Seongnam’s "Solomon's Choice" Matches 30 Couples at Final Event of the Year... UK Guardian Highlights "K-Matchmaking"

Seongnam City Achieves 60% Matching Rate, 509 Couples to Date
"The World Is Watching Beyond Korea" - Covered by The Guardian

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced on November 3 that 30 couples were matched at the final "Solomon's Choice" event of the year, a gathering for single young men and women, held at the Wirye Militopia Hotel (Changkok-dong, Sujeong-gu) on November 2.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin is being interviewed by the British daily newspaper The Guardian, which came to cover the "Solomon's Choice" event. Provided by Seongnam City

A total of 100 participants (50 men and 50 women) attended the event, resulting in a couple matching rate of 60%.

This event drew attention as a reporting team from the British daily newspaper The Guardian filmed the scene in person.

The Guardian visited to cover Seongnam City's low birthrate response policy, known as "K-Matchmaking," as part of a video feature on the global rise of single-person households and the growing trend among young people to avoid romantic relationships.

The "Solomon's Choice" event in Seongnam City, which they covered, has been held 21 times since July 2023, resulting in a cumulative total of 509 couples matched.

Among these, 8 couples have married, 5 couples are engaged to be married, and the first couple (Choi and Hwang) had a child in November last year.

Shin Sangjin, mayor of Seongnam City, is being interviewed by the British daily newspaper The Guardian, which came to cover the "Solomon's Choice" event on November 2. Provided by Seongnam City

The second couple (Kim and Cha) and the third couple (Yoon and Kim) are expecting to have children in January and February next year, respectively.

Mayor Shin Sangjin stated, "The Solomon's Choice event, which has continued for three years, has established itself as a 'K-Matchmaking' policy that is drawing attention not only in Korea but also worldwide," adding, "We will continue to provide policy-driven opportunities for single young men and women to meet naturally."

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