# My First First Love (첫사랑은 처음이라서)
**My First First Love** (첫사랑은 처음이라서; revised romanization *Cheotsarangeun Cheoeumiraseo*, literal title *Because It's My First Love*) is a South Korean romantic coming-of-age streaming television series produced for Netflix, following five 20-year-old friends who move in together and stumble through first love and early adulthood.[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_First_First_Love) It ran as two eight-episode seasons in 2019 and was Netflix's second Korean original drama, after the zombie thriller *[Kingdom](https://www.edgepedia.org/kingdom-south-korean-tv-series)*.[2](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190308010100315)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 첫사랑은 처음이라서 (*Cheotsarangeun Cheoeumiraseo*)[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_First_First_Love) |
| Network / production | Netflix; produced by AStory[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_First_First_Love) |
| Director / writer | Oh Jin-seok (director); Kim Ran (writer); Jung Hyun-jung (creator)[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1) |
| Seasons | Season 1: 8 episodes, April 18, 2019; Season 2: 8 episodes, July 26, 2019[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/six-new-original-titles-on-netflix-we-cant-wait-to-share-with-k-drama-fans) |
| Main cast | Ji Soo, Jung Chae-yeon, Jinyoung, Choi Ri, Kang Tae-oh, Hong Ji-yoon[1](https://asianwiki.com/My_First_First_Love) |
| IMDb rating | 7.4/10 from about 3,900 user ratings[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8995604/ratings/) |
| Award | Best Drama Series, Seoul International Drama Awards 2019[7](https://stream-tracker.com/serie/my-first-first-love) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The story centers on Yun Tae-o ([Ji Soo](https://www.edgepedia.org/ji-soo)), who receives his grandfather's house on his 20th birthday and soon finds his solitude ended when friends move in for their own personal reasons; under one roof they experience love, friendship, and everything in between.[8](https://www.netflix.com/title/81026700) Tae-o and Han Song-i ([Jung Chae-yeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/jung-chae-yeon)) have been friends for 20 years, and Song-i develops feelings for Seo Do-hyeon (Jinyoung), who is both Tae-o's best friend and, in the course of the series, Song-i's boyfriend, forming the love triangle at the story's core.[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1)
The other housemates are O Ga-rin (Choi Ri) and Choi Hun ([Kang Tae-oh](https://www.edgepedia.org/kang-tae-oh)), who both end up living at Tae-o's house and create the share-house setting; Hong Ji-yoon plays Ryu Se-hyun.[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1) • [1](https://asianwiki.com/My_First_First_Love) Netflix described the series as a story of unexpected love and personal growth among five young adults who find "first-time" adulthood difficult and emotionally challenging.[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1)
## Production and release
Netflix announced the series in September 2018 as a Korean original from director Oh Jin-seok, whose earlier credits include *[Yong-pal](https://www.edgepedia.org/yong-pal)* and *Goddess of Marriage*, with writer Kim Min-seo attached at that stage and Jung Hyun-jung, known for *[Five Enough](https://www.edgepedia.org/five-enough)* and *Discovery of Love*, as creator.[9](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-series-my-first-first-love) By the March 2019 launch announcement the screenwriter was credited as Kim Ran, with Jung Hyun-jung still taking part as creator.[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1) According to the DramaWiki entry, the lead role was initially offered to [Nam Joo-hyuk](https://www.edgepedia.org/nam-joo-hyuk), who declined.[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_First_First_Love)
Season 1 premiered globally on Netflix on April 18, 2019.[4](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1) Netflix confirmed the second season in June 2019, with the five lead actors announcing in a social media video that it would arrive on July 26, 99 days after the first season's release.[10](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332107wpp/netflixs-my-first-first-love-confirms-premiere-date-for-2nd-season) The second season continues the characters' growth as young adults, with the Tae-o, Song-i, and Do-hyeon triangle forcing choices between friendship and love while Hun and Ga-rin move closer to their career dreams.[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/six-new-original-titles-on-netflix-we-cant-wait-to-share-with-k-drama-fans) Episodes run roughly 46 to 56 minutes.[8](https://www.netflix.com/title/81026700)
## Reception
On IMDb the series holds a 7.4/10 rating from about 3,900 users, with season 2 episodes generally rated slightly higher than season 1's.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8995604/ratings/) Rotten Tomatoes lists an audience (Popcornmeter) score of 88 percent, based on fewer than 50 ratings.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/my_first_first_love) The series won Best Drama Series at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards.[7](https://stream-tracker.com/serie/my-first-first-love)
Viewer and critical responses divided the two seasons. The Review Geek's season 2 review judged the second part to slightly surpass the first, with a stronger blend of drama, romance, and comedy.[12](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/myfirstfirstlove-s2review/) HelloKpop's season 2 review highlighted the confrontation between Song-i and the mother who left without explanation, and recommended the series to K-drama beginners looking for a show to binge.[13](https://www.hellokpop.com/review/k-drama-review-my-first-first-love-2/)
## Context in Netflix's Korean slate
The series arrived during Netflix's early push into Korean originals. Yonhap reported it as the service's second Korean original drama, following *Kingdom*, which premiered in January 2019.[2](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190308010100315) Industry listings credit the production to the studio AStory, which also produced *Kingdom* and continued supplying Netflix with original Korean content afterward.[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_First_First_Love) • [14](https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/kr/pdf/2023/issue-monitor/kpmg-korea-contents-studio-20230421.pdf) Both seasons remained available on Netflix in later years, with the title listed on the platform as a two-season, TV-14 drama.[8](https://www.netflix.com/title/81026700)
## References
1. [My First First Love, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/My_First_First_Love)
2. [Netflix to air new K-drama 'My First First Love', Yonhap News Agency](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190308010100315)
3. [My First First Love, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_First_First_Love)
4. [Netflix Brings Heart-Fluttering K-Romance with My First First Love, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-brings-heart-fluttering-k-romance-with-my-first-first-love-1)
5. [Six New Original Titles on Netflix We Can't Wait to Share with K-Drama Fans, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/six-new-original-titles-on-netflix-we-cant-wait-to-share-with-k-drama-fans)
6. [My First First Love (TV Series 2019) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8995604/ratings/)
7. [My First First Love – available on Netflix and streaming platforms?, Stream Tracker](https://stream-tracker.com/serie/my-first-first-love)
8. [My First First Love, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81026700)
9. [Netflix Announces New Series My First First Love, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-series-my-first-first-love)
10. [Netflix's "My First First Love" Confirms Premiere Date For 2nd Season, Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1332107wpp/netflixs-my-first-first-love-confirms-premiere-date-for-2nd-season)
11. [My First First Love, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/my_first_first_love)
12. [My First First Love – Netflix Season 2 Review, The Review Geek](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/myfirstfirstlove-s2review/)
13. [K-Drama Review: How "My First First Love" Shows That It's Okay Not To Know Everything Right Away, HelloKpop](https://www.hellokpop.com/review/k-drama-review-my-first-first-love-2/)
14. [Issue Monitor, April 2023, KPMG Korea](https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/kr/pdf/2023/issue-monitor/kpmg-korea-contents-studio-20230421.pdf)
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