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The Grain of Sand Princess , Jaoying Met Sai

A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.

Terrace House, now streaming in the U.S. on Netflix, is the Japanese “Real World”-style reality show watered-down to be as polite and PG as possible. Absent are the sensational, over-the-top, media-career-minded personalities we’re accustomed to on U.S. TV — nobody throws a drink in someone’s face, nobody trashes the house or gets caught in a drunk “Oh my god what did I do” late-night affair. Instead, Terrace House offer lots of subdued conversation, repressed emotions, and episodes full of frustrating indecision.

In Seoul, the property price goes up beyond imagination: many people can't afford a house, not to mention the house they wish to own. So, 'No House for Us in Seoul' starts with this question: can I have a better quality of life outside Seoul? So, the hosts make three teams of two and meet people who choose to leave Seoul. The teams visit 'the dream house' they built and listen to their stories: why they decided to settle in suburban areas or small cities or adjust to the new lives in remote locations.