First Love (1996)

Original title

첫사랑

Directed by

Lee Eung Jin

Cast

Choi Soo Jong, Bae Yong Joon, Song Chae Hwan, Kim In Moon, Lee Seung Yun, Jo Kyung Hwan, Yoon Mi Ra, Choi Ji Woo

Genre

romance film

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 66 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A story about young love and its complications in South Korea. The series follows several characters through their romantic relationships and personal struggles over time.

romanticnostalgicemotionalsweepingtenderbittersweetmelodramaticclassic

What happens

First Love (Korean: 첫사랑) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Soo-jong, Lee Seung-yeon, and Bae Yong-joon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 for 66 episodes. It is currently the second highest-rated Korean drama of all time, based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its final broadcast on April 20, 1997. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%. In 1997, the series aired on China Central Television to commercial success and is widely considered the beginning of the Korean Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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