Mapping Korean Dating Reality Shows on Netflix: A Subtitle-Based Text Analysis of Nine Programs (431 Episodes)

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The research aims to analyze the diversity of dating reality shows in South Korea using subtitle data from Netflix programs.
Collected and refined subtitle data from nine Netflix dating shows (431 episodes) from 2023-2025.
Applied frequency and TF-IDF analysis, sliding window co-occurrence network analysis, and structural topic modeling (STM).
Categorized findings into 'justifications for choices', 'rules and competition', and 'participants' conditions'.
Traditional terms like 'love', 'dating', and 'marriage' were notably absent from common vocabulary in the shows.
Lexicon reflecting conditions of selection and competition among participants emerged as prominent themes.
Dating reality shows represent emotions more through explainable choices and competitive negotiation rather than direct expression.

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Analyzes text data from nine dating reality shows, highlighting selection criteria and competition among participants.

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Hongchul Bae (2026) studied this question.

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