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    Are 'Single's Inferno' Season 5 Stars Park Hee-sun and Lim Su-been Still Together?

    The couple opened up about their relationship in the dating hit's first-ever reunion special.

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    Last updated 17 February 2026 In News

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    A woman (Park Hee-sun) wears Chanel logo earrings and a man (Lim Su-been) wears a white collared shirt with blue printed flowers and sunglasses. The couple poses for a selfie as he holds up a white instant camera, in a still from #039;Single#039;s Inferno#039; season 5.
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    Whether you're a romance fanatic or a dating show devotee, everyone loves a "she fell first, but he fell harder" story. When Single's Inferno season 5 premiered last month, it was clear that Park Hee-sun had fallen for Lim Su-been at first sight. Though Su-been initially had his eye on Mina Sue Choi, it was only a matter of time before he noticed Hee-sun's charms.

    In the February 10 finale, the Korean reality show ended with Hee-sun and Su-been leaving Inferno together with plans to continue their relationship. So, several months later, have the pair become one of Single's Inferno's longest-lasting couples? With the Single's Inferno Reunion out on Netflix, read on for everything to know about Hee-sun and Su-been's time on Single's Inferno season 5.

    What are Park Hee-sun and Lim Su-been's ages and jobs?

    Though she's the youngest of the season 5 cast, Park Hee-sun has a very impressive resume. The 22-year-old is a student in the prestigious information systems department at Carnegie Mellon University. According to her LinkedIn, she recently took a leave of absence from college, during which she did a CRM internship with L'Oreal in Seoul and placed as first runner-up in the Miss Korea 2024 pageant.

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    Meanwhile, Lim Su-been is also a pageant alum. The 24-year-old competed in Mr. International Korea 2022, where he placed as a finalist and won the Best Model award. Beyond being a professional model, Su-been is also a former baseball player who ended his 10-year pitching career due to a shoulder injury.

    A woman in a floral dress (Park Hee-sun) sits in front of a wooden structure decorated with foliage. An Edison bulb shines behind her, in the Netflix Korean reality show #039;Single#039;s Inferno#039; season 5.

    Park Hee-sun meets Lim Su-been at the start of Inferno.

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    What happened between Hee-sun and Su-been on 'Single's Inferno' season 5?

    As soon as Su-been arrived on Inferno in the season 5 premiere, Hee-sun was interested in him. Even he noticed that she only seemed to have eyes for him, since she was eager to talk to him. However, Su-been was more interested in Choi Mina Sue at the start, and they chose each other for Paradise in episode 3.

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    Things began to look up for Hee-sun when she got to choose Su-been for the photo shoot challenge in episode 4. The pair have good chemistry during their shoot, and Su-been begins paying more attention to Hee-sun over the next few days. Unfortunately, the photo shoot also inspires toxic jealousy between Mina Sue and Su-been, leaving Hee-sun wondering whether Su-been's actually interested.

    Su-been and Hee-sun finally go to Paradise together in episode 8. Though they have to get through an awkward double date with Mina Sue and Song Seung-il, the pair also get some much-needed quality time together. However, their relationship takes another twist when they end up on Paradise dates with other people in episode 9: Su-been with Kim Min-gee, and Hee-sun with Lee Sung-hun. Though Su-been and Min-gee spend the night drunk-cuddling in bed (and Hee-sun finds out about it from Seung-il), Su-been apologizes to Hee-sun and promises to get better at expressing his emotions. He also tells her that he wants to keep dating her after the show, and asks her to call him "oppa."

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    When it's time for the finale ceremony, Su-been steps up to leave with Hee-sun, telling her, "Because you were here, Inferno felt like Paradise." Hee-sun seems a bit hesitant, but despite the hosts wondering if she'll stay solo, she chooses to leave Inferno with Su-been. "I think you were the first person I ever actually pursued and showed my feelings to," she told him, before repeating that he made Inferno feel like Paradise.

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    Lim Su-been chats with the cast in an Inferno dorm.

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    Are Park Hee-sun and Lim Su-been still together after 'Single's Inferno' season 5?

    Per the Single's Inferno reunion, Hee-sun and Su-been are still an item! During the special, which was filmed six months after season 5 wrapped, Su-been revealed that they went on several dates in the month immediately following filming, before Hee-sun had to return to the U.S. for school. Though they had some difficulty with the long distance at first, they eventually began to talk on the phone "almost five days a week."

    "We started to rely on each other more," Hee-sun added. "I haven't been back in Korea for too long, so we're still learning more about each other. But my feelings for him have continued to grow from our time on set."

    Even before the reunion came out, the couple dropped some big hints that they're still going strong! The pair made their Instagram accounts public ahead of the finale, and in one November post, Hee-sun appears to wear the same hoodie Su-been lent her on Inferno. Also, on the day of the finale, an acquaintance of Su-been's posted an Instagram story of the couple reacting to the finale together.

    Now that Single's Inferno season 5 is officially over, it seems Hee-sun and Su-been are keeping their relationship private, as many Korean celebrities do. However, the reunion also revealed that Hee-sun is back in Seoul for the time being, as a visiting student at one of the SKY universities. With how close they were throughout the reunion, it seems like we can add them to the list of Single's Inferno's post-show couples.

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    Quinci LeGardye is a Culture Writer at Marie Claire. She currently lives in her hometown of Los Angeles after periods living in NYC and Albuquerque, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology from The University of New Mexico. In 2021, she joined Marie Claire as a contributor, becoming a full-time writer for the brand in 2024. She contributes day-to-day-content covering television, movies, books, and pop culture in general. She has also written features, profiles, recaps, personal essays, and cultural criticism for outlets including Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Vulture, The A.V. Club, Catapult, and others. When she isn't writing or checking Twitter way too often, you can find her watching the latest K-drama, or giving a concert performance in her car.

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