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My First Love (TV series)

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My First Love
Promotional poster
Hangul
애간장
Literal meaningLonging Heart
Revised RomanizationAeganjang
Genre
Based onLonging Heart
by Kim Hee-ran and Kim Byung-gwan
Written byPark Ga-yeon
Directed byMin Yeon-hong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerKim Yong-jin
Running time45 minutes
Production companySBS Plus[1]
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseJanuary 8 (2018-01-08) –
February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)

My First Love[2] (Korean애간장; RRAeganjang) is a 2018 fantasy South Korean television series starring Lee Jung-shin, Seo Ji-hoon and Lee Yul-eum. It is based on the webtoon by the same title, released in 2015. It aired on OCN from January 8 to February 6, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST) for ten episodes.[3][4][5]

Synopsis

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The story of a man who cannot forget his first love from ten years ago and is given the chance to redo history as he returns to the past.

Cast

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Main

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  • Lee Jung-shin as Kang Shin-woo (28 years old), a high school mathematics teacher who, by an accidental opportunity, returns to ten years in the past and meets his younger self.[6]
  • Seo Ji-hoon as young Kang Shin-woo (18 years old)
  • Lee Yul-eum as Han Ji-soo, Shin-woo's first love, a pretty and smart student who hides an inner pain from childhood.[6]

Supporting

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Production

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  • The series marks the three main actors' first-ever lead role.[7]
  • It was initially planned by SBS Plus, the production company of the series, to air My First Love on their network, but later moved to OCN. There was also a plan to stream it first on the Oksusu app before the broadcast.[1]
  • The first script reading of the cast took place at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong.[8]
  • It was fully pre-produced: filming started in late August 2017 and wrapped up on October 25.[7][9]

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date TNmS
1 January 8, 2018 0.3%
2 January 9, 2018
3 January 15, 2018
4 January 16, 2018
5 January 22, 2018 0.4%
6 January 23, 2018 0.2%
7 January 29, 2018 0.1%
8 January 30, 2018 0.2%
9 February 5, 2018 0.1%
10 February 6, 2018 0.2%
Average 0.2%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

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  1. ^ a b Hwang, So-young. [이슈IS] 이정신X이열음 주연 '애간장' OCN 8부작 편성 확정. Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "My First Love [Title in the URL]". Tving. OCN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lee Jung-shin, Lee Yul-eum and Seo Ji-hoon to star in "Longing Heart"". HanCinema. HanCinema. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Kim, Jae-yoon. 로맨틱 인기 웹툰 '애간장' 드라마화... SBS플러스에서 오는 11월 방영. Naver (in Korean). SBS funE. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Jang, Ah-reum (16 August 2017). [단독] 씨엔블루 이정신, 드라마 '애간장'으로 데뷔 후 첫 주연. News1 News (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Lee Jungshin Chosen to Play Lead Role for 'Longing Heart'". Yahoo Lifestyle. BNT News. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Kim, Seong-won. [공식]추리 로맨스 '애간장', 이정신X이열음X서지훈 주연 확정. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Yeon, Hui-seon. '애간장' 이정신·이열음·서지훈, 대본 리딩 포착. TV Daily (in Korean). TV Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  9. ^ Hyun, Ji-min. [단독] 이정신X이열음X서지훈 '애간장', OCN에서 본다. Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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