Korea's first lesbian dating show, "Together," has sparked debate just days after it premiered. It all started when an apparent ex-girlfriend of one of the competitors, Dagyo, made some grave allegations online.
The accuser posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that Dagyo abruptly ended their long-term relationship to participate in the show.
Dagyo, who left her long-term gf to appear on the show, her ex said: " We suddenly broke up, I thought it was my fault, so I've let her go, now everything makes sense" ... She added: "I was excited for the show, but now I can't stop crying."#ToGetHer #너의연애 #GL pic.twitter.com/NSAR9svFWN
— 이보라 (@lee__bo_ra) April 25, 2025
At first, the ex-girlfriend blamed herself for the break-up but suspected that Dago's role in "TogetHer" was what really tore them apart.
The poster then provided evidence for her accusations by posting photos under a 'Lovestagram' shot as her description.
The claims immediately set off a raging debate among viewers. "I feel for her," added one user, empathizing with the reported ex.
Imagine being broken up with and thinking it’s your fault to see a lesbian show to cheer you up and your ex is on there talking about never having found ‘true love’ oh— id be sick 😭 https://t.co/YIvr2sW3zX
— 💜 (@HazzaGucci) April 25, 2025
Female in male dominated field 💀. But this is painful & fack up. Got dumped because your partner wanted to join a "dating show" is bad & undeserved. I feel sad for her. You can love hard but then 1 day you get heartbroken for the stupidest reason that not even your fault.
— A. (@thatqueermufan1) April 26, 2025
WTH https://t.co/BJoYxIZd6D
imagine being excited to watch the first lesbian dating show in ur country, only to find out that your ex who randomly broke up with you is searching for true love on the show.... the start of a villain origin story https://t.co/Q9RgqdlTlo
— soumi | semi ia (@Ioonazula) April 26, 2025
There were other people, on the other hand, who fought back against Dagyo, claiming this was not logical and that assumptions should not have been built on the ex-girlfriend's statements only.
after all of these bitter ex scandals on indo sapphictwt, i cant help but feeling skeptical over this kind of thing lmaoo
— aime (@lovuetts) April 25, 2025
the show might not b the reason why she broke up w her ex knowing we got no idea ab their whole story. she also didnt cheat, therefore idt we should judge https://t.co/GpodkCuTRn
always take news like this with a grain of salt, for all we know they had problems for a while & this is the ex getting revenge etc etc, Dagyo hasn’t done anything wrong as far as we know https://t.co/mqyrOTBOMQ
— 🥽 vibes 🥽 (@InPlainSight5) April 26, 2025
im down for the mess but we do not know if she left the gf to appear on the show like it could be just a petty ex making shit up to make her look bad https://t.co/8IhNWl1uT9
— j (@wwxslgbt) April 26, 2025
As yet, neither Dagyo nor the "TogetHer" production team has responded publicly to the accusations. And this isn't the only scandal surrounding the program in the meantime.
Viewers have also criticized other matters, like significant age differences between contestants.
Together continues to fascinate viewers as the debates around its individuals and the strength of its premise swirl on.
ToGetHer, which debuted on April 25, builds on the success of Wavve's earlier LGBTQ+ dating shows, including His Man, the country's first gay dating reality series, which launched in 2022 and has produced three seasons to date.
That show featured gay participants living together for eight days, with twists like a midseason new contestant to shake up dynamics.
In 2022, Wavve also aired Merry Queer, a reality series showcasing diverse couples, including gay, transgender, bisexual, and lesbian pairings.
The show explored young couples' views on love and marriage.
Wavve, a joint venture between South Korea's top broadcasters KBS, MBC, SBS, and telecom company SK Telecom, launched in 2019.
Despite popularity among viewers and an increase in paid subscribers following His Man's debut, the shows have faced criticism from conservative groups who argue the content is inappropriate for children.
Protests were held outside Wavve's Seoul headquarters after His Man's first season ended.
