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South Korean romance reality shows boom, but marriage no longer the end game

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SEOUL – If South Korea's big boom in dating and relationship reality television shows is anything to go by, the country's interest in romance has never been greater. At least 20 such shows aired across the country's cable television networks and video streaming platforms last year, more than triple the number in 2021, according to a Reuters tally. There's a...

Cho Sung-ho and Lee Sang-mi during the filming of reality television show Living Together Without Marriage in Gwangju on Feb 15.SEOUL – If South Korea's big boom in dating and relationship reality television shows is anything to go by, the country's interest in romance has never been greater.

Here, the popularity of marriage and enthusiasm towards parenthood have nosedived. Sharp gender inequality and the sky-high costs of rearing children are widely blamed. Whether to marry or not has been a source of tension for Cho Sung-ho and Lee Sang-mi, a couple of more than 10 years featured on the show.

Cho, also 32, still hopes for marriage and children, although the former K-pop idol turned YouTuber says he understands Lee's reluctance given that women usually bear the greater burden in child-rearing.

 

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