Korean netizens react to Seohyun and Taecyeon's steamy kissing scene in 'The First Night with the Duke'

Korean netizens are abuzz in various online communities after watching the kissing scenes between Girls' Generation's Seohyun and 2PM's Taecyeon in the ongoing KBS2 drama 'The First Night with the Duke.'

Seohyun and Taecyeon have made headlines as soon as they confirmed their roles in the drama, but as two beloved second-generation idols, their on-screen romance has sparked further reactions from Korean netizens recently. 

Seohyun and Taecyeon's steamy kissing scene

Korean netizens' reaction

Many netizens expressed that seeing the two idols in romantic scenes felt surreal, especially given how unimaginable it would have been during the peak of their idol careers. "If this aired 10 years ago, it would’ve caused a huge stir," one user wrote, recalling the intensity of the K-pop fandoms back in the day.

They commented:

"Woah."

"Was Ok Taecyeon always this handsome..? LOL. Seohyun is so cute too."

"If this happened 10 years ago, it would’ve been chaos. Taecyeon was my bias in 2PM."

"Whoa, this is honestly kind of amazing..."

"It reminds me of year-end stages and that Caribbean Bay ad..."

"They even talked about how they filmed that Caribbean Bay ad together LOL."

"Wow, this feels like a universe collision."

"Right? LOL. Can’t believe I’m living to see this."

"Didn’t think much while watching, but now that I think about it... LOL."

"The actors are amazing LOL."

"Seriously can’t believe I’m seeing this. If it were back in idol days, this would’ve been unimaginable."

"Wow, I still can’t believe they’re acting together."

"For real lol. They caused a stir just performing together at year-end stages, and now they’re doing kiss scenes."

"Wow, this is so cool."

"Is it okay for me to be watching this..? LOL feels like my entire worldview just got shattered."

"It’s even more… if you watch the full “first night” scene LOL."

"Now that you put it that way, it’s so wild LOL."

"Whoa, wasn’t that kiss a bit too intense???"

"Oh my…"

"Now that I think about it, their visuals really suit historical dramas."

"Can’t believe the people who sang the Caribbean Bay song together are now in a drama together."

"I thought it’d be too cheesy, so I wasn’t going to watch, but it’s actually a fun light watch LOL. Seohyun’s acting has improved a lot too."

"Oh my, oh my… that was intense..."

"And there’s Junho and Yoona too LOL… so wild…"