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PD of "Divorced N. Never-Dated" reveals: "Number of never-dated male applicants overwhelmingly higher, nine times the number of divorced women"

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PD Kim Jae-hoon poses at the production press conference for MBC Every1 and E Channel's reality show "Divorced N. Never-Dated," held on the morning of the 3rd at the Stanford Hotel in Mapo-gu, Seoul. "Divorced N. Never-Dated," a groundbreaking format reality program in which divorced women who have bitterly experienced the "end" of romance and never-dated men who have not even had the "beginning" of romance enroll together in a "romance boarding school" to find partners, airs its first episode on the 3rd. /November 3, 2026 /Photo=Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@
PD Kim Jae-hoon poses at the production press conference for MBC Every1 and E Channel's reality show "Divorced N. Never-Dated," held on the morning of the 3rd at the Stanford Hotel in Mapo-gu, Seoul. "Divorced N. Never-Dated," a groundbreaking format reality program in which divorced women who have bitterly experienced the "end" of romance and never-dated men who have not even had the "beginning" of romance enroll together in a "romance boarding school" to find partners, airs its first episode on the 3rd. /November 3, 2026 /Photo=Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@

PD Kim Jae-hyun of "Romance Boarding School Season 2 - Divorced N. Never-Dated" (hereinafter "Divorced N. Never-Dated") revealed that the number of never-dated male applicants for this season was nine times greater than the number of divorced women.

The production press conference for MBC Every1 and E Channel's reality program "Divorced N. Never-Dated" was held on the 3rd at the Sangam Stanford Hotel in Mapo-gu, Seoul. PD Kim Jae-hoon, actress Chae Jung-an, cartoonist and broadcaster Kim Pung, and singer Neoksal attended the event.

"Divorced N. Never-Dated" is a romance reality program where divorced women dreaming of new love and never-dated men with no romantic experience gather in one place to find connections.

Season 1, which aired from April to June last year, garnered significant attention by ranking first on Netflix's most-searched chart and first for search issue keywords in the non-drama category.

Regarding the unique aspects of Season 2, PD Kim Jae-hoon explained, "In Season 1, there was a growth aspect (of the participants), but in Season 2, we were given 'romance reality' elements," adding, "Season 1 felt like it was and wasn't a romance reality show, but this Season 2 is different."

Neoksal also emphasized, "It is truly very different from Season 1. It could be considered a completely different program. Kim Pung even said, 'Now it feels like a real romance reality show.' The love has become deeper."

PD Kim also revealed details about the participant recruitment process. He stated, "I think never-dated men gained courage after watching Season 1. The number of never-dated male applicants was overwhelmingly higher than that of divorced women. It was about nine times as many," adding, "Many people applied with the hope that 'I can also date beautiful people like those there.'"

He further explained, "We focused on finding participants who might have a different appeal from Season 1 and selected them accordingly. We tried to assess sincerity through pre-interviews. We also considered whether there were divorced individuals we had not seen in Season 1, and whether the divorced women could look favorably upon these men."

Meanwhile, "Divorced N. Never-Dated" will air its first episode at 10 p.m. on the same day.

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