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Video of 'random strangers kissing' goes viral

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By Jeong Ji-su

The video of 20 random strangers kissing has gone viral online.

The 3-minute video named “First Kiss,” directed by an amateur filmmaker Tatia Pilieva, shows 20 complete strangers making out for the first time. This video already has over 64 million views.

The video, however, turned out to be a fashion advertisement for LA-based clothing label Wren.

“I strive to make them an interesting film that exists on its own rather than something that feels like a commercial, and it seems to be touching people,” said Wren's founder and creative director Melissa Coker.

While the video appears to show authentic first kisses among strangers, many of them are, in fact, professional performers such as singers, models and actors.