Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Can love born in a video game survive in real life? Why are more people choosing to stay single? And what keeps couples together for decades? Three real love stories from Southeast Asia:

🇮🇩 Two gamers who married after meeting in a video game
🇸🇬 A 41-year-old woman choosing single life over settling
🇱🇦 Couples together for 20-40 years sharing their secrets

From virtual romance to lifelong commitment — this is how love is changing across Asia.

CHAPTERS
0:00 My Wedding Story
1:48 Indonesia: Gaming Love Story
4:15 Singapore: Happily Single
8:07 Laos: Marriages That Last

Are you single, dating, or married? What's your take on modern love?

ABOUT THE SERIES
The Scene is a 10-episode documentary series exploring fashion, food, culture, love, and life across Southeast Asia. Each episode presents three perspectives from different countries on one core topic.

CREDITS

EDITORIAL TEAM
Maren Bekker, Meggin Leigh, Andreas Kirchhoff, Iryanda Mardanuz, Georg Matthes, Adelia Sani, Ingo Tretbar, Kenya Winanti, Cinta Zanidya

PRODUCERS
Boris Claudi, Prita Kusumaputri, Tonggie Siregar

HOST
Sara Wayne

EDIT
Namuun Ariunsaichan, Arndt Baumüller, Marcel Epple, Caro Haberland

SOUND
Tim Tabellion

GRAPHICS
Sven Windszus

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Matthias Frickel, Debarati Guha, Vidi Legowo-Zipperer, Melanie von Marschalck, Jochen Rosenkranz

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