Subreddit for discussion about the reality TV show Ainori (あいのり) a.k.a. the Love Wagon, currently 2 Seasons of Ainori Asian Journey & 1 Season of Ainori African Journey. Welcome everyone! Note: There may be accidental spoilers in this sub, so browse at your own risk. Please report all posts that may have spoilers in the Titles or are not tagged as spoiler properly.
Ai no Sato schedule on Netflix is like 4 episodes every Tuesday, episodes release around early morning (New York Time).
Btw, tomorrow (May 17) Heart Signal 4 (하트시그널4) will release its first episode, it's probably going to be available on Viki/KOCOWA/etc.
Heart Signal 4 teaser videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95SLY5leyZE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naY8aypAjbo
Heart Signal is like the Korean version of Terrace House, but focused more on dating. This 4th season of the Korean version is highly anticipated as it's been 3 years since the 3rd season (oh and there was the Heart Signal spinoff called Friends in early 2021). Some people consider the 2nd season of Heart Signal (Korean Version) to be one of the best dating shows ever.
There's also the Chinese version of Heart Signal (心动的信号), a lot of people like it (some prefer certain seasons/pairings/etc. over other Korean/Japanese/etc. dating shows), especially Season 2 and the recently completed Season 5. They're preparing for Season 6 now.
For Heart Signal, the original Korean version and some seasons of the Chinese version should be on Viki. For the first season of the Korean version, it's on OnDemandKorea.
With the Chinese version of Heart Signal, it's available on the WeTV/Tencent Video website (has English subs), and also their WeTV/Tencent Video channels on Youtube for free but without proper English subs.
Through the Tencent Video Youtube channel you'll have to use auto-translate from Chinese/Mandarin or maybe say Thai, Vietnamese, etc. So for English subs you have to check their own WeTV/Tencent Video/etc. website.
A show that's actually more like Ainori Love Wagon is Twinkle Love (怦然心动20岁).
For Twinkle Love (怦然心动20岁) Season 3, you know Shen Yue from Meteor Garden, A Love So Beautiful, et cetera? She's one of the panelists for Twinkle Love Season 3 now, there's pictures of it on Weibo, check iheartu2's Twitter and so on. Jam Hsiao is also returning (prepare for his crying, haha, he gets so invested and emotional just like us viewers). Season 3 of Twinkle Love might release maybe around this summer or later this 2023.
Twinkle Love is the best youth/etc. show, it's like a way chill version of Ainori: Love Wagon, but for Chinese university students. Sometimes the Twinkle Love panelists (and everyone) have really hilarious reactions/situations too, lmao.
The YOUKU dating shows like Twinkle Love (怦然心动20岁) often have bonus content, like versions of the episodes without the panelists, actual unreleased scenes, livestreams with the housemates watching the episodes together, et cetera.
Twinkle Love (怦然心动20岁), Season 1 Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxP-Ye9kr24
Twinkle Love Season 2 (怦然心动20岁 第二季) Episode 1 Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vUkTAhuG8
More info on Twinkle Love and other traveling/culture/et cetera shows: https://www.reddit.com/r/terracehouse/comments/10pyock/im_just_sad_terrace_house_is_gone_i_miss_them_all/j6rhk67/
Twinkle Love Season 2 has Sun Xiu and Wu Shuyang (Little Wu or 小吴), they got great visuals and personalities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFBC-aR2tmk&t=1324s
Try to ignore the in-show advertisements with the Chinese dating shows as it can be immersion-breaking, lol. Makes it feel so scripted/staged/etc.
A list of other Chinese/Japanese/Korean cohabitation/dating/romance/slice of life/etc. reality shows and Kdramas, East Asian films, et cetera, and more info on where to watch them: https://www.reddit.com/r/terracehouse/comments/13dfyum/bring_them_back_please/jjlijqw/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/koreanvariety/comments/12qlu3e/its_just_my_impression_or_the_are_really_few/jgqusuv/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/koreanvariety/comments/12ccjku/can_someone_give_me_a_list_of_korean_variety/jf16a56/