First Love (1996 TV series)

First Love
Genre Romance, Drama
Written by Jo So-hye
Directed by Lee Eung-jin
Starring Bae Yong-joon
Choi Soo-jong
Lee Seung-yeon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 66
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 (KST)
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release 7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) – 20 April 1997 (1997-04-20)
Chronology
Preceded by Men of the Bath House
Followed by A Bluebird Has It
First Love
Hangul
Revised Romanization Cheot Sarang
McCune–Reischauer Chǒt Sarang

First Love (Hangul: 첫사랑; RR: Cheot Sarang) is a South Korean television series starring Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Lee Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes.

It is currently the highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its final broadcast on April 20, 1997.[1] Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%.

Plot

Depicting the afflictions of youth, First Love is the story of two brothers who fall for the same woman.

Cast

International broadcast

Due to Bae Yong-joon's popularity post-Winter Sonata, First Love was aired in Japan on NHK in 2005.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Top 50 highest-rated TV dramas of all time". Electric Ground. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  2. "KBS drama First love shows an audience rating of eye-opening 2% level in Japan". Hancinema. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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