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In the premiere broadcast on the 3rd, eight young men and women—Kim Seonho, Jung Yeji, Han Dogon, Seo Robin, Kim Ryungi, Kim Jongeun, Kang Minyoung, and Kim Nayoung—moved into a house and shared their exciting first meeting. Although they initially appeared as bright and charming as any of their peers, it was revealed that they are all survivors who have overcome major health battles against cancer or rare incurable diseases.
The highlight of the episode was the sharing session where the cast members confessed their own healing journeys and scars. Heartbreaking stories followed, including Seo Robin, who received a bone marrow transplant from her older sister; Han Dogon, who was diagnosed with blood cancer after living a healthy life through exercise and volunteering; Kim Jongeun, who had to give up her dream of becoming a firefighter due to acute myeloid leukemia; Jung Yeji, who overcame life-or-death crises in a sterile room; Kim Seonho, who endured a rare cancer during his military service; Kim Ryungi, who underwent a total gastrectomy due to stomach cancer; Kim Nayoung, who lost her hearing to a brain tumor; and Kang Minyoung, who endured multiple difficult surgeries for osteosarcoma diagnosed during her teens.
After sharing experiences they had never been able to confide to anyone else, the cast members comforted each other warmly, saying they felt relieved. Host YENA, who watched them through VCRs, also confessed her own experience suffering from childhood cancer (lymphoma), showing deep empathy for the cast's feelings.
In the latter part of the broadcast, a differentiated matching system called the "Room of Time" was unveiled. The structure allows participants to freely exchange time given for a day, and a date is successfully arranged if their combined time totals 100 minutes or more, raising the tension by visually portraying psychological warfare and emotional shifts.
In particular, on the first night, Kim Seonho raised curiosity to the maximum by confessing, "As time goes by, I feel more and more that the person I am thinking of is correct. Actually, I know that person," hinting at a fateful reunion and turning the studio upside down. Upon seeing this, MC Lee Seyoung could not close her mouth, saying, "Even dramas would get criticized if they were written like this," heightening anticipation for the upcoming love lines.
Episode 2 of "Love Against Time," which promises heavy resonance, excitement, and a fateful reunion as young adults who have crossed the boundaries of life and death comfort each other's scars, will air on the 10th.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)
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