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The controversy began with a post on ‘Blind’, an anonymous community for office workers. The author revealed the shocking fact that a certain performer of ‘Heart Signal 5’, which is currently being broadcast, is the defendant in a lawsuit for damages against an adulterer who destroyed a family. According to the author's claim, the contestant in question was already in a relationship with a lover during the filming of the program as well as at the time of application, and that partner was even a married man with children. As the specific circumstances surrounding his involvement in the act of taking away the father of a child and the husband of a woman and destroying her family were revealed, the online world was instantly filled with public outrage.

The reason why this suspicion is causing even more public outrage is the double attitude shown by the actor in question. According to the exposer, the performer maintained an inappropriate relationship with a married man, but acted as if she was single on the show and portrayed the thrilling romance of singles. This is not just a matter of the contestant's privacy, but is bound to be seen as an act of deceiving the viewers, fellow cast members, and the entire production team who have sincerely supported the program. In particular, the public's anger was further amplified by the fact that despite the victim checking the evidence and raising the issue, the actor appointed a lawyer and threatened to file a criminal complaint for defamation and insult, causing secondary harm.

As the situation grew out of control, the production team of ‘Heart Signal 5’ belatedly released an official statement. Three days after the controversy broke out, the production team stated on Instagram that they were taking the matter seriously, saying, “We are confirming the facts regarding the allegations regarding some of the performers.” He also stated, “Regardless of whether it is true or not, we are carefully reviewing the broadcast direction of the cast in question,” and apologized for causing concern to viewers. However, viewers are already unable to hide their disappointment at the fact that there was a huge hole in the production team's preliminary verification system for performers.

The ‘Heart Signal’ series started with Season 1 in 2017 and has maintained a solid fan base as the original dating reality entertainment show. However, behind the brilliant fame, the past controversies of the performers always followed like a shadow. In the past, whenever various personal issues such as drunk driving and school violence arose, the production team appeared to be in a hurry to resolve the matter after the fact, and each time, viewers repeatedly pointed out the painful point about the ‘limits of verification’. This alleged affair is also an extension of the recurring risk of contestants, and it clearly shows that due to the nature of the genre of dating reality, if the sincerity of the contestants collapses, the program itself will lose its foundation for existence.

Currently, ‘Heart Signal 5’ continues to air as the romance between Park Woo-yeol and Kang Yu-kyung and other cast members matures. However, viewers' fatigue has reached a peak as they are still taking a cautious attitude toward the specific actions of the contestants at the center of the controversy and the direction of broadcast editing. As the broadcast progresses, the controversy does not die down, but the moral flaws of the contestants serve as a factor that seriously hinders immersion in the program. Rather than simply deleting the broadcast as a stopgap measure, viewers are strongly demanding a responsible attitude from the production team and a fundamental improvement in the contestant verification system to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future.