According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode of "Exploding kiss" achieved a viewership rating of 6.9%, the highest since its broadcast, and topped the screening range among target audiences aged 20-49 with a rating of 1.8%.
The film also ranked No. 1 on Netflix's TV Show (not in English) chart for two consecutive weeks with views of 5.5 million and 4.8 million, respectively.
On screen, Jang Ki Yong and Ahn Eun Jin are a beautiful couple, interacting well. In intimate scenes, the two delight viewers through their body language. However, the old content is a minus point of "Explosive kiss".
The story revolves around Go Da Rim (Ahn Eun Jin) - a single woman disguised as a married mother to get a job, and Gong Ji Hyuk (Jang Ki Yong) - the leader of the group who falls in love with her.
In fact, Da Rim had many opportunities to tell Ji Hyuk the truth about her situation, but the film built a lie spiral for her, making the plot unreasonable and awkward.
Meanwhile, the male lead Ji Hyuk constantly struggles with how to end his love life without affecting the happiness of others' families.
In the final episode, the film script seems to be back to 2000 when the male lead had a traffic accident and lost his memory. Although Da Rim has since tried every way, Ji Hyuk is still skeptical about his love story with her.
As a result, they lost contact and chance to meet again a year later in Jeju (Korea) - where they both had "played a love triangle". After accidentally falling in love with Da Rim, Ji Hyuk recalled a series of happy memories and passionately kissed Da Rim.
"Explosive kiss" ended with Da Rim establishing his own company with the help of Ji Hyuk's mother. She and he are also married and have 2 lovely children. With the supporting couple Kim Sun Woo (Kim Mu Jun) - Yoo Ha Young (Woo Davi), they are still in a "csaken" state, not officially confirming their relationship.
In addition to the content being criticized as old and unrealistic, "Explosive kiss" was also criticized for letting the female lead dress too revealingly at work with an open back shirt and a short dress. However, it cannot be denied that the film still receives the affection of a part of the audience. This is also the reason why the number of views on online platforms is always stable.
