Program Overview

‘Premarital Love’ is a real dating program where Japanese women who have developed romantic fantasies about Korean men due to the K-Hallyu drama craze meet Korean men who dream of new love.

The program will be aired simultaneously on Korea’s MBN and Japan’s largest OTT platform ‘Abema TV’, and is expected to spread a ‘thrill virus’ in the Korean-Japanese dating market.

Hosts and Participants

Choi Daniel and Park Na-rae will work together as MCs for the first time, and Choi Daniel, Lee Hyun-jin, and Austin Kang will appear as Korean national single men looking for their other half and go on dates with attractive Japanese women.

Teaser Trailer and Expectations

In the previously released teaser trailer, the participants enjoyed sweet dates, showed thrilling hand touches and dizzying eye contact, and expressed their attraction to each other.

Austin Kang’s straightforward ending, “How do you feel about us?” raised expectations for the main broadcast.

Participant Profiles

Daniel Choi

Daniel Choi will capture attention with his cute yet inexperienced love life, going back and forth between creaky and heart-fluttering moments.

Lee Hyun-jin

Lee Hyun-jin, who has been single for three years, has knocked on the door of ‘premarital dating’ due to her mother who is pressuring her to get married in her 40s.

Lee Hyun-jin, who has proven herself to be a ‘heart hunter’ with her gentle speech and manners, shows the epitome of ‘Korean men’s romance’ based on her mother’s active support of “international dating is also welcome.”

Austin Kang

Star chef and broadcaster Austin Kang appears as the youngest representative single man in Korea, showing off his unique personality and straightforward charm.

Production Team’s Statement

The production team said, “Since all of the cast members are approaching ‘Premarital Dating’ with an open mind, we are confident that viewers will enjoy it even more if they focus only on the ‘dating’ part.”