Why did TOP kiss Lee Hyori at the Mnet KM Music Festival?

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That seems to be the one dollar question.

The strategic peck on the lips between Big Bang’s TOP and Lee Hyori ignited thousands of young girl’s fantasies in that one fleeting moment.  And if you are wondering why they kissed and who was the mastermind of this obviously staged event, we’ll tell you -  it was the Mnet organizers. Big Bang’s management, YG Entertainment stated that the festival organizers requested that TOP and Lee Hyori kiss as part of the performance. A cheap trick but the effect has no doubt made the performance one to remember for the 10th Anniversary of the Mnet KM Music Festival.

We suppose a kiss is more titiallating than simply ripping off your shirt. These days, hot bodies are a dime a dozen.

116 Responses to “Why did TOP kiss Lee Hyori at the Mnet KM Music Festival?”


  1. 1 SC November 17, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    For me it doesn’t look like just a peck
    seeing from the picture, T.O.P. seems like he was going to suck hyori’s lips….

  2. 2 ttp November 17, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    “JEALOUS” thats what i am but the kiss was DAMN HOT!

  3. 3 hunny November 17, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    a cheap gimmick..
    but i guess it works..
    cuz thy did mention of a surprise..
    guess tht’s da surprise..
    still..
    it’s good for them…
    cuz peole wont feel bored..
    honestly..
    hyori lee’s performance wif top n g dragon doesnt work..
    lies/haru haru performance looked bad..
    only wif tae yang and seung ri she did a great job..
    cuz it’s her song..
    u cant afford 2 make ur song look bad arent u?
    but tae yang’s part..
    she sang just a bit..
    so cant see so much ugly voices of her there..

  4. 5 Tiffany November 17, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    I heard about a different story from a website.

    According to the other site, it says that T.O.P was the one who suggested it and since everyone agreed to it, they added it into the performance because it suited it.

  5. 7 ofcoursedummy November 17, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    this is a lame attempt to keep the flame going

    everyone knows it was staged

    even netizens are over it. they are sick of reporters trying to bring up stupid shiz.

    its obvious their companies want to keep this a hot topic

    even more so since hyori’s concert is coming she needs to stay a hot topic.

  6. 8 nomin November 17, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    yes, nice i love you TOP

  7. 9 wth November 17, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    much as i love hyori, this made me uber jealous! i want that kiss too! haha!

  8. 10 sourelectric November 17, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    Yer it was dayum hot!

    TOP’s fanboy dreams came true! ahah u could see him savouring the moment afterwards..

    i don’t see why its so bad, i mean dude didnt britney and madonna kiss? thats like worse.

  9. 11 bubbles November 17, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    so toobin dead? yes?
    btw though the kiss was hot! i would rather see Rain’s chocolates

  10. 12 lazybum November 17, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    yep. ripping off shirts just don’t do it these days…

  11. 13 123456789 November 17, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    LHR’S…IN”N”OUT…
    RAIN GOT LUCKIER. SO DID LHR,SHE GOT THE FREE RIDE ON RAIN..
    YEEEEEEEE..HAAAAAAAAAAAH..

  12. 14 HAHAHA November 17, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    it’s like kissing your aunt. aren’t they like 15years apart? maybe more?

  13. 17 shinbi November 17, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    well i watched that scene and can u call that is a kiss??
    comeoooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnn….

    @ SC
    totally agree
    seeing from the picture, T.O.P. seems like he was going to suck hyori’s lips….

  14. 18 xx November 17, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Whatever.. Hyori said inside her ALLELUYAH!!!!! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  15. 19 Korean Ajusshi November 17, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    I wonder how many girls who call her “old” would look as good as her when they turn 30 themselves? By the way, she’s actually 29 in the Western age (one’s automatically considered a year-old after birth in Korea). Anyway, there are men who are attracted to older women and that’s neither immoral or illegal. Why should man always be the same age or older than woman to have a relationship with her?

  16. 20 Korean Ajusshi November 18, 2008 at 12:03 am

    @ HAHAHA

    He’s 20 and she’s 29, so 9 years difference.

  17. 21 S November 18, 2008 at 12:03 am

    HEY it’s not better than “simply ripping off your shirt”.
    like what u’ve said b4, it’s a cheaptrick. not important

  18. 22 Korean Ajusshi November 18, 2008 at 12:05 am

    Correction, T.O.P.’s 21.

  19. 23 sarang November 18, 2008 at 12:37 am

    both lucky..

  20. 24 kirara November 18, 2008 at 12:58 am

    Yes.. definately a Hot kiss.. i’m sure most of the girls are either super jealous or fainting right now.

  21. 26 makiavelly November 18, 2008 at 2:00 am

    :) Tasty ….

  22. 27 yumi November 18, 2008 at 2:29 am

    ahahaa
    pshh
    very few people are hotter than hyori . in terms of face
    as for body. ahaha~

  23. 28 amsterdamcheapo November 18, 2008 at 2:37 am

    A kiss is only a kiss, what happens afterwards, no one knows! But I hope…

  24. 29 mirima2244 November 18, 2008 at 2:45 am

    omg i just hate her to death and now even more gosh i love top but i hate her i am so lucky that gd have not kissed her couze i love him to death

  25. 30 UHMJUNGHWA4EVER November 18, 2008 at 7:06 am

    overrated and sloppy. :/

  26. 32 popbingsoo November 18, 2008 at 7:32 am

    i heard that TOP was always trying to “get her” on this tv show that she hosts. maybe not get her, but something like that….

    What Tiffany siad, i think that is somewhat true..

    but honestly i dont care, its not like theyre gonna hook up or anything…. lee hyori is old, cant sing at all, and she has her own fun life
    :P

  27. 33 SoSo November 18, 2008 at 8:35 am

    HyoriSH U SUCKS

    why you kissed TOP you B I T C H ????

    you know you are UGLY and NO one will marry you because you are a BIG B i t c h , Men are seeing you as A W h o r e cuz you always feed their need ,

    because you are B i t c h , UGLY an Stupid , so you worked hard to make your body look like that ( with a little help from surgeons ) cuz you knew that NOBODY will look at your face , NO one will marry you and you know that , so you have fun and SLEEP with any man you want , you b i t c h

    your whole body is FAKE ,

    i wish you suicide , DIE

    you have NO talent at all , and your voice is just horrible

    you are worse than sohee

  28. 34 eunbyul November 18, 2008 at 8:54 am

    man, if i was hyori, i would have made sure it wasn’t just a peck…

  29. 36 eunbyul November 18, 2008 at 8:55 am

    soso needs to calm down.

  30. 37 SoSo November 18, 2008 at 9:03 am

    @ eunbyul

    I calmed down now , but if i see that pic again , i become MAD ^^

    but really , that’s how hyori is , i didn’t say anything wrong

    i wouldn’t have said these words , if she didn’t kiss TOP oppa

    ( although he kissed her )

  31. 38 jamin November 18, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Lucky guy! U-GO-TOP!

  32. 39 Mia November 18, 2008 at 9:41 am

    WOW, one kiss, no ONE peck and she gets called a slut. Just shows how immature people no fangirls are these days. Fangirls need to get through their head that they will NOT marry them and they can do whatever they want.

    It’s funny how some people even say “he don’t look comfortable doing it.” LOL. Sure, if that makes you feel any better, keep telling yourself that.

    You people make me laugh.

  33. 40 irees November 18, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Enh. I still think the whole kissing was unnecessary to the performance, but it definitely creates a buzz, so good for them.

  34. 42 Bowie Ng November 18, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    awwss why wasnt he assigned to kiss me ? </3
    but at least it was assigned not like a all of a sudden thing[:
    i love u TOP<3

  35. 43 Bowie Ng November 18, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    but either way they shouldnt have kissed :O!!!

  36. 44 aida.JJ November 18, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    i’m speechless. o_____o”

  37. 45 Random Person. November 18, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Lmfao. Yeah. I’m uber jealous right now. x]

    and that is why i hate Hyori. haha. C:

  38. 46 absynthefairy99 November 18, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    grrrrrr……. envy.envy.envy! i love them both but i would like TOP just for me, hehehe!

  39. 47 fangirl November 19, 2008 at 12:28 am

    nice capture there,huh! heheh!!

  40. 48 CeceliaS November 19, 2008 at 11:51 am

    It’s one of those Noona and dong seang thingy
    haha kinda lame TOP could have had kissed
    a HOTTER BETTER LOOKING GIRL :D btw Hyori
    sucked at singing Big Bang however rocked it
    and rocked her songs too hahaha

    Hyori is not a good live singer
    I guess thats what you get for being
    trained under SM before you debuted…

    THANK GOD TAE YANG DIDN’T KISS
    HER HAHAHA!! Muwhahaha Tae Yang is
    Hyori contaminated FREE YESSSS!!!!

    • 49 BACK-off-HATERS! June 5, 2009 at 4:03 pm

      hey! if you want to make some comment can you make your english better bec. i can’t even understand it. you really have a poor grammar and spelling. stupid!

  41. 50 jessy November 19, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    that’s just a bad gimic lol..what a cheap publicities..

  42. 51 O.o November 21, 2008 at 1:20 am

    @soso,Geez girl… hater much?

    I don’t think Hyori deserved what you said.
    For God’s sake…. It’s scripted.

    Want to blame someone, blame the organizers. Or their management for agreeing to the kiss.

    And it’s not like a french kiss or something, it’s just a peck.. duh.

  43. 52 yoriska November 22, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    oh my GOD…? they really really kiss ….?????????????

  44. 53 TaeYang.Wifeyy November 23, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    it barely lasted a second. who cares?
    =D

  45. 54 geles November 25, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    WHY!!!lots of top’s fans cry when dey saw top kiss hyori…i was like jealous of hyori…i’m sooooooooo disappointed in him!why they suggested the kissing???It’s just ONLY a SINGING performance,not a DRAMA!

  46. 55 Shiro November 29, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    Kya~~!!!! O.O

    they kissed???!!!! waaahhh~~!!!

    TOP looks so cool in that picture hahaha…~!!!

    one lucky guy.. :) )

  47. 56 ichke December 1, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    wooooooooow this is not truy top is my love


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