KISS OF LIFE’s Natty and Belle kiss at “2026 WATERBOMB Seoul” sparks mixed reactions
KISS OF LIFE members Natty and Belle shared a short kiss onstage during the 2026 WATERBOMB Seoul festival on July 24.
The festival’s opening day featured multiple K-Pop acts, and KISS OF LIFE — who are WATERBOMB alumni — took the stage with a summer set full of their hits.
The group also performed a new song called “Sweat,” which has not been released yet.
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스웻 하늘 Focus#KISSOFLIFE #키스오브라이프#하늘 #HANEUL pic.twitter.com/ah9FUMZTMM— 🤖🌲 (@_k1Of_) July 24, 2026
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i’m super happy to be here trust me.#KISSOFLIFE #키스오브라이프 #KIOF #키오프 #JULIE #쥴리 pic.twitter.com/nfFOYcOriw
— christine (@4kiofz) July 24, 2026
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Sweat 쥴리 직캠#쥴리 #JULIE #키스오브라이프 #KISSOFLIFE pic.twitter.com/LACFnuufmY
— 그루 (@groo_329) July 24, 2026
During one part of their set, Natty and Belle faced each other and briefly kissed. The moment was filmed from multiple angles.
키스잇 파트에서 진짜 키스한 벨띠 진짜 ㅁㅇ?..#키스오브라이프 #나띠 #벨 pic.twitter.com/WGZgTCgpZJ
— 시안 (@Haneul_sian) July 24, 2026
BELLTY KISSING 💋 #natty #belle #kiof #kissoflife #나띠 #벨 #WATERBOMB pic.twitter.com/sul5u0iJEk
— fraiz 🍓 (@aespadollz) July 24, 2026
they did kiss btw… leaving the sound on for this one #WATERBOMBSEOUL #워터밤서울#KISSOFLIFE #KIOF #NATTY #BELLE #키스오브라이프 #키오프 #나띠 #벨 pic.twitter.com/4dYgZrhFWR
— 별⭐️ (@soojiyeol) July 24, 2026
After the show, the members said the kiss was accidental, with Belle saying she misread the distance between the two.
#KISSOFLIFE Natty and Belle’s bubble messages after the kiss:
💋: Explain the kiss with Belle, PLEASE.
💜: There’s nothing to explain… Hyewon did it…
💜: I was so surprised…💋: Explain the kiss with TTY, PLEASE.
🩷: It got so hard that I completely misjudged the… https://t.co/CmUbhFyqXq— KISS OF LIFE Charts (@KIOFStats) July 24, 2026
The clip spread online and prompted mixed responses. Some fans reacted with excitement and created puns on the duo’s name.
because their name is kiss of life they’re allowed to kiss https://t.co/CCFmzbWJn8
— SHE’S HWI 💦 (@byeunhwi) July 24, 2026
They aren’t called KISS of life for no reason 😭 https://t.co/cmLeICpPoF
— WYNTER 🩷 (@_wynterszn) July 24, 2026
The kiss of the century#KISSOFLIFE #KIOFxWATERBOMB #KIOF_SWEAT https://t.co/Tle246mO1C
— ᡣ𐭩 (@kissshiie) July 24, 2026
Other voices reacted negatively, accusing the members of “queerbaiting” and of trying to win back fans after their previous controversies.
racist scandal so bad they resort to queer baiting https://t.co/vzwX5QfmZb
— bambi’s doormat 🍭 (@Fussmatte13) July 24, 2026
acting lesbian isn’t gonna save your careers btw.. https://t.co/zRgXIXufbM
— kwartz 🍀 | flop rehab era (@kw4rt2crystal) July 24, 2026
they knew they were flopping and had to quickly queerbait- https://t.co/TJwDHvfyHG
— yvoni ꨄ︎ (@itzychella) July 24, 2026
Additional commenters weighed in on the queerbaiting claims. Some said real people cannot queerbait and pushed back against assumptions about sexuality.
qrts being insufferable. hey guys real people can’t queerbait. https://t.co/1MIT151G61
— ⁴ (@kissyville_) July 24, 2026
‘queerbaiting’ do you know these girls personally to assume they’re not queer? https://t.co/CCFmzbWJn8
— SHE’S HWI 💦 (@byeunhwi) July 24, 2026