Mid Guys On Korean Dating Show Demand “Open-Minded, Hot, Motherly, Rich” Girls To Marry Them

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Mid Guys On Korean Dating Show Demand 'Open-Minded, Hot, Motherly, Rich' Girls To Marry Them"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Moral Of The Story
• Host: Stephanie Soo
• Episode: Mid Guys On Korean Dating Show Demand “Open-Minded, Hot, Motherly, Rich” Girls To Marry Them
• Release Date: May 12, 2025
• Description: Stephanie Soo humorously recounts the most unhinged scandals from around the world to her husband, blending entertainment with insightful commentary.

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Introduction

In this episode of "Moral Of The Story," host Stephanie Soo delves into the intriguing and intense dynamics of a popular Korean dating show titled "Couples Paradise." Accompanied by her husband, David, and their friend, Emily, Stephanie navigates the complexities of the show's premise, contestant behaviors, and cultural nuances that make it a captivating watch.

Overview of "Couples Paradise"

"Couples Paradise" is described by Stephanie as the "Squid Games of speed dating" in South Korea, emphasizing its high-stakes and cutthroat environment. Unlike typical Korean reality shows where relationships rarely culminate in marriage, this show’s ultimate objective is for contestants to find a spouse, often culminating in staged wedding scenarios.

Stephanie [02:33]: “And this is like the squid games of speed dating in South Korea.”

Contestant Dynamics and Categories

The show features 30 men and 30 women entering a windowless warehouse, each assigned numbers and categorized into specific traits that the contestants are seeking in a partner. The men are grouped into categories such as "Sweet, Large Dog," "Boyish Charm," and "Gentle and Rich," among others. These categories reflect the attributes deemed desirable in Korean society, including economic power, physical appearance, and professionalism.

David [02:15]: “So this show that everybody's been kind of obsessed with in Korea, and it's called Couples Paradise.”

Key Contestants and Their Challenges

Contestant Number 10: The Giggly Girl

One of the standout female contestants, Girl Number 10, is noted for her infectious giggles and bright red cheeks. Her initial interaction with Turtle Boy (Contestant Number 3), a man wearing a black turtleneck and gray blazer, sets the tone for dramatic tension. Despite Turtle Boy’s seemingly intense and uncomfortable demeanor during his introduction, Girl Number 10 remains interested, highlighting the show's rapid judgment culture.

Stephanie [05:12]: “Girl number 10 is the one that all the guys like.”

Turtle Boy: The Reserved Engineer

Turtle Boy presents himself as a civil engineer with a sharp nose and a focused gaze. Initially misunderstood as a software engineer, his reserved and stern demeanor earns him a few votes, but his awkward attempts to engage with the contestants reveal his genuine yet unrefined personality.

David [05:12]: “He looks like a software engineer... He doesn’t correct it.”
Stephanie [05:43]: “He has serial killer eyes. He’s just scanning through the crowd of women with his laser-focused eyes.”

Male Number Three: The Overly Ambitious

Male Number Three, an employee at SoftBank in Japan, exhibits desperation by suggesting he wants a wife who can fulfill a maternal role. His intense plea for someone willing to relocate to Japan drastically reduces his appeal, showcasing the cultural clash between personal desires and societal expectations.

Stephanie [26:00]: “He must do something about it.”
David [27:03]: “Only four girls still have their light on.”

Male Number 13: The Musical CEO

Another notable contestant, Male Number 13, is the CEO of an indie artist agency who impresses with his piano skills. His genuine passion for music and business presents a multi-faceted personality that attracts several contestants, highlighting the value of artistic talent in partner selection.

Stephanie [30:00]: “He starts playing the Piano and all the hosts are like, 'See, he can play the piano.'”
Emily [30:13]: “He was good.”

Male Number 17: The Manly Man

Male Number 17 embodies traditional masculinity, presenting himself as a reliable and strong individual with a background in military service. His performance, including an awkward forward roll, adds a layer of vulnerability to his tough exterior, making him both intriguing and relatable.

Stephanie [81:38]: “He says, 'I have been serving the country...'"
David [82:16]: “He messes up his sense, and then he gets a little nervous.”

Male Number 24: The Dermatologist

Initially perceived as having limitations due to his inability to lift heavy objects, Male Number 24 reveals his true qualifications as a dermatologist with substantial real estate assets. This twist underscores the show's emphasis on economic stability and professional success as key marriage criteria.

Stephanie [74:04]: “He owns four commercial buildings in Seoul.”
David [75:03]: “The hosts are saying, 'It doesn't matter if you can't lift heavy things.'”

Marriage Conditions and Audience Reactions

A significant aspect of the show involves contestants revealing their conditions for marriage, which range from practical expectations like owning a luxurious home to more personal demands such as dedicating time to familial duties. These conditions often lead to immediate and intense reactions from both contestants and the audience.

David [14:12]: “Economic power is at least a basic requirement.”
Stephanie [32:03]: “He needs someone who doesn't have many plastic surgeries.”

The stringent conditions set by the contestants reflect broader societal pressures in South Korea, where financial stability and professional success are highly valued in marital partnerships. This often results in contestants facing backlash or rejection when their demands are perceived as unreasonable or overly materialistic.

Notable Matches and Couples

Throughout the episode, several promising matches emerge, each with their own unique dynamics:

1. Turtle Boy and Girl Number 10

   • After overcoming initial reservations, Turtle Boy and Girl Number 10 connect deeply during their one-on-one date, discussing family roles and life aspirations. Their interaction highlights the show's potential for genuine connections despite the high-pressure environment.

   Stephanie [53:29]: “They get matched.”
   Emily [53:35]: “He's American doctor, like that attorney.”

2. The Philosophical Couple

   • Male Number 19, a young pharmacist passionate about philosophy, forms a meaningful bond with Girl Number 13, an indie music enthusiast. Their conversation delves into deep topics like fate and inner peace, demonstrating the show's ability to foster intellectually stimulating relationships.

   Stephanie [77:01]: “He chooses number 13.”
   David [78:09]: “He tells the producers, 'I'm in trouble because we're way too compatible.'”

Emotional and Cultural Insights

The episode offers a window into the cultural intricacies of Korean dating shows, where societal expectations heavily influence personal relationships. The intense focus on economic power, professional status, and physical appearance often overshadows emotional and personal compatibility, leading to a high turnover of contestants and fleeting romantic connections.

Emily [14:32]: “How do you pick that in 30 seconds?”
David [32:08]: “They're like, ooh, that's so cool. A software engineer.”

The participants’ struggles and the audience’s reactions underscore the tension between traditional values and modern relationship dynamics in South Korea.

Conclusion and Host Reflections

Stephanie Soo, alongside David and Emily, reflect on the chaotic yet fascinating nature of "Couples Paradise." They discuss the desperation and awkwardness exhibited by some contestants, questioning the balance between genuine connections and the performative aspects of reality TV dating shows. The episode concludes with anticipation for future episodes, leaving listeners eager to witness the ongoing drama and evolving relationships.

David [103:30]: “I love them together because they're so crazy. I could never date either of them, but I could be friends with that kind of couple.”
Stephanie [103:28]: “It's so good. I like it.”

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Stephanie [02:33]: “And this is like the squid games of speed dating in South Korea.”
• David [05:12]: “He looks like a software engineer... He doesn’t correct it.”
• Stephanie [26:00]: “He must do something about it.”
• David [14:12]: “Economic power is at least a basic requirement.”
• Stephanie [32:03]: “He needs someone who doesn't have many plastic surgeries.”
• David [103:30]: “I love them together because they're so crazy. I could never date either of them, but I could be friends with that kind of couple.”

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Final Thoughts:

This episode intricately dissects the intense environment of Korean dating shows, highlighting both the spectacle and the underlying societal pressures that shape contestant interactions. Through engaging discussion and humorous commentary, Stephanie Soo provides listeners with a comprehensive understanding of "Couples Paradise," making it an insightful addition to her series of recounting global scandals and unusual phenomena.

Transcript

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[Stephanie]

I do have a reality show problem.

[David]

It's become kind of out of control at this point. I don't know how many shows I'm in the midst of. I don't know how many shows I've unwillingly forced you without your consent to.

[Stephanie]

Join me on this journey. But you know what?

[David]

I think at this point you guys.

[Stephanie]

Have Stockholm syndrome and we're just going.

[David]

To have to go with it because, I don't know, you guys are kind of clicking. So we're, we're just going to keep it flowing. And I found this new Korean show. Actually, my Korean researchers said, they told.

[Stephanie]

Me, hey, listen, you've been watching China Singles Inferno. Not really.

[David]

I don't know what the you're watching. I'm just gonna be so real with you, Stephanie. We don't know what you're doing.

[Stephanie]

So my Korean researchers were reaching out to me and they said, hey, I don't know if you want to know this information because we don't really want to like start something.

[David]

Like, we don't want to start another obsession. And then you go off the grid for like two weeks and then you're just sucked into this thing. But there is this show that everybody's been kind of obsessed with in Korea, and it's called Couples Paradise. And this is like the squid games of speed dating in South Korea.

[Emily]

What does that mean?

[David]

You know, it's just so cutthroat. Like, what is that so cutthroat? It's so mean. Like, you think Beauty and the Best was mean? These people are mean. But in a very normalized way. It just like, it's so. So many parts of. Even just episode one made me slightly uncomfortable. I don't even know why.

[Stephanie]

It just. It's the speed dating. It's. Picture this. I'm gonna set the scene for you. Okay? It's kind of like a giant windowless warehouse. And you've got two male hosts, very famous people, okay?

[David]

And these very famous men, they're going to make sure that these people get.

[Stephanie]

Married at the end. This, like, never happens in Korean reality shows. Like by the end of A K drama, you might have a no tongue kissing scene.

[David]

So that means by the end of Korean reality show, nothing happens.

[Emily]

So they're going to get legally married?

[Stephanie]

No, but they want to. That's the aim. And I think at the end they even like put them in wedding dresses and then they have to like, pick one.

[David]

I don't know if they force you to like legally get married like the Bachelor does. Okay. Because that's actually unhinged. Like, we need to psychologically kind of study that maybe in the next 30 years.

[Emily]

I mean, give them a couple of years, they'll get there too.

[David]

They'll get to the Bachelor, they'll get to the Bachelorette.

[Stephanie]

So they're going to get 60 men, 60 women, 60 men who want to get married. And they're gonna come into this warehouse and they're going to just stare at each other.

[David]

You've got all of the women, so you got all the women on one side. And they've got numbers on their chest.

[Stephanie]

They are known just by their numbers. And the guys, they also have numbers on their chest.

[David]

So one through 60 or whatever.

[Emily]

So 60 woman, 60 men.

[Stephanie]

And there's a huge Runway in the middle. It's like New York Fashion Week, Seoul Fashion Week. And they're standing. The women are on the left, the men are on the right.

[David]

They're on tiered, like stadium type of chairs.

[Stephanie]

And they're staring at each other for 30 seconds in pure silence.

[David]

First of all, when they come out, the lights are off. It's dim. It's dim. Then they boom, turn on the production studio lights and they gotta stare at each other for 30 seconds.

[Stephanie]

Seconds. It's called the first impression stare.

[David]

So you look at all 60 people in like 30 seconds and then you.

[Stephanie]

Decide which one fits your physical criteria the most.

[Emily]

How do you pick that in 30 seconds?

[Stephanie]

That's what I wanted to know, actually, because I feel like my eyes would glaze over and fall out of my dome.

[David]

But they. They do it.

[Stephanie]

They be staring.

[David]

Okay? All the girls are Kind of freaking out. They're like, oh my goodness, I didn't even see this coming. Like, there's so many of them.

[Stephanie]

And they're like 30 seconds and is the time it takes to fall in love begin. Some guys are like, my hands are sweaty, you know, These girls are all so pretty. We can hear their inner monologue. One guy, he's wearing this black turtleneck with a gray blazer. Keep this, keep this man in your mind.

[Emily]

Black turtleneck with gray blazer.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Okay. Can we call him Turtle boy? Okay, Turtle Boy.

[David]

Turtle boy. His hair is a mature bob. It's a ass bob. He's got a bull bob.

[Stephanie]

He's got a sharp nose. I'm really confused by his facial features. I feel like his occupation would be an engineer.

[David]

And everyone's like, ooh, that's so cool. A software engineer.

[Stephanie]

Like, I definitely think AI is going to take over the world.

[David]

Here's the catch.

[Stephanie]

He's not a software engineer.

[David]

He's just like a civil engineer. He like engineers buildings, which admirable, perhaps more admirable these days than software engineers.

[Stephanie]

You know, but he kind of likes building. Being mistaken for a software engineer. So he doesn't correct it. That's the vibe he gives me.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

And he just stares into the camera and says, I had to observe the woman. So I was focusing. I didn't smile. And he does give me serial killer eyes. He's just scanning through the crowd of women with his laser focused eyes.

[David]

He looks over and makes direct eye.

[Stephanie]

Contact with girl number 10 and she's.

[David]

Just kind of giggling to herself. Listen, I don't know if she's just shy and giggling or I don't know if something funny is happening or I don't know if she knows where she is. Like, it was like a really intense giggle and I'm like, that's okay. Sometimes I don't know what's going on either. And I just giggle.

[Emily]

Does she lock eyes with her him or.

[Stephanie]

No, she's just scanning all of them and I guess it's very awkward.

[David]

Yeah. So she's very giggly, her cheeks are bright red. I mean, the blush.

[Emily]

Maybe that will be you.

[David]

No, exactly. That's why I love her. Okay? And then he says, you know, then.

[Stephanie]

I noticed girl number 10 was smiling, so I became the most curious about her. Countdown begins.

[David]

Three, two, one.

[Stephanie]

Boom. The lights turn off again and everyone is taken out of their seats. And now the seats are just filled with numbers. It is time for speed round dating men division. Here's how it Works. All the girls are going to sit in their seats behind them. They have this giant plaque with their coordinated numbers. So If I'm number 15, it says number 15. And then I got this giant button. It's the nuclear codes, okay? You press it, that means I'm interested in this guy that's on the Runway.

[David]

And then by the end that he's done talking, he will see how many.

[Stephanie]

Lights are on, and then out of.

[David]

Those, he will choose who he wants to take on his first date.

[Emily]

Okay, that's a classic.

[David]

This is exactly, exactly. Now, there are some little producer moments.

[Stephanie]

Where the producers line up all the.

[David]

Contestants and they're asking them really intimate questions, like, how long have you been single?

[Stephanie]

And a lot of the guys are like, God, it's been so long. How long have I been single? Like, three years. And then some of the girls are like, oh, I've been single 28 years. Okay. And how old are you? Oh, I just turned 28.

[David]

So, like, they've been single their whole lives. They've never fucking dated anyone. And now they're on this dating show.

[Emily]

Do you believe it?

[David]

Yeah. The way they said it, I'm like, no, I believe you. Okay. Like, especially number 16, teen.

[Stephanie]

She's wearing this cream blouse.

[David]

She looks super sweet, but the blouse sleeves are mesh. So maybe she's crazy. Maybe at night time she gets a little crazy. Maybe she likes to go, oh, I.

[Emily]

Thought we were talking.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. Oh, the girls, too.

[Emily]

Oh, oh, you're talking about both. How many years they haven't been okay?

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And she's like, I'm here looking for a husband.

[David]

I'm expecting to find my husband. And she's so cute. She's, like, giggling as she's saying that.

[Stephanie]

But it's kind of like a painful laugh. Yeah.

[Emily]

What does that mean?

[David]

She's like, I'm here to find my husband, please. Like, she cannot go home without finding a husband because her mom is probably going to berate her and viciously verbally assault her. So, please, I don't want to be alone anymore. Like, that's the vibe she gives me. But she seems really sweet, and she's really pretty. Everyone here is pretty.

[Stephanie]

Meanwhile, number 24, she looks a little more assertive.

[David]

She looks like she could play with.

[Stephanie]

Maybe, like six guys at the same time. Like, I feel like she could juggle them.

[David]

Like, she seems like she doesn't get.

[Stephanie]

Too emotionally attached, but she says, yeah, I just. I think I'm gonna marry someone I meet here.

[David]

I mean, I just really gotta get one Right. And then number 25 is like, just one? Yeah, we just need one.

[Emily]

Do they get, like any incentive or.

[Stephanie]

No, I guess pride, ego, you know.

[David]

The whole nation is watching, I guess you get love.

[Emily]

Okay.

[David]

Yeah. And love, of course. Of course. How could we forget the only thing that comes out of reality shows? True love. Okay. They're the biggest producer of it. And then number nine walks in. She's wearing a peach colored dress that's almost at her knees. Like, I feel like that is even too modest, too conservative for church. Like, it's a lot, you know, she's.

[Stephanie]

Got big strappy black heels with a black ribbon in her hair. She looks like a choir teacher. All the other girls are studying each other and they're like, do you know her? I think she's a YouTuber. What kind of content does she make? I think she's a beauty influencer. The number six walks in and they're like, wait, why does she look so familiar? And turns out she used to be an idol.

[David]

She debuted as a member of a group in 1999. So she is a little bit older. Does she look older? No, she looks so young, but she is definitely older. Like, I don't even know if half of y' all were born by that point. Okay, so, yeah, she. She's older.

[Emily]

Wait, 1999. That's 26 years ago.

[David]

Yeah. And then she would have been like, what, 18 at the time maybe. Oh, God, she looks young.

[Emily]

Oh, wow.

[Stephanie]

She looks like 31.

[Emily]

You're talking about. She's over 40.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, she looks 31.

[Emily]

Wow.

[David]

And then you get this younger, absolute doll looking girl.

[Stephanie]

I guess we're gonna find out about her soon because she looks truly like a doll. Like, you know those edited pictures of girls on Pinterest where their lips are completely glossy and there's no way in. I don't know, metaphysics. I don't even know what that word means. That. That is apps just physically possible.

[Emily]

Yeah, like burlips.

[David]

I press my button. Okay, so she's got those lips. There's contestants coming back in from season number one.

[Stephanie]

So this one's actually a very sad story. She was former Miss Korea.

[Emily]

Is that sad?

[Stephanie]

No, this is the sad part.

[David]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

She was on season one of Couple Paradise.

[David]

Is this Couple Paradise?

[Stephanie]

I keep getting this name wrong. You know what?

[David]

I give up on the name of this show.

[Stephanie]

It doesn't even fucking matter. She goes on a date with a.

[David]

Foreigner on season one, and he straight.

[Stephanie]

Up tells her, you're not skinny. She says, I know. That is it difficult for you to go on a diet? No, I can go on a diet. And now she's back. Clearly that relationship didn't work out. Thank God. I hope that every single time he goes outside, it starts spreading, sprinkling a little bit. And it's like just enough sprinkling with no clouds that you think it's maybe bird piss. That's what I wish upon this man. But for her, I wish upon her true love.

[David]

I don't know if this is the place she's gonna get it, but she's back. She's back and she lost weight. She lost 44 pounds in six to seven months. And do you know what that means? Do you know what that means? When a girl breaks up with someone and then rapidly loses weight?

[Stephanie]

That means that girl needs a hug.

[David]

Okay. And she needs a friend. And maybe a therapist. And maybe some cookies. Okay? So you. You gotta find the one that attracts.

[Stephanie]

Your attention the Most. Contestant number 10 is the one that caught all the guys attention. She's the one that turtle boy was interested, the smiling one, the giggling one.

[David]

And so she gets to walk into.

[Stephanie]

The little sea of girls last. And all the girls get to see. See, that's the one that all the guys like. And you know what all the girls are like. No, I see it. She is the prettiest. That was my first impression too. And I just feel like she is.

[David]

The type that a lot of guys like.

[Stephanie]

And then there are also side comments of, I mean, do first impressions really matter in this show? Yeah, no, it does. It does for sure. Yeah, whatever. So they all sit down, they take their seats, and now we've got two male hosts. And we also have a panel of couples therapists.

[David]

They're like counselors for women and men.

[Stephanie]

And they're just talking about, like, what do men and women even want these days in a partner? And one of the counselors says, you.

[David]

Know what, I'm just going to be honest.

[Stephanie]

These days, economic power is at least a basic requirement. That's a basic requirement. I mean, people care about economic power, height, physique.

[David]

I mean, at least one of the.

[Stephanie]

Three has got to be perfect.

[Emily]

Economic power, height or physique.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Okay. Either you're tall or you're buff or you're rich.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. Which is crazy because I thought like, at least personality, we could slide in.

[David]

There, like maybe as the fourth denominator. Like, it didn't have to be number one.

[Emily]

Like common interest.

[David]

Yeah, funny. No. Okay, so the girls are all sitting.

[Stephanie]

When they hear a ringing noise. What Is that. And then all of a sudden the big screen screen pops up with 10 key words.

[David]

Six, two. Tall guy, fridge body.

[Stephanie]

Diligent, manly man.

[David]

Boyish charm.

[Stephanie]

Sweet, large dog.

[David]

Elite who studied abroad. Specialist, professionals.

[Stephanie]

Gentle and rich.

[Emily]

Okay. It's so interesting. These are like, you can say like some of the top 10 qualities that women are looking for in Korea.

[Stephanie]

Yes.

[David]

That Korean society looks for in partners. Yes.

[Emily]

And it's very specific. Like you wouldn't see like a girl here in America be. I'm looking for a fridge, daddy.

[David]

Yeah, it's a fridge, daddy. It's boyish charm, manly man. There's specialists. So these are like your size. Doctor, lawyer, judges, prosecutors. Okay.

[Emily]

I'm looking for a dentist.

[David]

Yes. Gentle and rich. Okay, that's like a very specific, I don't even. Elite who studied abroad is also very specific because like I guess in Korea like you really only study abroad if your family has somebody.

[Emily]

We watch K drama.

[David]

We don't get it.

[Emily]

Exactly which one people are feeling in their head.

[David]

Yeah. And then like another one of the 10 keywords was like S company. So basically that means you work for like, it's like you work for Metta, Amazon, I guess, you know, you name, Apple, Alphabet, whatever.

[Emily]

One of the big tech.

[David]

Exactly.

[Emily]

It would be like S company was like what?

[David]

Samsung, Samsung. SK Group.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, SK Group. Yeah, stuff like that.

[David]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So this is where they are going to with super fast efficiency because South Korea is all about. Okay, you are gonna find means. Pali.

[Stephanie]

Pali means hurry, hurry.

[David]

Yeah, like quickly, quickly.

[Emily]

Gotta go, gotta go, we gotta go, we gotta go.

[Stephanie]

Okay, this is find your marriage partner in the couple's palace. So 30 men will appear on a train. The marriage conditions will show up. So they're all going to be categorized into one of these. And we're going to go category by category. So the producers will actually take a.

[David]

Look at all of the guys specs, their looks, their income. Oh yeah, we get to know everybody's income, their income, their personality traits, their job, everything. And then they're going to categorize them into these keywords and then a train will arrive on stage and these guys like in each category, the girls will.

[Stephanie]

Get to vote if they want to go on a date.

[David]

Now if you get picked to go on a first date, you're out of the next session.

[Emily]

I'm a little confused.

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

What is this train?

[Stephanie]

And okay, it's literally like revolving sushi train. Yeah.

[David]

Okay, so the stage has a train. Choo choo.

[Emily]

And then all the men's arrive in that category.

[David]

So we go by category because girls.

[Stephanie]

Have different categories that they like.

[Emily]

How many categories? 10.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, there's like, 10 different categories, and they're trying to make it streamlined. So if, you know, you're not into boyish charm.

[David]

Okay, like, that's one where I'm like, I'm not even looking.

[Emily]

But what if someone has, like, two trades, three trades, four trades?

[Stephanie]

It's up to the producers, and a lot of guys have a lot to say about it, and they say, I'm actually very upset that I was not categorized and gentle and rich. I am actually in between opportunities, and.

[David]

I do need you to pay for my rent next week. But.

[Stephanie]

But I think it's offensive.

[David]

Like, yeah, the guys get upset, but the producers be putting them in based off of their on papers.

[Emily]

Okay.

[David]

So the woman can choose.

[Stephanie]

I'm so sorry. I think I said 60 women and men earlier. I meant, like, literally 30. 30. Sorry.

[Emily]

Oh, okay.

[Stephanie]

60 is unhinged.

[David]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

So the woman, they can choose the men that they like, and the men will choose out of the people that have their buzzers on which one they want to go on a date with.

[Emily]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

If you get chosen for a first date, you're out for the rest of this forever. No, you can come back in later because the next episode is going to be. The girls are on the stage now.

[David]

And the guys get to choose.

[Emily]

Okay, okay, okay. I see.

[Stephanie]

So now the decision is up to the guys. The emcee hosts, they're giggling with the girls. You know, they say, it's season two. I know. I started on season two because the Korean researchers were like, hey, don't even do season one. Do season two. Because they get exponentially crazier. Like, you just got to amp up all the way. So they say, first of all, the studio has been upgraded. Even the participants have been upgraded.

[David]

And I'm like, okay, okay. So choo choo. The first train is arriving. Words are flashing on the screen. This is the trait that most of the girls chose that they wanted in a man. So we're gonna stop there. Number one.

[Emily]

Let me guess. Yes, let me guess. It's gonna be one of the specialists.

[Stephanie]

No, it's a trait that, like, I.

[Emily]

Don'T tell me it's fridge body. No, it's got to be rich and gentle.

[David]

That's what you think, right?

[Emily]

Yeah.

[David]

Sweet, large dog type.

[Emily]

Sweet golden retriever men.

[David]

Golden retriever men.

[Emily]

That's the most desirable right now.

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Can you describe golden retriever men?

[Stephanie]

Yes. Golden retriever.

[Emily]

I mean, I guess I can fill in the.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, you can fill in the gaps.

[Emily]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[David]

I.

[Stephanie]

It's not my preferred type of men, but whatever. Right?

[Emily]

What is your preferred type man?

[David]

Okay, if I had to put you into a dog, we went through this, like, okay, we did like an RM team building thing. And we were like, hey, it wasn't a team building thing. It was literally. We were sitting at lunch and I went, if I were a dog, what dog would I be? And they're like, what do you mean?

[Emily]

You're definitely giving me a Chihuahua with.

[David]

Like, your dog stuck out and it can't go back in. And you got only like one eyeball, but for some reason, you survive. You are alive. Okay. No, you give, like Afghan Hound.

[Stephanie]

That's what everyone said.

[David]

Like those kind of less common, very slender, tall.

[Stephanie]

Oh, not too sporty, not too, not too cuddly. Just like, exist.

[Emily]

Okay, but girls want golden retrievers.

[Stephanie]

I guess so. And then the girls counselor saying, you know, a lot of people like guys who remind them of big friendly dogs. So the first guy comes rolling out like a luggage wheel. You know, he just rolls, rolls, rolls. And he comes out wearing a jean.

[David]

Or a leather jacket.

[Stephanie]

Black leather jacket. He looks responsible. He looks funny.

[David]

I don't know how to describe leather jacket.

[Stephanie]

He's wearing a black leather jacket.

[Emily]

Is he. Is he looking for someone open minded?

[David]

No.

[Stephanie]

No.

[David]

He did not say, excuse me, you dropped your iPhone 17. Supermax Pro Max. Pro max. I put my number inside if you're open minded. He did not say that.

[Stephanie]

You know what he reminds me of? He reminds me of the type of guy that maybe he knew a few dangerous people back in the day or. But now he's kind of. You know, there's like a saying in Korea where oppas will always get. Their faces will always get larger and wider, you know, and they just like.

[Emily]

What kind of thing is that?

[David]

Like, you just. You just get older. You get older looking and like, suddenly the leather jacket isn't doing what the leather jacket used to do when you were in your 20s. And that's for. Okay. Because when I was younger, I would wear bodycon and crop tops. I don't do that anymore. And that's a. Okay. He looks like he wears a leather jacket to run his cafe business.

[Stephanie]

And then also you're kind of like, I don't know if that leather jacket is actually like. I feel like he is stepping on it and rubbing it onto things just to make it look distressed and weathered and worn.

[David]

But in reality, he bought it brand specifically.

[Stephanie]

Speaking.

[David]

No.

[Stephanie]

So the girls, they start clicking their buttons. It lights up behind him. Every time someone presses it, the ding sounds and it shows on the big screen how many people are pressing for him. The contestant says, I like someone with pretty lips, you know. And everyone's looking at him. He's placed first in the first 30 seconds with seven votes. The host introduces the next sweet large dog man. This man looks like a Dalmatian. I. He comes in pose with hearts on his head. He does this. He cups the top of his head. It looks like ears. He looks like a sweet dog. He's contestant number 26. It feels, you know, he says, I think, I think I'm having a good time with this, you know. And so people start ding, ding, ding, ding. Then the third guy is introduced. Leather jacket again.

[David]

Yeah. Okay.

[Stephanie]

It's kind of like the same vibe as the leather jacket guy, but more Lululemon.

[David]

The first guy looks like he builds muscle in real life. This third guy looks like he builds.

[Stephanie]

Muscle in the gym.

[David]

The second guy, Dalmatian.

[Stephanie]

I don't think he's thinking about bodybuilding.

[David]

Okay. Now people are kind of debating which of the three that they like. And the girls are changing their choices because there's three of them. They get assigned a color.

[Stephanie]

So all the buttons are different colors.

[David]

Now there's like red, yellow, blue.

[Stephanie]

It's very complicated. The producers, the sound guys, the audio.

[David]

Equipment, they're pulling their hair out on this one. I just know. I just know.

[Stephanie]

So now you just have their appearance.

[David]

You got their type. They're all the sweet large dog type.

[Stephanie]

You've got their appearance.

[David]

And now let's reveal their qualifications because we are talking about South Korea. That matters. So pink guy, leather jacket guy, rough around the edges guy, male number three. He is an employee at a conglomerate in Tokyo.

[Stephanie]

He walks down the Runway, he gets to to the end, and he does something that makes me want to viscerally scoop my insides out with a spoon.

[David]

You know those grapefruit spoons that have serrated edges? I want to stab myself in the stomach with that. He walks down the Runway and he goes with his hands like paws, like Pyong Pyong.

[Emily]

That's why he's a go to retriever, honey.

[David]

The host says he's been living in Japan for 12 years. He has permanent residency in Japan. He works at the biggest it's conglomerate SoftBank in Japan. He makes about $55,000 annually. He starts talking and I take back everything I said.

[Stephanie]

Remember how I said he probably knew.

[David]

A few dangerous People back in the day, no. This man doesn't even know someone who jaywalks. He is proper.

[Stephanie]

He does not sound rough around the edges. The leather jacket is a lie. He says in Japanese, nice to meet you. I'm very happy to meet all of you.

[David]

And he's super smiley.

[Stephanie]

After hearing his Japanese, one girl presses her button.

[David]

That's doing it for her.

[Stephanie]

And then he says in Korean, hello, I crossed the sea to find my partner.

[David]

I am male number three now. To add to his background lore, he.

[Stephanie]

Says, I've lived in Japan since college. I've lived there for 12 years now. The thought of starting a family and settling down came to me recently. I feel very nervous, but I can no longer live abroad in solitude. I must do something about it. Would anyone like to live with me in Japan? And now all the hosts are like, whoa, wait. She would have to move to Japan.

[David]

She's got to leave Korea.

[Stephanie]

And all the girls go quiet. It's okay if you don't even speak Japanese at all. I can be responsible and take care of you Immediately.

[David]

A girl clicks off her button.

[Stephanie]

It's just too far. So they're, like, talking to each other while they're clicking their button. It's just too far. I'm not gonna go to Japan. The hosts agree. Asking someone to move to another country is a huge deal. Like, it's a huge. You'd have to give up everything. Girl number 23 still has her light on. She was the first one to put her light on for him. And her seatmate, number 22, is asking her, you can move to Japan. I mean, I'd have to, right? And she keeps her light on, and she's so smiley.

[David]

And he places last when it comes to the number of votes after the whole Japan thing, the number of votes plummet down to four. That's it.

[Stephanie]

Only four girls still have their light on. And the host says, this isn't simply about dating. You know, marriage is the premise.

[Emily]

These host are yappers. Like, what are they talking about?

[Stephanie]

But they're celebrities, so they're cool. Yeah, don't offend them.

[David]

Don't offend them.

[Emily]

So they're cool. I mean, what are they? They're talking to each other or what?

[Stephanie]

Yeah, they're making commentary. But, like, it's good.

[David]

It's good. I like the host. Sometimes the host be saying some stuff.

[Stephanie]

And I'm like, I didn't ask for.

[David]

Like, the four ward. Like you did the. When they do the five pages before the recipe, sometimes the host be doing.

[Stephanie]

That these hosts are not. I'm just in defense of these hosts.

[Emily]

Okay, Sorry.

[Stephanie]

I am representing them as their attorney in this now.

[David]

So the host is asking him, are you not satisfied with the number of votes you got? Four votes.

[Stephanie]

He says, well, can I do something that might convince them to vote more? This is his secret weapon. And he stood, starts busting out into a dance move.

[David]

He's doing the dog thing. He's like, doing the dog, like, paw on his cheek. I would like to pass away. I. Some people love it. Apparently not many, though, because the four stay. But not really. Like, nobody else joins on.

[Stephanie]

It's just too much. I don't know what it is. This is why I think it's so interesting watching these reality shows, because other guys have the same amount of confidence or some of them will do the most outrageous things. But why is this not as cool.

[David]

As when some other people do it?

[Stephanie]

Something about it is just a little desperate.

[David]

It's a little weird.

[Emily]

Yeah. Just aura. He has no aura.

[Stephanie]

He's no aura. And the other guys.

[David]

All the other guys, the other 30.

[Stephanie]

Something guys are in the back just watching. Like, is this guy for real right now?

[David]

For a girl, that's insane.

[Stephanie]

So then number 23, people are wondering to the girl, like, you're really still gonna keep your light on?

[Emily]

Like, what do you see in him?

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And she says, well, I guess I'm just going to Japan. The girl next to her is like.

[David]

Well, have a safe trip. So here's the next sweet, large dog. Like, man number 13, please come out.

[Stephanie]

He walks onto the stage. This is dalmatian boy.

[David]

He halfway.

[Stephanie]

He stops, he poses. He does a finger heart. Wink, wink.

[David]

He looks cute. His face is like the size of your pinky.

[Stephanie]

Like, the top of your pinky.

[David]

Yeah. He's very tall, very broad shoulders, tiniest head.

[Emily]

Okay.

[David]

He's the CEO of an indie artist agency.

[Stephanie]

He graduated from Chang' an university with a business degree.

[David]

His annual salary is $55,000. Please introduce yourself.

[Stephanie]

I run an indie music record label. I am male number 13. I majored in business administration, But I love music very much. So I started my own management company. And if I meet someone on the show that I wanna marry, I won't look back, and I'm gonna put my everything into it. He sits down on a piano. They whip this out of nowhere. These people are like Liam and his guitar. I don't know where these musical instruments keep just re.

[David]

Evaporating.

[Emily]

So they do like, a little talent show.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And he starts playing the Piano. And all of the hosts are like, see, he can play the piano. Women love the piano. It's just something about it.

[Emily]

Was he good?

[David]

He was good. He was singing. He was?

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[David]

The host even said he nailed it.

[Stephanie]

You know, men who can play musical instruments are seen as very attractive. Contestant number 22 said, I thought he was very charming. I saw a lot of sincerity in him.

[David]

The number of votes start rapidly increasing.

[Stephanie]

Now he's got seven votes.

[Emily]

Oh, all of that for seven?

[Stephanie]

Yeah. Because you. If once you vote, you're in.

[David]

If you get chosen and you go on that date, you gotta go sit.

[Stephanie]

In the back now.

[David]

You can't date more people.

[Emily]

I mean, even the first guy has four. I'm assuming. Like he's gotta get more. But anyways, okay.

[Stephanie]

So then the last one of this group of the dog group comes out. And here are the last man's qualifications.

[David]

Hello. I am male number 14.

[Stephanie]

I am a Gangnam Native Marketing Company employee. Annual salary of approximately 42,000 USD.

[David]

I'm a recruiter, headhunter, marketer.

[Stephanie]

As I have a big build, I can carry your luggage. I can follow you everywhere. If you'd like to be at ease while dating, Please pick me.

[David]

Thank you.

[Emily]

Pick me. Choose me.

[Stephanie]

Pick me. Choose me.

[David]

I will be your footsteps stool. I will bend down into the shape of a footstool. If there is a cabinet too high for you, please step on my face. Yes. He has five votes. He's got five votes. The host says, you know, he's got a very adorable smile.

[Stephanie]

He's very cute. I mean, their looks, their qualifications have been reeled now only the conditions for marriage remain. So the guys also have to have standards. So all of them get to reveal.

[David]

Whatever they've written down prior to this show. It's the one thing that they're looking.

[Stephanie]

For in their marriage partner.

[David]

Oof.

[Stephanie]

Okay, let's guess.

[David]

Please reveal. Okay, let's guess.

[Stephanie]

What do you think?

[Emily]

I don't know. Like open minded?

[Stephanie]

No, it's so much worse.

[David]

Immediately when the conditions get revealed, all the girls instantly look so ick.

[Stephanie]

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[Stephanie]

Okay, so remember the guy from Tokyo. His condition is a mom like woman.

[David]

Willing to start her newlywed life in Tokyo.

[Emily]

Puppies looking for a mother.

[Stephanie]

Everyone is disgusted.

[David]

All the girls are like what the.

[Stephanie]

Is going on right now?

[David]

And then they look to the next one and it's just like in a giant LED screen on top of their head. So you can't even miss it. You even act like you don't see it. You can't even be like let me ignore the red flag. It's on top of their skull. Okay, the second one, the Dalmatian looking boy that honestly I wouldn't even trust him to like keep a 401k. His thing is don't stop me from investing in stocks.

[Stephanie]

I'm like bruh.

[David]

I just.

[Emily]

He's looking for a woman that won't stop. Stop him. Yeah, for investing into.

[David]

You know what that means? He's lost so much money in stocks Already stocks.

[Emily]

Yeah, that's it.

[David]

That's it.

[Emily]

What a weird thing to say.

[David]

Because if you are making a lot of money investing in stocks, guess what? No partner is going to say, hey, random idea. You should stop that. But if you're losing a lot of money, they might say, hey, not a random idea. You should stop. Stop that. So I just imagine he's in the shitter, and then the third one is worse. I would like to marry someone who has some wealth that we can inherit. So you got a man who wants a mop. Okay, even number 23, she was ready. She's packed her bags. She's already applying for a Japanese visa. In her mind, she's doing the manifestation. She's visualizing it in her head so that when she gets home, the application. Application process is easy. She turns off her light.

[Stephanie]

Disgusting. Absolutely not.

[David]

Inheriting someone's wealth, everyone's turning off their buttons.

[Emily]

Wait, I don't get it. How do these men not realize what they wrote is heinous? Like, yeah, like you. It's very clear. This is a red flag. Yeah, but they're like, oh, yeah, yeah.

[David]

Green flag, green flag.

[Stephanie]

I don't know which one's the worst of the three. Can you guys please leave it in the comments?

[David]

If you had to choose to marry.

[Stephanie]

Someone, which is the worst?

[Emily]

Okay, so we got either you ready to be a mom? Are you ready? Anybody ready to adapt? I mean, not adopt.

[David]

Adapt to your life. Circumstances of having a man baby as a husband. Are you ready or us Husband.

[Emily]

Just, just, just like, just burn everything through money. But, like, don't stop me from chasing my dreams.

[David]

You're getting in my. Stop nagging me. I'm doing this for us. Okay? Life savings gone, just in depth.

[Emily]

And the third one is what?

[David]

Third inherit wealth. I mean, you know what that's like.

[Emily]

Okay, fine. Yeah, you're just kind of like, okay, you don't want to.

[David]

You shoot your shot. Yeah, but life's not fair.

[Stephanie]

So maybe he's normal there.

[Emily]

He. It sounds like he doesn't have the motiv to. To provide the life for the. For the family. So he's like, maybe, you know, maybe somebody can give us some money. Yeah, like a little bit of deputy energy, right?

[Stephanie]

Yeah. But interestingly, the girls don't like him the most.

[David]

Oh, most numbers went down for him.

[Emily]

So what? Where are we at now?

[Stephanie]

Okay, so now it's time for them to pick. They pick the one who wants the mom. The one. The Tokyo guy, he has to pick a date. He's got Three women? Yeah. Number four. She looks like a very strong tutor. She looks like she excels academically.

[David]

She's also very beautiful, but, like, she.

[Stephanie]

Just looks like someone that I'm like, why are you just so naturally smart? And then you get jealous of them and they're pretty, and then you're like, oh, it's so annoying, but also I love you. And then he's got number seven. She looks like the person who hired the tutor. She gives me, like, rich, wealthy woman will hire any tutor for her kids type of vibe. And then number eight is the beauty influencer.

[David]

She looks very cute.

[Stephanie]

Cutesy. She does look a little bit older.

[David]

She looks like me.

[Stephanie]

She looks like someone who will always put a fucking ribbon in her hair, even when she's 70.

[David]

Like, that's the vibe she gives me. The vibe is like, she's not trying to look young because, like, she's got.

[Stephanie]

The bow in her hair, but it doesn't look like, oh, she's trying to be perceived as young. It's like, no, she loves bows.

[David]

Like, you're gonna walk in her closet. There's like a color coded collection of bows.

[Stephanie]

So among the women, the men are going to pick the ones you know. And male number three, please choose your first pick. He chooses beauty influencer number eight.

[Emily]

Do they look like a good match?

[Stephanie]

Like, no.

[Emily]

No. Okay.

[Stephanie]

They just.

[David]

I don't know what's going on. But, you know, like, the first few.

[Stephanie]

Rounds, you just have to sit it out. It's like the guinea pig rounds. I just. They don't even show their first date, so I feel like it's not really. It's not good. So then the next two, we don't.

[David]

Even see who they pick. It's just, get them out of here. No one wants these dogs anymore. Send the dogs to the doghouse. We don't want them. Okay, now we've got the next train. These are the elites who studied abroad, and there's only two men in the category. So the train comes out. Choo choo.

[Stephanie]

And you only see their shadows, their silhouettes. It's like love is blind.

[David]

You got the backlit, and then you see their body.

[Stephanie]

You see their height, you see their build, you see the way that they're standing. One guy looks like he's got a toothpick sticking out of his mouth, and he looks like he wants to star in a gangster movie.

[David]

The other one is holding his lower.

[Stephanie]

Back, and I think he was trying.

[David]

To be hot, but the way that.

[Stephanie]

The light is just bouncing off of his Frame.

[David]

It looks like he has lower back problems. And he's just holding on for dear life like that. Choo Choo train took a sharp turn and he's injured. It is. It's impossible for women to not prefer elite men. That's what the hosts say. Elite men who studied abroad, usually they're well off. Their families are well off. They're cultured.

[Stephanie]

I mean, women think that they're very fun and engaging.

[David]

They have much.

[Stephanie]

They're open minded.

[David]

So if you like these men, ladies, press the button.

[Stephanie]

So they analyze the other guy with the lower back problems, his shadow. And they say, you know something about his shadow?

[David]

You know what he. You know what his shadow reminds me of? Ma Dong Seok. You know Ma Dong Seok?

[Emily]

Yeah.

[David]

Hello Kitty Man. Hello Kitty phone Case Man. Gangster Man. Hello Kitty phone case Man. He's actually my Uber Eats profile picture. So genuinely, they think I am him. Okay. They look very similar.

[Stephanie]

The girls are saying out of physicality, like 100. So a lot of the girls are picking him. The number of votes is increasing quickly.

[David]

Toothpick Boy.

[Stephanie]

Nothing.

[Emily]

Everyone wants a sturdy man.

[Stephanie]

Yes. And the hosts are saying, maybe the toothpick is the problem. And just on cue, he's like flicking it up and down from his mouth.

[David]

And they're like, yeah, maybe the toothpick is annoying. Like, is he in some sort of like, action movie? What does this even mean?

[Stephanie]

These are supposed to be elites who studied abroad. It's not giving that. Anyway, instead of revealing their appearance, first.

[David]

Let us reveal their conditions for marriage.

[Emily]

Oh, they're switching it up.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[David]

So for Toothpick Boy, his condition for.

[Stephanie]

Marriage is be my mother's daughter.

[Emily]

Oh, like take care of my mom for me. Serve. Is that what it means?

[Stephanie]

Like, I don't know. But immediately all the girls look disinterested once more.

[Emily]

Oh yeah, because. So he wants a wife to like, cook for the mom and.

[David]

Yeah. And then the physicality.

[Stephanie]

100 guy.

[David]

They reveal his condition.

[Stephanie]

I don't want to buy a home. And the girls sigh once more. And they say, good men are dead.

[David]

Good men have gone.

[Emily]

I'm confused.

[David]

Hard times create Hard men created soft men. Soft men create soft. Whatever. Who even knows? Who even knows? That's the vibe the girls are giving me. They're looking at each other like, I.

[Stephanie]

Can'T be here anymore.

[David]

Like, we.

[Stephanie]

We can't even play it up for the screens. Like, we can't even play it for national tv. Like, I don't need anything. I just want a woman to be happy no, none of that.

[David]

Be my mother's daughter.

[Stephanie]

Unbelievable.

[David]

Like, how do you pick out of the two? So the girls are like debating and.

[Stephanie]

The host says, you know, women always say a woman can never be a mot. Mother in law's daughter.

[David]

Many people say that, don't they? Be my mother's daughter. Like number four. Sir Toothpick man, like, what do you mean by this?

[Stephanie]

And you just hear his voice. I'm an only child. You're an only child. I'd like her to fulfill the needs that I can't as a son. I'm also ready to be a son in law who's like a son.

[Emily]

What does that even mean?

[Stephanie]

So he's saying, okay. In return, he's willing to be her mother's son. Because, like, I guess it's like my parents don't have a son. So maybe they want to do things.

[Emily]

That only like a blend of family.

[David]

Yeah. Okay. Then just say that a lot of girls actually like it. And they start kind of pressing the button.

[Emily]

He saved it.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And Even contestant number 10 is like, I guess I can be a daughter.

[David]

Yeah, I guess so. I think I could be okay with that.

[Stephanie]

All right, male number nine.

[David]

Maybe you come out first because you don't want to buy a house. Maybe your body is the house. Show us your bod. He turns around and I think the.

[Stephanie]

Ma Dong Seok comparison did him dirty.

[David]

Because I was genuinely imagining him to.

[Emily]

Come out, but like a manly man.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, he looks nice. He doesn't look as manly as his shadow does, but it's not a bad thing. He actually looks very confident and comfortable. He looks very relaxed.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

He's got a confidence too.

[Emily]

How do the girls feel?

[Stephanie]

People like him.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

He's doing the Runway.

[David]

He's, you know, blowing reserved heart kisses here and there.

[Stephanie]

And he is an American lawyer from season one.

[David]

So we're actually very happy to see him again. He came back after getting an upgrade.

[Stephanie]

So flashback to the last season. He was on the same show and he used to be an athlete. Now he's an American lawyer. He lives in America.

[David]

He meets this girl on the show.

[Stephanie]

And he was very genuine, like, very.

[David]

Into pursuing love and trying to get married.

[Stephanie]

He was like a very consistent guy. That's what people are saying. So now the girls are pressing their button. He's gotten up to 12 button presses now. He gives off that stable man energy.

[Emily]

He's American doctor, like that attorney. American attorney. Like, shoot.

[Stephanie]

But it's not even just that. Okay, so sometimes, like, I think a lot of attorneys have a certain look, and they look in Korean. We have this word. It's called kadarawa. Like, just like you think they're going to be nitpicky about everything, they're very tricky to deal with. Maybe if you're a housewife, definitely not going to be the smoothest marriage. Like, they might pick apart certain things that you do in the house.

[David]

And you're like, why do you care how I can fold the socks, bro? It's not that serious.

[Stephanie]

But he looks very stable. He just looks like a good time. And so all the button presses are going up. And then he starts talking. He takes the mic and he says, so I was here last season, and I did feel I did fall really hard for one of the contestants. And all the girls start whispering. Do we turn off our lights? Then do we turn? And the panel of counselors are stressing.

[David]

Why is this guy talking? Stop talking.

[Stephanie]

When you're on blind dates with women, even if they ask you leading questions, you cannot talk about past partners.

[David]

Don't do it. Stop. Don't ever do it. I see a lot of ladies here with a bob haircut. I really liked last season. I was into a girl with a bob haircut. I made it all the way to the end with her. And the hosts are like, what the is this guy doing? Shut up. Stop talking about her. Oh, my God. He says in English, you know, And I stand by, Happy wife, happy life.

[Emily]

Wait, he's speaking English?

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Okay.

[David]

And he gets minus three points for that. Like, three girls unbuttoned press. They're like, no. And he says, thank you very much.

[Stephanie]

The host said that was very weird. It sounded like a campaign speech for the US Presidential election. However, he was quite authentic in his feelings, so we do have to give him that.

[David]

And then now number four is revealed. It is black turtleneck, gray blazer coat, Turtle boy.

[Stephanie]

He's wearing oversized sunglasses. And you know those, like, comedy dramas where the rich guy with no job, the Nepo baby, He wakes up hungover, and his dad is calling him to the office. So he shows up in massive, oversized sunglasses. And then his dad is like, how's the merger going? And then he's saying, like, I got it, Appa. Like, trust me.

[David]

You don't trust me. And then the dad cusses him out, rips him a new one intellectually, of course, throws a stack of papers at.

[Stephanie]

Him and is like, get the out of my office. And then he's like, okay, see you at dinner. Love you. And then he closes the Door. And then he's like, my dad, son of a. Doesn't even know what he's talking about.

[David]

What he looks like. Do you see the vision?

[Emily]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And now girls into that.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[David]

He swings his arm, takes off his glasses. He's got a very sharp looking face. Okay. The intense one that's staring at people.

[Emily]

So he's rich, he is handsome, and he's a douchebag.

[David]

Yeah. And people are like, wow, he's handsome. He comes out, he starts singing in Chinese. That's the guy singing in Chinese. I showed you. So I was like, honey, can you tell me if you understand this? And so I played this part where this man is singing.

[Stephanie]

And I was like, can you give.

[David]

Me, like, the lyrics to what he's saying?

[Stephanie]

And we listen to the whole melody.

[David]

We go through the chorus, the bridge, the verse, the bars, everything. And then finally my husband goes.

[Stephanie]

So I think it's good. I think he definitely studied abroad in China. However, I'm pretty sure that was Cantonese. And I speak Mandarin, so I have.

[David]

No clue what he was saying. It sounded like. I mean, I heard exactly what you heard. I just heard some noises, so that's what I said. Yeah.

[Emily]

Like we heard exactly the same thing.

[David]

And then my sister goes from the next room. Wait, I thought he was singing in Korean. I thought that's not Korean song. And I'm like, oh, my God.

[Emily]

Yeah, I couldn't tell you.

[Stephanie]

So he, the host, say number four.

[David]

Has graduated from the most prestigious university in China. He works at a conglomerate in China. Yeah.

[Stephanie]

He graduated from Tsinghua University. Yes. His annual salary is approximately $41,000.

[David]

He's got a lot of votes now he's getting more votes.

[Stephanie]

And then he. It's time for him to talk.

[David]

Talk.

[Stephanie]

He grabs the mic and you know what?

[David]

This is where he.

[Stephanie]

He. He deserves the votes. I will say it's very interesting how everyone has a different aura. He's very calm. Like, he's weird because that toothpick thing.

[David]

The oversized sunglasses, that was weird. That was very much weird. Right?

[Stephanie]

But he takes the mic and he says, I bet you were startled earlier. I'm not a weirdo or anything. I'm just a bit nervous to be here. But I mustered up a lot of courage. I joined the show and I just wanted to express my excitement to be here. And I.

[David]

It's very nice to meet you guys. So all the girls are kind of smiling because it's. I don't know, I guess, like all the other guys.

[Stephanie]

It's Just so overdone.

[David]

But he's playful enough where he's not too serious.

[Stephanie]

But also he's genuine. He's like, I'm just nervous. I'm just going to be honest.

[David]

Like, that was weird. But I'm just trying to have fun.

[Emily]

So turtle boy is very popular.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, he takes it very seriously. So he. He started with zero votes because of.

[David]

That toothpick, but ended with seven votes.

[Stephanie]

That's very impressive. So contestant six asks him a question, and she's very pretty. This is the idol that debuted in 1999.

[David]

And she said, what's the maximum age you'd consider dating?

[Stephanie]

She's straight to the point. The maximum age. And he goes silent, so silent for so long that the host says, if it's too hard, you could answer in Chinese. And he's done thinking about neuro. The maximum age I would consider dating would be my age, which is 36. Okay, so that's no to older woman. No to older woman.

[Emily]

She turned it off.

[Stephanie]

Yes. So she turned off her light. Meanwhile, the girl that he likes, number 10, remember the giggly girl in the beginning? She wants to turn off her light. She says to her partner, like her seatmate, should I turn off my light? You think he's gonna notice? Don't turn it off. Why would you turn it off? I was gonna turn it off when no one's paying attention. I don't know. I just feel like I made a huge mistake. Later, she says in the confessional, he said he wanted his wife to be a daughter to his mother. And he said he was ready to be a son to be to his wife's parents. I really like that about him, you know?

[David]

Then this guy was singing, you know, one of my mom's favorite songs, a.

[Stephanie]

Song by a Hong Kong star. So I kept my light on the whole time, but I didn't think he'd be that handsome. I don't like dating handsome guys.

[Emily]

Aww. She got a little insecurity.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, but she's so pretty. She's really pretty.

[Emily]

Yeah.

[David]

But also, maybe it's a preference.

[Emily]

Yeah.

[David]

You know?

[Stephanie]

And so the host says, okay, number.

[David]

Four, it's time to make your pick.

[Stephanie]

He walks down the Runway, and he's getting closer and closer, and he's got this very intense gaze.

[David]

It's so interesting because a lot of.

[Stephanie]

The other guys when they're picking the.

[David]

Girls are just smiling and the guys.

[Stephanie]

Are smiling and it's like a very cordial thing. Right.

[David]

But the girls will smile at him.

[Stephanie]

And then he will just Intensely stare and, like, nod and bow at them.

[David]

And then the girls get so uncomfortable, they start, like, nervously giggling because it's like, well, he's so serious. I don't know what to tell. The energy is intense.

[Emily]

So is 10 still on?

[Stephanie]

Yes.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

And so he finally walks up to the person that he chooses, and he said, 30 seconds. The time it takes to fall in love. I saw her smile. And my first pick is number 10.

[David]

So they get matched.

[Emily]

Yeah, they look good.

[David]

They look really good together. They. I actually Stan them. You know what's crazy? I Stan everyone in this show so far.

[Stephanie]

Well.

[David]

Yeah. So their one on one date begins.

[Stephanie]

And they have to fill out each other's, like, profile cards. So they wrote sentence finishers. It's like, I love blank. And then you gotta guess, and you can talk out loud and talk about all these things. And she's freaking out. Number 10 is freaking out.

[David]

She's so pretty, by the way.

[Stephanie]

She genuinely looks like an idol.

[David]

She says I'm too shy. Seriously, he's way too handsome.

[Stephanie]

When we were talking in private, she's telling the producers. I kept talking while looking at the photo card because, like, on the piece of paper, it had his picture on there, and he looks so much better in person than the photo.

[David]

And I couldn't even speak while I was looking at him. So I was talking and looking down at the paper because he was so handsome.

[Emily]

Wait, are we looking at the same guy? I feel like when I was watching the singing dude earlier, I did not.

[Stephanie]

Think, like, beauty is in the eye of the people.

[Emily]

Okay, all right, That's.

[Stephanie]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[David]

Because sometimes you say some shit to.

[Stephanie]

Me, and people in.

[David]

In the comments are like, are we.

[Stephanie]

Looking at the same right now?

[David]

I see her on the screen in 4K. I'm not getting where you're.

[Emily]

Okay, so you guys are not getting a sex symbol right now. That's what I see.

[Stephanie]

So his little paper says, I want to learn my mother's blank. And she's like, what could it be? What does it end with? Like, give me a hint. It ends with recipes. So your mother's a chef? Yes. Okay, you want to learn your mother's.

[David]

Secret seasoning recipe for her flavor profile? Side dish, broth sauce, meat dish, noodle dish.

[Stephanie]

The answer is just food. Oh, you just want to learn your mom's food recipes? Yes. Okay.

[David]

And then he asked her, do you like cooking?

[Stephanie]

Yeah, I do. Oh, so you're like someone who likes to stay busy in the kitchen.

[David]

Oh, no, when you.

[Stephanie]

I don't cook. Oh, so you like eating then?

[David]

Yeah, I like eating my family's cooking is what I meant. Okay, so you just eat the food that your family cooks? Yeah, exactly.

[Emily]

Is it like chemistry flying?

[David]

Yeah, it's chemistry flying.

[Emily]

It's actually so cute and cute.

[David]

It's so cute. It's not even awkward. Oh, they're just kind of funny.

[Emily]

Oh, yeah. Okay.

[David]

Nothing about it feels awkward.

[Stephanie]

I know.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

And she says, you know, I just normally don't find tall guys attractive. Then what's the range for, like, desired height usually? Well, if he's taller than me, I. I guess I don't like anything taller than, like, 5, 9, 5, 10. I don't find those types of guys very manly. Is that so Is there, like, a reason for that?

[David]

I mean, you're tall, too. Usually.

[Stephanie]

I like guys who are shorter than me. Oh, so you like short guys? Yeah, and I like if they're even shorter than me.

[Emily]

She likes short, ugly.

[David]

And she's like, why don't you like tall guys then?

[Stephanie]

I guess I just don't like the traits associated with it. I don't like when guys brag about their height. And also all my male guy friends, they're all really tall. And when they're tall, I just think of them as, like, friends who brag about their height. And it's just. Ah, I see. And he's very serious, and he's very seriously just saying. Okay, then tomorrow I will just wear slippa.

[David]

Slippa? Slippa.

[Emily]

Is that what he said?

[David]

Yeah, slippa. Slippa.

[Emily]

Oh, slipper. Really?

[David]

That's how we call it? That's how.

[Stephanie]

That's what we call slippers.

[Emily]

Oh, slipper is Korean.

[David]

Yes.

[Emily]

Oh, my bad. Slippa.

[David]

Okay, okay. Why are you laughing? I thought you were being actually so rude. I thought you were being funny calling my parents. You're making fun of our culture and language. I think that's actually offensive.

[Emily]

No, I'm just so happy I learned a new word.

[David]

Do you know what computer is in Korean?

[Emily]

Computer.

[David]

Computer.

[Emily]

Computer.

[Stephanie]

Computer.

[Emily]

Okay, okay.

[Stephanie]

Do you know what battery is?

[Emily]

Battery.

[Stephanie]

He says, I won't wear my dress shoes tomorrow. I'm gonna wear slippers to reduce my height. And she said, thank you, and it's actually really cute. So in the confessional, he says, I was actually really nervous because I'm taller.

[David]

And in that short period, I was.

[Stephanie]

Actually quite attracted to her. It was fascinating.

[David]

So overall, very cute.

[Stephanie]

Date. Next train. Moving on.

[David]

Next. Key words. What are we doing? Gentle. And gentle. And gentle.

[Emily]

And hold. On, hold on. Gentle and cuddly.

[Stephanie]

Gentle and rich.

[Emily]

Oh, gentle and rich. That's a good one.

[Stephanie]

Gentle and rich. That's a big one. The host says the word rich. That one is powerful. Gentle and rich. I mean, we can't wait.

[David]

So the guys actually see everybody getting compartmentalized into their own little groups. And they actually sit with their groups while they're watching all of this unfold. And all the guys are like, gents. Gentle and.

[Stephanie]

Who cares about money?

[David]

Okay, Whatever.

[Emily]

How many people?

[David]

There's only like three in there.

[Emily]

Oh, are they gonna. Are they gonna tell us how rich they are?

[David]

Yeah, gentle and rich. Just like rich. Whatever. The guys are like, you know what? Some of the guys are like, I'm. I'm not. They're not even competition to me. Okay.

[Stephanie]

The other guys are like.

[David]

You could just tell by the way they be sitting. They even sit differently. Rich people be sitting differently.

[Emily]

It's like that. Ha ha.

[David]

Yeah. It's a. Rich people laugh. They just be laughing differently. Sitting differently. And so we've got numbers 2, 27 and 28. These are gentle and rich. The girls, without even seeing any of their silhouettes, they start pressing. Okay. Because you know why? It doesn't matter.

[Stephanie]

It doesn't matter.

[David]

So the host say, first, we are going to reveal their conditions for marriage.

[Stephanie]

Marriage.

[David]

First, gentle and rich guy.

[Stephanie]

I want a woman who is as.

[David]

Naturally beautiful as Kim Tae Hee. Kim Tae Hee is one of the most beautiful women that has ever walked this planet.

[Emily]

So he doesn't want anyone have work done, Is that what he's saying?

[Stephanie]

Some work, probably.

[Emily]

But that's what he said, like, naturally, right?

[David]

Yes.

[Stephanie]

But then, you know, it's like. I think it's also a preference. So in Korea, you could probably get a lot of surgery done, but it's not the exact look.

[Emily]

Like plastic surgery look.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, yeah. Like you could get as much surgery.

[David]

Done and have a different look.

[Stephanie]

I didn't. I think nothing's wrong with it, right?

[Emily]

You're saying he wants that natural look?

[David]

Yes.

[Emily]

Like, no makeup. Makeup look.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And when guys say that, it's like.

[David]

Let'S see your face then. Let's see.

[Stephanie]

Okay. And all the girls are like, as beautiful as Kim Tae. A lot of the girls start pressing out because they're like, what's the point?

[David]

I'm not.

[Stephanie]

So whatever. Right. Everyone's withdrawing their votes. The middle guy, his condition is, I don't want women who have had many plastic surgeries.

[Emily]

Oh, my goodness. What the heck?

[Stephanie]

It's an aggressive condition. The Hosts are talking about it, but what's crazy is nobody withdraws their votes. So the host is looking at them.

[David]

Blinking, and he says, you know, so I think in a lot of the contestants minds, it's that thigh, you know, that a lot of us do.

[Stephanie]

All of us do it.

[Emily]

Who's gonna.

[David]

I didn't get that many. It's mainly injections. It's not surgery, it's treatment. Treatment I got, you know, it's like needles. I was awake.

[Stephanie]

It doesn't count.

[Emily]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And then the third left.

[David]

Trust my high risk investment.

[Emily]

A woman that trusts his high risk investment. Yeah, bro. Another. Another bro.

[David]

Yeah, another bro, please. Oh my God. My God. Someone like these types of bros need to be chained up in a basement with no access to any like cryptocurrency platform. I genuinely think so. They are on like a rocket ship to bankruptcy. It's crazy.

[Stephanie]

So that is it. I wonder what kind of change there will be. Revealing their faces and backgrounds.

[David]

Gentle and rich. Let's do it. The girls are getting so excited. The says, male number two, please step forward.

[Stephanie]

He starts walking out and all the girls are saying, what the hell is this?

[David]

What is this?

[Stephanie]

One of the girls says, he wants a woman who is naturally beautiful as Kim Tae.

[David]

He's got big dreams.

[Stephanie]

I would say something, but I won't.

[David]

What Meaning, how can you want someone as beautiful as Kim Tae when you look like that? Okay. Ho says he's a restaurateur with irresistible charms. He's the CEO of two Chinese cuisine restaurants in Busan. He has assets amounting to 5, $5.5 million.

[Stephanie]

And everyone said, wait a minute, did he. Did they say $5.5 million? He lives in a high end building and he's kind of cute. In a flashback video, he says, I got married in 2011. My marriage lasted one year and three months. I have never smoked a cigarette. I don't go fishing. I don't play video games. I don't ride motorcycles. I'm pretty good at cleaning and I don't eat breakfast. I feel like those qualities make me an easygoing guy and a desirable match. Question mark.

[David]

He goes out onto the Runway and he said no. But the way he even says I don't eat breakfast is so funny.

[Stephanie]

Like, it's like because my mom was talking to me about this. Yeah.

[Emily]

Why did he say, even say that? Like, what does that mean?

[Stephanie]

Because every single. I mean this is like an older generation. I think he's. He's definitely older than a lot of the girls sitting there. It's not like crazy old.

[David]

He's not my dad's age, but he's older.

[Emily]

Is this saying that he's easier to fed? Like, he doesn't consume a lot of.

[David]

Resources, basically, like, I'm very low maintenance. Please.

[Emily]

That's good.

[David]

Like, yeah, I don't think you'll be.

[Stephanie]

Too annoyed at me. So what happens in a lot of Korean relationships, my mom says is in the beginning, a lot of the girls are like, my husband is never home. Why does he want to spend time with me? And then they reach a certain age. And then my mom said, all the wives are like, why the is my husband always home? Why the does he not eat out?

[David]

Why does he keep yapping about how he's hungry?

[Stephanie]

Like, am I supposed to do something?

[David]

I'm sorry, I didn't know that restaurants.

[Stephanie]

Don'T exist all of a sudden because.

[David]

All you did was eat out in.

[Stephanie]

Your 30s and 40s and 50s.

[David]

Okay. So him saying, I don't eat breakfast is almost like a.

[Stephanie]

You don't have to even make me breakfast.

[David]

Like you nothing. It's like a very. The way he said it is very bizarre.

[Stephanie]

And he says, I would like to apologize for saying that I wanted a Kim Taehee. I only meant that ladies with unique appearances. I just did not want someone who looks like Kim Taehee but has like their own aura, their own essence. Yeah. And so someone clicks. Yeah.

[Emily]

Clicks on or off?

[Stephanie]

On.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, yeah. And then the second person comes out, he starts walking down the Runway. And almost instantly, all of the girls. Yeah. Are withdrawing.

[Emily]

Withdrawing.

[Stephanie]

Withdrawing.

[Emily]

Dang.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Why? Why?

[Stephanie]

He looks like any one of my.

[David]

Dad'S friends who's come over.

[Stephanie]

It's not a bad look, I guess.

[David]

But he looks older. He looks older.

[Emily]

Okay. You know, like 50s.

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Okay. Okay.

[David]

But he's probably not in his 50s, but he'd be looking a little bit in his 50s. And you know, I. I don't know. I don't know. You tell me why they dropped off. Votes are withdrawn. He's a dentist who graduated from Yonsei University. It's a sky school, one of the top schools in South Korea.

[Stephanie]

He owns an apartment unit in Yongsan and Panpo.

[David]

And he's a very popular type. These days. A lot of celebrities, a lot of.

[Stephanie]

Female celebrities will marry wealthier businessmen that look like this type. It's the teddy bear type. They look like, you know, businessmen who.

[David]

Can down a few Soju's. And they're the life of the business party.

[Stephanie]

And then he's got to Go home and sit on the couch.

[Emily]

But why do girls don't like him then?

[Stephanie]

I think you got to get a little older. Like that is the vibe.

[Emily]

I think that's interesting.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

So the, the wealth didn't save him.

[Stephanie]

No. And then all of we get a flashback video where he's telling the producers, I don't have much to do after work. I don't have hobbies. I want to meet a woman who's my type and marry her. Is educational background important? They're asking him. Not at all. What about her occupation? I don't care. Her assets or annual salary? Don't care at all.

[David]

You know, I'm a guy, so I.

[Stephanie]

Want to meet someone who.

[David]

Who's my type, appearance wise. And that's it. That's it. I don't care about anything else.

[Emily]

Disgusting.

[David]

Disgusting.

[Emily]

I just want a woman that's open minded.

[David]

Yeah, like he's disgusting. You're too old to be this disgusting. So he goes from 10 votes down to two. And even the hosts are like, why did that happen?

[Stephanie]

None of the girls respond, so.

[David]

All right, last one, step forward. It's a man wearing a suit. The minute he turns around, he looks like a oily, greasy salesman. And he says, hello, where do you want to go? I'll take you anywhere you want. What do you want to eat? I'll buy you everything.

[Stephanie]

And the girls want to die. They want to die.

[David]

If you are all here on couple.

[Stephanie]

Palace 2, who is guarding paradise?

[David]

My angels.

[Emily]

Wait, is he singing?

[David]

English in Korean.

[Emily]

Oh, but like in the exact tone.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And all the votes go down to zero. And the host says. Okay, thank you. All right, all right.

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[David]

So we thought that things would be.

[Stephanie]

The most competitive with gentle and rich. Yes.

[David]

But let me be a good older.

[Stephanie]

Brother for you guys, okay? Let me be a good oppa.

[David]

To the girls. The hosts are saying that this man $5.5 million. This man $3.4 million. This man has got 10 real estate properties. This can make unhappiness go to happiness.

[Stephanie]

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

[Emily]

What? It all went up.

[Stephanie]

Everyone clicks off.

[David]

All three have zero votes.

[Emily]

You're kidding me.

[David]

Zero votes?

[Emily]

Oh my gosh. This is so different from what I imagined.

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Wow.

[Stephanie]

It's over.

[David]

People.

[Stephanie]

People say girls are gold diggers. No, we're not.

[David]

Yeah, no, we're not.

[Emily]

Respect.

[David]

Apparently we just want dogs, which is one human pets. Okay.

[Emily]

Choose a dog over a millionaire.

[David]

Yes. Okay. So the host is like, this is very unexpected. We thought that this would get there with very competitive. And so all of them have to.

[Stephanie]

Do the walk of shame to their cars. And all of them are saying, you think it's really about the looks? Yeah. One of the guys says, winter feels colder this year, doesn't it, boys? And they just slowly walk to their cars.

[Emily]

What car? Like their Mercedes, Like.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And they're going home.

[Emily]

Okay. Okay.

[David]

The next train has arrived at the station. Specialist. The girls start jotting down in the.

[Stephanie]

Notes and the hosts are confused.

[David]

They're like, the only thing we revealed was the keyword. What are you guys writing down? So, like passionately.

[Stephanie]

And they're asking one of the girl contestants, Oh, I wrote specialists.

[David]

I guess you just wrote specialists at the top. She's like, yeah, I wrote specialists at the top because, like, they weren't excited about any of the other ones like that. And a lot of them were like writing in the, like furiously writing. Okay. My goodness. So we've got train of specialists, two specialists.

[Emily]

So specialist is very popular in Korea.

[David]

Yes.

[Emily]

Not only because they are like successful, good income, but also very respected.

[Stephanie]

Yes. Very prestigious.

[Emily]

And it's all about that prestigiousness in South Korea.

[Stephanie]

Exactly.

[Emily]

You want the respect.

[Stephanie]

Yes. It's like the age old question. It's not ages old. It's just like a random Korean question. It's like, would you rather a Guy that goes house to house picking up dirty diapers to throw in the trash, but he makes. Makes a million dollars a year.

[David]

Or an attorney who makes $300,000 a year. A lot of people will choose the attorney.

[Emily]

Yeah. In Korea.

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And I'm like, bro, I'm going door.

[David]

To door picking up diapers with you. That's crazy.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[David]

So given the silhouette, a lot of people like contestant number 24, except he just keeps coughing.

[Stephanie]

Okay, do we see him?

[David]

No.

[Stephanie]

We just see a silhouette, and then we reveal his condition for marriage.

[David]

And.

[Stephanie]

And it's just five words. Can you guess it?

[Emily]

No. How can I guess that?

[Stephanie]

I. What's the next word?

[Emily]

I want.

[Stephanie]

I can't.

[Emily]

I can't have babies.

[David]

That's four words.

[Emily]

I can't lift. I can lift your bag.

[Stephanie]

I can't lift heavy things.

[David]

And all the girls are like, what? I can't lift heavy things. This is so weird and random. What is happening right now? The hosts are confused, and he starts losing votes after his condition is revealed. A lot of girls say not being.

[Stephanie]

Able to lift heavy things is pretty bad.

[David]

People are saying for that to be.

[Stephanie]

A condition as marriage, I don't think anyone's gonna pick him, you know? But there's someone, right?

[David]

Someone didn't withdraw her vote.

[Stephanie]

So there's one girl who is holding on strong.

[David]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

And. Wait, what? That's what the hosts are saying.

[Emily]

Oh, my goodness.

[Stephanie]

And then the girl goes, wait, what?

[David]

What?

[Stephanie]

Oh. And then she unclicks her button.

[David]

She just forgot.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, she forgot to turn off her light.

[David]

Okay. So the host are so confused. You went from a bunch of votes to no votes because of your condition.

[Stephanie]

Like, how bad could you be at lifting heavy things? He says you still can't see him. To be precise, I can lug a small suitcase by myself, but if there are a lot of things, I would rather just put them into two suitcases.

[David]

What the. So the girls are like, okay, if we were to go on a trip, then I would be the one carrying suitcases.

[Stephanie]

Right? Like, this is crazy. His significant other has to carry the suitcases.

[David]

The host is saying, I guess you really don't like lifting heavy things.

[Stephanie]

He just says, I mean, there is a reason that people invented wheels. I can push things. I just can't lift them.

[Emily]

See? Like anti gym bros. Yeah. I don't live.

[David]

It's kind of crazy.

[Emily]

I don't like lifting.

[David]

So then they reveal him, his look. He's handsome.

[Stephanie]

He looks nice.

[David]

He's a little nerdy looking. The Producers were asking him earlier, you.

[Stephanie]

Know, what's the one thing you can beat the other others in our show, I believe I probably have the fewest mood swings. Then, conversely, what are you not good at? Being manly or strong? I'm not really good at that. What if your wife asks you for a piggyback ride? Yeah, I mean, she might as well just call an ambulance. I can carry her. I don't think I could give her a piggyback ride. Yeah, I think that would be too much for me.

[David]

Okay, number 24 has zero votes, but.

[Stephanie]

Their weapon has not been revealed yet. So let's reveal their qualifications. Okay.

[David]

So he walks out.

[Stephanie]

He's very handsome. He's got. Some people say, oh, no. You can just tell he can't lift heavy things. Look at the way he's walking. He has no energy. No energy, you know? Number 24 is a former golfer on the national team.

[David]

He is now a dermatologist. He competed as a professional golfer to follow in the footsteps of his father, an ophthalmologist. He became a doctor, and suddenly. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. No woman can hate a dermatologist. That's what the women are saying. He's got assets amounting to $2.7 million.

[Stephanie]

He owns four commercial buildings in Seoul.

[David]

He owns multiple real estate properties. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. His annual salary is $172,000.

[Stephanie]

And the girls say, I mean, he doesn't have to lift heavy things.

[David]

He's got people for that. Okay, he went from 0 votes to 10 votes.

[Stephanie]

The hosts are saying, it doesn't matter if you can't lift heavy things.

[David]

He's got people doing it.

[Emily]

Right.

[Stephanie]

I mean, there's a reason for everything.

[David]

Please introduce yourself.

[Stephanie]

This man does not introduce himself. He just starts singing. Please press the vote button just this once. Please press the vote button just this once every day if you're happy. Every day. And then he loses a vote. So he says. A poet named Longfellow once said, love keeps the cold out better than a jacket. I'm sensitive to the cold. He loses another one.

[David]

Now we're down to eight. And number six, former Idol, debuted in 1992. 1999.

[Stephanie]

She says, I'm also sensitive to cold and I can't lift heavy things. Are you fine with a woman who is very similar to you? You.

[David]

One of us has to lift it then?

[Stephanie]

No, he says, I mean, we can use wheels. And everybody bursts into laughter.

[David]

And the host say, this man loves wheels. Okay, number 24, the dermatologist, has received eight votes, which is a lot. So then we move on to number 19. Number 19, please introduce yourself.

[Stephanie]

He's very young. He's got a. He's got a very tall, like, young vibe about him. He says, I graduated earlier this year. I am a pharmacist. And a lot of the girls like him. It's been a little over six months since I started working. And I like to read. I like to read a lot of books by philosophers. It's greatly impacted my worldviews. So, for instance, I believe that you cannot deny fate. I believe it is something that you must accept. When I ask my ideal type, what do you think destiny is? Rather than someone who responds, why do you even think about stuff like that? I would like her to answer, I think this is what I think. Think or I think this. I would be thrilled if she said that maybe I will meet the woman of my fate. Oh, yeah. So they both pick their little partners.

[David]

Their little lucky partners. I don't even know if this is.

[Stephanie]

Gonna end until the end of the.

[David]

Season, like if they're gonna stay with these first date partners or if they're all gonna switch up on each other.

[Stephanie]

In the next episode. So I don't want to get too invested. I want to get too invested. So he chooses number 13. And she looks like very beautiful, soft girl.

[Emily]

The pharmacist.

[Stephanie]

Yes. And they go into the little date room and she's like, okay, I'm filling out your form. It says, I am very in relationships. Are you romantic? I guess you could say close, but a little different. Oh, I feel like you're very philosophical, Correct? Yes. I love having philosophical talks about love. I like talking about non action and naturalness and Confucius. I like talking about all of those things. And her eyes get giant. I love Eastern philosophy. I believe that. I mean, one of the biggest things I live by is a human screed is limitless. So you shouldn't look for happiness from materialistic things.

[David]

And they're both looking at each other, and I'm like, I didn't know this happens in real life. Okay. I didn't know that these moments happen in real life.

[Stephanie]

And she was like, I was so deeply inspired by that. I stopped looking for happiness and materialistic things.

[David]

And oh, my gosh, I mean, it's not about where happiness comes from.

[Stephanie]

It comes from inner peace. You're so right. He tells the producers later, I'm in trouble. We're way too compatible. I've read books on Buddhism, liberation, affliction, Nirvana. I mean, it talks about being a noble person and how a great person is, you know, and how petty a person can be.

[Emily]

Wait, she's talking.

[David]

Yeah.

[Emily]

He's saying I'm in trouble because he's so in love.

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

Oh, they're hitting it off. It feels like they are both faded for each other.

[David]

Choo choo. The next train arrives. They only show us the good dates. Train numbers with boy number seven and eight. Boyish charm. Some girls are like, oh, this is my favorite.

[Stephanie]

It always makes my heart flutter. A lot of the other girls are.

[David]

Like, this is not my favorite. There's not a single one. Nothing's gonna happen here.

[Stephanie]

Some of the girls are like, I.

[David]

Cannot date a guy with boyish charms.

[Stephanie]

It's just not my type.

[David]

So boyish charms. They come in and the entrance looks like. Okay, all the other silhouettes.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, you had the toothpick guy. You had some funny ones.

[David]

These guys are like posing like.

[Stephanie]

Like the Athens statues, you know, like they're. They're being goofy.

[David]

Straight off the bat, it just looks kind of funny. And all of them start busting out laug because it's so reminiscent of the boyish charm. And they certainly do look different through the silhouettes. It's cute. So lots of clicking. Lots of people are voting. So now let's reveal the conditions for marriage. This one says, I want a woman.

[Stephanie]

Who'S older and is ready to get married.

[David]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

This one says, I want a woman who understands my job rotation and how I need to travel a lot. Okay. Interesting. And the host is. Asks for a follow up and he says, my company has branches all over the country, so I travel a lot. And everyone ding, ding, ding.

[David]

Just based off of his voice.

[Stephanie]

Okay. Yeah, just like his voice.

[Emily]

Oh, he got deep.

[Stephanie]

It's not a boyish voice. It's deep. It's probably the deepest voice so far on this show.

[Emily]

Like, like, like this deep.

[David]

Probably not as deep as that though. Yeah. So he walks out.

[Stephanie]

This is the guy that has the deep voice.

[David]

And he actually looks not too boyish. He looks like kind of of a fuck boy. He works in the public sector. He's a romantic soul. So he says. And he gets more votes as he reveals his face and his voice and people start liking him. Then you got this other guy that comes out and he starts dancing and.

[Stephanie]

Doing all of these things and everyone's like, where did you learn those dance moves? And he says, I work at a bar. Which bar? I can't exactly say. The name itself is x rated.

[David]

What?

[Stephanie]

So he didn't get any votes, which.

[David]

I think is kind of messed up, but they move on. These boys, charm boys, aren't doing it for the audience. It's working, but not really.

[Stephanie]

And then introducing manly men. These are the opposite of the guys with boyish charm. It must be fun to see them, you know, comparing each other in the back. These are the manly men. So they come out. Out. Male number 17, please step forward. He comes out. He looks like a mafia guy. Very intense, very masculine. He's in a suit. I don't know why. I just feel like he's in a mafia. He's not.

[Emily]

Are they into it?

[Stephanie]

Some girls are. They're pressing their buttons, but it's not.

[David]

Like, overwhelming, explosive button pressing. It's just like, you know, he looks.

[Stephanie]

Reliable, and then he's walking down the Runway, and then all of a sudden.

[David]

He does, like, a forward roll, and people are like, wait, did he trip on purpose or was that planned?

[Stephanie]

Everyone's like, oh, that was planned. He says, I have been serving the country, and I am here to find the woman who I will serve for the rest of my life. I am number 17. I'm a manly man.

[David]

I've been through a lot, so join.

[Stephanie]

Me on the smooth sailing from now on.

[David]

He messes up his sense, and then he gets a little nervous, and people say, actually, I. It makes him more attractive, you know, because.

[Stephanie]

And then his, like, nervousness isn't like, I messed up.

[David]

It was, like, very cute. Like, I messed up. It was really cute. Okay. So then the next guy comes out, and he is manly man, but in the opposite way. Like, this guy was sturdy mafia man. He. You don't want to invade that guy's house. That's for damn sure. Like, second one, the first one.

[Emily]

Oh, yeah.

[David]

You do not want to go in there when he is home. Maybe a burglary. Not a home invasion type of guy. That's all I'm gonna say about that. This next one, you could home invasion. You probably could, but in the sense.

[Stephanie]

Of, like, he kind of looks a little unhinged.

[David]

Oh, so maybe not.

[Emily]

Okay, yeah.

[Stephanie]

He comes out, and he's a little scrawnier. He's wearing, like, full, casual clothes. And he says, I've been a rapper for 10 years.

[Emily]

Yeah, that's good.

[Stephanie]

Why'd you laugh like that?

[Emily]

Oh, no, I just.

[David]

Why'd you laugh like that?

[Emily]

I saw the picture of Future.

[David]

Because everyone says Future is Korean. Oh, yeah. Have you seen Future with, like, the K pop song edits? You're missing out.

[Emily]

It's Future. Oppa now.

[David]

Yeah, Future oppa. So he was on a show called Show Me the Money, a rap show.

[Stephanie]

And everyone is. He's like, I'm Iki to heck. I'm 34 years old and my rap name is McDaddy.

[David]

He says, even though I'm a rapper, I mostly stay at home. I play with my cat and I make music at home. I also cook, actually. I had a whole YouTube channel where I posted my cooking videos. I'm confident that I will never let my family starve.

[Stephanie]

So I want to get married. And I'm sure that a lot of people think that I live a wild life because I'm a rapper.

[David]

But if you keep an open mind, if you keep an open mind and approach me, you will find out how sensitive I really am. Okay, so he starts rapping.

[Emily]

Huh?

[David]

How is it he's actually so good at rapping? Oh yeah, yeah, he's really good at rapping. Like, actually really good. He's a vibey rapper.

[Stephanie]

He doesn't try to. Okay. Because I know a lot of, like Korean rappers get a lot of. You know that one? I don't know. I don't think she's a big rapper. But she was like making gun shooting noises and everyone was like, you guys don't even have guns in Korea.

[David]

I'm so confused.

[Stephanie]

She was like.

[David]

And everyone's like, you don't even have guns. Like, what are you doing? But he just was.

[Stephanie]

He's like a vibey rapper. Like, it could be like a chill rap. Does that make sense?

[Emily]

Yeah.

[David]

Play it and play card games.

[Emily]

Yeah. They say. They say the biggest damage a rapper can make is when they start singing love songs.

[David]

Oh yeah. Oh yeah. It's about to be this. It's about to be this. So one of the girls is like raising her hand and she's like, wait, I have a question. Were you on the show show me the Money?

[Stephanie]

Yes, I was.

[David]

Okay, I have another question. She's like, really cute and bubbly. Were you recently on Rap Republic as well?

[Stephanie]

Yes, I was.

[David]

You were? I'm such a huge fan. Oh my gosh. I'm such a huge fan. I was wondering. And then like, everyone is staring at her like, she's so cute because she's so genuinely excited to see this guy.

[Emily]

It's a meet and greet.

[David]

Yeah. And then she's like, oh my God. I was just making sure that you were the rapper that I had in mind. And everyone's smiling and then the host looks at her. How do you not recognize him?

[Stephanie]

If you're his fan.

[David]

I'm so confused. And then she's like, no, no, no. It just like he looks a little bit different. Like his style changed a little bit. And then he's like, oh, yeah, I used to have blonde hair. And she's like, yes, yes. So it is you. Oh, my gosh, this is so crazy.

[Stephanie]

And then all the host is like.

[David]

Wow, he's meeting a true fan. What if he marries his fan? We don't know. Good luck. Right?

[Stephanie]

So now he's gonna pick his date. And the host is saying, this honestly just feels like a meet and greet. And they get matched.

[Emily]

Oh, he picked the fan.

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

Okay.

[David]

Yeah, it's actually really cute.

[Stephanie]

So they go and they sit down together and she's like doing her little thing and it says, I believe a man should look fierce.

[Emily]

She said that?

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And so he's like, I do look a little fierce. And then he said, what do you feel about if your future spouse wanted you to have a meal with his mother once a week?

[David]

And then she's like, oh, my gosh, I can't believe I'm sitting here imagining marrying McDaddy like she is. This is a fan meet and greet. And then he's like, well, we have been matched with marriage in mind. And she said, I know, I know. I'm just so fascinated. I know. Okay. Sorry, I.

[Stephanie]

Okay. Really though, I think I have a lot of respect for elders and I think I would love that. I think I could gain a lot of knowledge from being around people who have lived more experiences than I have. So. Yeah, I think I'd like that. She just seems so genuine. And he's like, really? Wow, you seem like a very upright person. Yeah, that's. That's what it feels like. So it says, you want a blank in a husband? And he starts guessing, and then eventually the answer is CEO specialist.

[Emily]

Oh, she wanted that.

[Stephanie]

So he drops his head and he's. He tells the producer, you know, she wants man who has a specialized job.

[Emily]

But what else is she gonna write? She wanted me Daddy?

[David]

Yeah, she wanted big daddy.

[Emily]

Like, what the heck? Yeah, like she didn't think she's gonna get McDaddy.

[David]

Also, I got a new phone.

[Emily]

Uh huh.

[Stephanie]

Uh huh.

[David]

Okay, okay. I got a new phone. And I put it down for a.

[Stephanie]

Second and I was like, honey, I don't know how to like, into like.

[David]

This bank thing, whatever. He logs in. I go into my phone later and tell me why your profile name, your contact name is Husband Daddy on my thing now. What is that so? Yes. Maybe she would write husband, Daddy McDaddy on there.

[Stephanie]

And he's like, but I'm neither. I'm not a CEO. I'm not a specialist. I just feel so small. I mean, if we think about it seriously, yeah, we've been matched. But, you know, know. And he asks, would you be willing to marry a guy with like, a job like mine that's not a specialist or a CEO? I mean, just be serious. It's okay. We're just getting to know each other. And she's like, I think, if I'm being very honest, I think that being a rapper is also a very specialized job. You're one of the best in your own field, so you have to be in like the top 1% to get to where you are. So I think that is a specialized job job. I think as long as someone works really hard in their own field or their industry and gets to where, like, for example, where you are now, I think that's what really matters.

[Emily]

Damn. That's the correct answer.

[David]

And so he just is like, giggling, gaggling the whole time. And then she's like, I felt like I was dreaming. I've always been a fan of his. And it was just so fascinating and surprising. Like, I couldn't find believe this was happening. It was so fun. Yeah. Okay, so then the next choo choo train comes up. Fridge body. Show him silhouettes.

[Stephanie]

Boom.

[Emily]

That's it. The only description of these men are like, fridge body.

[David]

Fridge body.

[Stephanie]

They got them fridge bods. That's it.

[David]

That's all you need to know. That's it. Everyone. Every guy, when they were looking for who's gonna fit into this category, every guy's shoulder's got a little taller.

[Stephanie]

Every guy was like, fridge body.

[David]

I'm a fridge body. Okay, so we've got like a Samsung fridge, an LG Fridge. They're just in the silhouettes.

[Emily]

What is fridge body in Korean?

[Stephanie]

It's like, wait, you don't know what.

[David]

Fridge body in Korean is? There's like a, I think a shortened slang for it.

[Emily]

Oh, okay.

[David]

Even it's like a fridge body. You know, you look like a fridge.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

And so there's a guy with headphones on and the girls are whispering, he must be a dj. Oof. One of the girls says, how would you feel if your boyfriend was a dj? How would I feel? I would really hate it. So they. They wait for the qualifications. Number 26 is revealed. Fridge body. He is a DJ. There's a DJ soundboard. He's like, DJing in the silhouette. The other guys think it's really cool. They're like, oh, he's so good looking. He's tall and he's a dj. But then when he walks out, he's kind of awkward.

[David]

He.

[Stephanie]

He is tall, but he looks nerdy. Like, you would never think he's a dj. So he says, I'm a patent attorney, and I'm also a DJ. I earn around $120,000 a year.

[Emily]

Oh, high earner here.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. So that's. That's my life.

[David]

And all of a sudden the girls.

[Stephanie]

Are like, ding, ding.

[David]

They just thought he was a dj, but now they're like, patent attorney and a dj. Yeah, they liked it.

[Stephanie]

And then the host is like, oh.

[David]

Yeah, was that you playing the music?

[Stephanie]

Like we saw you DJing? And he said, oh, no. Like, they didn't have a DJ soundboard, so they asked me to fake DJ.

[David]

So he was fake DJing?

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

The real DJ in the back's like, yeah, yeah, that was me.

[Stephanie]

Yeah, give me the credit, bro.

[David]

Okay. They're like, oh, okay, that's cool. So he said that he actually doesn't.

[Stephanie]

Like being in this group.

[David]

He doesn't want to be a fridge body. He wants to be a. He wants to be a specialist or a gentle enrich. So he's actually very upset by this. He's got a lot of beef that he wants to iron out with the producers later on.

[Emily]

So, I mean, who the fuck want to be categorized?

[David]

A lot of the guys wanted to be fridges. They wanted to be inanimate objects. They wanted to be refrigerators. They wanted to be plugged in, and.

[Stephanie]

They wanted to put some meat inside of them.

[David]

Mm, yeah. Put some raw meat in there to marinate.

[Stephanie]

That's what they wanted.

[Emily]

Kind of weird, but okay.

[David]

Yeah. So that's all we get out of the fridge bots. We don't see the rest of them.

[Stephanie]

And instead we get a very lengthy preview to the next kind of sus.

[David]

Yeah, what's gonna suss me?

[Emily]

The raw meat to marinate is gonna.

[David]

Okay, so the girls get called in.

[Stephanie]

Okay, now this is like a preview for the second episode.

[Emily]

Wait, are we done?

[Stephanie]

Apparently.

[Emily]

Oh, fridge bodies are all like, are they matched or.

[Stephanie]

No, no, we don't even see who they match to. This is like a very long preview. So we see the girls, they go through the same thing. They get categorized, their conditions come up, and the guys are having a hard time because a lot of the girls are saying, I want a matrimonial home AKA when we get married, this is the home. I need you to buy me a $1.4 million home or more. And the guys are freaking out. One of the girls even asked one of the guys, if we were to live in the US you would get a loan. Right. For that kind of house. And the guy's like, you are very specific.

[David]

It's just a lot.

[Stephanie]

And she, she's just explaining, listen, I want my matrimonial home to be at least $1.4 million.

[David]

I don't think love is everything.

[Stephanie]

I don't think love is the solution to the world. I believe that you cannot just be in like a regular happy marriage without financial stability. Most men just aren't enough for me. So I'm not dating anyone. When I talked about marriage with my first boyfriend, the matrimonial home that he got for us was over $1.4 million. And that was a few years back. I don't want to live in a house that's cheaper than that.

[Emily]

What's a matrimony?

[Stephanie]

It's like, I guess in Korea because you don't really live together until you get married. So usually like the husband will provide the home. You know, it's marriage. Yes. And then she's like, if he has a fortune to inherit in the future. Yeah, you can just make like $7,000 a month. I'm okay with that.

[David]

But if you're not inheriting a trust.

[Stephanie]

Or anything, you need to make a lot more every single month. Yeah.

[Emily]

Do we see the girl? Which girl?

[Stephanie]

So we don't really see her yet. Okay. She's like behind the screen. All the guys have pressed out on her except fridge bod. DJ patent attorney.

[Emily]

Oh.

[Stephanie]

Oh, yeah.

[Emily]

Oh. He hasn't even, he doesn't even know who's behind.

[Stephanie]

He kind of does. He get.

[David]

He.

[Stephanie]

He's got an idea.

[Emily]

Oh, oh. The girl's like saying all these demands and he's like, I know who you are and I got you.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And she comes out and she's got short blonde bob.

[Emily]

Oh, okay.

[Stephanie]

And she's dressed head to toe in what looks like Burberry.

[Emily]

Okay.

[Stephanie]

Stilettos. And she's strutting the Runway. She said she's an open minded.

[Emily]

No, she did not.

[Stephanie]

She did.

[Emily]

No way.

[David]

She's open minded worker working for a company. S tier company.

[Stephanie]

Her annual salary is around $50,000 and she owns a property in Seoul. Yeah, yeah. So a lot of people are like, wow, her looks don't really match being like a corporate employee. And he said she left A strong impression on me. What I watched closely were her heels. I think she wore one that matched her perfectly.

[Emily]

D.J. said that.

[Stephanie]

Yeah. They're both so psychotic.

[David]

I think I love them together. Like I genuinely love them together because they're so crazy. Like, I could never date either of them. However. However, I could be friends with that kind of couple. They seem fun. They seem crazy. Okay.

[Stephanie]

She said, I studied abroad for about 15 years. So my Korean is a little bit awkward. And she starts speaking a little bit in Chinese.

[David]

Turtle boy.

[Emily]

Oh, she studied aboard in China and.

[David]

Korea or no, in America, I think.

[Stephanie]

And so Turtle boy, the Chinese one. Yeah, that was in China. He kind of is a little like analyzing her Chinese. I don't think he's impressed.

[David]

And then she switches to English, Then.

[Stephanie]

She switches back to Korean.

[Emily]

English.

[Stephanie]

It was not the best.

[Emily]

Oh, okay.

[David]

Like the American attorney.

[Stephanie]

Perfect English.

[David]

I wouldn't even know.

[Stephanie]

Right? And then she says, as I've lived abroad ever since I was little, I prefer international students. So with my passion for cooking, I just think, bring home the bacon and dinner is on me. Due to my bleached hair. I'm sure a lot of you guys have misunderstood who you think I am. And a lot of the guys are whispering, no, I think it's because you want a $1.4 million house. I'm confident in becoming the cutest and hottest partner. All the guys are looking at the patent attorney. Dj, are you okay with this? Are you fine with this?

[Emily]

Uh huh.

[Stephanie]

So I'll give it a shot. So she goes to make her pick, and he's the only one that's got his light on. So she only has one choice or she can choose nobody.

[Emily]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And she says I actually turned my light on for him when it was the guys check train and he didn't pick me.

[Emily]

Oh.

[Stephanie]

Honestly, if I'm not the first option, I usually refrain from approaching first even further. And he's smirking at her. And she walks straight up to him and her stilettos. Do you want a dj?

[David]

And he gets up and they start walking to their little.

[Emily]

Are they your favorite?

[David]

They're really cute.

[Stephanie]

I really like the rapper and the fan.

[David]

I really like the philosophical couple. Oh yeah, that was crazy. And I really like them too.

[Stephanie]

These, they're the most fun.

[David]

I just feel like the other two couples might work out better, but they're so fun.

[Emily]

Okay, okay, that's good.

[Stephanie]

And he's asking her, what were you gonna do if you didn't get any votes? I also love that he's like, very blunt. He's like, what were you gonna do if you didn't get any votes?

[Emily]

Yeah. All that confidence and got zero votes.

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And she's like, I was gonna go cry and sulk and I was already unhappy because you didn't pick me yesterday. Yeah, yesterday I was very nervous and I was all over the place. So what? Did I not stand out to you? Did you not notice me? It's not like my blonde hair is that easy to miss. Yeah. I mean, I could only see your hair. I'm sorry, but can I walk on the other side? I feel like this is my better side.

[David]

And then she flips to the other side and it's just like. I'm like, what is happening? Their one on one date starts and.

[Stephanie]

Then she's like, did you graduate from Australia? Australia? When did I ever say Australia? No, I think you're thinking of the other guy, right? And you're like, what, five, ten? I'm. I'm six two.

[David]

Dang.

[Stephanie]

Oh, you're really tall.

[David]

My cute. My category yesterday was six two, Fridge Body. You were there yesterday?

[Stephanie]

No. Oh, yeah. I couldn't recall.

[Emily]

Is there energy? Like just kind of bickering?

[Stephanie]

Yeah. And your job. Okay, do you remember my job? A patent attorney and a dj. Okay, thank you. Yes. Do you know the show Suits? I really like the show Suits.

[David]

Who said this? There was that.

[Stephanie]

I think there was that.

[David]

The girl.

[Stephanie]

I think there was like a patent agent in that show. I think so.

[David]

Which one do you think is higher.

[Stephanie]

Your IQ or your eq? Do you. Do you speed when you drive?

[David]

Like, what are your thoughts about a.

[Stephanie]

Partner with like, opposite tendencies? Like, do you think opposites attract? Or like, what do you think about that? Do you enjoy music festivals? Where do you live? When I lived with my parents, it was in Yeouido, and my parents live in Bucheon, and it's very close to Yeouido. And I think it's like about a 20 minute drive by the car.

[David]

Later, he tells the producers, I think she was eating me alive. I mean, she made really good eye contact the whole time.

[Stephanie]

I, she. She definitely gave off non Korean vibes. Very outgoing.

[David]

I mean, I felt uncomfortable to the.

[Stephanie]

Point where I couldn't even look her.

[David]

In the eye anymore. What about property?

[Stephanie]

Do you own any property? I do, but it's not worth $1.4 million. Well, that's okay if you don't own one right now, as long as you're competent enough to get one eventually. So you're fine as long as your partner has the ability to buy a $1.4 million property.

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

As long as you have the potential. Yeah, I think I have the potential. I have the confidence. Students. Well, then that's all that matters. God, I don't think I ever met anyone that was six two and you live in Gangnam and you're an attorney. Yeah. I think job wise, you pass, so that's cool. Also, you have like two master's degree. Your annual income isn't bad either. Yeah, yeah. I don't think a Korean can usually be as tall as you. Right. Like, it's kind of a miracle as Asians to be 6:2. And he's just looking at her speechless.

[David]

The whole time, he's just looking at her like, what the did I get myself into?

[Stephanie]

But also he's kind of digging it.

[David]

And then eventually she's so blunt.

[Emily]

And.

[David]

Yeah.

[Stephanie]

And then she looks at him and goes, you trim your own eyebrows. Right?

[David]

And then he can't even help himself. He just like, this girl is so ridiculous.

[Stephanie]

And later he tells the producers she left a better impression compared to the first time. Yeah. I don't think I will have a change of heart with her.

[Emily]

Oh, he wants her.

[David]

Oh, yeah.

[Stephanie]

And then the next girl comes out.

[David]

She's like a celebrity. I mean, this girl.

[Emily]

Now we're jumping to the girls fully.

[Stephanie]

These are like previews. The next girl preview comes out and it's like, this is. Now we're getting into the emotional stuff. So the whole time when the guys were out there, she didn't press a button a single time. So a lot of the girls felt like it's because she's so pretty that none of these guys live up to her standard. But the truth is probably not that. She's actually very quiet, very reserved. And she said, my mom, younger sister and I, my family consists of three members. I don't have a dad. So as the eldest, I'm kind of fulfilling the role of the dad. When I was little, I was the type where I needed to eat what I craved, but not being able to eat it the next day if I had it today made me really sad. And that's one of the reasons I work really hard. So she's talking about how she didn't grow up with much. So she works really hard. She dated a really bad guy before and a really popular guy before, and she didn't like either of those. And she says, I just want to have a normal relationship. Yeah. And even the host is like, you didn't pick anyone. You didn't Ask any questions, like, what's going on?

[David]

Is it because you are scared of rejection?

[Stephanie]

And she says, I don't know. I don't think that's true. I think everyone was really cool and amazing. I think I'm just a very cautious person. I just don't want to meet someone bad. That's it. And then when she walks out, all the guys are like, oh my God, she's so pretty. She's so pretty. And then her statement is, I never once stopped working. I believe I will become a very supportive partner to my future husband. And she gets the most votes in the instant stint. But then the girls start whispering and this is where the episode ends. Didn't you hear the rumor about her? Yeah, that's her. They're like, yeah, I've heard about her.

[David]

What is this like in a bad way? And then girls are running out of the warehouse crying. They're like, I don't want to be here anymore. And then it's just like a whole mess. Other people are saying, I need to.

[Stephanie]

Give my mother a two thousand dollar allowance. But some girls are writing, here are my marriage conditions.

[David]

Don't show affection. People are screaming like, why would you even date him? Are they holding hands right now?

[Stephanie]

Yeah.

[Emily]

What is going on?

[David]

This show is about to get so crazy.

[Stephanie]

What are your thoughts on it?

[Emily]

Damn.

[Stephanie]

It's so good.

[Emily]

It's good. I like it.

[David]

Oh, my God.

[Stephanie]

So much is happening in like the span of 60 minutes.

[David]

One around the clock.

[Emily]

Yeah, I feel like it's just like a little too many people.

[Stephanie]

So many people. But I think we're going to narrow down.

[Emily]

Oh, okay.

[David]

So let me know if you want.

[Stephanie]

Part two and if you want me to start narrowing it down, let me.

[David]

Know in the comments. I hope you guys enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one. Bye.

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