Heart Signal

{{Short description|South Korean reality show}}

{{for|the Chinese version of the show|Heart Signal (Chinese TV series)}}

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| image = Heart_Signal_3_promotional_poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster of season 3

| genre = {{hlist|Entertainment|Reality}}

| writer =

| director = Lee Jin-min, Park Kyong-sik, Seung-Young Yoon, Yun Hoon Ki, Choi Yoon Ah, Kim Hye In, Shin Yoo Jin, Nam Eun Young, Jung Sung Hee, Kim Na Ra, Choi Eunji

| presenter = See below

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| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_seasons = 4

| num_episodes = 40 + 6 specials

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| runtime = 70-130 minutes

| company = Channel A

| network = Channel A

| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|06|2}}

| last_aired = present

| related = Friends

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Heart Signal ({{Korean|hangul=하트시그널}}) is a South Korean dating reality television show distributed by Channel A. Season 1 of the show aired in 2017, followed by season 2 in 2018, season 3 in 2020 and season 4 in 2023.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 23, 2019|title='하트시그널' 시즌 3, 입주자 모집부터 뜨거운 반응 ..5일만에 1,000명 돌파|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VPMUE4C13/GL0104|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Seoul Economic Daily|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 2, 2023|title=[공식] 강승윤, '하트시그널4' 연예인 예측단 마지막 멤버 확정|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000608773|website=TENASIA via Naver|language=ko}} Based on the cast members of Heart Signal, a new program named Friends was also produced.{{Cite web|last=이 |first=정현|date=2021-01-19|title='하트시그널' 제작진, 청춘 예능 '프렌즈' 선보인다|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210119121600005|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko}}

Overview

The reality show follows eight people living together for one month as they get to know each other and go on dates. Every night, each cast member sends an anonymous text message to another cast member to show their romantic interest. However, they are not allowed to directly confess their love. Meanwhile, a panel of celebrities and experts watches the show, analyzing the cast members' actions and trying to predict who will text who.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 30, 2020|title='하트시그널3' 8인 로맨스에 요동치는 안방 '연애세포'|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20200530/101281822/1|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 24, 2017|title=짝짓기 예능 통해 본 시대별 연애 방식|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20170724/85490021/1|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|language=ko}}

Panelists

Season 1{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 10, 2017|title=[어저께TV] '하트시그널', 드라마보다 쫄깃한 커플게임|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/06/10/2017061000463.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}

Season 2{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 15, 2018|title=[현장]'하트시그널2' 윤종신, '소유·원이 '감각'이라면 나와 이상민은 '바람'"|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RWZMHIXNQ/GL0103|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Seoul Economic Daily|language=ko}}

Season 3{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 24, 2020|title='하트시그널3' 윤시윤X한혜진X피오, NEW 예측단 '썸벤져스' 탄생|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/03/24/2020032404641.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}

Season 4

  • Yoon Jong-shin
  • Lee Sang-min
  • Kim Eana
  • Kim Choong-gi
  • Kang Seung-yoon (Winner) -> Kim Jin-woo (Winner){{Cite web|last=Noh|first=Han-bin|date=June 20, 2023|title=위너 김진우, '하트시그널4' 예측단 합류…강승윤 빈자리 채운다 [공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003741768|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=Mydaily via Naver|language=ko}}
  • Mimi (Oh My Girl)

Cast members

Season 1{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 29, 2017|title='하트 시그널' 윤현찬 셰프 "이태원 경리단길 오너 셰프"|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201707291512943232?t=20201027010952|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Hankoook Ilbo|language=ko-KR}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 30, 2017|title=하트시그널, 관전 포인트? 메기 효과와 인생 상담|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2017063057394|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Ten Asia|language=ko}}

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!Name

!Birth year

!Occupation

!Notes

Jang Cheon (장천)

|1985

|lawyer

|

Kang Sung-wook (강성욱)

|1985

|musical actor

|

Seo Joo-won (서주원)

|1994

|race car driver

|

Yoon Hyeon-chan (윤현찬)

|1985

|chef and restaurant owner

|Joined the show in episode 8

Bae Yoon-kyung (배윤경)

|1993

|actress

|

Kim Se-rin (김세린)

|1993

|marketer at Cirque du Soleil

|

Seo Ji-hye (서지혜)

|1996

|student at Ewha Womans University

|

Shin A-ra (신아라)

|1995

|first runner-up at Miss Korea 2016

|Joined the show in episode 4

{{hidden begin|title=Final Results|width=100%|titlebgcolor=#56c0f5}}

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| colspan="3"|Participants

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| Kang Sung-wook

{{arrow|r-l}}Shin A-ra
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| Jang Cheon

{{arrow|r-l}}Bae Yoon-kyung
Seo Joo-won{{arrow|r}}Seo Ji-hye
Yoon Hyeon-chan{{arrow|r}}Shin A-ra
Kim Se-rin{{arrow|r}}Jang Cheon
Seo Ji-hye{{arrow|r}}Jang Cheon

{{hidden end}}

Season 2{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 18, 2018|title="화제성 1등"…'하트시그널 시즌2' 김현우·김도균·임현주·오영주, 직업부터 나이까지 관심도 UP|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=396383|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Top Star News|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 21, 2018|title='하트시그널 시즌2' 여자 메기 김장미 등장 '달라진 판도'|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3296508|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=News 1|language=ko}}

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!Name

!Birth year

!Occupation

!Notes

Kim Do-gyun (김도균)

|1988

|Korean medicine doctor

|

Jung Jae-ho (정재호)

|1990

|CEO of a startup company

|

Lee Gyu-bin (이규빈)

|1993

|preparing to join the South Korean public service

|

Kim Hyun-woo (김현우)

|1985

|chef and restaurant owner

|Joined the show in episode 2

Oh Young-joo (오영주)

|1991

|marketer at Microsoft

|

Song Da-eun (송다은)

|1991

|aspiring actress

|

Im Hyun-joo (임현주)

|1992

|work as an actress {{cite news|url=https://www.mbn.co.kr/news/entertain/4477680|title='Heart Signal 2' Lim Hyun-joo's astonishing recent situation.}}

|student at Kookmin University

Kim Jang-mi (김장미)

|1989

|fashion boutique owner

|Joined the show in episode 6

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| colspan="3"|Participants

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| Jung Jae-ho

{{arrow|r-l}}Song Da-eun
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| Kim Hyun-woo

{{arrow|r-l}}Im Hyun-joo
Kim Do-gyun{{arrow|r}}Im Hyun-joo
Lee Gyu-bin{{arrow|r}}Oh Young-joo
Oh Young-joo{{arrow|r}}Kim Hyun-woo
Kim Jang-mi{{arrow|r}}Kim Do-gyun

{{hidden end}}

Season 3{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 2, 2020|title='하트시그널3' 천인우·박지현·임한결, 삼각관계 형성→정의동, 서민재에 '♥'[종합]|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/04/02/2020040200562.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 29, 2020|title='하트시그널 시즌3' 김강열, 직업은?…'강렬한 외모로 첫 등장'|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=772896|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Top Star News|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 27, 2020|title='하트시그널 시즌3' 천안나, 승무원→비서 직업 변천사…"새 직장 생활에 몸무게 5kg 늘어"|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=791752|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Top Star News|language=ko}}

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!Name

!Birth year

!Occupation

!Notes

Cheon In-woo (천인우)

|1989

|engineering manager at a fintech company

|

Jung Eui-dong (정의동)

|1992

|animal replica sculptor

|

Im Han-gyeol (임한결)

|1989

|branding consultant for restaurants

|

Kim Kang-yeol (김강열)

|1994

|online fashion boutique owner

|Joined the show in episode 6

Lee Ga-heun (이가흔)

|1996

|veterinary student

|

Park Ji-hyun (박지현)

|1996

|student at Waseda University

|

Seo Min-jae (서민재)

|1993

|auto mechanic

|studied at Inha University and Hanyang University

Cheon An-na (천안나)

|1994

|secretary

|Joined the show in episode 8

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| Im Han-gyeol

{{arrow|r-l}}Seo Min-jae
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| Kim Kang-yeol

{{arrow|r-l}}Park Ji-hyun
Cheon In-woo{{arrow|r}}Park Ji-hyun
Jung Eui-dong{{arrow|r}}Cheon An-na
Lee Ga-heun{{arrow|r}}Jung Eui-dong
Cheon An-na{{arrow|r}}Kim Kang-yeol

{{hidden end}}

Season 4{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 3, 2023|title='하트시그널4', 5월 론칭…톱 연애 예능의 귀환|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005104392|access-date=July 24, 2023|website=Naver|language=ko}}

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!Name

!Birth year

!Occupation

!Notes

Shin Min-gyu (신 민규)

|1993

|Strategy Consultant

|

Han Gyeo-re (한 겨레)

|1989

|CEO of F&B Company

|Winner of barista competition in South Korea and represented the country in international competitions

Yoo Ji-won (유 지원)

|1996

|Medical intern

|

Lee Hu-shin (이 후신)

|1993

|Painter and model

|Joined in Episode 3

Lee Ju-mi (이 주미)

|1994

|Lawyer

|

Kim Ji-young (김 지영)

|1995

|Brand officer at interior architecture company

|Former Korean Air flight attendant

Kim Ji-min (김 지민)

|2000

|Student at Sungshin Women's University

|

Yoo Yi-soo (유 이수)

|1998

|Casting agent and model

|Joined in Episode 6

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{{Color sample|lightblue}} Male participants

{{Color sample|pink}} Female participants

{{color sample|darkgrey}} Heart Signal was not revealed

{{color sample|#E0CEF2}} Choose each other

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| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Participants

| colspan="15"|Episodes

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| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| 5

| 6

| 7

| 8

| 9

| 10

| 11

| 12

| 13

| 14

| Final

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| Shin Min-gyu

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-min

| Yoo Yi-soo

| Lee Ju-mi

| Yoo Yi-soo

| Yoo Yi-soo

|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center"| No votings held

| Yoo Yi-soo

| Yoo Yi-soo

|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center"| No votings held

| Yoo Yi-soo

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| Lee Ju-mi

| Shin Min-gyu

| Han Gyeo-re

| Shin Min-gyu

| Han Gyeo-re

| Shin Min-gyu

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

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| Yoo Ji-won

| Kim Ji-young

| Lee Ju-mi

| Lee Ju-mi

| Lee Ju-mi

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

style="background:pink"|

| Kim Ji-young

| Han Gyeo-re

| Han Gyeo-re

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Han Gyeo-re

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Lee Hu-shin

| Shin Min-gyu

| Han Gyeo-re

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| Han Gyeo-re

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Lee Ju-mi

| Lee Ju-mi

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Lee Ju-mi

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

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| Kim Ji-min

| Yoo Ji-won

| Yoo Ji-won

| Yoo Ji-won

| Lee Hu-shin

| Yoo Ji-won

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

| Lee Hu-shin

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| Lee Hu-shin

| colspan="2"|Not yet on the house

| Lee Ju-mi

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-young

| Kim Ji-min

| Kim Ji-young

style="background:pink"|

| Yoo Yi-soo

| colspan="5"|Not yet on the house

| Lee Hu-shin

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

| Shin Min-gyu

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{{hidden begin|title=Final Results|width=100%|titlebgcolor=#56c0f5}}

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|+ Confession Result

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| colspan="3"|Participants

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| Han Gyeo-re

{{arrow|r-l}}Kim Ji-young
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| Shin Min-gyu

{{arrow|r-l}}Yoo Yi-soo
Yoo Ji-won{{arrow|r}}Kim Ji-young
Lee Hu-shin{{arrow|r}}Kim Ji-young
Lee Ju-mi{{arrow|r}}Han Gyeo-re
Kim Ji-min{{arrow|r}}Lee Hu-shin

{{hidden end}}

Aftermath

Seo Joo-won from Season 1 got married in 2018 to YouTuber Aori (Kim Min-young) and got divorced in 2022.

Kim Do-gyun from Season 2 got married in 2022 to a non-celebrity who is a yoga instructor. Im Hyun-joo is dating actor Kwak Si-yang.

Park Ji-hyun from Season 3 got married in 2023 to a non-celebrity who is a businessman.

Shin Min-gyu and Yoo Yi-soo from Season 4 dated between April 2023 until late 2024.

Controversies

Season 1

In 2019, Heart Signal cast member Kang Sung-wook was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in August 2017. Fellow cast member Jang Cheon reportedly initially served as Kang's lawyer in the case but resigned after six days.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Jae-lim|date=July 31, 2019|title=Kang Sung-wook is sent to prison|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2019/07/31/etc/Kang-Sungwook-is-sent-to-prison/3066233.html|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=en}} Kang's sentence was reduced to 30 months in prison in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee|date=July 9, 2020|title='Heart Signal' TV star's rape sentence confirmed|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/10/688_292573.html|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=The Korea Times|language=en}}

Season 2

Heart Signal 2 cast member Kim Hyun-woo was arrested for drunk driving in April 2018 while the show was airing.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 1, 2018|title='하시2' 김현우, 前 여자친구 논란 이어 음주운전까지…끝없는 구설수|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/685280|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Sports Seoul|language=ko}}

Season 3

After the cast members of Heart Signal 3 were publicly announced, a woman accused cast member Lee Ga-heun of bullying classmates. Cast member Cheon An-na was also accused of bullying. The show's producers denied the allegations.{{Cite web|last=Song|first=Seung-hyun|date=May 4, 2020|title=Revelations by alleged school bullying victims shake Korean TV industry|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200504000572|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=The Korea Herald|language=en}}

While the show was airing, another woman told the media that cast member Kim Kang-yeol had kicked her in the stomach at a nightclub in January 2017. Kim admitted to the incident and apologized on social media.{{Cite web|last=Lim|first=Jang-won|date=June 7, 2020|title='Heart Signal' under fire for participant with assault record|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200607000149|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=The Korea Herald|language=en}}

In May 2023, Yongsan Police Station in Seoul applied for an arrest warrant for Seo Min-jae on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. This suspicion was raised when Seo Min-jae made an SNS post revealing that she and her then boyfriend, Nam Tae-hyun, took methamphetamine in August 2022. In September 2022, the police finally collected the hair and urine of Seo Min-jae and Nam Tae-hyun, who were suspected of violating the Narcotics Control Act, and requested an appraisal from the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NFS).{{Cite web |title=남태현♥서민재, 필로폰 혐의 구속영장…내일(18일) 피의자 심문 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000724986 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}

References