The idol immersed himself in the role.
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PENTAGON‘s Jinho has gained attention for his kiss with another man in his recent musical.
The idol is known for his amazing voice and has starred in a number of huge musicals since debuting.
Jinho and star Yoon Seungwoo are starring in the show Bare The Musical, which is a rock musical set in a Catholic boarding school, looking at themes of love, identity, and sexuality.
On YouTube, SHOWPLAY shared some snippets of the song “You&I” with the chemistry between Jinho and Seungwoo showing, with the physical touch and facial emotions to portray the show’s narrative.
A fan who was lucky to attend the show shared photos from the show and how in the song, there was a kiss between the two stars.
250702 베어 더 뮤지컬 스페셜 커튼콜
남몰래 속삭이는 이유
너도 알잖아 영원히 너와 나
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베어 더 뮤지컬#조진호 #김수호#진호 #JINHO #ジンホ @jinhojo_x#크레즐 #펜타곤 #CREZL #PENTAGON#베어더뮤지컬 #barethemusical pic.twitter.com/r1FmXsqYYt— JinHoney🍯 (@jinhoney417) July 2, 2025
The fan also shared a video from the musical.
Showing the exact moment Jinho and Seungwoo had their kiss, and it was definitely heart-fluttering.
The images and clips went viral after being shared online.
PENTAGON’s Jinho and Kim Suho in Bare The Musical. pic.twitter.com/teOTM4SnNv
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) July 3, 2025
Netizens loved how Jinho was going viral and used it as a chance to promote the star’s unreal vocals, with praise for the musical itself.
here’s jinho singing American Boy by Estelle without changing the lyrics pic.twitter.com/m0DQw5bBTa https://t.co/Ccw98EOboG
— nicks (@wukongscloud) July 4, 2025
Let’s go????
For those that don’t know, Bare the Musical has been ongoing in SK since 2015. A lot of other musical actors that were on phantom singer were also in the musical. So it’s been around and isn’t an unheard of musical. https://t.co/AaN8ZpMTBY
— Khai 🌸| Taemin held my flag | (@mermaidflare) July 3, 2025
Pride month has been extended 😎 https://t.co/1pG28QbwwP
— His Ace⁵ | Saw Taemin, Ateez, Stray Kids (@CultofTaemin) July 3, 2025
