The first lesbian kiss on South Korean TV aired on Wednesday (February 25) night, and it was epic.

Two two female students on drama Seonam Girls High School Investigators shared a passionate kiss in the library – but then broke up out of fear of being judged.

But not everyone was happy with having the display of same-sex affection broadcast into their homes.

The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) said Friday (27 February) it had received complaints and were looking in the matter.

‘We will decide whether this is an issue after we look into it, and whether there is any violation of broadcast policy,’ the commission said in a statement.

A spokesperson for the producer, JTBC cable channel, said the kiss was ‘necessary to the plot.’

A representative for the program said homosexuality was the first topic production director Yeo Yoon wanted to broach.

‘He of course worried about the reaction to the scene, but ultimately decided that it was a topic that needed to be discussed,’ they said in an op-ed published in Star News.

The representative added that their decision to include the scene was based on talks with gay students:

‘The homosexual students we’ve met have said that they are treated unfairly at school.

‘We do not believe it is our prerogative to judge whether these students are right or wrong. We therefore went ahead with the scene in the hopes that diversity can be accepted and embraced.’

Most netizens were supportive of the kiss.

‘The matter of homosexual love is a personal thing, none of us have any right to say it’s wrong or right,’ one wrote.

‘These scenes are in foreign dramas all the time. I guess there’s some rejection going on since it’s the first time in Korea,’ said another.

Others expressed surprise or disgust while and some said there were far more controversial themes in Korean TV dramas, which are popular all over Asia.

‘I like how the KCSC will let cancer, affairs, pre-marital pregnancies, and divorce dramas all pass but gay love makes them shake in their boots,’ one wrote.

Watch the epic kiss below: