Better Late Than Single (모태솔로지만 연애는 하고 싶어)

ETERNAL SINGLE

A PERSON WHO HAS NEVER HAD A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IN THEIR LIFE

AFTER POSTING THE CASTING CALL FOR THE SHOW

4,000 ETERNAL SINGLES APPLIED

Pretty nervous?

INTERVIEW APPLICANT 3289

Yes, I am.

Leave it there. It's for the sound.

IS IT HARD TO MAKE EYE CONTACT?

Yes, so I guess I have some trouble with, um, eye contact,

so I'm sort of in the habit of just looking down.

Can you put your hands on the table?

Right.

- Whatever is comfortable. - Do you have any siblings?

I have a younger sister.

What would she say about you?

Well...

Probably that I'm your average dumb guy.

YOUR LOOKS SHOULD DEMAND MORE CONFIDENCE

It's like... I think I have pretty decent hardware,

but my software is like Windows 98.

I don't think I... can fix that myself.

I want to get outside help.

I want this show to be a turning point for me.

-Wow. -

All right. Bring him out here.

I want to talk to him.

The Cupids help our eternal singles find love.

-I'm Seo In-guk. -Hi. It's nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

I'm Kang Han-na.

-I'm Cupid Lee Eun-ji. -

And I'm Car, the garden. I'll be your dating coach.

Right.

What would you say is the problem?

Our goal is to maximize our singles' strengths.

I think a darker hair color would look nice on you.

And we'll help them work on their weaknesses.

PT.

-Tighten your glutes and press down. -Okay.

Fashion.

-This look. - Single no more.

Diet.

You need to do full-body exercises.

You have excess body fat, and your strength and stamina are low.

Speech.

With some effort, you can alter your voice.

And mindset.

Dating is a special type of interpersonal activity.

I'm scared of dating.

Each participant will have a six-week makeover period

to focus on an area of their choice.

It's six weeks later.

Our newly transformed eternal singles are about to come together.

When we were making eye contact, I started feeling kind of shy.

What should I do?

I thought he would hold my hand.

I must still be my old self 'cause I can't do this.

Shouldn't he do this for me?

- It's my first time. - I was too frazzled.

Whoops.

I'm gonna be drinking early today.

But I'm gonna try and approach him first.

It was the first and bravest attempt I've made in my whole life.

- It's my first too. - I never felt this way.

- Butterflies? - I'm so nervous.

But can you do that when you're not dating?

I would, of course. This is what flirting is.

You're it. For me.

-I love you. - You're pretty.

What if I'm not sure?

Give me a chance?

Hey! I'm popular too, you know.

I'm so pissed right now.

How is dating this hard?

- I'm already screwed. - Why?

You might find this crazy, but I was thinking,

"I might marry this girl."

I want to experience the kind of love

where we only need each other.

I don't like sad endings.

All participants have been single since birth.

Will they finally find a partner of their dreams?

Better Late...

Than Single.

BETTER LATE THAN SINGLE

CUPID SEO IN-GUK

CUPID KANG HAN-NA

CUPID CAR, THE GARDEN

They're all so deeply invested.

CUPID LEE EUN-JI

The first love stories of people who've been single since birth.

Better Late Than Single.

Wow. This is so cool.

The participants on our show

have lived their whole lives without going on a date.

Just hearing the words "first love" or "first relationship"

-makes our heart flutter, doesn't it? - Absolutely.

Aren't we basically the first show in Korea

that gives participants makeovers so they'll be better at dating?

And they weren't just aesthetic makeovers.

-We provided a speech coach... - Right.

-...and worked on their temperament. - Exactly.

We helped them change holistically.

-I'm very excited to see them change. - Me too.

You've all met the participants, right?

-I have. -Yes.

-I thought he was lying. - Oh!

Because when we first met, he looked so handsome that I was like,

"What? He's never dated before?"

But after a bit, I got like...

-I was like, "Oh, that's why. Okay." - I see.

"That makes sense now."

I personally feel like I'm their mentor,

someone who's going to help them, you know?

-Right. -Yeah.

But when they initially came in and saw me...

-Are you sure? -I see.

-"You'll help me?" - "You'll help me?"

-What? -I focused on boosting their confidence.

- A boost. -"You're worth it."

I'm getting more and more curious about the participants.

Seriously.

- It's so nice. - Wow! Look at the ocean.

Wow.

It's beautiful.

ETERNAL SINGLES' RESORT IN JEJU

Hello. I'm a 27-year-old eternal single, Noh Jae-yun.

Oh, him. He's actually the one I met.

He was yours?

INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCERS

WHAT MADE YOU APPLY?

I have a friend, this girl...

A female friend who was my coworker two years ago.

She's, um, really into social media and stuff,

and she saw a post.

I'll pull it up.

"What's the point of going on blind dates all the time?"

"You should really do it."

"Weren't you a loser?"

That's... that's what she said. Yep.

Could you try speaking just a little bit louder?

Yes!

Whoa!

NOH JAE-YUN

I work as a 3D designer.

I create and place 3D images in movies, TV shows, and video games.

I'm currently in charge of VFX modeling.

-Wow. He looks cool when he's working. - I'm surprised.

COLLEAGUE, MANAGER

When you told me you'd never dated before, I thought you were lying.

Would you say you care for other people more than yourself?

Like Shinji Ikari in Evangelion?

I've never seen Evangelion, so I'm not sure.

Or kinda like the main character from Bungo Stray Dogs?

Bungo... What is that? Is that also an anime?

-Yep. -

In the anime, The Seven Deadly Sins, pride is the strongest.

Like Luffy's Gear 5.

His... his name is Escanor.

Pride's the strongest?

At noon, he becomes the strongest.

Please stop it.

-I have no clue what he's talking about. -

Jae-yun really likes anime, huh?

What do women think of that?

It's hard to approach him

-because he seems to be in his own world. - Right.

Oh, no.

Bring him out.

I'd like to have a chat with him.

MEETING HIS CUPID

-So great to meet you. I'm Seo In-guk. -Hello.

-Hello. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

-You're so handsome. - No, sir, I'm not.

-Hey, this is casual. -Okay.

You can call me In-guk.

-Right. -Okay?

-Okay, In-guk. -

I saw the video. So you've never dated.

Right.

I have a question.

Have you ever felt a spark with anyone?

Like a crush?

-In high school. -Okay.

-Summer Bible camp... -Uh-huh.

I once held the hand of a girl I liked.

You held her hand? How?

-How'd that happen? -Yeah. I gently grabbed it.

-You gently... Do it to me. -Well, maybe it wasn't gentle.

Show me.

It was like this?

Well, like, when we were all in a circle...

-In a circle? -...holding hands and praying...

Oh.