{"id":44394,"date":"2026-01-30T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=44394"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:48:58","slug":"a-former-singles-inferno-cast-member-is-savagely-shading-one-of-the-hosts-and-its-brutal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/30\/a-former-singles-inferno-cast-member-is-savagely-shading-one-of-the-hosts-and-its-brutal\/","title":{"rendered":"A former Single&#8217;s Inferno cast member is savagely shading one of the hosts and it&#8217;s brutal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"578\">A former Single&#8217;s Inferno cast member, Lee Kwan-hee, has come under fire for what some people are calling a wildly disrespectful swipe at one of the show\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/29\/lets-have-a-nosey-look-at-whether-the-singles-inferno-panellists-have-partners\/\">beloved panellists, Hong Jin-kyung<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"578\">It all happened during a watch-along style review of the current season, and the comments weren\u2019t just a cheeky little joke; they came off pointed, personal, and kinda unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"578\">Even more awkward? The moment has spread fast online, and the backlash looks like it\u2019s already had consequences.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"634\">Single\u2019s Inferno\u2019s Lee Kwan-hee shades Hong Jin-kyung<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ub18d\uad6c\uc120\uc218 \uc774\uad00\ud76c\uac00 \ud55c \ub9d0\uc774 \ub17c\ub780\uc774 \ub418\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4\ub294\ub370 .... \ub2e4\ub4e4 \uc5b4\ub5bb\uac8c \uc0dd\uac01\ud558\uc2dc\ub098\uc694?             #\ub17c\ub780 #\uc774\uad00\ud76c #\ud64d\uc9c4\uacbd #\uc194\ub85c\uc9c0\uc625 #\ub9ac\uc561\uc158\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D0c5MX5eung?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"914\">The star at the centre of this mini-scandal is Lee Kwan-hee, a season three cast member and pro basketball player, who recently filmed a <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/29\/singles-infernos-shin-hyeon-woos-dating-profile-reveals-secret-details-we-never-knew\/\">Single\u2019s Inferno<\/a> season five review on his YouTube channel with fellow season three alum Yoon Ha-bin.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1263\">During the video, Kwan-hee takes aim at longtime panellist Hong Jin-kyung, basically questioning why she\u2019s giving dating commentary in the first place.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1263\">He pretty much said she \u201cdoesn\u2019t seem to know much about dating,\u201d and that seeing her give \u201cdating advice\u201d made him angry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1572\">And then\u2026 it escalates. When Ha-bin tries to calm it down by pointing out that Hong Jin-kyung has been married and has a child, Kwan-hee reportedly claps back with the energy of \u201cso what?&#8221;, asking if being married makes her \u201cbetter,\u201d and insisting he\u2019ll get married too.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1806\">He also appears to drag other panellists into it, implying that names like Dex, Lee Da-hee, and Hanhae would agree with him, while continuing to single out Hong Jin-kyung as the odd one out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2041\">Unsurprisingly, the internet did not find it cute. Korean coverage describes a wave of criticism calling his remarks rude, and notes the video was later switched to private amid the backlash.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2076\">Hong Jin-kyung\u00a0got divorced after decades<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uc774\uad00\ud76c, &#039;\uc194\ub85c\uc9c0\uc6255&#039; \ud64d\uc9c4\uacbd \ud5a5\ud55c &#039;\ubb34\ub840 \ubc1c\uc5b8&#039; \ub17c\ub780\uc5d0 \uacb0\uad6d... \/ YTN star\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xslAOEG2flE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2261\">Part of why this \u201cshe doesn\u2019t know dating\u201d jab feels extra unfair is\u2026 Hong Jin-kyung\u2019s personal life has already been public conversation, and she\u2019s handled it with a lot of honesty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2474\">Hong Jin-kyung married a businessman in 2003, and after 22 years of marriage, her divorce was confirmed publicly in 2025, with <a href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/news\/2025-08-06\/entertainment\/television\/Actor-Hong-Jinkyung-divorces-husband-after-22-years-Dispatch-reports\/2369764\">reports<\/a> describing it as amicable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2958\">In interviews around that time, she explained the split wasn\u2019t about one big villain moment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaboo.com\/news\/hong-jin-kyung-divorce\/\">Koreaboo<\/a> quotes her sentiment along the lines of it being \u201cno one\u2019s fault,\u201d and that they simply chose to live differently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2958\">She also described how, after separating, they were able to rebuild a genuine friendship, which honestly is a pretty grown-up way to talk about something people usually turn into gossip.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3196\">As of right now, she hasn\u2019t gone public with a confirmed new relationship, and she\u2019s still best known on <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/30\/debunked-do-hee-sun-and-min-gee-end-up-together-after-singles-inferno\/\">the Netflix show<\/a> as the panellist who mixes jokes with surprisingly sharp reads on people\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He made a mean personal dig at 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