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Jang Doyoun Teases 'Strange Romance' as Korea's First AI Dating Show

Kim Hyo-jung

Published : Aug 20, 2026 10:32 PM


Strange Romance (Photo=Getty Images Korea)[SBS Entertainment News | Reporter Kim Hyo-jung] Jang Doyoun revealed the reason she decided to become a human representative.

During the broadcast of SBS "My AI Partner - Strange Love" (hereinafter "Strange Romance") on the 20th, the first meeting between the human representatives and their AI partners was revealed.

Before starting that day, Jang Doyoun said, "Welcome everyone to the strangest dating show in the world." She then drew attention by saying, "I called it the strangest dating program in the world, and our broadcast is the first of its kind in South Korea."

Jang Doyoun introduced it, saying, "It is an observational dating program that experiments with whether humans and AI can fall in love and if emotional exchange is possible."

In response, Kangnam said, "There are things like the movie 'Her,' but I really don't know if it's possible." Lee Joon also said, "To be honest, I was watching 'Her' and turned it off. Everyone has their own preferences. I didn't know what was going on, so I just turned it off." Hearing this, Kangnam said, "Actually, I couldn't get into it either, so I turned it off."

Hearing this, Jang Doyoun shared, "Actually, 'Her' is one of my favorite movies. The reason I participated in this program is because I was persuaded by the movie." She added, "Now, 12 years later, the world has changed like this, and I was curious about how deeply I could immerse myself, which is why I decided to appear," explaining her reason for stepping up as a human representative.

Jang Doyoun then asserted, "As a human representative, I can tell you for sure. Over the next six weeks, intense emotions that cannot simply be ignored will develop," raising curiosity about what will unfold in the future.