tvN’s ‘Tent Outside is Europe - Romantic Italy Edition’ revealed the wildflower paradise of the Dolomites in summer, captivating viewers at home.
In the 7th episode of tvN’s ‘Tent Outside is Europe - Romantic Italy Edition’ (directed by Lee Min-jung and Yoon Jae-won), which aired on the 28th, the story of Ramiran, Kwak Sun-young, Lee Joo-bin, and Lee Se-young immersing themselves in the wildflower paradise of the Italian Alps was depicted. The broadcast recorded an average rating of 4.9% and a peak of 6.4% among households in the metropolitan area, and an average of 4.6% and a peak of 5.7% nationwide, securing the number one spot in its time slot for seven consecutive weeks among cable and general programming channels. It also achieved the highest viewership rating in the same time slot across all channels, including terrestrial, among the target demographic of men and women aged 20-49 (Nielsen Korea, based on paid platforms).
The four, who welcomed their last morning in southern Italy, shared a laugh as they checked each other's faces, swollen from the late-night snacks the previous day. Enjoying a rare moment of leisure, they discussed the topic, “If you could go back to the past?” Surprisingly, everyone answered, “I don’t want to go back.” This made Ramiran suddenly emotional, as she could empathize with the struggles of her younger colleagues, Kwak Sun-young and Lee Joo-bin, who had finally found success after a long period of obscurity, and Lee Se-young, who debuted at the age of five and lived a different life from her peers. Ramiran, who shares a bond of understanding from her own days of being unknown, expressed, “Everyone has had a hard time. We all struggled to live,” shedding tears that moved her younger colleagues as well.
Leaving behind the sweltering weather, the members hurried to the cool northern Italy where a new journey awaited. There was a humorous incident when Kwak Sun-young was busy collecting the receipt at a gas station while the car took off without her, but she maintained a positive attitude despite the unexpected setback. Starting with the song “Lonely” as a commemoration of her being left behind, a nostalgic jukebox played in the car, and Lee Se-young shared her first love story, saying she overcame the pain of her crush at 17 with Kim Kwang-seok’s song, capturing the attention of her older sisters.
The first journey in the north involved a 256km drive from Venice to the Dolomites. While shopping for groceries in Venice, they encountered unexpected heavy rain, but the four began to run through the 750m rain-soaked path, creating new romance and memories. Lee Joo-bin, who was driving, got nervous at the unfamiliar tollgate system and humorously answered that she came from Korea instead of Venice, causing laughter. During the long drive, stories from the filming set naturally flowed, and Lee Joo-bin reminisced about a shampoo commercial she shot with Ramiran during her rookie days, marveling at their unexpected reunion.
After driving up an endless uphill road, they arrived at a mountain lodge in pitch darkness. To enjoy the wildflower paradise of ‘Alpe di Siusi’, which is as large as 8,000 soccer fields, Lee Se-young personally reserved the lodge. Feeling the cold weather at a high altitude, Ramiran joked, “Friends without cellulite must be cold,” expressing concern for her skinny younger sisters, which brought laughter. After briefly admiring the beautiful lodge with a front yard, Ramiran and Kwak Sun-young enjoyed their own late-night snack time by cooking warm soybean paste stew.
As morning broke, the peaks of the Dolomites finally revealed themselves. The members fully embraced the morning in the Dolomites, starting their day with a simple yet hearty breakfast of leftover soybean paste stew. Ramiran, the simple meal planner, quickly whipped up a cabbage curry, a unique twist on the traditional Thai dish, impressing her younger sisters. The first to wake up, Lee Se-young prepared a special lunch box with sandwiches and buttered potatoes for her sisters, adding warmth to the morning.
The first destination in the Dolomites was the wildflower meadow that Ramiran had been most eager to see. It was a place they could only reach by taking a lift to a high altitude. There was a humorous incident when ‘Drop Goddess’ Lee Joo-bin left the lunch box on the lift, but thanks to Kwak Sun-young’s quick thinking, they were able to retrieve it. Upon encountering the world’s largest wildflower meadow, the members were in awe of the surreal landscape covered entirely in wildflowers. Ramiran, wandering through the long-awaited wildflower paradise, displayed a girlish demeanor, while her younger sisters walked along the picturesque paths, reveling in the ecstasy of the moment.
Afterward, the four decided to have lunch at the Alpine cabin ‘Malga’, which exuded local charm. The anticipation of how the sisters would evaluate the lovingly prepared lunch box by Lee Se-young added to the excitement of the next journey.
tvN’s ‘Tent Outside is Europe - Romantic Italy Edition’ airs every Thursday at 8:40 PM.
