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A kiss is just a kiss… except in Kdramaland

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Written by On June 22, 2011

Is a kiss, just a kiss?  If you’re a fan of Kdramas you know it can be so much more.  The ‘Candy Kiss,’ the ‘Foam Kiss,’ the ‘Cola Kiss’… I could go on and on.  How important are these ‘special’ kisses to the storyline of a drama?  Very.  One of the biggest indicators of  popularity in Korean entertainment has got to be parodies and the parodies of these Kdrama kissing scenes are rampant in variety shows, at concerts, etc. which shows their importance in Korean Pop Culture.  Considering the popularity of these ‘themed kisses’ popping up in almost every single drama nowadays, to not have a special kiss would probably be a major faux pas of a Kdrama writer.

The latest news have brought a new ‘kiss’ to the table, the ‘Light Bulb’ kiss by Lee Min-ho and Park Min-young in City Hunter.  Reportedly, the kiss took place on the rooftop of their apartment in the story with a single light bulb illuminated in the background and was a three step process.  The pair’s first kiss in the drama was so good when filmed that it took only one take… oooooh.

Here’s some of the best kiss scenes from Kdramas that I could muster together (I’ve taken the liberty of naming some if I couldn’t remember what their ‘event kiss’ name was):

The ‘Cousin Kiss’ from Secret Garden, not exactly your typical kdrama kiss, yet it was memorable.

The ‘Playfully Wet Kiss’ from Playful Kiss

The sweetly innocent “Spoon Kiss” from All My Love

The epic “Candy Kiss” from Iris

The ‘Alien Kiss’ from Coffee Prince

The “Scarf Kiss” from High Kick Through the Roof

The “Ferris Wheel Kiss” from Dream High.

The “Bus Kiss”  from Dream High. (Suzy was a lucky girl)

The “Snowstorm Kiss” from Boys Over Flowers.

The “Through the Car Window Kiss” from The Best Love.

The “Cola Kiss” from Lie to Me.

I found a couple of great montages of the best kissing scenes from some of your favorite older Kdramas.

So is a kiss just a kiss?  I would have to say, “No.”  I think Kdrama kiss scenes are significant in culturally conservative (at least on the surface) South Korea because it is the pinnacle of romance in mainstream Korean entertainment. Kdrama writers may have set themselves up for the impossible task of always trying to create a greater kissing scene in their dramas than any seen before.  They might also have done a disservice to the significant others of Kdrama fans who have heightened expectations of romantic kissing bliss.

With so much great kiss scenes sprinkled throughout kdrama history, it’s hard to kind of narrow down which would be my favorite of all time.  My favorite kiss scene from a current drama though, would have to be the “Ice Cream Song Kiss” at the end of episode 6 of Lie to Me between Kang Ji-hwan and Yoon Eun-hye, are those two dating in real life?  Didn’t quite like the kiss in front of an audience, but that was hot.

What is your favorite Kdrama kiss scene of all time?

(ChosunIlbo, TVReport, imgreatgal)

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  • He’She Kisses

    Actually the ‘candy kiss’ and the type of kiss Bi(aka Rain), gave Im SooJung in the drama/movie, “I’m a cyborg, but that’s okay” ( you know, the slobbery wet kiss where the guy swallows your whole mouth LOL). Ewww!!

    As far as my fave drama kiss … Anything from “City Hunter” floats my boat these days hehe. That LMH actor looks like he KNOWS how to kiss.

  • Felicia

    at first i got really annoyed when i first watched kdramas there’d be scenes where lovers and reunited or just flirty moments where i would be expecting a kiss but it wouldnt happen. It seems like in comparison the point where a couple kiss in a kdrama is probably the point where they’d have sex in a western one. (in general not all the time).
    I like the way the kiss seems to have to much more meaning and significance in kdramas

  • Merewen

    I think those particular kisses got so much hype is because at that point they’re not the mouth mash cold fish, female eyes wide open in shock emotionless kisses. I don’t mind the lack of kissing in KDramas. What does annoy is me the lack of emotion and that damn mouth mash that a lot of them do. Ugh. What makes it even worse is when they’re adults.

  • yuchen1290

    Im sorry but Kdrama kisses frustrate me to no end. I hate it because the kiss doesnt actually come until like the end of the drama or at a little over halfway through. And they usually end up seeming so chaste!!! I mean they dont have to be like porno making out but if these people really went through an emotional roller coaster in getting to that point than the kiss should be at least somewhat steamy!!! The only kiss that left me satisfied was the “alien kiss” in Coffee Prince because not only did Hang Gyul have to come to terms with possibly being gay but it felt or should i say looked like something that he had been holding back for a long time. Im just gonna say that the lack of sex irks me too! I mean i know that korea is super conservative but they’re not fooling anyone! we all know they’re doing it so why not have someway of conveying that our favorite characters are doing it? There are ways for them to make it beautiful and artistic and not seems sleazy. I get so frustrated because i was just thinking about this the other day!

    • Merewen

      I understand completely what you’re saying. The lack of sex can be little frustrating. That’s one of the reasons I liked that scene from The Coffee Prince when she decided to stay with him that night. It was real. Now that I think about it Yoon Eun Hye’s characters seem to push the boundry because the cola kiss was not your ordinary K Drama kiss, same with that scene from Coffee Prince.

      I was once watching a Jang Guen Suk interview and he said he was always trying to make the kisses seem much more real, but they would only let him go so far. Much like our conservatives here the US it’s fake conservatism.

  • oneonlyblondie

    i think that kisses r actually just starting to appear in kdramas cuz b4 they would never show it and now theres more kiss scenes.
    My fave kiss scene right now would be The “Through the Car Window Kiss” from The Best Love cuz Dokgo Jin is just ossum!
    Yoon Eun Hye’s kiss scene always look like a real kiss and i like that from her dramas too. Coffee Prince jang:P

  • eboy07

    It irks me pretty much too wiht all these kisses.

  • jyyjc

    I don’t really think the ferris wheel kiss and the playful kiss kiss was anything special. It was forgettable.

  • Sophie0364

    Watch “Lovers” and “Personal Taste” if you want steamy kisses with follow-through.

    :)

  • Duh-duh

    I just hate when the guy does all the work and the girl looks like a frozen tuna.

    Hence, Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye WON !!! YEH is sure a brave female kisser in K-drama land.

    While the latest kiss at this point is from the smoking hot Lee Min Ho, I can’t feel the heat as I was screaming: “Woman !! The LMH is kissing you !! Close your eyes and open your mouth”.

    • Merewen

      “Woman !! The LMH is kissing you !! Close your eyes and open your mouth”.

      LOL! Ain’t that right! The cold fish thing annoys me. There ain’t that much surpise in the world. You either want it or you don’t.

  • mizweng

    my favorite kdrama kiss to date is the Cola Kiss from LTM… Gosh, that was the hottest kiss made so much more spectacular because they were done by two awesome kissers in the industry…. Looking at them makes you wonder if they are acting or not… They kiss like what a kiss between two mature and attractive individuals should be… sizzling and passionate… makes you want to be in-love!!!

    • mizweng

      ooops you forgot the awesome kisses from World Within… they were so unforgettable for me because they did a lot and for me it wasn’t an average kdrama kiss in quality or quantity that time… No wonder SKH and HB dated after the drama (or is it during?)…

  • Jimboy Tupaz

    Ki-joon and Ahjung are the winners by international standards and popularity . Their kisses in Lie to me are the sweetest and hotest! Sooooooooo real!

    • http://yahoo sit

      Ahjung and Ki-joon i agree it’s the best kiss i ever seen n k drama the COLA KISS…

  • Angel

    Where’s the Ice Cream Kiss??? =)

  • bo

    A kiss can never be just a kiss. The intensity and quality though depends on the parties kissing. Is it a single kiss or a reciprocal kiss? Are feelings involve or is it mechanical? I dunno but of all the kisses displayed above- the ice cream kiss for me takes the cake **sweeeet** hoooot yet inexplicably in good taste (albeit done in public)

  • Merewen

    Ok. After watching that episode of City Hunter I’ll put that on my list of hot kisses. It was good. :D

  • soojin08

    Ugh, cold fish again.

    Hand over your men, ladies.. I’ll give you some lesson in kissing….

    Let’s start with Lee Minho….

  • ren

    LEE MIN HO …. FTW !!!!!!!!!!!

  • gem

    i guess you’ll have to add in there HwanHye’s ep16 kisses… particularly the last one!^_^

  • Alehn

    Lee min Ho – for Personal Preference and City Hunter,

    Eun Yoon Hye – for Goong, Coffee Prince and Lie to me.

    They kiss naturally. Their hands and head coincides with the scene, kissing passionately(not just touching the lips).

  • alehn

    Jang Geun Suk – the kiss looks cute eventhough he’s not moving(In Doremifalsolasido and Marry me Mary) maybe it was not included in the script. But in you’re beautiful, he’s always kissing his leading lady even after the director cut the scene, or before they perform the scene :)

  • momo

    My Name Is Kim Sam-soon?

    Btw, the kissing in CH…in bts the kissing looks much more steamy and real…

  • shechiel

    where is So Ji Sub’s kiss?? :(

  • sos

    YOON EUN HYE AND KANG JI HWAN (LIE to ME) – cola, ice cream and ending kiss at episode 16..its all freaking hot and passionate kiss,as a viewer u can see the love and passion on their intimate kissing…

  • JO

    THE COLA KISS IS THE BEST, HOTTEST KISS EVER.

  • http://yahoo Ro

    The kiss I loved the most, was the first kiss in Lover’s in Paris. I am glad that they build up to their kissing scenes, this is why I love being a kdrama addict. We get enough of the sex scenes over here, leave the kdramas alone.

  • chika

    I really like Yoon eun hye n kang ji hwan (Lie to Me) kissing scene!!
    From the cherry blossom kiss (even though they didn’t but somehow i like it), ice cream kiss, cola kiss n ending kiss.. So REALLL.. =)

  • Natasha Lee

    No one replied to this yet? Really O,o…. Anyway, my fav would have to be the Cola Kiss. However, I remember the “Ice Cream Song Kiss” making me super antsy to see the next episode. Before Lie to Me, I had no idea kdrama scenes could be so passionate and hot from the same place that bans songs about “bananas” (crazy). I’ve watched quite a couple of dramas and a lot of times it was the ‘touch lip’ sorta kiss (ie. Boys Before Flowers). Who knew you could have full-on make out session on K-TV ? Kwan Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye have to be dating ! This is the same dilemma from ISWAK or more so ISWAK2 / TKA (for anyone who watches tw-dramas too). 

    • Cameron Emilie

      Love the Cola Kiss……best so far.
      I do wish that KJH and YEH will be a couple in real life.
      They seem so good together.
      So, my pick for best kiss in 2011 is Cola Kiss.

      • Karen

        Hope in reality kang ji hwan and Yoon Eun Hye will get married happy together forever as they are very compatible after watching “Lie to me”.
        They are perfect match , hope to hear good news from them soon.
        From: Karen ,Singapore fans of Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=672201679 Anthonia Kpando

    Cola Kiss!!!!! It had me hooked on KJH..and so did the “noraebang kiss” also from Lie to Me…actually all the kisses from Lie to Me :p
    @ Natasha I completely agree the chem between KJH &YEH was pretty intense and also Ariel and Joe ^o^

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000373958268 Natasha Rodriguez

    ive just started watching kdrama n i cant get enough
    some days i dont go to bed @ night
    ive seen My Princess 4 times Kim Tae Hee lov her
    fav kiss scene is on the stairs after he carries her on his back cause shes drunk
    she kisses Song Seung Hun (Park Hae Young) on his cheek the look of shock n his line “what’s about to happen forget about it” n kiss loved it everytime i watch it i just sigh
    when he’s crying to her through the door @ her moms house OH MY GOD
    City Hunter 3 times
    like the no kiss scene on his couch n like the rooftop kiss 2 nice one love the story more than the romance
    BBF 2009′ seen it 4 times now  its a hard movie to watch im always torn over the 2 guys for her
    the scene when he tells his moms driver to stop the car on the way to the airport   n walks towards her n puts a big wet one on her (its the heart racing n the walk dont forget the sun light hitting them loved it)
    seen Coffee Prince 2 times
    i loved all the kissing scenes even the bad ones But what i loved most were when Gong Yoo (Choi Han Kyul) was sad n confused n oh my god the beach scene   i just wanted to pick him up n rock him to sleep   SO SAD  he was that believable
    i cant think of any gd American movies where man cry U
    Personal Taste 1 time  it was an gd movie loved the story more No fav kiss scene
    watching The Musical now 9/28/11
    cant wait til next wks show fav scene so far is the hand kiss very cut nice smile
    loved loved Seo Do Young in Spring Waltz
    didnt like his crying scenes didnt believe all of them But oh man everything else was perfect
    i could go on for ever now that ive found Dramafever.com
    my list of soon to be watched movies goes on n on
    Goong /Soulmate/ Red Doors/IIjimae/
    THNKS KPOP N KOREAN DRAMA
    just 1 of Ur devoted fan
     
     
     

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  • Lmayling

    Definitely Cola Kiss! KJH and YEH is amazing together, the passion between them is sizzling hot!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Krystal-Lord/49802323 Krystal Lord

    sooo scrap all of these! Me Too Flower ep 6 riggggght at the 23:00minute mark ~ you will see the most amazing kdrama kiss ever…get back to me when your eyes haven’t popped out : )

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  • kiyota

    I could watch Goong’s episode 23 KISS – anytime, anyday and I still go AWWWWWWWW…The kiss between YEH and JJH is like no other, besides the other kisses that YEH does with her leading men.  JJH looked like he couldn’t wait to give YEH a kiss to remember him by.  His grin before having to give the kiss was like…oh yeah, now I get to kiss this cutie patootie.