The premise of the South Korean dating show Hell of Singles is pretty simple: every day the successfully paired candidates fly by helicopter for romantic evenings to the luxurious “Heaven Island”, while the remaining singles are left to themselves on the deserted “Hell Island” itself. The joint reality TV contest between Netflix and the Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company, which launched on December 18, proved an instant hit and even earned a spot in the top 10 global non-English TV shows on Netflix and made many fans fall in love with him. ask if they can visit singles hell filming locations such as the island and the hotel.
Although the show never reveals where the secluded scenes were filmed in South Korea, the NextShark outlet identified the island as Saseungbong-do in Ongjin County, Incheon. According to an Incheon tourism website, the private, uninhabited island that locals call “Sado” is about 4 km long and 2.1 km wide, and yes, tourists can visit it. . There is a boat that operates regularly during the high season and the boat fare is 100,000 won (about $ 83.50) for solo travelers or 15,000 won (about $ 12.53) for group passengers. Visitors can also rent a private boat.
Once on Saseungbong-do – also the setting for other shows such as Running Man, Muhan Dojeon and Two days and one night – there is a multitude of activities. Some recommendations from the tourism website include swimming, camping, fishing, clam fishing, and the perfect sunset. Since the participants in the show are of course not necessarily the outdoor enthusiasts, trips to “Heaven Island” are in demand.
When singles take trips to paradise, their trips are more literal than you might think. The romantic getaways were reportedly filmed at the contemporary Paradise Hotel and Resort near Incheon International Airport, about an hour from Seoul. Paradise City’s hotel website offers everything from luxurious and spacious, artistically inspired rooms to an in-house spa and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
A September 2019 CNN travel article called Paradise City “the world’s hottest airport hotel” and noted that there isn’t much that is mundane about this glamorous property. The highlights of the more than 2 billion US dollar “Artistic Entertainment” complex include the 3,000 original works of art exhibited around the property. There’s even a casino, carnival, and shops.
Despite what Paradise City has to offer, some fans believe that all the amenities Saseungbong-do doesn’t offer is its real allure. “I wonder when the boys will find out that Jia is only using them to stay at the hotel because there is no way my daughter is sleeping on an air bed on the floor.” a viewer tweeted. During this time, another wrote, “By the way, the hotel is a PARADISE because of the air conditioning and the pool shutdown hahaha.”
While there is no promise that you will find love, at least these two places seem like the perfect places to look for it.
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