On Match to Marry: With Parents, Kim Hyun-jin stirs the entire atmosphere by making a straightforward confession to her crush, Kim Hyun-jun, just one day before the final decision.
The program is a surreal reality dating show in which ten single men and women who wish to get married live together with ten mothers who want their children to marry. For five nights and six days, they experience both dating and the process of meeting each other’s families at the same time. Seo Jang-hoon, Lee Yo-won, and Kim Yo-han serve as the three MCs, adding depth and humor with their sharp analysis and candid reactions. As of Episode 4, the show ranked No. 1 in the 20–49 age demographic in its time slot, based on Nielsen Korea metropolitan household ratings.
In Episode 5, airing today on the 29th, the mothers who had previously disappeared return just one day before the final choice. With their sudden reappearance, the dating atmosphere instantly turns into a meeting-of-the-families setting. The participants are forced to continue their dates under heightened tension. Kim Myo-jin exclaims, “You should have let us go on dates. Why did you make us do a meeting like this,” triggering laughter. Jo Eun-na-rae adds, “If I had known this was a meeting with parents, I wouldn’t have dressed like this,” raising concerns about TPO and amplifying the unexpected situation.
Amid this, Kim Hyun-jin draws attention with her refreshingly decisive move that suits her image as the show’s representative “Teto-girl.” To secure a final one-on-one conversation with Kim Hyun-jun, she secretly strategizes with Kim Myo-jin and throws her last decisive card. During their talk, Kim Hyun-jin boldly confesses, “Honestly, you know I have feelings for you,” shocking not only the MCs but everyone present. Seo Jang-hoon reacts, “If it were me, I would seriously take a closer look at Hyun-jin at this timing,” offering an overly immersed comment that turns the scene into laughter.
Attention is now focused on whether Kim Hyun-jin’s final move will be enough to sway Kim Hyun-jun’s heart, and how this meeting-of-the-families storm will reshape the emotional lines of the participants ahead of the final decision.
SBS’s Match to Marry: With Parents airs on the 29th at 9 p.m.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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