Seongnam City Recruiting 200 Participants for Sessions 25 and 26 of "Solomon’s Choice"

Application Period: August 18 - September 4
579 Couples Matched, 18 Couples Married

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sangjin) is recruiting 200 participants for sessions 25 and 26 of “Solomon’s Choice,” an event designed to help single young men and women meet each other.

Seongnam City 'Solomon's Choice' Recruitment for Participants of Sessions 25 and 26 and Event Schedule Poster. Provided by Seongnam City.

On August 12, the city announced that it will accept applications from 200 participants—50 men and 50 women per session—from August 18 to September 4.

The 25th session will be held on September 20 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Hello Audrey in Unjung-dong, Bundang District, under the theme of “Busking on an Autumn Night.” The 26th session will take place on October 3 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Joshua Brewery in Yatap-dong, Bundang District, featuring the theme “Autumn Sentimental Day.”

The city plans to organize the event in stages so that participants can get to know each other naturally, with activities including ice-breaking, small-group exchanges, one-on-one rotating conversations, and couple games.

Eligible participants are unmarried men and women aged 27 to 39 (born between 1986 and 1998) whose residence or workplace is in Seongnam City. Applications are open to employees, business owners, and freelancers alike.

Those interested can apply by using the integrated reservation system on the Seongnam City website or by visiting the Women and Family Division on the 6th floor of the City Hall’s West Wing. Applicants must submit an application form, a copy of the resident registration, a certificate of marital status, and a certificate of employment, among other documents.

“Solomon’s Choice” was launched in July 2023 to provide meeting opportunities for unmarried men and women and to encourage marriage. As of March 2026, 1,160 couples have participated in 24 events, with 579 couples (49.9%) forming relationships.

Among these, 18 couples have married, and 9 couples are preparing for marriage. Four children have been born to married couples, with three more currently expected.

This program has been featured by international media—including The New York Times, Bloomberg TV, the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, France 2, and Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)—as an exemplary policy response to low birth rates.

Seongnam City plans to host additional events for sessions 27 through 29 later this year following sessions 25 and 26.

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