First Love (1996 TV series)

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First Love
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Hangul	첫사랑
Revised Romanization	Cheotsarang
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏssarang
Genre	Romance
Written by	Jo So-hye
Directed by	Lee Eung-jin
Starring	Choi Soo-jong Lee Seung-yeon Bae Yong-joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	66
Production
Producer	KBS
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) – 20 April 1997 (1997-04-20)
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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.^[1]