'I Am SOLO' Season 34 flipped the script from the first episode—5 women flock to Yeong-ho

'I Am SOLO' Season 34 'Multi-child Special' created an unusual love line from its very first broadcast. In particular, a competitive structure emerged from the start as five female soloists chose one man as their first impression favorite. While viewership was lower than the final broadcast of the previous season, it started with higher figures compared to the first broadcast of the Season 33 'Solo from Birth' special.

According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership research company, on the morning of the 8th, the SBS Plus · ENA 'I Am SOLO' broadcast on the 7th recorded a combined viewership rating of 3.79%. This was a 0.35%p decrease from the 4.14% recorded on the 30th of last month, which was the previous broadcast, but it is not a bad start considering it is the first broadcast of a new season.

In fact, the first broadcast viewership rating for the Season 33 'Solo from Birth' special, which began on August 5, was 3.534%. The first broadcast of Season 34 recorded 3.79%, which is 0.256%p higher. The fact that the first broadcast figure was higher than the season that started with the powerful concept of being 'Solo from Birth' provides a glimpse into the early interest in this 'Multi-child Special'.

In this Season 34, participants with three or more siblings gathered for the first time in 'Solo Country' history. Even their family relationships were extraordinary. From Yeong-su, the youngest of 8 siblings who has as many as seven older sisters, to Yeong-suk, the youngest of 8 sisters, the participants' family histories emerged as a new point of interest from the first episode.

In the first impression selection, Sun-ja and Hyeon-suk each received 3 votes, sharing the early popularity among the female participants. In particular, the presence of so-called 'K-eldest daughters,' who share the commonality of having played the role of the eldest among many siblings, was also notable. However, a completely different person dominated the atmosphere among the male participants.

The protagonist was Yeong-ho. Yeong-ho showed a meticulous way of taking care of his surroundings, such as providing water to the female participants and checking the indoor temperature. Rather than grand gestures, his natural way of considering others left a strong impression, and his favorability soared quickly from the first broadcast.

The result was a whopping 5 votes. Yeong-suk, Ok-sun, Sun-ja, Yeong-ja, and Jeong-suk all chose Yeong-ho as their number one first impression favorite. As the interest of five people concentrated on one man from the first day, the competition surrounding Yeong-ho emerged as the core of the early love line for Season 34.

Season 34, which put forward the unique family backgrounds of 'multi-children,' showed both the participants' personalities and love lines from the first episode. In particular, as Yeong-ho has already received the choice of five people, where his heart will turn in the future has emerged as the greatest interest. As votes flocked to one man from the first impression, attention is also focused on how much the landscape will flip once the full-scale dating begins.

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