Actress Park Min-young unexpectedly found herself at the center of controversy after sharing behind-the-scenes details about filming a kiss scene with Wi Ha-joon. What started as a funny anecdote on a variety show has since gone viral online, sparking heated debate over whether his remarks were simply playful or had crossed the line into inappropriate territory.
On March 4, a video titled “Masters of love whose special skill is kissing appear (Park Min Young, Wi Ha Joon, Kim Jung Hyun)” was uploaded to the YouTube channel “So Zazz.” In the video, Park Min Young and Wi Ha Joon, who currently star together in the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama The mermaid’s kissthey appeared as guests and shared behind-the-scenes stories of their filming experience.
During the conversation, Park Min Young mentioned the kissing scene with Wi Ha Joon, who is five years younger than her. He joked that he didn’t have much experience with romantic scenes. “He said he hadn’t done many romantic projects before. There’s a kissing scene, and I think it was only the second or third,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of romantic dramas, so if it’s only the third time, it’s basically a newborn.” Hearing this, Wi Ha Joon laughed awkwardly.
He went on to recall how she used to tease him on set. “I kept joking, ‘You’re a kissing baby, a baby.’ But then, when the director called for action, he suddenly came in and practically ate my lips,” he said. Wi Ha Joon reacted with laughter, saying: “What are you talking about?”
Park Min Young went on to explain that the scene required her to look surprised, but in the end she was genuinely surprised. “I was supposed to look shocked in the scene, but I was actually shocked,” he said. “How could someone in the third kiss scene do that? On that level, it’s like an aspiration.” His remarks reportedly made everyone on set burst into laughter.
Even as Wi Ha Joon tried to end the story by joking that he could star in a medical drama, Park Min Young continued his playful comment. “Ha Joon has very full lips and a relatively large mouth. If you watch the scene, you will understand. For a moment, I felt like my lips were being pulled up to my cheeks,” he added, continuing his sincere story.
However, after the clip circulated widely in online communities and social media, reactions quickly became divided. Some netizens criticized the remarks, saying they seemed inappropriate. Comments included reactions like “Isn’t that sexual harassment?”, “Why use expressions like that nowadays?”, “If a man had said this, it would have caused a huge controversy” AND “It’s uncomfortable to listen to.”
Others defended the actress, arguing that the comment was clearly intended as a joke in a variety show context. Supporters wrote responses like “It’s just the playful story of a show,” “Calling someone ‘baby kisser’ is funny,” AND “He just has a funny way of talking.”
As the clip continues to circulate, the incident has sparked an online debate about the boundaries of humor and context in entertainment programming, with opinions sharply divided over whether the remark should be seen as a lighthearted joke or something more problematic.
Sources: Nate
