Announcer and Miss Korea become final couple on 'Blind Date Stay at Home 2'

An SBS announcer and a former Miss Korea have become a real-life couple following a six-day stay on a dating show. After confirming their feelings for one another, the pair successfully passed the final hurdle of family approval to become the final couple on 'Blind Date Stay at Home 2'.

The protagonists are SBS announcer Lee In-kwon and former Miss Korea Choi Jung-yoon.

In the final episode of SBS's 'Child Release Project: Blind Date Stay at Home 2' (hereafter 'Blind Date Stay at Home 2'), which aired on the 13th, the final choices of the participants—who lived together for six days and five nights to build connections—were revealed. The broadcast recorded a peak viewership rating of 3.3%.

The person who staged the most intense courtship ahead of the final selection was oriental medicine doctor Kang Shin-woo. He revealed that meeting Kim Da-hye had sparked an interest in faith and even personally handed his business card to her mother.

Kang expressed his sincerity, saying, "I want to lead a life of faith together with Da-hye." Watching this, Seo Jang-hoon expressed surprise at his relentless pursuit, even stating, "I would like to meet Mr. Shin-woo once."

Kang's active courtship succeeded in moving Kim Da-hye's heart. However, the final hurdle was her mother. Although Kim also chose Kang, they were unable to form a final couple as her mother did not approve of the relationship.

Other participants also faced intense decision-making moments until the very end.

Kim Doyoung, a pharmaceutical company employee residing in Gimhae, publicly expressed his feelings to Yang Ha-yoon, saying, "I am going to make you my final choice." Ahn Do-yoon, who works at S Electronics, also honestly expressed interest in lawyer Kwon Ye-chan, saying, "Our combination is good."

However, during the final selection process, several couple matchings failed as Kwon Ye-chan, Yang Ha-yoon, and Lee Kang-hyun all declined to make a choice. In particular, Kwon, who earned the nickname 'Notebook Prince' for meticulously recording information about the participants in a notebook, ended up choosing no one after agonizing between Ahn Do-yoon and Choi Jung-yoon. Seo Jang-hoon and Lee Yo-won could not hide their disappointment at the outcome.

Ultimately, the attention of two men converged on Choi Jung-yoon, who remained until the end.

Choi, who drew significant interest throughout the program as a former Miss Korea, was chosen by both Lee In-kwon and Moon Seong-mo. However, her heart was already leaning toward one person.

She made her final choice of Lee In-kwon, saying, "It felt like In-kwon oppa was always one step ahead of me," noting how he consistently prioritized and cared for her.

As Lee also chose Choi, the two became the final couple.

However, the final hurdle for 'Blind Date Stay at Home 2' was not just the choice of the individuals; the practical condition of family permission remained.

Fortunately, Lee's mother appeared with a bright expression, followed by Choi's mother. Choi's mother expressed her intention to respect her daughter's choice, saying, "While watching the six-day stay, I decided that I should support Jung-yoon."

Ultimately, the two reached a happy ending with the support of their families.

During the six-day stay, the two observed each other's lifestyles and personalities up close. Choi opened her heart to the sincerity of Lee, who approached and cared for her first, and Lee also expressed his desire to continue the relationship with Choi.

Amidst numerous choices and missed connections, the factor that ultimately prevailed was the emotional connection of "who thought of me first" rather than grand conditions. Attention is now focused on how the two will build their relationship as a real-life couple.