First Love (1996 TV series)
| First Love | |
|---|---|
Promotional image | |
| Hangul | 첫사랑 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheotsarang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏssarang |
| Genre | Romance |
| Written by | Jo So-hye |
| Directed by | Lee Eung-jin |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Producer | KBS |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | September 7, 1996 – April 20, 1997 |
First Love (Korean: 첫사랑) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Seung-yeon, Choi Soo-jong and Bae Yong-joon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 for 66 episodes.
It is currently the second highest-rated Korean drama of all time, based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its final broadcast on April 20, 1997. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%. In 1997, the series aired on China Central Television to commercial success and is widely considered the beginning of the Korean Wave.