{"id":43580,"date":"2026-01-22T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=43580"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:47:17","slug":"he-was-a-big-time-baseball-player-before-so-lets-meet-lim-su-been-from-singles-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/22\/he-was-a-big-time-baseball-player-before-so-lets-meet-lim-su-been-from-singles-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"He was a big-time baseball player before, so let’s meet Lim Su Been from Single’s Inferno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lim Su Been didn\u2019t stroll into Single\u2019s Inferno<\/a> season five like he was just popping by for iced Americanos, he arrived with main-character confidence and a very specific mission: to be hit with that instant \u201coh wow\u201d feeling.<\/p>\n

Introduced in episode two, he quickly stands out as the type who looks calm on the outside, but is secretly here for the full rom-com moment.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s got a sporty background, a model-present vibe, and the kind of energy that makes the villa dynamics shift the second he enters. So who is he, really?<\/p>\n

Lim Su Been has never found love at first sight<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here\u2019s the cute twist: even though he joined the Netflix show<\/a> hoping someone would \u201csteal his heart instantly,\u201d Lim Su Been isn\u2019t exactly the \u201cfalls-first-falls-fast\u201d type in real life.<\/p>\n

He comes across as steady and self-assured, less \u201cchaos flirt,\u201d more \u201cquiet confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the show, he also describes himself as someone people see as mature, and even gives off what he calls \u201cgolden retriever energy.”<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also clear about what he\u2019s drawn to: he mentions an ideal type that\u2019s tall and has a similar vibe to Single\u2019s Inferno host Lee Da-hee, which is a very bold benchmark, but honestly? Points for knowing your taste.<\/p>\n

What makes him interesting in episode two, specifically, is that his entrance feels like a reset button. The early connections in Inferno can be fragile (and a little performative), and a new arrival always raises the stakes, suddenly everyone\u2019s reassessing, re-ranking, and re-reading every single conversation.<\/p>\n

He was a baseball player<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Okay, let\u2019s talk about the athlete era, because it\u2019s not just a throwaway fun fact. Lim Su Been is a former baseball player who pitched for about 10 years before stepping away due to a shoulder injury, per Koreaboo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That background matters because it explains a lot of what you see on-screen: the disciplined body language, the calm focus, and the \u201cI\u2019m not intimidated\u201d vibe.<\/p>\n

Even in his intro coverage, he\u2019s framed as someone who\u2019s very comfortable with physical routines, exercising daily, staying active, and naturally leaning into sports in his downtime.<\/p>\n

Also, former athletes on dating shows tend to split into two categories: hyper-competitive or surprisingly soft. Lim Su Been feels like he\u2019s trying to give us both, capable and confident, but also open to that \u201chit me like lightning\u201d kind of connection.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s a model<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Post-baseball, Lim Su Been\u2019s current lane is modelling, so yes, that camera-ready presence is part of the job description. Multiple outlets describe him as a model now, following his athletic career.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re watching episode two thinking, \u201cWait, who is this guy and why does he look like he walked out of a campaign shoot?\u201d, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

The fun part is seeing whether his \u201clove at first sight\u201d goal turns into an actual storyline, or whether Inferno does what it always does… makes people catch feelings in the slowest, messiest, most bingeable way possible.<\/p>\n

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He’s got everyone hot under the collar, including the show’s hosts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734210,"featured_media":43603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1438,1696],"class_list":["post-43580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-netflix","tag-single-s-inferno"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/22\/he-was-a-big-time-baseball-player-before-so-lets-meet-lim-su-been-from-singles-inferno\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"He was a big-time baseball player before, so let’s meet Lim Su Been from Single’s Inferno","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/22\/he-was-a-big-time-baseball-player-before-so-lets-meet-lim-su-been-from-singles-inferno\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/22\/he-was-a-big-time-baseball-player-before-so-lets-meet-lim-su-been-from-singles-inferno\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Helens-featured-images-31-150x150.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Helens-featured-images-31.jpg"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Williams"}],"creator":["Helen Williams"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["netflix","single's inferno"],"dateCreated":"2026-01-22T13:47:17Z","datePublished":"2026-01-22T13:47:17Z","dateModified":"2026-01-22T13:47:17Z"},"rendered":"