Authenticity is no longer visible. The 24th season of 'I Am Solo' has achieved a couple zero following the 23rd season.

The show aired on ENA and SBS Plus on the 26th, capturing the final selections of the 24th-season contestants. Young-ho said, “I will make my final selection on a gem that shines a little brighter among the 11 gems,” and chose Young-ja. However, Young-ja, after rejecting his feelings, said in an interview with the production team, “I guess I was just disappointed that I fell behind in your interest rankings.”

Young-soo said, “I want to be like a breakwater, a mattress,” and made Young-sun his final selection. Young-sik and Sang-cheol, who could not escape Young-sun's domain until the end, also pursued Young-sun directly. But Young-sun turned and said, “I came here to find someone to be the father of my frozen eggs. There was not a single person who gave me any rational attraction. I will not make a final selection.”

Despite Young-sun's interference, Kwang-soo and Soon-ja became the final couple after many ups and downs. Kwang-soo, who was caught flirting with Ok-soon, previously apologized to Soon-ja in tears. Soon-ja, having resolved the misunderstanding, smiled brightly and made her final selection of Kwang-soo, saying, “I am weak against cuteness.” Kwang-soo sweetly responded, “Let’s have fun, I love you.”

Due to all the remaining contestants giving up their selections, only one couple, Kwang-soo and Soon-ja, was formed in the 24th season of 'I Am Solo.' However, the two are no longer currently a couple. In a live broadcast revealed through the YouTube channel after the main show, Kwang-soo and Soon-ja said, “We had a few meetings, but we were not compatible as a couple. We ended up staying friends.”

Thus, 'I Am Solo' received a disastrous report card with only one final couple and currently no couple for the 24th season, following the 23rd season. Compared to the successful remarriage of Young-ja and Kwang-soo and the real relationship results of Ok-soon and Kyung-soo in the 22nd season, the results for these two seasons in a row are meager. There is likely no worse outcome than the fact that no couple was formed in the dating program.

At this point, it seems that the 9th season participants, Young-sook and Ok-soon, who engaged in a battle of wits over psychiatrist Kwang-soo, are far more in line with the program's intentions. While they were clumsy, the 12th season participants in the 'born solo' special were serious about finding a partner. The 15th season couple, Kwang-soo and Ok-soon, also bore fruit with a child, having confirmed their marriage within 15 days and progressing with wedding preparations in about two months.

On the authenticity front, the reckless behavior of 24th season Young-sik, which shocked viewers, seemed preferable. Deceived by Ok-soon's flirting, Young-sik, who went wildly beyond mere pursuit throughout the broadcast, ultimately conveyed his apologies before the final selection, saying, “I was selfish. I guess I was blinded by love, so I ended up forcing you to make a selection. I was just filming a melodrama by myself.”

The 'I Am Solo' team consistently promotes high topicality and viewership ratings of the original broadcast. However, at some point, it has become quite difficult to find the authenticity of contestants who claim to be there to find a true match. This is the reason viewers suspect that they may have come out for recognition and popularity gained through the broadcast. The production team is also blinded by ratings, highlighting only the sensational aspects of ordinary contestants.

'I Am Solo,' which once represented dating programs, is struggling to escape from a crisis. If it fails to restore the authenticity, which is the reason for its existence, it is likely on the path to ruin.

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