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<p>Whenever a season of <strong><em>Single&#x27;s Inferno</em></strong> wraps up, the obvious question on its viewers&#x27; minds is whether the couple who left Inferno together managed to stay together beyond the series&#x27; run or went their separate ways. In the history of this hit dating reality show on <strong>Netflix</strong>, though, it seems no couple actually dated or stayed together for a long time since the show wrapped up—that is, until <strong>Season 5</strong>!<strong></strong></p><p><em>Single&#x27;s Inferno 5</em>, which <em></em>made several firsts in the series&#x27; history, has the record-breaking number of 15 contestants and produced the highest number of couples in the finale, with five pairs leaving Inferno together. </p><div><em></em></div><p>The cast members of <em>Single&#x27;s Inferno 5 </em>are ladies <strong>Park Hee Sun</strong>, <strong>Kim Go Eun</strong>, <strong>Choi Mina Sue</strong>, <strong>Lee Joo Young</strong>, <strong>Ham Ye Jin</strong>, <strong>Lee Ha Eun</strong>, and <strong>Kim Min Gee</strong>, and gentlemen <strong>Yoon Hyun Jae</strong>, <strong>Song Seung I</strong><strong>l</strong>, <strong>Shin Hyeon Woo</strong>, <strong>Kim Jae Jin</strong>, <strong>Woo Seung Min</strong>, <strong>Lee Sung Hoon</strong>, <strong>Lim Su Been</strong>,<strong></strong> and <strong>Jo Igeon</strong>. <strong></strong><em></em><em></em></p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771235616316630864207_1228035569453198_8637348346467542977_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Photos from @netflixkr</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><p>The cast spent 10 days on the island, except for gamechangers Lee Ha Eun and Jo Igeon, who joined the rest a few days later. During this time, without revealing their ages and professions, they got to know each other and made efforts to get closer to the girl or guy they were interested in. </p><p>The 12-episode Season 5—which was released on January 20, 2026 and aired until February 10, 2026—was full of drama, tension, and plot twists. Some pairings started great but ultimately ended up as acquaintances or friends. For some, it was a case of love at first sight, while for others, a romantic connection took a while to flourish. </p><p>Come the finale, five couples paired up, much to the excitement of the show&#x27;s huge fanbase: Kim Min Gee and Song Seung Il, Choi Mina Sue and Lee Sung Hoon, Kim Go Eun and Woo Seung Min, Lee Joo Young and Kim Jae Jin, and Park Hee Sun and Lim Su Been.</p><p>In time for Valentine&#x27;s Day, Netflix released <strong><em>Single&#x27;s Inferno Reunion</em></strong>, featuring updates on the participants from Season 5. One thing that stood out to us from this reunion special was how Hee Sun and Su Been were still into each other. </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771256727442park hee sun lim su bin singles inferno heebeen shippers banner.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div><strong>Here are the ways this couple made our hearts flutter:</strong></div><div><strong></strong><br/></div><div><strong>How Park Hee Sun showed interest in Lim Su Been from the start</strong></div><p><strong></strong>From the start of the series, Su Been made a strong first impression on Hee Sun, who described herself as someone &quot;proactive.&quot; &quot;If there&#x27;s something I want to do, I have to go for it,&quot; she said in the show&#x27;s episode 1. Although she shared that she does get approached by a lot of guys, she hadn&#x27;t yet met a man that she liked that much, and wanted to meet someone on <em>Single&#x27;s Inferno</em>. As soon as Su Been entered the picture, Hee Sun was vocal in saying that he has &quot;the kind of look I usually go for,&quot; that he&#x27;s close to her ideal type physically. &quot;I don&#x27;t know how to explain it. There was something about him. I was attracted to him from the minute I laid eyes on him,&quot; she said with a shy laugh during the interview. In episode 2, where they had to write a postcard letter to the one they&#x27;re interested in, Hee Sun was straightforward in saying that Su Been was her ideal type. The girl knows what (or who!) she wants! </p><p>Although Su Been was initially attracted to another girl, specifically Mina Sue, what we liked about him is that he joined the show with the intention of meeting a girl he could actually date beyond the show. &quot;I&#x27;m trying to ditch the single life in Inferno and start something real for the world to see,&quot; he said in his interview on the show. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>How Lim Su Been expressed his feelings honestly and eventually drew boundaries when he realized he was into Park Hee Sun</strong></div><p>The two started to get close when they did the photo shoot challenge in episode 4. In one pose, Su Been surprised the other participants when he carried Hee Sun. In another pose, they both lay down on the shore and even held hands. In the same episode, the participants played the Truth Game, and it was a turning point for Su Been.</p><p>In episode 5, Hee Sun and Su Been had the chance to talk and get to know each other, and it was when he lent her his hoodie, which became like a security blanket for Hee Sun. During this chat, Su Been told Hee Sun that he really wanted to talk to her because she was someone he wanted to get to know. While some may think it was an excuse because Mina Sue didn&#x27;t choose him during the Truth Game, what was nice was that he was honest with Hee Sun and told her that it was Mina Sue he actually wanted to get to know at first, but that Hee Sun was the next one he wanted to chat with. &quot;I feel like you and I might have similar dispositions,&quot; he told her. &quot;That&#x27;s actually the reason why I wantedto find out more about you immediately.&quot; </p><p>In that same episode, Mina Sue and Su Been had a chat about the Truth Game, and they opened up about the things that bothered them. Su Been then honestly told Mina Sue that he was curious about Hee Sun even before what happened around the campfire. &quot;I was curious about Hee Sun before all this. I&#x27;ve been curious about her from the start. But after today, how should I put it? I&#x27;ve become more interested in getting to know her.&quot; </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771248732686park hee sun lim su been netflix singles inferno.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Photos from Netflix</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>The makeup room chat in episode 6</strong></div><p>By this time, it was clear that Su Been had his eyes all on Hee Sun. During this chat, they both said that when they&#x27;re into something or someone, they go all in. &quot;If it doesn&#x27;t work out or whatever, I just naturally drift away,&quot; he told her. </p><p>Hee Sun asked, &quot;What about friends of the opposite sex?&quot; He responded, saying, &quot;I don&#x27;t think that guys and girls can be just friends.&quot; Hee Sun candidly said she doesn&#x27;t have guy friends, and so, &quot;they&#x27;re a good match.&quot; </p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re a good match. Even in Inferno,&quot; Su Been said. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Their time in Paradise in episode 8</strong></div><p><strong></strong>Finally, the two matched in episode 8 and spent time together in Paradise. They looked cute, sharing a meal and taking Polaroid snaps together. It was when they got to know each other better and realized they were a good match. Their conversations and banter flowed naturally, and we&#x27;re pretty sure many viewers couldn&#x27;t help but smile while watching them, too. Su Been even adorably joked, calling Hee Sun &quot;baby&quot; while putting some meat on her plate.  At one point, during this lunch date, they even stared at each other for a long time, as if they were in a staring challenge, and sparks were flying. On the ride going to the hotel, their sweet moments continued. &quot;Today was the best day,&quot; he remarked. </p><p>He added, &quot;I have this thing where when I&#x27;m talking to someone, I feel one of two ways. Either I click with this person, or I click with this person, but I also feel like my energy is being drained.&quot; Clearly, Hee Sun is the former, and Su Been even told her that she was the one he feels most comfortable talking to. &quot;It&#x27;s not that I feel comfortable because I&#x27;m used to you. I just feel at ease when I&#x27;m talking to you, like, in my heart,&quot; he said. To which, she responded, &quot;We understand each other.&quot; </p><p>When Hee Sun said she didn&#x27;t want to go back to Inferno, he joked about running away together to Busan. Watching this scene, panelist Dex couldn&#x27;t help but comment: &quot;When their eyes met just now, I totally got butterflies.&quot; Lee Da Hee, on the other hand, commented that she felt like after that Paradise trip, Su Been would be set on Hee Sun, and she was right!</p><p>That Paradise trip had a lot more cute and romantic moments, like their conversation in the pool, where he said his feelings solidified, and their pre-bed bonding, putting on face masks for each other. And they did not stop there, as during the helicopter ride going back to Inferno, Su Been even doted on Hee Sun as she was feeling nauseous, so he held her hand and massaged it before she put her head on his shoulder and even covered her eyes to protect them from the sunlight.  </p><div> </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771374767207628413195_18384448261156086_3796020261010823389_n.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @0_chabeen</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div><strong>The way they open up about their feelings for each other</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><p style="text-align:left">After their Paradise trip together, Su Been returned there with Kim Min Gee, while Hee Sun went with Lee Sung Hun. When they returned to Inferno, Hee Sun learned that Min Gee and Su Been ended up sleeping on the same bed, because he was too cold and uncomfortable sleeping on the bench by the bed. To clear up misunderstandings, Su Been made sure to talk to Hee Sun and apologize to her, explaining what really happened. </p><p style="text-align:left">They spent Day 9 on a date in Inferno, sharing more sweet moments. &quot;I&#x27;m honestly so glad I ended up coming on this show, because I feel like I got to meet someone really great,&quot; Su Been said in his interview. &quot;And now I&#x27;m actually excited to hang out with this amazing person in real life and see where things go for us.&quot;</p><p style="text-align:left">The feeling is mutual because Hee Sun also felt that the time they spent together, whether in Inferno or Paradise, was truly special. &quot;I think I liked you more the more we talked,&quot; she told him. </p><p style="text-align:left">He replied, saying, &quot;With every day that went by, I started seeing all these different sides to you. Things that I hadn&#x27;t noticed. I was really attracted to those new traits that I saw. I want to see you once we leave... When we leave, you can call me oppa.&quot; </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771376393242631246492_18384448297156086_7448776037806195884_n.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @0_chabeen</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>The <em>Single&#x27;s Inferno </em>reunion</strong></div><p>What HeeBeen shippers surely feared about watching the <em>Single&#x27;s Inferno </em>Reunion was the possibility that Hee Sun and Su Been may have lost touch after the series wrapped up. But, good thing that wasn&#x27;t the case, because a significant portion of the reunion special focused on the two and how they continued dating after the show. </p><p>Even though they stopped seeing each other, as she needed to go back to the US to study, what was great was that they promised to revisit their relationship once she returned to Korea. They even revealed that they would see each other almost five days a week! </p><p>&quot;My feelings for him have continued to grow from our time on set,&quot; Hee Sun said in her interview for the reunion special, for which theye even wore matching outfits for the trip they took with the rest of the participants. </p><p>Su Been, on the other hand, shared, &quot;Hee Sun turned Inferno into Paradise for me, so I told her I would take her to Paradise once we got out. But I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve done that yet. I still have time, so I&#x27;m going to keep my word.&quot; </p><p>And he made sure to make good on that promise, starting with the <em>Single&#x27;s Inferno Reunion </em>where they shared many romantic moments—from the ride going to the venue (where they talked about wanting to go to Busan together) to how cute and clingy they were throughout the trip. <em></em><em></em><br/></p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1771378227249633410137_18001511198889862_7763067389637133168_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>We can&#x27;t wait to see more of this couple in the future!</p><div><br/></div><p>Lead photo from <strong>@netflixkr</strong></p><div><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>We can't get enough of how cute they look together!</p>

We can't get enough of how cute they look together!

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