Single’s Inferno Season 2 (2022)

Lee Nadine deserves better!

This reality show is about 12 singles in an island called Inferno who have to couple each other to spend their days in a place called Paradise. There are 6 sexy girls and 6 hot boys who are looking for its match. I love this reality show because it shows human behaviour in relation to dating and how they play the game. The emotions shown in the show are raw and it's really seen in the videos. It's just nice to see different people with different characteristics battle for the one they want and how attraction plays in the whole dating construct. My personal favorites are Lee Nadine, So-eun and Shin Seul-ki. I just love Lee Nadine so much. I wish her best.

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Enjoyed the series.

I don't typically watch "reality" dating shows but clips kept popping on YouTube as recommendations so I caved in and gave it a go.

Never watched the first season so it was intriguing from the start for me. To be honest my entire reason for watching was Choi Seo-Eun. One of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. If only I had a chance to date her.

However as the show progressed, I really began to like more and more characters. Some may disagree with me but I think the show is scripted to a degree, if not a large percentage. If you are mindful you will know what I mean. Too many coincidences for me to say this show was completely spontaneous and natural.

I would even say some were paid actors and actresses (more below), but I'd be happy if I was wrong.

I'm gonna comment on some characters.

Choi Seo Eun
Truly cannot believe more guys weren't attracted to her. I'd choose her everyday anyday.
Crushing big time, she's so gorgeous. She added a lot to the show with her ability to generate conversations within the womens camp.

Kim Jin Young
As a guy even I found him to be admireable. He has a carefree vibe about him, whether it was the hair, his walk, or overall demeanor, it certainly captured the womens attention. But I did think he may have been an actor since he has already appeared in many other TV shows. I definitely wanted him to end up with Seul Ki or even Lim Min Su. Seul Ki and him were just so compatible and dynamic. I liked Jin Young even more after he revealed he may not be able to date seriously due to his current circumstances, even though his feelings towards Seul Ki were genuine.

Shin Seul Ki
I think she is a genuine girl. She's still young and was down-to-earth saying she needs time to know a guy. Which was exactly how it went. She's undecisive because... well girls are naturally undecisive and plus the show is only a week or so. There's no doubt she's most interested in Jin Young, just watch her body language, how she adjusts her hair, and smiles around him. I liked her character and don't think anything negative of her.

Shin Dong Woo
This guy may have already known Seul Ki was the daughter of a famous plastic surgeon in Korea, so that might have motivated him more since it may have boosted his career. But really, he was just too forward. Its fine since considering he's near marriage age and already has everything established so he wanted to move faster than the average person. I was also shocked not more women were into him. Also random but, Jin Young only won the tug-of-war because Dong Woo was already exhausted from his match against Yoong Jae.

Lee Nadine
Meh. Why even add her to the show? She's so awkward and with her age, studies and language barrier, how in the world would she find any real connection? I didn't think she added anything personally. Same can be said of Seo E for me.

Park Se Jeong
More heartbroken for her than anyone, along with Han Bin. Se Jeong was another person who I was shocked didn't receive more attention from opposite sex. Maybe it was her diversion from traditional Korean pale skin and natural black hair, but she along with Min Su and obviously Seo Eun were just too beautiful. Jin Young said "cute and sexy" but totally missed one here.

Lim Min Su
I would have rather her on the show from the beginning than some other girls. If weren't for Seo Eun, Min Su for me would have been the most attractive. Her face is so beautiful. Wish Min Su was added from the beginning. And maybe Jin Young too.

I honestly didn't think too much of it when I started watching but it grew on me so much. The beginning episodes were more interesting than the last few episodes which was rather boring except for the mud pit competition between the men.

I'd rewatch it again, not entirely but just the cute moments, good portion being from Jin Young and Seul Ki.

And again, I do personally think some parts were scripted and even go far as saying some were acting. This theory actually might be true, since I learned more tidbits about the casts afterwards - like SoE and Min Su also acted in other dramas on Netflix (See Ep 6. of The Fabulous for Min Su). Jin Young and Nadiepne are YouTubers and Han Bin also appeared on some YouTube programs.

Keep an eye out on YouTube as netizens may find out and reveal more connections the casts have. Knowing it may be scripted does suck the fun out a bit but I will go with my initial feelings and say it was fun to watch and like Jong Woo said - it made my heart skipped at times.

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Timing is EVERYTHING

I haven't watched season 1 so this is probably my first time watching a reality show like this. I have to say, even though I was highly dissatisfied with the ending, I enjoyed the binge-worthy show and had a lot of fun and heart-fluttering moments. Watching a show like this is very refreshing but quite frustrating at the same time. You can't help but stay emotional and subjective rather than rational when watching this type of show. I wanted certain people to become a couple, and there were a few people I believed deserved better outside Inferno.

Almost everything I wanted to happen didn't happen.........
In a show like this, there are so many circumstances to be aware of if you're a contestant, and being ignorant of these circumstances can most definitely cost you. Staying true to yourself while being mindful of others' feelings seems to be what a contestant needs to do in order to leave Inferno with the one you have feelings for. Being indifferent and letting go of opportunities given to you served to be fatal to some contestants, and I hope things like these can serve as a lesson to not only "love" and "relationships" but to other things as well.

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It's a dating show, but it moved my heart

I don't really watch dating shows, and the ones I watched in rare occasions are all American/British with a lot of advancements, drama, tense music and extreme emotions.

This show in my opinion felt so genuine and vulnerable. It didn't have over the top drama or "playing the game". These people came to find someone they liked and they stayed true to their emotions. I think it's the best dating show I've ever seen.

The cast is adorable, I got invested in all of them and they all have charming qualities. Props to the casting department. I still can't get over Nadine and Dong-Woo's occupations like, so good looking and so successful. Wow.

Super cute, really nice, it's fresh to see a dating show that's not ALL about hotness and bikinis and whatever.

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Relationship Heaven

I was a fan of Season 1, but this season was head and shoulders above that. It was interesting and fun to watch with raw emotions on display. The women were beautiful and the guys were handsome making for interesting matchups. One woman did draw a lot of attention, like last season, which made for a very exciting and emotional ending. Strangely enough one of the women got very little attention which surprised me since she was beautiful and one of the nicest women there. In a sense that’s what made this season so interesting. You just never know what makes feelings grow in a person or who will be attracted to who.

I really like the format but it lacked the visual satisfaction of seeing an individual relationship grow. Every conversation and activity was G rated with feelings held in check until the end. But overall it was interesting and worth the time.

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S2 >>>>>> S1 any day all day! SK-JY 's hand lock supremacy!!!!

I live for JY-SK finger-locking pool scene! That's the reason why I started watching. I have not seen the S1 as I'm not into dating shows. But deym, This dating show is the most wholesome I've ever seen. No skinships, no kissing and definitely no s**. Just pure butterflies in the stomach hahaha.

I'm invested into this dating show so much, even post-show I'm following the IG accounts of some cast members. Even post-show their friendship is on a different level and they are still much going upto these days.

I am not seeing another dating shows. SI S2 will be my favorite dating shows ever even though there are flaws in their program here and there, who cares!!!

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watched weekly as it came out since ep 4

might justtt be better than season one but i dont remember a whole lot of it so..
i actually liked most of the participants tho sometimes i would get mad..but i felt real chemistry between all of them so that was good and i felt so bad for nadine and especially sejeong i liked her since the first ep and it felt really dissapointing seeing nobody be super into her :( i never really thought seulki would turn out to be the most 'popular' contestant with the men so that was kind of surpiring and im lowkey glad she went with her heart and chose jongwoo he was always super into her and you could tell he was sincere with her like he had no eyes for another girl. jinyoung was pretty alright he did have chemistry with seulki but you could tell she changed her mind and went with jongwoo the last day or so. overall it was good and i pretty much binged the first 4 eps and had to wait the next day for the next episodes to come out aha

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Another season where the most boring people attract the most attention

Overall I think this season had a stronger start, but as the episodes went by it started to get very stale, with these long boring ass meaningless conversations between the participants. It's like koreans are unable to be straight forward and can only communicate through vague and repetitive riddles.

Honestly, it also just gets frustrating watching the people with the personaity traits of a lettuce attract the most number of suitors in the show. I'm still astounded at how Seulki was unable to hold basic conversation with others, also Jinyoung was so lame pleaseee, ex-military turned youtuber who is also unable to make eye contact with anyone omg. I guess fitting the beauty standards is enough for these people. At least I was entertained when Seulki ditched Jinyoung for like the most pathetic guy in both seasons lmao.

Also, poor Sejeong, she didn't even get to go to paradise just because she isn't as white as a sheet of paper. At least Soe and Sejun went out together. Also props to Hanbin for smiling through the pain, way to go king! And Nadine too, she deserved better. There's not much else to say here, I guess, this season can be pretty tiring, but it's worth the watch if you liked the first one.

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I liked this second season a lot better than the first one.
Let's just say that was a test, i Pilot if you will, and this is the actual start.
Where I hardly finished the last season, I watched this one with great interest.
The people that the staff selected this time, were more enjoyable and less inclined to heavily toxic behavior. The dynamics they created while interacting and their spontaneity was a winning card for this second edition of the show.
They felt like a real group of friends and normally delt with moments of tension with the appropriate seriousness.
I really loved it this time!
If they'll go for a 3rd I hope it will be like this one or better!

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Eventful

If you've watched S1, then by all means pls watch S2. If you have not seen S1, I would say this season is perhaps more eventful

Hot guys and girls. Diff types. Pretty onscreen and som do have chemistry. Theres slightly less camefa hogging where all scrwentime goes to 1female (biggest issue last season)

Editing needs some serious work. Some scenes were rather short and abrupt. Unaired scenes on Scoop should have been aired imo.

Took more than 6-7 episodes to get more depth into the participants. More than half of the seasons episodes were all on appearance, looks, feeble conversations. Not sure was it contestants took a long time to converse in depth or the editing. Only last few episodes finally felt more aubstance to them. They arw then more relatable.

Overall entertaining. I do hope they can hit it off post-inferno.

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Finally, A Genuine Dating Show with Minimal Drama and more Friendship instead

Storyline/Plot: Sometimes I question if the show is actually scripted because some goofy stuff happens but you know- let's just hope it isn't.
Cast: (from fav to least)
Kim Se Jun: LOVED LOVED LOVED him because he was literally just a vibe the whole show and he had undivided love and attention for my girl Lee Soe.

Kim Han Bin: Seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE him because he's cute and is a cook!! If there were younger female cast members they definitely would of been fighting for him!!

Lee Nadine: WOW who did not like Nadine? Seriously girl is living the true asian-american dream life. But obviously none of the male cast members would of picked her cause she isn't their type.

Choi Jong Woo: tbh he wasn't much in the beginning and I really did not think he had an influence on Seulki but he really came through during the mud pit fight. Honestly, at the end when Seulki chose him, I cried for him cause his dreams came true!!! He seems super sweet and would be such good bf material!

Lee Soe: I liked her in the beginning, kind of disliked her in the middle and liked her in end. I really felt for her because she reminded me of past self in relationships too. But glad she was mature and really took care of herself and took the time to move on from Yoongjae- so she could be with Sejun!!!

Shin Seul Ki: Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of her at first because she just gave off those vibes lol but she honestly isn't too bad. I really liked how she was able to stand her ground with her boundaries and chose herself at the end of the day. Honestly really thought she was going to choose Jinyoung thou LOL

Choi Seo Eun: She's really pretty and really cool and down to earth!! But her choice in men got me questioning lolol IDK if I would chose

Jinyoung: WOW I understand he was so popular and he was pretty cool but that shit he pulled at the last episode got me questioning. He seems like a genuine guy but he definitely thinks too much- like he was stuck in his head with Nadine and Seulki. He played their whole life future together before he even decided if he wanted to choose them lol. Also I think realistically he wouldn't have ended up with any of the girls just cause his lifestyle doesn't fit with them.

Park Se Jeong: Put her in a show in the US and all the bros would be down for her. Didn't really get to see her much and sad she didn't go to paradise but highkey she seems like those two-faced people??? Just cause that one scene where Nadine told her she was interested in talking to Jinyoung more but she went to Jinyoung first to talk to him....MEAN GIRL VIBES- steal ur bf & act like nothing happen vibes lololol

Jo Yoong Jae: Okay, let's be real, he is good looking and cool. But that plot twist gmfu and just the fact that he couldn't reject Soe didn't make sense and is highkey a red flag. Like he's 32, looks that good- probably had loads of girls chasing him- like he would know how to reject them right??? The whole scene where Soe and him were talking after he confirmed Seoeun's feelings pissed me off. Like she was trying to make him feel better....when she was the one being rejected. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE...
Lim Min Su: Honestly, this girl was boring. She was just there to add drama and create a divide between Jinyoung and Seulki. Didn't understand why she chose Jinyoung twice to go to Paradise- talk about awkward...lol

Shin Dong Woo: MY LEAST FAV- tbh he just smells red flag all over. It shocked me when he chose Seulki during the first rounds of Paradise- although it wasn't all that surprising; just more disappointing because ONE he was basically giving Nadine vibes that he was going to choose her but he chose Seulki instead. SO bro's a LIAR (like Nadine said in that post YT video lmfao). Anyways, it was disappointing because I really thought he was different from the average Asian man but he ain't.
And then the whole Seulki situation was just embarrassing- first their date in paradise was so awkward (like bro doesn't understand boundaries). and seriously even after Seulki told him that she wasn't interested in her no more, he still was trying to pursue her in a sense which was just so bad to watch- second hand embarrassment. OHHH and they way he just switched off after learning that Nadine was pre-med at Harvard was another red flag. Like he really could of been like older brother vibes and given her advice and such you know but he was just like turned off. Which is ironic bc that's what Seulki did when she learned he was a doctor, in my opinion.

Music: N/A
Rewatch Value: Probably won't rewatch just because it's only good the first time seeing it lol
Other Notes: The plot twists were crazy and really did not expect them to happen. Overall, I'm glad I watched the show though because there was minimal drama and loads of friendship and it was just genuine.

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