Kiss Sixth Sense (키스 식스 센스) is a romantic-fantasy Korean drama series directed by Nam Ki-hoon and stars Yoon Kye-sang, Seo Ji-hye, Kim Ji-suk and Hwang Bo-ra, alongside other cast members. The series has 12 episodes, each with a runtime of around an hour. The series is based on the webtoon of the same name by Gatnyeo.
Disney+ describes the series as:
Hong Ye-sool, an account executive at Zeu Ad is making her way up at work. However, she has one secret: she can see the future when she kisses someone.
– Kiss Sixth Sense review contains spoilers –
Kiss Sixth Sense Episode 1
Kiss Sixth Sense episode 1 starts with Hong Ye-sool who seems to have a sixth sense about things, at least her weather forecast seems to indicate so. She is an AE, the leader of the advertising department in her office, and it seems like everyone around her is somewhat aware of her sixth sense – her boss even gives her a good talking to thanks to a badly done advertisement, mentioning why her sixth sense didn’t warn her that this was going to happen.
Either way, Ye-sool is very confident in her capabilities both in terms of work and her sixth sense abilities. Her workplace is nothing short of a war zone, as, I guess, is everyone’s workplace when it comes to Korean drama shows! Cha Min-hu isn’t an easy boss to be with either – he’s the best in the business but is also extremely hard on his employees. It’s also interesting that he hands over his credit card (or the company’s credit card?) every time Ye-sool is flustered. It’s interesting more so that Ye-sool has learnt to be exactly like Min-hu with her subordinates.
Ye-sool’s ability, or sixth sense, is that she can tell a person’s future if her lips touch someone’s body. She got to know about it when she was a child and she kissed her sick relative’s hand and saw their grim future. From that point onwards, it has continued to happen again and again and it has affected her relationship with everyone as well as her social life tremendously. But, at this point, she has more than accepted her fate and resigned to the fact that kissing people is mostly out of the picture for her!
Moreover, for some reason, she can’t stop drinking energy drinks and coffee although, apparently, she can die from drinking so much. In spite of her doctor and Min-hu repeatedly asking her to rest, she keeps pushing herself, resulting in her getting nasty nose bleeds and a myriad of health issues. That and the fact that she has made her work as her life partner results in some very much foreseen problems. It’s sad, honestly, because you know she wants to be with someone, but this nasty sixth sense issue has really messed her up as a person.
But, Ye-sool is really good at her job and we see that over and over again. Whether it be handling Oh Ji-young or creating presentations and being there with Min-hu at every step of the way. Speaking for Min-hu, Kiss Sixth Sense episode 1 gives the indication that Ye-sool might have a crush on him, thanks to them closely working together and them being similar in more ways than one. During a production faux-pas, she falls on Min-hu, as she usually stumbles around everywhere, and once her lips touch him, she sees them romantically together – a future she isn’t sure she is ok with!
Kiss Sixth Sense Episode 2
The sexual tension between Min-hu and Ye-sool was quite apparent from the last episode and this sixth sense just adds fuel to the fire. It seems like Min-hu saw something along similar veins as well and just asks Ye-sool to not dig too deep into it. He seems visibly annoyed and flustered and his ignoring the topic just makes him look as guilty.
I am unsure whether the series is trying to hide the fact that Min-hu might also have a sense of seeing the future (or keep it ambiguous), but it just seems somewhat apparent at this point. You sense the awkwardness and tension between the two the day after the fated kiss but it makes Ye-sool wonder whether it can come true, considering Min-hu had a scar in her vision that he doesn’t have now.
Min-hu’s powers, meanwhile, seem like are more following super hearing and sight? But apparently, kissing also has similar effects on him as Ye-sool. They don’t really specify his powers and I’m sure we’ll be able to see more of it later. Either way, Min-hu saves the day after the horrible shoot and promises to help Ye-sool with further work, going against his boss’s warnings. But, obviously, even when things go without a hitch, they don’t.
After a homeless man gets to the pop-up store venue and causes a ruckus, Min-hu gets hurt and ends up in the hospital, getting that scar on his back. Well, that just means that the future is coming to Ye-sool’s life sooner than she thought! As she goes to drop him home, it brings forth a wave of future events involving very steamy moments that leaves her shocked and confused.
Kiss Sixth Sense Review (Episodes 1 and 2)
Kiss Sixth Sense, even though with an extremely interesting premise and a promise of more interesting things to come, doesn’t really leave much of an impact. I say this because the first two episodes are just filled with filler that is neither shocking nor humorous. The series’ attempt at humour is honestly annoying and the scenes that bring forth conflict feel forced and uninteresting. Like, take the homeless guy debacle for instance – it really feels a bit much and I think giving Min-hu a scar on his back could’ve been done in many other ways.
Either way, I liked the protagonists – Ye-sool and Min-hu’s chemistry and sexual tension is quite delicious to watch and promises more drama. I was more intrigued to find out about their physical ailments, which made me more concerned than the random bum who wants to sleep in a bed. I wonder why there wasn’t any security at the event? The office scenes, moreover, make up for a chunk of the runtime and almost all of the scenes revolve around the office. It makes sense since our protagonists are workaholics.
However, these scenes just feel a bit much after a point. With over 60-minute-long episodes, you want to watch something more interesting going on. Or maybe something else for a change. Additionally, Oh Ji-young’s character is just so annoying and feels so unnecessary that I couldn’t help but cringe every time she was on screen.
With a 12-episode runtime, airing two episodes every week, the series really needs to buck up if it wants to retain any interest in the content. The promise of steamy sex between the hot-and-cold work colleagues is hardly enough to do that!
Kiss Sixth Sense is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
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