Netflix's Better Late Than Single returned this summer to bring another dose of fresh air into TV's dating show landscape. The Korean reality show debuted last year, with a refreshing concept centered on the 모태솔로 (which the show translates as an "eternal single"). Cast members in search of their first love story underwent makeovers ranging from wardrobe overhauls to communication coaching, before arriving at the "Solo Village" on Korea's Jeju Island. There, dates and challenges pushed them out of their comfort zones, resulting in clumsy-yet-earnest attempts at finding connections. (Like in Single's Inferno, their ages and professions are kept secret.)
Now, Better Late Than Single is back, with hosts Seo In-guk, Kang Han-na, Lee Eun-ji, and Car, the Garden returning. For the show's highly anticipated sophomore season, producers chose several earnest singles to watch after more than 17,000 people applied. Debuting on July 7, season 2's cohort skews older than the average dating show, with singles in their late 20s and early 30s ranging from workaholics ready to prioritize love over career to fangirls ready to swoon IRL to shy homebodies working through their social anxiety.
