The ending of Aiko's love story with Kiyohara Kaya: Hugs and kisses are "super heart-pounding" (spoilers included)

The final episode of the drama series "First Love DOGs" (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Kiyohara Kaya, was broadcast on September 2nd, and the ending of Hanamura Aiko's (Kiyohara) love story became a hot topic.

◇The following contains spoilers

Aiko established her own agency, but it was far from stable. Soha (played by Na In-woo), who wanted to help Aiko by working with her, suggested that they go to Korea and become partners.

On the day Soha was due to return to Japan, Aiko turned down Soha's request, saying, "Rather than relying on you to give me a job opportunity, I'll grab it with my own efforts. No matter how hard it is, I'll make that agency bigger."

Afterwards, Aiko and Kai (played by Ryo Narita) became convinced of their feelings for each other. Facing Aiko by the sea, Kai confessed his feelings to her, "You're the only one who made it seem like we were having fun, even though it seemed like everything was just not right. That means... I think you're my first love," and he gently embraced Aiko. The two looked at each other and shared a quiet kiss, setting the stage for the finale.

On social media, the scene garnered attention with comments such as, "An adult hug followed by an adult kiss...so good," "The scene where Kai confesses his feelings to Aiko and the kiss follows a hug was so heart-warming!", "It was the best," and "Kiyohara Kaya was so cute!"