Siren: Survive the Island

Siren: Survive the Island (Korean사이렌: 불의 섬) is a South Korean reality competition series on Netflix. The series places 24 women, divided into six teams of four by their occupation (police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen), on a remote island where they compete in various challenges over the course of seven days until only one team remains.[1][2][3]

Siren: Survive the Island
Promotional poster
Hangul
사이렌: 불의 섬
Literal meaningSiren: Isle of Fire
Revised RomanizationSairen: bur-ui seom
McCune–ReischauerSairen: purŭi sŏm
GenreReality competition
Directed by
  • Lee Eun-kyung
  • Lee So-min
  • Hwang Yun-seo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerGo Min-gu
Production companyStudio Modak
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMay 30 (2023-05-30) –
June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06)

The first season consisted of ten episodes. The first five episodes were released on May 30, 2023, while the last five episodes were released on June 6, 2023.[4] Team Athlete won the first season.[5]

Contestants

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List of Season 1 Contestants[6]
Contestant Team Notes
Kim Hyeon-ah Firefighter
Jung Min-seon Firefighter

Square house defense base

Lim Hyeon-ji Firefighter
Kim Ji-hye Firefighter Bodybuilder
Kim Hye-ri Police

Boathouse defense base

Kim Hae-young Police Former wrestler
Lee Seul Police
Seo Jeong-ha Police
Lee Su-ryeon Guard

Shelter defense base

First female bodyguard to work in the Presidential Security Service, bodyguard for former President Roh Moo-hyun, former President Lee Myung-bak, and former President Park Geun-hye. Actress and model
Hwang Su-hyun Guard
Lee Eun-jin Guard
Lee Ji-hyun Guard
Kim Bom-eun Soldier

Cabin defense base

Served w/Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) in the airborne unit, specialising in firearms and gathering of intel
Kang Eun-mi Soldier Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) reservist. Contestant on Physical: 100
Lee Hyun-seon Soldier Served with Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) in counter-terrorism
Kim Na-eun Soldier Served with the Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group)
Kim Hee-jeong Athlete

Cliff Tent defense base

National kabaddi player
Kim Seong-yeon Athlete Former national judoka. Former Olympian and winner of numerous accolades in international judo competitions representing South Korea
Kim Min-sun Athlete Sports climber
Kim Eun-byul Athlete Ssireum wrestler
Kim Kyung-ae Stunt

Treehouse defense base

Lee Seo-young Stunt
Jo Hye-kyung Stunt
Ha Seul-Gi Stunt

Bold denotes the leader of the team.

Episode list

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No. Title
1 "What I Do Isn't Easy"
2 "Tenacity Is My Middle Name"
3 "None of That Matters As Long As We Win"
4 "No Fun in an Easy Win"
5 "Let's Have Faith in Our Strength"
6 "Who Could Possibly Beat Us?"
7 "It Was Worth the Wait"
8 "Let the Results Speak for Itself"
9 "The Seasoned Warriors"
10 "A Fearless Charge"

Results

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Base Ownership

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Base Battle 1 Battle 2 Battle 3 Battle 4 Battle 5
Boathouse Police Soldier Soldier Firefighter Firefighter
Cabin Soldier Soldier Soldier Firefighter Firefighter
Shelter Guard Guard Guard Guard Athlete
Square House Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter
Tent Athlete Athlete Athlete Athlete Athlete
Tree House Stunt Stunt Athlete Athlete Athlete
Redemption Soldier Athlete
  • Italics indicates the owner was eliminated in this battle.

References

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  1. ^ Chute, Harrison (June 2023). "Netflix's 'Siren: Survive the Island' is the Perfect Sequel to 'Physical: 100'". Collider. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny (May 31, 2023). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Siren: Survive The Island' on Netflix, Where Teams of Women Professionals Compete For Vocational Honor And Bragging Rights". Decider. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Jack, Amberleigh (May 31, 2023). "Siren: Survive the Island brings chaos, tension and a touch of violence to Netflix". Stuff. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Agrawal, Ayushi (May 30, 2023). "Siren: Survive the Island Part 1 Review: Korean survival show pits strongest and best in entertaining watch". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Fecou, Louie (June 17, 2023). "Who won Siren: Survive the Island?". readysteadycut.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet the cast of Netflix survival series Siren: Survive the Island". Netflix Life. May 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.