"Love Against Time" is a dating reality show where twenty- and thirty-something youths who have received terminal diagnoses or experienced near-death battles with illness face life and love once again. Gathering together individuals who have experienced the finite nature of life more desperately than anyone else, the show portrays the most desperate and passionate dating records written within the time they have been granted anew.
Ahead of the premiere of "Love Against Time," the production team and cast members shared four key points to watch.
# Youths Who Crossed the Boundary of Life and Death to Choose Love Again
In "Love Against Time," the participants, who have deeply realized the finite nature of time, share the wounds in their hearts and set out to find a new flutter of excitement. Rather than carrying a heavy narrative, the heartfelt comfort and love of these youths, each with their own unique charms, are expected to make viewers rethink the preciousness of everyday life.
# "Is This Really Not Scripted?": A Plot Twist Narrative More Dramatic than a K-Drama
Starting from the very first date, fateful situations that even the production team and hosts never expected unfold one after another. Host YENA expressed her astonishment, saying, "Unbelievable situations happen starting from episode 1. Right after filming ended, I went to the production team and asked first, 'Honestly, is this directed? Is this really not scripted?'" The unpredictable romance lines are expected to deliver intense immersion.
# An Original Matching System that Conveys the Scale of Feelings Through "Time"
The distinct feature of "Love Against Time" is the "Time Room" system, where participants exchange time with each other every night according to the magnitude of their feelings. The participants face fierce contemplation over who to allocate their limited time to and how much, and the resulting shifting emotional lines and crossed paths will deliver tight tension.
# Lee Seyoung, Jung Yong-hwa, DK, and YENA: The Deeply Immersed Chemistry of the 4 Hosts
Expectations are also high for the chemistry among the four hosts, whom the production team selected with a top priority on sincere perspectives and empathetic ability. Lee Seyoung's delicate empathy, Jung Yong-hwa's sharp dating intuition, and DK's warm perspective are joined by YENA's deeply sincere empathy. As Jung Yong-hwa revealed, "I shouted so much that my throat hurt after filming," the hosts' deeply immersed reactions, which turned the studio upside down, add vitality.
"Love Against Time" premieres tonight at 10 PM.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)