After the show ended, the number of Song Ji-ah’s subscribers on her YouTube channel “FreeZia” surged from some 500,000 to over 1.9 million, while Cha Hyun-seung's Instagram followers now exceed 1 million. Because those who’d already been on the island for a few days might have not found their ideal type yet, so we had to consider the possibility that they could be the one.” But the producers did anticipate how popular two of the contestants would be among viewers. “People who could mingle into the group faster, and the bigger consideration was to find and insert newcomers who have different attractive traits from the original contestants.
“We also considered their personalities,” Kim Jae-won added. “We had asked them if they were okay with coming into the group late, and they were all very confident but we never anticipated they would not be matched with anyone. “We thought that they had plenty of charisma and charm to appeal to others even though they were latecomers into the love circle,” Kim Na-hyun said. “During our pre-interviews, we would meticulously ask about their ideal type of boyfriends and girlfriends, and selected them thinking that we were their matchmakers.” Kim Na-hyun said, however, none of the creators anticipated that the three new contestants who appeared from the middle of the show would not be matched up. “We were really considerate about selecting the right candidates,” Kim Jae-won said. They also considered the potential chemistry the candidates would feel for each other. I think this method lowered the barrier to the distinctness of our local sentiment that is often incorporated into our subtitles, so viewers could interpret the situations for themselves.” The producers said that they used a variety of methods to recruit the contestants, following popular hashtags on Instagram and contacting them through direct messages, accepting recommendations from their acquaintances and even taking to the streets to personally hand out flyers to find fresh faces.Īfter competing against each other in a variety of games, winners get to pick their potential love interests and take them to the island of "Paradise" where they can enjoy a romantic evening together. We decided to use as little as possible unless we really needed it due to the audio or we were going over important rules. Another reason why we thought the show was so appealing was our lack of usage of subtitles. Since it’s a group of very honest people, their fluctuations of emotions were rapid and they were very active in going after what they wanted. The keywords to describe them are confidence and honesty, and I think that people liked seeing them being true to their emotions. “We are both grateful and amazed at the news, but we believe it’s all due to the charisma of our contestants. “We couldn’t believe it for ourselves when our show climbed into the world ranks,” Kim Na-hyun said during an online press interview last week.
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Producers Kim Na-hyun, left, and Kim Jae-won, the creators of "Single's Inferno" The creators behind the series are two producers from JTBC - Kim Jae-won and Kim Na-hyun, who credited all of the show’s global popularity to the contestants’ charms.
"Single's Inferno" became the first-ever Korean reality show to enter the top 10 rankings of Netflix's most popular shows. However, that changed quickly when the show proved not only to be a hit for local audiences but also international ones. Although some of the contestants, such as beauty YouTuber Song Ji-ah and dancer Cha Hyun-seung, were already popular on social media, the rest were leading normal lives out of the public eye. Over the course of eight days, the contestants' sole mission was to show the most appealing sides of themselves to potential love interests in a bid to be matched up and escape the island to "Paradise" for a night. 18, brought together 12 extremely attractive single Koreans and dropped them on a secluded island dubbed “Inferno” without any means of communication with the outside world. “Single’s Inferno,” which began streaming on Netflix from Dec. But because the actual filming took place 6 months ago, viewers were left wondering what has become of these lovebirds and how many have actually stood the test of time. 8, four couples were left standing from a total of 12 contestants. A scene from the final episode of Netflix hit dating reality series "Single's Inferno" After the hit Netflix Korea original dating reality show “Single’s Inferno” ended on Jan.
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