My First Love[2] (Korean: 애간장; RR: Aeganjang) 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]
| My First Love | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 애간장 |
| Literal meaning | Longing Heart |
| Revised Romanization | Aeganjang |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Longing Heart by Kim Hee-ran and Kim Byung-gwan |
| Written by | Park Ga-yeon |
| Directed by | Min Yeon-hong |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Yong-jin |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | SBS Plus[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | January 8 – February 6, 2018 |
Synopsis edit
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 edit
Main edit
- 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 edit
- Kim Sun-young as Shin-woo's mother
- Cho Seung-hee as Baek Na-hee
- Park Han-sol as Kim Yun-jeong
- Kim Min-seok as Kim Min-seok
- Min Do-hee as Jang So-ra
- Lee Joo-hyung as Joo Geun-deok
- Song Ji-hyun as Kang Shin-hee
- Lee Sang as Ki-wan
- Go Gyu-pil
- Lee Tae-sun as Shin Joo-hwan
Production edit
- 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 edit
| 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% | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Hwang, So-young. "[이슈IS] 이정신X이열음 주연 '애간장' OCN 8부작 편성 확정". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "My First Love [Title in the URL]". Tving. OCN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Lee Jung-shin, Lee Yul-eum and Seo Ji-hoon to star in "Longing Heart"". HanCinema. HanCinema. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Jae-yoon. "로맨틱 인기 웹툰 '애간장' 드라마화... SBS플러스에서 오는 11월 방영". Naver (in Korean). SBS funE. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Lee Jungshin Chosen to Play Lead Role for 'Longing Heart'". Yahoo Lifestyle. BNT News. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Kim, Seong-won. "[공식]추리 로맨스 '애간장', 이정신X이열음X서지훈 주연 확정". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Yeon, Hui-seon. '애간장' 이정신·이열음·서지훈, 대본 리딩 포착. TV Daily (in Korean). TV Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Hyun, Ji-min. "[단독] 이정신X이열음X서지훈 '애간장', OCN에서 본다". Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- My First Love at IMDb
- My First Love at HanCinema
