Director of 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' Reveals Why That Kiss Was Cut — 99% of Fans Were Waiting for It
Netflix never announced it, but fans figured out the missing moment all on their own.
The animated action romp K-Pop Demon Hunters — about a girl group moonlighting as world-saving demon slayers — sparked a frenzy of discussion. Not just for its dazzling visuals and banging soundtrack, but for something that never even made it to screen.
From the very start, viewers were hooked on the growing closeness between Rumi and Jinu. Many were convinced it would all build to a kiss. But when the finale dropped, it was clear: the scene everyone was bracing for had vanished.
The Deleted Scene — and Fans’ Reactions
Suspicions were confirmed when director Maggie Kang answered a fan’s direct question on Reddit. Yes, such a scene did exist — but it was deliberately left on the cutting room floor.
"Sometimes less is more," she said simply.
Instead of handing audiences an obvious conclusion, she chose to keep things open-ended — which, in her view, made the story all the more compelling.
Fans largely applauded the decision. Social media was full of comments like:
"She knows exactly what she’s doing," and "It really does hit harder this way." Ironically, the moment no one actually saw became the most vivid of all.
When Saying Less Says Everything
By skipping the kiss, the emotional impact only deepened. At the heart of it all are girls fighting not just monsters, but their own fears. Leaving the love story as a mere hint let every viewer interpret it their own way — and that’s where the real magic happened.
