I am Solo: Love Forever (I Am Solo: Love Continues / Naneun Solo: Sarangeun Gyesogdoenda / 나는 SOLO : 사랑은 계속된다)

- "I am Solo, Love Forever!" - "Love Forever!"

It's not Solo Guesthouse Once More Special.

- Right. - We're spending time getting to know...

what the cast has been up to.

- Isn't it nice and quite different? - Right.

- Yes, it is. - Indeed.

- I was very curious... - Yes?

about how the couples were doing after leaving Solo Land.

- Right. - Being on this show scratches my itch.

- Right. - Yes, all my questions get answered here.

You learn life lessons by watching the past cast's lives...

on "I am Solo, Love Forever."

I hear someone is living a whole new life...

after their experience in Solo Land!

"I am Solo, Love Forever" is off to follow that person today.

- Let's check it out. - Let's go!

- It's Ansan. - Ansan!

Ansan.

Who are we meeting today?

- It's a gym. - A gym?

Who is it?

- Someone who takes good care of herself. - She certainly is on top of that.

Was she in Solo Land?

- Young Ja. - Oh, my!

- Hello. - Hello.

- Right! - Yes.

- It's Young Ja from Season Ten. - Yes.

Young Ja from Season Ten!

How have you been?

- I think she's changed so much! - Yes.

- How have you been? - I've been well.

- You've changed so much! - Do you think so?

The swelling has gone down a lot since then.

This is so cool.

Young Ja from Season Ten was the heroine of the divorced-single special.

I'm Young Chul!

Go on a date with me!

They were both there!

- She got jealous watching that. Right? - Yes.

But...

- a white wedding dress would look great. - Is that so?

- I thought I made a good choice. - Right.

Young Ja, you're my first choice.

And my second choice.

(She had a solid match with Young Chul from the start.)

I heard you said you wanted...

to get to know some others too.

- You can do as you want to. - Right.

- Don't mind me, and do what you want. - Right.

- That's how you want me to be? - Yes.

I kept mentioning Hyun Sook and you.

- You mentioned me? - Yes, I've always mentioned you two.

It works the best for two giving people to date, apparently.

- I see. - Right.

I am definitely a giving person.

(Young Ja went on a few dates with Kwang Soo, who was into her.)

Thank you.

I was going to choose this person,

regardless of whether she'd choose me or not,

if my heart fluttered for her, at least once.

And so, I will make my final choice now.

(Kwang Soo chose Young Ja on the last day.)

- This is my name. - I see.

He's cool.

- He is. - Yes.

(Young Ja also chose Kwang Soo and became a final couple with him.)

She ended things with Young Chul quickly...

and ended up as a final couple with Kwang Soo.

He came and made my heart pound for him.

(But Kwang Soo and Young Ja broke up. And a year later...)

Hello!

I'm Young Ja from Season Ten, the divorced single special.

- She does seem different. - Yes.

- She seems younger. - Yes.

I've been quite busy.

You've changed a lot.

- My face? - No, everything.

- Everything? Well... - Yes.

I've been through a lot, mentally.

That probably played a part.

And that probably makes me look even more different.

I'm Young Ja, full of charms!

(March 2023, 5 months after Season 10 aired)

- That looks so painful. - I bet it was so painful.

I hear it's a very difficult surgery.

- But she got it as she needed it. - Right.

(The production crew met her about a month after the surgery.)

How long has it been since your jawline surgery?

A little over a month.

It's been a little less than a month and a half.

You uploaded a photo right after the surgery.

- Yes, right after. - There were articles about you.

That article was the headline on a portal site.

I was so surprised.

I had no idea I'd get an article written about me.

I didn't expect that to be so shocking to others.

I didn't think the photo looked too grotesque.

(Young Ja from "I am Solo" Season Ten Gets Jawline Surgery)

That was right after the surgery.

- Right. - She was still swollen.

(Your face looks symmetrical now! I hope you recover well and look good.)

(You look younger and cuter, even with the swelling!)

I don't know how my face will turn out.

I'm not sure if it'll look as good as I want it to be.

- She was still swollen, right? - I thought about the risks beforehand.

It might've left me with a disability.

And if I'd been really unlucky, I could've even died.

Of course, I thought about what could go wrong.

(She didn't make her decision lightly as the surgery was dangerous.)

I thought a lot about this before going through it.

Even after the swelling goes down,

I could be more dissatisfied with my face than before.

But I won't regret getting the surgery.

She's satisfied.

(About seven months after the jawline surgery in March)

- She's changed so much! - Right.

It's all healed now!

It took some time,

- Yes. - but she looks great now.

How did you come to decide to get the surgery?

Even until a year ago,

- I really struggled... - Right.

- with people, whom I didn't even know, - What made her get the surgery?

- saying things about me. - What did they say?

They kept saying my face was uneven...

and that it was why I was so twisted in my head too.

She was hurt by people's comments.

- Of course, she was. - They were so adamant about it.

I got many people saying, "That's why she got divorced."

(What's up with her walking? Her lips are so crooked too.)

(Everything about her, even the way she walks, says she has no class.)

(Her crooked lips prove she has been twisted all her life!)

That's so...

- Many people commented on her looks. - You can't do that.

- She shouldn't even bother reading those. - But she can't help seeing them.

Online comments stress out both regular people and celebrities.

- Right. - So much!

She can't help but see those comments.

- Right. - She couldn't help but be heartbroken.

If you're a celebrity, you can ignore those comments.

Yes, as we've been in the industry for over a decade.

But she's just a regular person.

Of course, it hurts even more for her.

And my career is in marketing,

where branding is important.

So, I need to listen to others...

and take in the feedback I get from others.

That's for my own success, after all.

I didn't think avoiding those comments would do me any good.

- That's so nice to hear. - I thought...

I should keep challenging myself.

I wanted to show others I got the jawline surgery...

- not out of my lack of self-confidence... - Right.

but out of my desire to be happier and to love myself more.

- Right. - That's what I wanted to show others.

Good on her. The confidence boost is good.

- I agree. - She's a better person in that sense.

I was told I'd need time to recover after my surgery,

so I quit my job.

It took a long time for her.

- It's such a big operation, indeed. - I spontaneously...

looked for a guesthouse for a staff member in Jeju Island,

and I got a job right away.

So, I lived on Jeju Island for a month.

Living on Jeju Island for a month isn't easy.

- Right. - No, it's not.

(Young Ja was on Jeju Island during her recovery.)

(She worked and had fun for the month to recharge herself.)

She's gotten a lot brighter and more energetic.

She must've made many friends too.

- She has so many friends. - Right.

- The swelling has gone down a lot. - Yes.

- She's so cute. - Yes, she is.

(Young Ja got back from Jeju Island after getting good energy there.)

I came back and was busy looking for a job.

Getting a job was a struggle.

- It was hard for her... - Right.

- to get another job as a hair designer. - It was.

I worked for about eight years at my previous workplace.

I was secure in my position,

and everything was adjusted...

- to my liking. - I see.

My job was secure, and I worked in comfort.

And I could never leave that job because I feared failure.

- That's understandable. - So, I thought...

that if I couldn't get out of my comfort zone on my own,

I should force myself into a situation...

where I'd have no choice but to get out of the loop.

- That's so courageous. - With the jawline surgery,

I'd have no choice but to quit my job and take a break.

- That was what brought me to quit my job. - Right.

She made a big decision.

That was the start.

From then on,

I've been achieving all the things I've wanted to, one by one.

In a way, the jawline surgery was a push,

- Right. - not for a return...

- Right. - but for a new beginning.

- Right. - It's a new beginning for her.

- I admire her. - That's how we can think of that.