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First Love

1996–1997 · 1 season

A long, earnest melodrama that slowly tightens its grip, blending tender romance with brooding revenge and family sacrifice.

Genres
Drama
Overview
First Love 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 number one highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its April 10, 1997 episode. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%.
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Love, revenge, family, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Choi Ji-woo, Choi Soo-jong, Lee Seung-yun, Kim Tae-woo, Song Hye-kyo, Bae Yong-jun, Park Sang-won, Son Hyun-joo
Length
1 seasons, 66 episodes, 80 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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