K-Drama “Vincenzo” Hits All Time High Viewer Ratings After The Leads’ First Kiss Scene Sparks Romance

In the latest episode of tvN‘s K-Drama Vincenzo, male lead Song Joong Ki‘s character Vincenzo and female lead Jeon Yeo Been‘s character Hong Cha Young went undercover as Mr. Anderson and Ms. Bening — lovebirds to be engaged at the Ragusang Art Gallery…

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… while the real Mr. Anderson and Ms. Bening got kidnapped to take a private tour of the Geumga Plaza, led by the merchants in the building.

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While Vincenzo and Hong Cha Young successfully entered the venue, the couple immediately found themselves in a pickle when the art gallery director initiated a small surprise previously arranged by the real Mr. Anderson: An engagement.

Vincenzo got on his knees to ask for Hong Cha Young’s hand in marriage. When she said yes, the art gallery director insisted the two share a kiss to celebrate the moment. Vincenzo hesitated, knowing his relationship to Hong Cha Young is not (yet) romantic at all…

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… but Hong Cha Young did not waste another second. She went in and planted one right on Vincenzo’s lips!

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Though completely caught off guard by Hong Cha Young’s move, Vincenzo eventually played along. And like that, the two colleagues locked lips in a confusing-but-passionate kiss during their undercover act!

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After successfully completing their mission, Hong Cha Young apologizes for having kissed Vincenzo without his consent. In response, Vincenzo playfully calls Hong Cha Young “Sweetie” to lighten up the mood — only to fill the air with even more post-kiss awkwardness. Between the smooching and the sweetie-ing, Vincenzo and Hong Cha Young slowly realize they might be developing bigger feelings for each other.

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And viewers are living for this spark of romance between Vincenzo and Hong Cha Young! Following the episode, Vincenzo‘s viewer rating peaked at its all time high of 13.9% (metropolitan areas, 12.4% national) at one point, making it the leading show across all channels that air at the same time.

With six more episodes to go, Vincenzo viewers look forward to seeing Vincenzo x Hong Cha Young’s chemistry explode!

Watch the full clip here.