Kissing Scene Between Actors With 19-Year Age Difference Triggers Intense Responses
Michelle Chen is facing backlash over a steamy kissing scene in the Chinese drama Sniper Butterfly.
The controversy began after Korean netizens spotted the huge 19-year age gap between the leads. Michelle Chen, born in 1983, shared a passionate kiss with Zhou Keyu, who was born in 2002.
The age difference surprised fans and sparked heated comments online.
The scene quickly went viral in Korea as viewers struggled to reconcile the gap with the intense romance onscreen.
Photos of the actors together circulated, showing Michelle Chen still looking younger than her 40s.
Netizens reacted sharply:
“I can only see the male lead’s profile is visible, and the editing is so severe that she doesn’t even look like an 83-liner. But a 19-year age gap is a lot.”
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Other comments went further:
“But it doesn’t look like that at all! Whoa, the age difference…”
“Whoa, she’s basically his mother…”
“Michelle Chen is over 40 now…When did that happen?”
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As the discussion continues, many remain fixated on the huge age gap and the drama’s bold romance choice.
Sniper Butterfly is quickly becoming known as one of the most talked-about dramas in Korea for this exact reason.