I Am Solo (Naneun Solo / 나는 SOLO)

- Hello, everyone. - Hello.

Solo.

I know you are on vacation now.

It's the peak time for vacations now, but it is getting heated on "I am Solo."

- It's the ultimate peak season. - That's right.

But then again, things are more of a hot mess on "I am Solo."

It's so much a mess that you can't predict what's going to happen.

- This is the key point of this season. - Yes.

"Your Decisions Determine Your Destiny."

"What is the aftermath of a wrong decision?"

That's how it's developing right now.

"I want to shake up my life."

"'I am Solo' is the one."

- Those who think that can contact us, - Exactly.

so we can shake you up.

Do you have anyone around you who wants to join the show?

I already received their information,

- so I could hand it over to them. - Will you?

By the way, I was also contacted...

by one of my acquaintances, who is a musician,

and he said that there was...

this singleton who owns more than a couple of farms in Jeju.

- And he's dying to come on the show, - Really?

so I said, "I'm afraid he should contact the production team first, not me."

- Yes, they should be looked into first. - "You have to be screened first."

Anyhow, the fact that people around me are thinking, "I want to appear in the show,"

- and so on shows... - I can feel it.

- how popular this program is nowadays. - I want to appear in the show too.

- Are you seeing anyone nowadays? - No.

The problem is that none of us is seeing anyone at the moment.

- No, - No!

which drives me crazy, seriously.

The more popular this program becomes, the more difficult it gets for us.

I'm so lonely.

However, let's take a look at how things will pan out for the members...

of Season Nine on "I am Solo" today.

(The show was filmed in compliance with COVID-19 health guidelines.)

(A tumultuous day in Solo Land has dawned.)

Kwang Soo.

(Kwang Soo visiting the women's house early in the morning)

Is Young Sook there?

Yes, are you looking for me?

Ok Soon is there,

- but he asked for Young Sook? - I'll be there shortly.

- Who is that? - What? Kwang Soo.

- She stopped halfway through her makeup. - Yes.

I'm the one he's looking for, right?

What's he doing?

(Young Sook is flustered, and next to her is Ok Soon, confused.)

When Kwang Soo hadn't asked me out,

I could have met and had a chat with other participants,

but I didn't on purpose,

just in case Kwang Soo might see me meeting with someone else,

and I would have to explain it to him later on and so forth.

That's why I wasn't meeting with anyone on purpose,

but then I saw him taking Young Sook out.

I had been waiting for him.

I don't want to put on makeup now.

Do I have to?

I don't want to, all of a sudden.

While Young Sook went, "Me?"

- she was happy to be asked out. - She couldn't believe it.

It seems like she didn't even dry her hair properly.

Watch your steps.

I have been here so many times.

- With whom have you come here so often? - Alone!

- Alone? No way. - I used to sit here alone all the time.

You had a chat with Young Ho and Young Sik in the morning, then?

Yes, you didn't come back.

- You seemed to be taking longer. - It was just an everyday conversation.

I see.

You have a lot of options now,

don't you, Young Sook?

The list goes, "Number one, this guy. Number two, that guy."

- Is there number three as well? - There is number three.

Aren't those Young Soo, Young Sik, and Young Ho?

- Young Soo? Young Soo isn't... - Young Soo isn't one of them?

No.

Then who is it? Is it Sang Chul?

- No, Kwang Soo. - Kwang Soo?

- Kwang Soo. - Kwang Soo? I'm one of the three?

Young Sook has Kwang Soo in mind as well.

You have this hunch.

Kwang Soo is popular among women,

so they think, "There must be something about him."

They couldn't help but pay attention.

I'm one of the three?

- I will try my best. - Yes, you are one of my options.

It might get tanned even more. I should go like this.

- Shall we go to the swing? - The swing?

- That's a good idea, isn't it? - Let's go sit on the swing.

(They agreed to continue their chat at a different location.)

Yesterday,

I went to see Ok Soon again after I had a date with Jung Sook...

- because I missed her so much. - Okay.

We were on the first floor, talking, but in the midst of the conversation,

I felt as if there was no flow in our chat.

She said things like, "I have to get going to have some tteokbokki."

She must have badly wanted to eat tteokbokki.

I think she acted that way because she didn't think much of me.

I think Kwang Soo is being extremely honest,

telling her every single detail.

- He is like that, whoever he is with. - Yes.

What if Ok Soon acted differently from what she thought of you?

Would you give her a chance, Kwang Soo?

- Would I choose her? - Yes.

I think it's more fun to have a chat with you, Young Sook.

Better than spending time with Ok Soon?

- It's better talking to you here. - That's nice to hear.

He leaves some room for her just in case.

He's a mental health practitioner, for sure.

He focuses on the person he's with at a given moment, as anyone should.

- He should. - Ok Soon is under the weather for now.

(Having waited for Kwang Soo, Ok Soon goes to the communal living room.)

Hello. No one here?

No one here?

(Ok Soon spotted something at that moment!)

You should watch this right from behind.

Welcome. It seems as if it's been a long time since I saw you last.

- Did you miss me? - A little.

Young Sik.

It's not easy to do that.

- I didn't know a man could do that. - He's so flexible.

I knew it.

No! I may not be able to sleep well tonight!

She won't be able to sleep well.

- I was older than you? - I don't use the titles to women.

How manly.

- Stop kidding me. - I don't use the titles to women.

- I'm really flexible too. - Show me, please.

Move up a bit.

I can split my legs this way.

She's flexible.

What do you think? It's not good enough? Is it embarrassing?

I have something more to show you. Back out a little bit.

Ok Soon must be quite bored now.

You can do that.

Do you want to see something else?

They seem to have found common ground through sports, don't they?

What else should I try?

What else can you try? I think it's enough now.

It's over now.

It's hot in here. Let's get out.

Let's get out.

Ok Soon tends to lead a man.

What did you do in the morning, Young Sik?

- When I woke up in the morning? - Did you have a chat with Young Sook?

- I cycled in the morning. - Then?

- I did the laundry. - Then?

- I hung the laundry. - Then?

I had a chat with Young Sook.

Everyone seems to have a chat with someone in the morning.

- There's no one asking me out. - Here's one. Why do you say that?

I chose you based on the first impression...

- and all. - Give me that.

I will put it in my pocket.

Who do you want to give it to? Give that to Pang Soo.

Give that to Pang Soo, pretending to be kind to him.

Pang Soo.

- She started to call him Pang Soo. - "Pang Soo."

My ideal type is those with beautiful smiles.

- Any man would say the same. - Yes, it's all similar.

I thought you were okay too,

but you didn't seem to smile that much.

That's why I didn't even consider you, Ok Soon.

You looked too cold, so I thought, "She's angry."

I thought I smiled a lot, but it must not have seemed like that to men.

That's why I only considered Young Sook after the self-introduction session...

because you said that your ideal type was a pretty man.

What kind of appearance do you like?

(She revealed that her ideal type was a pretty man.)

- That's why he thought, "I'm done." - He thought, "I'm not one of them."

- That was my preference. - You were talking about your preference,

but none of us was a pretty man,

so if I were you, I would not have mentioned "pretty men."

Because it might be a source of misunderstanding otherwise.

That's what I thought,

and that was why the self-introduction mattered to me.

Personally, I could have said, "I like kind men and so on."

I think it would have been better, in my opinion.

I didn't want to sound so cliche, though.

It was more like, "If you are interested, we can get to know each other more."

I didn't want to be seen as accessible to everyone,

as if to signal, "I'm available to all of you. We can all be friends."

Okay, I get it.

Now he gets it. Ok Soon and Young Sik.

- This is why conversations matter. - Exactly.

Did it help in resolving your misunderstanding?

I think it did a lot.

- I think it did. - I think so.

High five.

Let's go like this.

(Good vibes now that they resolved the misunderstanding between them)

(Followed by Ok Soon and Young Sik, who finished their chat, are...)

How come Pang Soo is right behind them?

Is this a drama or something?

What is this?

- I don't think it was that much. - I agree.

Young Soo is wearing a jacket in the morning.

- He's making oatmeal. - Oatmeal.