{"id":46267,"date":"2026-02-18T11:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46267"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:20:39","slug":"um-we-almost-never-saw-kim-min-gee-on-singles-inferno-because-of-one-main-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/18\/um-we-almost-never-saw-kim-min-gee-on-singles-inferno-because-of-one-main-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Um, we almost never saw Kim Min-gee on Single&#8217;s Inferno because of one main reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/heres-whats-really-going-on-between-singles-infernos-kim-min-gee-and-igeon\/\">Kim Min-gee<\/a> became the icon of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/choi-mina-sue-reveals-her-true-thoughts-about-being-the-villain-of-singles-inferno\/\">Single&#8217;s Inferno<\/a>, especially when she whispered to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/22\/all-the-signs-kim-min-ji-and-song-seung-il-are-no-longer-together-since-singles-inferno\/\">Song Seung-il<\/a>, &#8220;It&#8217;s you.&#8221; Anyway, it turns out we almost lost out on her, because she actually turned down the offer to go on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/10\/the-singles-infernos-success-rate-compared-to-other-netflix-dating-shows-is-actually-wild\/\">Netflix dating show<\/a> three times, until she caved.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed how Netflix had tried to cast her multiple times during her introduction video. People are now urging the production company to cast her for <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/03\/26\/physical-100-beast-kim-min-su-has-co-stars-in-disbelief-theyre-same-species\/\">Physical 100<\/a>, especially as she was the most famous member of the Single&#8217;s Inferno season five cast.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Min-gee is a recurring guest on multiple shows, including Kick a Goal (Shooting Stars), where she joined the regular cast in 2023 for seasons four to six, playing as a forward for the FC National Family team, alongside King of Survival: Tribal War, and other shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She hadn&#8217;t been in a relationship for a while, so this time, Min-gee revealed in a confessional, &#8220;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve come on the show, so I can meet someone and feel that romantic spark again. I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;ll be anyone who can give me butterflies, though.&#8221;<\/p>\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\/DUvOxZfkiT9\/?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\/DUvOxZfkiT9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \uae40\ubbfc\uc9c0 KIMMINGEE\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 (@arb0r_day)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\u00a0One person wrote on X: &#8220;Netflix tried casting Kim Mingee 3 times and the one time she decides to go on that show to find genuine connection, she ends up with a dud who ghosts her after making her believe her feelings were reciprocated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked why they keep casting former Miss Korea participants, the show producers recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/entertainment\/shows-dramas\/20260218\/why-singles-inferno-keeps-turning-to-miss-korea-contestants\">The Korea Times<\/a>, \u201cA common trait among Miss Korea contestants is that they are not afraid of being known. They share a desire to show themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Above all, the biggest common trait is charm. Because those traits overlap, we keep casting them,&#8221; they added. And while Min-gee isn&#8217;t a former pageant queen, she is a track and field athlete whose widely known across Korea, which explains why she oozed confidence.<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t deny that she is a firm 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