year, and is about to begin a journey with 60 singles, 30 men and 30 women from various backgrounds. The participants set out to find an ideal marriage partner by revealing their physical appearance, financial status, lifestyle, and unpredictable marriage conditions. Who will be able to find their perfect match?