Yoon Jeong-han (정한) of SEVENTEEN recently revealed his reason for not watching dating reality shows, stating, "Why would I watch other people's relationships?"
Translated comments from Korean netizens:
1. I'm not interested in other people's relationships... I don't even care about celebrity dating rumors, let alone ordinary people's relationships. And if the people aren't good-looking, I care even less.
2. The only dating show I ever watched was 'Love Catcher.'
3. Dramas are sometimes interesting... but what's the deal with ordinary people? They just want to become influencers selling enzymes anyway.
4. That's exactly why I don't watch them, and it's also why I don't watch parenting shows. Why would I watch other people raise their kids?
5. I watch 'I Am SOLO' (나는 SOLO) and 'Motae SOLO' (모태솔로) because I find human behavior interesting, but other shows that are just launchpads for influencers don't appeal to me.
6. For the same reason, I don't watch romantic dramas either.
7. 'I Am SOLO' is also an influencer launchpad now.
8. They're not celebrities, so why would I watch ordinary people? I'm an ordinary person myself.
9. Me too... For other people's relationships, dramas and novels are enough.
10. Seriously... I'm not curious.
11. Honestly, I haven't watched any youth-oriented shows. The 'Young-sook Hyun-sook' (영숙 현숙) type of show eventually felt empty. Why am I watching this?
12. I just don't watch shows without celebrities, so I've never watched dating shows.
13. Celebrities come out to dance, sing, act, and showcase their talents, which is worth watching. But ordinary people on a show, not doing anything else, but dating...? I completely fail to understand why anyone would watch that.
14. I'm genuinely not curious about ordinary people's relationships.
15. Me too. It's boring.
16. In real life, I'm not curious about other people's business either. Everyone says it's a dopamine rush and tells me about it, but my eyes glaze over, and I find it boring...
17. Exactly... honestly, I don't even care about my friends' relationships, so what are strangers' relationships to me?
18. Seriously, dramas are fantasy, at least they're entertaining.
19. I don't even care about my own relationships, so why would I watch other people's?
20. Truly, I don't care about other people's relationships or their parenting situations.
21. Me too, I don't even care about my friends' relationships, so what's there to see in strangers' relationships?
22. Me too, when friends tell me their dating stories, my eyes glaze over. I have absolutely no interest in other people's relationships...
23. I don't watch shows with ordinary people. I also don't watch parenting shows with celebrities.
24. Me too, I seem to avoid all shows with ordinary people... no parenting shows, no audition shows.
25. I don't watch anything about dating, parenting, or divorce. I'm truly not curious at all; I simply don't want to watch ordinary people.
26. Plus, it feels like everyone is an actor with other motives, so it doesn't feel real. Instead, stories that coincidentally appear in documentaries or informational programs make me exclaim 'Wow!'
27. I mean, do I even have to watch ordinary people's relationships? I'm not interested in celebrities' family stories either.
28. Other people's travels, parenting, relationships—all reality-labeled shows—I feel they're just getting paid to film staged content, completely meaningless. So I haven't watched them for over ten years.
29. Exactly, for this reason, I don't watch mukbangs either.
30. I'm not interested in other people's relationships, not even celebrities', and certainly not ordinary people's. I've never watched them and don't plan to.
31. Exactly like me.
32. Seriously, why watch that (by my standards)? It's a waste of time.
33. I totally agree... I don't know why it's so popular.
34. I don't know why people watch it either.
35. I don't even care about celebrity relationships, so I don't know why I'd watch strangers' relationships.
36. Me too, I relate so much. Why would I watch other people's relationships?
37. Also, I don't watch romance-themed dramas or movies.
38. Wow, that's exactly me. Other people dating... why would I watch that?
39. That's what I mean. It's not a drama, so why watch ordinary people date?
40. The two things I'm least interested in are vlogs and dating reality shows.
41. Seriously, I don't care about ordinary people's relationships, and I don't even know if they're real, fake, or staged.
42. Honestly, watching dramas is enough... I don't want to know about other people's real-life relationships...
43. I don't even want to hear my friends' or relatives' dating stories, so I have absolutely no interest in strangers' relationships.
44. It feels like influencers or idol trainees are acting, so it just seems uninteresting.
45. I don't even ask about or care about my friends' or family's relationships.
46. I don't know why anyone would watch ordinary people date.
47. I don't really watch variety shows, but if I really had to, maybe I'd find it interesting, but I always feel a sense of emptiness. No, even if I just accidentally see a short clip of a dating show, I think, 'Why am I watching other people date?' and feel empty.
48. If it's not a celebrity, but an ordinary person, I don't watch. I'll just forget who they are after a while.
49. Instead of watching ordinary people date, I'd rather watch dramas, animation, or webtoons. Aren't most ordinary people's dating shows just for them to become influencers, like 'Heart Signal' (하트시그널)?
50. Me too... I'm not curious at all, and I don't find it fun.
It feels like listening to strangers at the next table in a cafe talk about their relationships.
51. I only watch 'I Am SOLO,' and only the episodes where the eccentric characters appear.
52. Seriously, I used to be like that too, but during the pandemic, I watched 'Transit Love 2' (환승연애2)... Now I regularly watch 'I Am SOLO'.
