Making the title 'Dad' meaningless—28th Season Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo break up

Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo, who became the final couple in the 28th season of 'I Am SOLO', have ultimately gone their separate ways. Following the broadcast, they developed into a real-life couple and even hinted at the possibility of remarriage by revealing moments spent with each other's children, but at some point, the traces of the couple began to disappear one by one from social media. Following the deletion of photos, the reorganization of YouTube videos, and the cutting of mutual follows on social media, rumors of a breakup surfaced, and it was eventually confirmed that their relationship has ended as Jeong-hee directly revealed, "We broke up."

Recently, Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo deleted all the couple photos and videos they had posted on their respective social media accounts. On Kwang-soo's YouTube channel '100 Sang-yeop', the videos in which he appeared with Jeong-hee also disappeared. Given that the traces of both individuals were cleaned up simultaneously, an unusual atmosphere was detected, making it difficult to view it as a simple reorganization of posts. Furthermore, as it was revealed that they had unfollowed each other's SNS accounts, speculation that "they eventually broke up" spread quickly among fans.

Ultimately, Jeong-hee spoke up directly. When a netizen asked Jeong-hee on her post, "Did you break up? I was rooting for you," Jeong-hee replied, "Yes, we broke up. Thank you for rooting for us all this time." It was a short but clear answer. Although the comment and reply were subsequently deleted, the fact that Jeong-hee personally admitted to the breakup meant there was no longer any doubt that their relationship had ended.

The reason their breakup feels even more regrettable is that they were not simply a couple formed only on a broadcast. Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo appeared in the 28th season of the ENA and SBS Plus 'I Am SOLO' divorcee special last year and became the final couple, developing into a real-life couple after the broadcast ended. Since then, they appeared together on variety shows and YouTube, naturally revealing their dating life, and viewers also cheered for their real-life couple journey.

In particular, the two went beyond dating and even mentioned the possibility of remarriage. On a YouTube channel last March, while sharing thoughts on marriage, Jeong-hee said, "If we flow at our own pace, rather than setting a date and having a ceremony, I hope that living like this will naturally lead to two families becoming one like flowing water." It meant they were envisioning a future where their lives and families naturally become one, rather than focusing on legal weddings or formalities.

In fact, children held significant meaning in their relationship. They revealed daily life spent with their respective children, and especially when it was reported that Jeong-hee's daughter called Kwang-soo "Dad," expectations arose that they might be building a new relationship as a family beyond simple dating. Since children and remarriage are issues that are difficult to decide based solely on personal emotions in the dating of divorcees, the image they showed was accepted as a more serious relationship.

Therefore, this breakup is being received as more than just the end of a single couple's romance. Unlike the dating of single men and women, the meeting of divorcees must also embrace realistic conditions such as past marriage experiences, children, and family relationships. As it is difficult to maintain a relationship based solely on feelings of liking each other, there is a possibility that there were numerous worries and variables between the affectionate images shown on broadcast and their actual lives that viewers could not know.

Moreover, because the two had already maintained their relationship publicly, their breakup inevitably left traces. The process of deleting photos, organizing videos, and unfollowing each other shows exactly how dating in the digital age ends. In the past, when people broke up, they could just settle the relationship in their memories, but now it is an era where the breakup only becomes a reality once the numerous photos and videos remaining on SNS are also organized.

In the end, the love line between Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo, which began on 'I Am SOLO', led to real-life dating and expectations of remarriage, but met an unexpected conclusion. Especially since they showed images of becoming as close as family, it became even more regrettable news for the fans who cheered for them. The two, who once spoke of "two families becoming one," have now begun new lives in their respective places.

Just as connections made on a broadcast lead to love in reality, the process of ending in reality is by no means as simple as a drama. The breakup of Jeong-hee and Kwang-soo became an instance that once again shows the realistic weight of dating for 'divorcees'. Although their relationship has ended, what kind of lives each will choose moving forward is expected to be another story.