Seongnam City Matches 28 Couples at 18th "Solomon's Choice" Youth Love Mission Event

A "Squid Game" Parody Draws Attention

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sangjin) announced on the 29th that 28 couples were successfully matched at the 18th Youth Men and Women Meeting event, "Solomon's Choice," held on the 28th at the Wirye Millitopia Hotel (Changok-dong, Sujeong-gu).

The 18th Solomon's Choice event was held under the theme of "Solomon Game," a parody of the Netflix drama "Squid Game." Provided by Seongnam City

This event drew attention as it was held under the theme of "Solomon Game," a parody of the Netflix drama "Squid Game."

The 100 young participants (50 men and 50 women) carried out love missions such as couple Ttakji-chigi and Dalgona games as part of the event. The couple matching rate at the event was 56%.

The Solomon's Choice event is a marriage promotion initiative for single young men and women, first launched by Seongnam City on July 2, 2023.

Over the course of 18 events, a total of 426 couples (49.5%) out of 860 participants have been matched.

Among these, 8 couples have gotten married, and 5 couples are currently engaged to be married.

The first couple to get married through the event, Mr. Choi and Ms. Hwang, welcomed a child in November last year. The second couple (Mr. Kim and Ms. Cha) and the third couple (Mr. Yoon and Ms. Kim) are expecting to have children in January and February next year, respectively.

Seongnam City successfully matched 28 couples at the 18th Youth Male and Female Meeting event, "Solomon's Choice," held on the 28th at the Wirye Millitopia Hotel. Photo by Seongnam City

This event has attracted attention from both domestic and international media, with 10 outlets-including The New York Times (USA), Reuters (UK), Neue Z?rcher Zeitung (Switzerland), and France2 (France)-covering the so-called "K-Matchmaking" policy as a major story.

Three more Solomon's Choice events (19th to 21st) are scheduled to be held this year.

The detailed schedule is as follows: the 19th event on October 25 at Gamseong Taco Pangyo Branch (Sampyeong-dong), the 20th event on October 26 at Gamseong Taco Pangyo Branch, and the 21st event on November 2 at Wirye Millitopia Hotel. A total of 300 participants (150 couples), with 100 people (50 couples) at each event, will be recruited through the city’s website until October 10.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.