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At ‘Golsing Minbak’, the 22nd pair Sang-cheolLily and the 28th pair Young-sooTulip were crowned as the ‘final couples’.
On the broadcast of ENA and SBS Plus’s ‘I am SOLO, and Then Love Continues’ (hereafter ‘Nasolsagye’) on Thursday the 5th, the final choices at ‘Golsing Minbak’ showed the 22nd pair Sang-cheolLily and the 28th pair Young-sooTulip choosing each other. Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum, who had repeatedly agonized between the 22nd Young-soo and the 26th Kyung-soo, gave up making a final choice despite receiving both men’s final choices, saying, "This is a decision I made because I am lacking." According to Nielsen Korea, the episode recorded an average rating of 2.5% (combined figure for ENA·SBS Plus among nationwide pay-TV households), with the minute-by-minute peak hitting 2.7%. The ‘best one minute’ went to the scene where the ‘final choices’ at ‘Golsing Minbak’ began.
On the last day at ‘Golsing Minbak’, Chrysanthemum went for a walk to sort out her thoughts regarding the 22nd Young-soo26th Kyung-soo situation. She then ran into the 22nd Young-soo, who tactfully stepped away, saying, "It looks like you have not put on makeup yet, so we can talk later." Immediately after, Chrysanthemum returned to the room and asked Rose, "How would it look if I did not make a final choice?", to which Rose empathized, saying, "Since the age gap between you and the 22nd Young-soo26th Kyung-soo is quite large, it could be realistic."
The 28th Young-soo and Tulip went on a date in an ‘all-black look’. Tulip mentioned her true self outside ‘Golsing Minbak’, saying, "It feels like only about 50% of my real self is coming out now," and the 28th Young-soo responded, "I think your true self will be good too. Let’s meet outside as well." He then tried to ‘lock it in’ by telling Tulip, who said she likes ‘sweet red bean bread’, "Let’s go out and eat red-bean dishes. Shall we go next week?", but Tulip did not give a particular answer. The 28th Young-soo asked Tulip what the ‘deduction points’ are when she looks at the opposite sex, and Tulip answered, ‘‘people who are all talk’, ‘opaque people’, ‘people who only think of themselves’.’ The 28th Young-soo emphasized, "I will be more careful about the first, and I am confident about the rest. Everything is certain. I do not have any wandering tendencies." After the date, Tulip admitted in an interview with the production team, "After going on today’s date, I do feel a rational attraction," acknowledging that her feelings leaned toward the 28th Young-soo.
Yongdam, who went on a first date with Mr. Kim, was surprised to discover his sensitive points. Yongdam praised him, saying, "That aspect is also attractive," and Mr. Kim engaged in skinship by naturally touching Yongdam’s arm, saying, "Something is on you." The two then were astonished to find that their tastes and tendencies were similar. In the deepening mood, Yongdam visited a bookstore she had long wanted to go to and then had a date at a barbecue place, and Mr. Kim shyly said, "I am glad to be here with you, Yongdam." Impressed by Mr. Kim’s boldness in changing course in just one day after heading straight for Chrysanthemum, Yongdam teased, "Can a person change like this in one day?" Even so, she expressed satisfaction, saying, "When I talked with the 26th Kyung-soo, I wondered how I could adjust to him, but conversations with Mr. Kim were comfortable, and we could do tiki-taka, which I liked."
On a ‘king crab date’ with Lily, the 22nd Sang-cheol showed a sweet side by carefully preparing everything from king crab to abalone. The restaurant owner cheered them on, saying, "They say couples grow to resemble each other after marriage, and you two look so good together," after seeing how much the two looked like a married couple. Pleased, the 22nd Sang-cheol also said, "I want to meet Lily’s friends soon," looking ahead to after the ‘final choice’, and Lily said, "Since I have been agonizing, whenever I ask, he says things that give me assurance. So my worries about the pace of dating with the 22nd Sang-cheol have disappeared."
The 22nd Young-soo began a date with Chrysanthemum. Having earlier received advice from Mr. Kim that although he likes gags, he picked as his type someone who can enjoy his gags, he kept cracking jokes to Chrysanthemum. At the sashimi restaurant, he took playful proof shots in front of a bowl of cold raw-fish soup, and this made Chrysanthemum lower her walls further. Immediately after, Chrysanthemum confessed to the production team, "When I watched contestants on TV and they said, ‘I really do not know,’ I did not understand and, to be a bit more honest, I disliked it. I thought, ‘How can you not know your own mind?’ But here I am doing that…" After finishing the date with the 22nd Young-soo and returning, Chrysanthemum poured out her distress to her roommates, saying, "I like him more than I expected, so I am confused. What should I do?" The 26th Kyung-soo, upon hearing that Chrysanthemum was conflicted, kept his distance, saying, "If I go, she will feel more burdened." In contrast, the 22nd Young-soo sought out Chrysanthemum and gifted her more photos filled with memories from ‘Golsing Minbak’.
At last, when the time for final choices arrived, the 22nd pair Sang-cheolLily and the 28th pair Young-sooTulip became the final couples and received everyone’s applause. The 28th Young-soo chose Tulip, saying, "I have met someone with whom I want to start a real-world relationship," and Tulip also explained why she chose the 28th Young-soo, saying, "I will make a choice entirely for myself." Choosing the 22nd Sang-cheol as her final pick, Lily expressed gratitude, saying, "Through ‘Nasolsagye’, I received a lot of love and was glad that people got to know me."
Mr. Kim chose Yongdam, declaring, "I am a straight-ahead man!", but Yongdam gave up the final choice, saying, "There was not enough time." Yongdam confessed, "With only one date, the final choice felt a bit heavy." The 22nd Young-soo and the 26th Kyung-soo chose Chrysanthemum as expected, but Chrysanthemum ultimately gave up her choice after much deliberation. Through tears, Chrysanthemum said, "While I was long agonizing over divorce, I watched ‘Nasolsagye’ and gained the courage that I can be loved and can love. I hope that someone will find comfort and courage from seeing my positive and bright energy." She went on, unable to stop crying, "It is not that the two who chose me are lacking, but that I am lacking." She also left the door open, saying, "The very fact that I am agonizing made me think my heart is not 100% for either person. I also have the desire to meet once more outside."
Lastly, Lily and the 22nd Sang-cheol said, "We want to become a couple who can take one more step tgether," and Tulip, while saying, "I am too shy to look," added, "Let’s get along well from here on," bringing a smile to the 28th Young-soo’s face. In the preview that followed, a ‘One More Time’ special was announced, heralding a ‘sweep-in appearance’ by the ‘flower-boy’ contestants who brightened ‘I am SOLO’ (Naneun Solo), which heightened anticipation for the next broadcast.
Following ‘Solonara’, the identities of the much-talked-about ‘I am SOLO’ contestants who will visit ‘Solominbak’ will be revealed on Thursday the 12th at 10:30 p.m. on ENA and SBS Plus’s ‘Nasolsagye’.
