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The First Man

2025–2026 · 1 season

A long, emotionally charged melodrama of swapped lives and simmering grudges, built for daily viewing with secrets that keep unfolding.

Created by
Kang Tae-heum
Genres
Crime, Family, Drama
Starring
Ham Eun-jung, Oh Hyun-kyung, Yoon Sun-woo
Overview
A drama depicting a life-threatening confrontation between a woman who takes another person's life for revenge and a woman who takes another person's life for her own desires.

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  • Kocowa
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Created by
Kang Tae-heum
Genres
Crime, Family, Drama
Starring
Ham Eun-jung, Oh Hyun-kyung, Yoon Sun-woo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, family, drama
Created by
Kang Tae-heum
Written by
Seo Hyun-ju
Starring
Ham Eun-jung, Oh Hyun-kyung, Yoon Sun-woo, Park Geon-il, Kim Min-seol, Jeong So-yeong, Kim Hak-sun, Lee Hyo-jeong
Length
1 seasons, 140 episodes
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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