Kriti Mehrotra
While the world of dating is undoubtedly complicated owing to the way one’s authenticity, desires, emotionality, as well as vulnerability are at the center of it all, it is also an unmatched experience. That’s why reality dating productions like ‘Love is Blind’ and ‘Single’s Inferno‘ have been all the rage over the past few years, especially as they focus more on deep connections rather than lust. So, of course, with the recent release of the latter’s season 4, we get some incredible duos who served as prime examples of this heartwarming, intimate vision, like Bae Ji-Yeon and Kim Te-Hwan.
Ji-Yeon and Te-Hwan Only Had Eyes For One Another
Although Bae Ji-Yeon and Kim Te-Hwan were in Inferno from the get-go, it was the former who immediately became a fan favorite owing to her candid as well as slightly goofy personality. This only expanded once she expressed interest in Te-Hwan, who initially came across as quite arrogant and mysterious. He later admitted he was quiet throughout the first day because he felt uneasy and because he didn’t feel a spark for or develop an interest in anybody. However, this changed the moment he saw Ji-Yeon; she was the only one who captured his eye, was his type, and made his heart skip.
There was a moment when Te-Hwan even expressed he often prefers women with sharp physical features to match his own, so the fact that Ji-Yeon had them was a massive plus point for him. Therefore, he took every opportunity to make his intentions clear, driving her to choose him when the time came for her to pick someone for a Paradise date. She really was intrigued about him. That’s where they got to know each other’s ages and jobs, but the spark dulled for Ji-Yeon as she realized he asked her little to no questions about her interests and passions. Instead, he spoke mostly of himself.
That’s why, when Te-Hwan won a chance to go to Paradise the very next day, she politely asked him to choose someone else so that they could get a handle on their emotions and understand how they felt. However, because there truly was nobody else he was even remotely curious about, he still chose her, leading the doubts in her mind to grow. After all, that evening, he stated he didn’t believe in marriage despite her expressing just the night before that it was her dream to get married and have a family. In the end, she asked him why he said what he did, to which he replied he has a tendency to say negative things in the hopes it would open up conversation and someone would change his mind about the topic at hand.
Ji-Yeon and Te-Hwan’s Seem to be Dating No Longer
There was a brief period where it seemed like Ji-Yeon and Te-Hwan were not as close as the audience was led to believe, yet when the time came for the final decision to be made, they still chose one another. He remained true to himself and expressed he saw potential, so he really wanted to see where things would go with them in the real world. On the flip side, despite her not being 100% certain about him, she trusted his constant reassurance towards her instead of her gut feeling of them not being the right fit in the long run and openly chose him too. They truly walked away from this experiment hand in hand.
But alas, from what we can tell through Ji-Yeon and Te-Hwan’s public standing, it doesn’t appear as if they were able to make things work between them in the real world. After all, not only do they not follow one another on any social media platforms, but there also seems to be absolutely no contact between them, either personally or in terms of likes and comments. Sadly, despite them both having indicated they don’t regret their experience on this Netflix original one bit, as it taught them a lot about who they are and what they truly desire in a partner, it looks like they really have parted ways for good.
Ji-Yeon and Te-Hwan Are Focused on Their Respective Careers Today
If there’s one thing absolutely nobody can deny, it’s that Bae Ji-Yeon and Kim Te-Hwan are incredibly talented, self-assured, and independent individuals who need no support. While the former is a professional model, fitness enthusiast, hobbyist horseback rider, and rising influencer, the latter is a hard-working model, actor, DJ, and entrepreneur. In fact, the ‘My Amazing Boyfriend’ Chinese drama actor owns his own underground nightclub, through which he hopes to one day bring hip-hop into the mainstream in Korea and create an entire legacy of his own.
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