Aired on Netflix from November 12, 2025, to December 25th, 2025
💥 Dynamite Kiss:
Dynamite Kiss is a rom-com K-drama centered on Go Da-rim (played by Ahn Eun-jin), a woman who pretends to be a married mother to land a job she desperately needs at a baby products company. Her new boss? Gong Ji-hyeok (Jang Ki-yong, yes—also from Atypical Family), aka the man she ghosted on Jeju Island after they shared a legendary dynamite kiss.
To keep up the married-mom lie, Da-rim ropes in her handsome best friend and neighbor Kim Seon-woo (Kim Mu-jun)—who conveniently has a young son—to enter a fake marriage with her. What she doesn’t realize is that he has been quietly in love with her for years. Classic second male lead pain incoming.
And let’s talk about Kim Mu-jun as Kim Sun-woo for a second because… sir looked exactly like Jin from BTS 🥵 I was not prepared.
Spoiler alert 🚨
🌴 Jeju Island: Where It All (Accidentally) Starts
At first, Gong Ji-hyeok and Go Da-rim are not into each other.
They meet purely by chance in Jeju Island, where Ji-hyeok happens to be scouting Da-rim’s ex-boyfriend for work. To make things worse, Da-rim discovers her ex is now dating her former classmate. Humiliated and desperate to save face, she pretends she’s also there with her own boyfriend.
Enter: Gong Ji-hyeok.
Things spiral quickly. A very drunk Da-rim mistakenly thinks Ji-hyeok is about to hurt himself and tries to “save” him. Chaos ensues, and they both end up in the hospital. An annoyed Ji-hyeok tells the hospital staff that Da-rim will pay the bill — unfortunate, considering she’s already completely broke.
Of course, fate isn’t done messing with them yet.
They’re staying at the same hotel, and Da-rim confronts Ji-hyeok about sticking her with the hospital bill. Right on cue, her ex and his new girlfriend appear — and that’s when Ji-hyeok becomes her pretend boyfriend, very pleased that this opportunity has fallen right into his lap.
From there, they unexpectedly start to hit it off. After their iconic dynamite kiss, Ji-hyeok takes Da-rim on a genuinely cute date, and the day ends back in his hotel room.
But reality crashes the party hard.
Da-rim gets a call from Seon-you: her sister — who was supposed to be getting married that day — has disappeared because her fiancé is being hunted by loan sharks. Her mother collapses due to heart issues and is rushed to the hospital. Da-rim runs for the airport, without leaving a note, while Ji-hyeok is in the shower.
Ji-hyeok chases after her, but in true K-drama cruelty, they pass each other and don’t see one another. He never got her contact information.
When Ji-hyeok returns to Seoul, he desperately tries to find her — even tracking down the grandfather tree Da-rim mentioned in Jeju. He literally compiles a list of every grandfather tree, and the drama teases us with multiple almost-meetings:
- Da-rim delivers food to Ji-hyeok’s apartment, but his friend opens the door instead
- She interviews for a job on Ji-hyeok’s team — except he already left
They finally reunite on Da-rim’s first day of work, where Ji-hyeok discovers she’s “married” with a child — and she has no choice but to go along with the lie.
Ji-hyeok is bitter, hurt, and immediately wants her gone.
🎬 Wrapping It All Up: The Good, the Bad, and the Why Did They Do That?
Despite everything — and yes, I mean everything — I would still rate Dynamite Kiss a 4/5 cherry blossoms 🌸🌸🌸🌸.
And honestly? That says a lot.
This drama genuinely had me hooked for most of its run. The Jeju beginning was strong, the fake relationship setup worked, the chemistry was there, and I was fully invested… right up until the ending unraveled into what might be one of the most frustrating finales to watch on Christmas Day of all days.
Instead of a satisfying payoff, we got:
- An unnecessary amnesia arc with 40 minutes left in the series
- Emotional whiplash
- A rushed conclusion that felt like the writers simply ran out of patience
Yes, Da-rim and Ji-hyeok do end up married with kids, which I appreciated — but let’s be honest about the execution:
- Ji-hyeok “ages” via… glasses
- Da-rim somehow looks exactly the same despite having two kids
- And Seon-woo is still single
That last one especially made no sense.
Seon-woo had a second female lead who was gorgeous, wealthy, genuinely into him, and even adored by his son — and yet the drama gave us nothing. No payoff, no closure. We also never get a real explanation for why his ex-wife disappeared, which feels like a pretty major detail to leave unresolved.
The sister storyline technically wraps up, but barely — she’s found in the final episode and shown only in a blink-and-you-miss-it glimpse, leaving the whole arc feeling like unfinished business.
At one point, I honestly found myself rooting for the second male lead, because Kim Seon-woo was just that kind and consistent. When a drama makes you question who you want the female lead to end up with, it’s clearly doing something right — even if it doesn’t fully stick the landing.
❤️ Final Thoughts
Even with its flaws, I did enjoy this drama.
Why?
- The concept felt different
- The main leads had strong chemistry
- Fake marriage + workplace romance
I also appreciated that we actually got a glimpse of the couple’s married life at the end — especially the final scene where Da-rim tells Ji-hyeok she doesn’t like him playing games on his phone with the kids.
Very real.
Very married.
Very “put the phone down.”
🌸 Final Verdict
✨ Somewhat different
✨ Frustrating but entertaining
Would I recommend it?
Yes — just be prepared to yell at your screen a little 😌🎬
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