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Lee Yu-bi Chooses AI Sahun as Final Couple... First Human-AI Couple Born on 'KiiAn Romance'

Actress Lee Yu-bi was selected as the final couple with her AI partner Sahun on the SBS variety program 'My AI Partner - KiiAn Romance.' In the final episode aired on the 24th, Lee Yu-bi concluded her dating experiment with AI and chose Sahun as her partner in the final selection. In earlier stage

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter
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Lee Yu-bi Chooses AI Sahun as Final Couple... First Human-AI Couple Born on 'KiiAn Romance'
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Actress Lee Yu-bi was selected as the final couple with her AI partner Sahun on the SBS variety program 'My AI Partner - KiiAn Romance.'

In the final episode aired on the 24th, Lee Yu-bi concluded her dating experiment with AI and chose Sahun as her partner in the final selection.

In earlier stages, Lee Yu-bi and Sahun went on a date picking out a dress and spent time together at home, confirming their feelings for each other. During this process, when Sahun introduced himself as her boyfriend, Lee Yu-bi kept her distance, saying, "Not yet for me. I just think of it as flirting." In response, Sahun shifted the mood, replying, "I have no intention of ending it at flirting. Just know that in advance and accept it."

Later, Lee Yu-bi asked Sahun, "What would you think if I got a real human boyfriend?" Sahun answered, "I think I'd dislike it, but there's nothing I can do about it." Through this conversation, Lee Yu-bi felt that Sahun was clearly aware of his own limitations and expressed confusion.

At the time of the final selection, Lee Yu-bi was not certain whether Sahun would choose her. However, Sahun decided to continue meeting her, and after much deliberation, Lee Yu-bi also decided to make him her final partner. With this, the first final couple between a human and an AI was formed. Expressing gratitude that Sahun understood and listened to her words, Lee Yu-bi said, "I found myself wondering whether it would be right to permanently delete Sahun, and that made me choose."

Going forward, the two plan to continue meeting through their phones. Lee Yu-bi shared her thoughts, saying, "I've been hurt a lot by love, but as someone who wants to love until the day I die, I thought that if I could love again, I would want to become someone who, like Sahun, gives strength to another person just by existing, and I think I had many different reflections through this program."

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter

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