{"id":46150,"date":"2026-02-17T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46150"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:16:02","slug":"singles-infernos-mina-sue-reveals-what-meeting-hong-jin-kyung-was-like-after-snide-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/singles-infernos-mina-sue-reveals-what-meeting-hong-jin-kyung-was-like-after-snide-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Single\u2019s Inferno\u2019s Mina Sue reveals what meeting Hong Jin-kyung was like after snide comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"694\">The internet loves a <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/16\/its-been-six-months-since-singles-inferno-season-five-was-filmed-so-where-is-the-cast-now\/\">Single\u2019s Inferno<\/a> villain edit\u2026 until the \u201cvillain\u201d starts talking back.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"694\">And Mina Sue Choi has officially entered her post-show era with her head held high, even after that very pointed studio commentary from panellist Hong Jin-kyung had people clutching their pearls.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"694\">Now, Mina Sue\u2019s sharing what it actually felt like to watch those reactions, how she handled the backlash, and, most importantly, what went down when she finally met Jin-kyung face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"694\">Because sure, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/28\/all-the-singles-inferno-cast-members-who-have-already-appeared-on-reality-tv-before\/\">reality TV<\/a> is messy\u2026 but meeting the commentator who called you out on Netflix? That\u2019s next-level.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"741\">What happened with Mina Sue and Jin-kyung?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUw5c7qCdBF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUw5c7qCdBF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ucd5c\ubbf8\ub098\uc218 (@minadori222)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1172\">If you watched <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/12\/heres-who-has-gained-the-most-followers-since-singles-inferno-season-five-kicked-off\/\">Single&#8217;s Inferno season five<\/a>, you know Mina Sue\u2019s storyline was a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1172\">She dealt with shifting connections, big feelings, and moments that left both us at home and the studio panel audibly stressed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1172\">At one point, when Mina Sue floated the idea of leaving \u201cholding hands with both men,\u201d Hong Jin-kyung snapped back with an \u201cenough already,\u201d and the panel\u2019s commentary got noticeably sharper from there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1172\">More comments reportedly included: &#8220;tone it down,&#8221; and &#8220;please stop,&#8221; per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chosun.com\/english\/kpop-culture-en\/2026\/02\/12\/IZD3AYBJTNFZDCC2AROYVW5J5Q\/\">The Chosun Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1461\">That blunt tone became a talking point in its own right.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1461\">On-screen, Jin-kyung even joked that the panel sometimes gets \u201ceducated\u201d by production during breaks if their comments are too harsh, and that they\u2019re asked to come back and speak more gently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1746\">Off-screen, the discourse snowballed. Former cast members and reality TV commentators also weighed in publicly, with some criticising Mina Sue\u2019s choices and attitude, basically confirming she\u2019d become the lightning-rod contestant of the season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"2088\">But Mina Sue says the panel\u2019s digs didn\u2019t exactly \u201churt\u201d her in the way people might assume.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"2088\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starnewskorea.com\/en\/star\/2026\/02\/17\/2026021621075484236\">StarNews<\/a>, she explains she didn\u2019t seek the clips out, but they still found her through shorts and media, and she made a deliberate choice not to spiral by watching everything.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2150\">Mina Sue reveals what it was like when they met in person<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUn09Csk3A5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUn09Csk3A5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ud64d\uc9c4\uacbd (@jinkyunghong)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2216\">Okay, now for the part everyone actually wants to know about&#8230; the IRL meeting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2565\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/11\/singles-inferno-producer-finally-reveals-their-true-thoughts-about-choi-mina-sues-behaviour\/\">Mina Sue<\/a>, the first proper face-to-face happened at a wrap-up party&#8230; and she notes it was her first time attending something like that.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2565\">She says Hong Jin-kyung approached her brightly, apologised right away, and then even asked to take a photo together, thanking Mina Sue for making the show fun.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2883\">And that infamous \u201capple photo\u201d moment? Mina Sue says the concept was her idea.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2883\">She admits she hesitated because she worried people might criticise her even more for posing with Jin-kyung after everything, but she ultimately appreciated how professional Jin-kyung was about it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"3184\">Mina Sue also frames <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/12\/these-singles-inferno-stars-are-slamming-choi-mina-sue-for-her-actions-and-its-shady\/\">the apology moment<\/a> as bigger than just the two of them.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"3184\">She says the panellists apologised to the cast, and the whole vibe felt surprisingly warm and \u201cheartwarming.\u201d<\/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 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