Netflix’s Korean Dating Show “Single’s Inferno”: The Cast and Their Personalities

Whenever there are Korean idols and celebrities who are revealed to be in a relationship, it always makes huge headlines. In short, people love hearing about other people’s dating lives.

This is probably one of the reasons why the Netflix program “Single’s Inferno” has been trending for the past few weeks.

It is basically a show featuring single men and women. The premise is very simple. The participants are placed in a deserted island. The only way they can enjoy and relax is by becoming “couples” that will then experience date nights on a so-called Paradise.

The casts’ different characters and persona is what makes the show more interesting, we’ve grouped them into four categories:

Gym-enthusiast

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These three individuals share the same passion for fitness.

An Ye Won (left, @yeah.w__), is a fitness trainer as well as a Pilates instructor. This healthy lifestyle of hers definitely contributed to her career as a model.  She also vlogs from time to time, where she post videos of her exercise routines.

Meanwhile, Kim Hyun Joong (centre, @__1126.1) is also a fitness trainer who participated in 2019’s Mr. International Korea. He won third place in the competition, and bagged second place at Mr. Model Worldwide at the same year.

Lastly, Kang So Yeon (right, @kangsoyeon__), is an actress and MC who actually owns a HITFIT boxing gym. On her Instagram, Soyeon is also seen playing other sports such as football, golf and tennis.

Studious

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Among the casts of Single’s Inferno, Shin Ji-yeon (@jiiiyeonie__) is the only student. This garnered attention from many viewers, especially because she’s studying at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Her major is something that’s not usual too! Ji-yeon studies Biotechnology, surprising even the participants of the program.

If Ji-yeon can balance her studies and finding a boyfriend, so can you!

Career Man/Career Woman

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Having a successful or budding career can hinder a person from finding love, which may or may not be the case for these five contestants.

Song Ji A (top left, @dear.zia) is a well-known personality in Korea. She is considered a beauty influencer and has a Youtube channel with over 1.62 million subscribers! Her content centres on make-up, fashion and lifestyle.

Kim Su Min (top centre, @sumesume_) is one of the show’s newest members, only joining the casts at episode 5. She is slowly but surely starting her career as a model, and has filmed some advertisements.

Seong Min Ji (top right, @im_min.vely), is another new member. Like Su Min, she is also a model. However, she has more experience as she had already modelled for make-up brands as well as department stores.

Choi Si Hun (bottom left, @choi-hun2) is a professional model that has posed for clothes and cafes. Aside from that, he also works as an actor. He appeared in the web drama entitled “Romanced”.

Cha Hyun Seung (bottom right, @502bright) is also a model and a Youtube vlogger. However, he is more known as a dancer, particularly for the idol Sunmi. He gained attention for his handsome appearance and good figure.

Leader-type

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Running a business can take so much of someone’s time, effort and energy – leaving no room to schedule a date. The solution? Join a dating show!

Moon Se Hun (left, @moonofsh) is a manager at a famous restaurant in Korea, Onlygo. His handsome looks and talent in cooking makes a lot of people root for him. Imagine him cooking for you on date nights!

Kim Jun Sik (centre, @juncore) is a CEO of a start-up firm specializing in health products. It’s not surprising though, since his Instagram feed is full of his pictures exercising. So far, Jun Sik does not have a lot of screen time but fingers crossed that we’ll get to see more of him on the show~

Oh Jin Taek (right, @timelessbruno) is the CEO of Asocttage, a clothing brand. Upon looking at his posts, you can already see his good fashion sense. On top of that, his beard - which is quite unusual for Korean men, is very notable and gives him a very manly vibe. Aside from owning a company, he also used to be a model

Which of these casts fit your personality the most? Let us know below!