First Love Again
{{Infobox television
| image = First Love Again Poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster for First Love Again
| genre = {{ubl|Family|Melodrama|Romance|Revenge|}}
| writer = Park Pil-joo
| director = Yoon Chang-beom
| starring = {{ubl|Myung Se-bin|Kim Seung-soo|Wang Bit-na|Park Jung-chul}}
| music = Lee Pil-ho
| opentheme =
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 104
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Kim Sung-geun
Lee Jae-gil
| producer = Kang Soo-yeon
Song Min-yeob
| editor =
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 35 min
| company = KBS Media
| budget =
| network = KBS2
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|11|28}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2017|4|21}}
| related =
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First Love Again ({{ko-hhrm|다시, 첫사랑||Dashi, Cheotsarang|lit= Again, First Love}}) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Myung Se-bin, Kim Seung-soo, Wang Bit-na, and Park Jung-chul. The series aired on KBS2 on Monday to Friday from 7:50 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (KST).
Plot
Lee Ha-jin has love and a talent for cooking, and is dating Cha Do-yoon, who unbeknownst to her, is the son of the chairman of LK group. Cha Do-yoon proposes to her which she accepts gladly, still unaware of his rich background. Cha Do-yoon's father wants his legitimate eldest son, Cha Do-yoon, to marry Baek Min-hui, the sole daughter and heir to Myunghua Foundation, so that he can get material benefits from her family. When both the Lee and Cha families meet at a formal meeting before the wedding, the enmity between the two is revealed, and they all disapprove of the marriage between Lee Ha-jin and Cha Do-yoon. The whole situation is further complicated by an unwanted pregnancy, with Baek Min-hui scheming to pass on her baby as Cha Do-yoon's child to keep the baby's life safe from the clutches of her mother, Chairwoman Kim of Myunghua Foundation. Will Baek Min-hui be able to separate Cha Do-yoon and Lee Ha-jin? Will Cha Do-yoon and Lee Ha-jin be able to forget their first love?
Cast
=Main cast=
- Myung Se-bin as Lee Ha-jin
- Kim Seung-soo as Cha Do-yoon
- Wang Bit-na as Baek Min-hui
- Park Jung-chul as Choi Jung-woo
=People around Ha-jin=
- Lee Duk-hee as Hong Mi-ae
- Seo Ha as Chun Se-yoon
- Kang Nam-gil as Director Park
=People around Do-yoon=
- Kim Bo-mi as Kim Mal-soon
- Jung Han-yong as Cha Duk-bae
- Jo Eun-sook as Yoon Hwa-ran
- Yoon Chae-sung as Cha Tae-yoon
- Uhm Chae-young as Cha Hye-rin
=People around Min-hui=
- Seo Yi-sook as Kim Young-sook
- Kim Young-ki as President Baek
=Others=
- Jung Ae-yun as Mrs. Seo
- Choi Seung-hoon as Ga On
- Song Won-seok
Ratings
- The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="3" |Episode # ! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date ! colspan="4" |Average audience share |
| colspan="2" |TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117221236/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|url-status=live}} |
|---|
| width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1
|November 28, 2016 |16.7% |15.5% |14.9% |15.4% |
| 2
|November 29, 2016 |16.8% |15.2% |14.0% |13.0% |
| 3
|November 30, 2016 |16.6% |15.1% |14.3% |13.8% |
| 4
|December 1, 2016 |16.7% |14.9% |13.7% |13.2% |
| 5
|December 2, 2016 |16.0% |14.0% |13.5% |13.1% |
| 6
|December 5, 2016 |17.9% |17.1% |16.0% |15.8% |
| 7
|December 6, 2016 |19.2% |16.8% |14.8% |13.7% |
| 8
|December 7, 2016 |16.9% |14.9% |15.1% |14.4% |
| 9
|December 8, 2016 |18.2% |17.0% |15.9% |14.9% |
| 10
|December 9, 2016 |15.6% |14.8% |13.7% |13.3% |
| 11
|December 12, 2016 |18.8% |17.4% |16.5% |16.2% |
| 12
|December 13, 2016 |18.7% |16.6% |15.6% |14.8% |
| 13
|December 14, 2016 |17.3% |15.5% |15.4% |15.3% |
| 14
|December 15, 2016 |18.8% |17.1% |16.6% |15.7% |
| 15
|December 16, 2016 |16.7% |15.5% |15.9% |14.9% |
| 16
|December 19, 2016 |17.4% |15.6% |16.9% |16.8% |
| 17
|December 20, 2016 |19.3% |16.8% |16.2% |15.4% |
| 18
|December 21, 2016 |18.6% |16.6% |16.6% |16.3% |
| 19
|December 22, 2016 |19.1% |17.5% |17.6% |17.3% |
| 20
|December 23, 2016 |18.6% |16.4% |16.1% |14.8% |
| 21
|December 26, 2016 |17.9% |15.6% |17.1% |16.3% |
| 22
|December 27, 2016 |20.1% |19.3% |16.9% |15.5% |
| 23
|December 28, 2016 |18.3% |16.9% |17.6% |17.3% |
| 24
|December 29, 2016 |19.6% |17.8% |18.1% |17.3% |
| 25
|December 30, 2016 |18.3% |16.8% |17.1% |16.4% |
| 26
|January 2, 2017 |19.6% |18.3% |18.2% |17.3% |
| 27
|January 3, 2017 |21.0% |19.0% |18.8% |17.3% |
| 28
|January 4, 2017 |20.0% |18.3% |17.9% |17.3% |
| 29
|January 5, 2017 |20.1% |18.0% |18.7% |18.0% |
| 30
|January 6, 2017 |20.0% |18.3% |17.1% |16.3% |
| 31
|January 9, 2017 |20.1% |18.4% |18.4% |17.6% |
| 32
|January 10, 2017 |20.9% |18.7% |18.6% |17.1% |
| 33
|January 11, 2017 |20.1% |18.9% |19.2% |18.1% |
| 34
|January 12, 2017 |21.2% |19.5% |18.7% |17.8% |
| 35
|January 13, 2017 |20.4% |18.4% |17.6% |16.6% |
| 36
|January 16, 2017 |21.8% |19.5% |19.5% |18.1% |
| 37
|January 17, 2017 |22.1% |20.4% |19.7% |18.4% |
| 38
|January 18, 2017 |20.1% |18.0% |18.5% |17.5% |
| 39
|January 19, 2017 |22.2% |19.5% |18.9% |18.2% |
| 40
|January 20, 2017 |18.4% |17.0% |17.3% |15.9% |
| 41
|January 23, 2017 |21.6% |19.0% |19.9% |18.7% |
| 42
|January 24, 2017 |21.4% |19.4% |19.2% |17.1% |
| 43
|January 25, 2017 |19.7% |17.5% |18.0% |16.7% |
| 44
|January 26, 2017 |20.1% |17.5% |18.7% |17.7% |
| 45
|January 27, 2017 |12.9% |12.2% |11.2% |11.0% |
| 46
|January 31, 2017 |21.8% |20.3% |20.6% |19.1% |
| 47
|February 1, 2017 |21.1% |18.1% |19.8% |17.8% |
| 48
|February 2, 2017 |21.9% |20.2% |21.7% |20.5% |
| 49
|February 3, 2017 |19.2% |17.2% |19.7% |18.1% |
| 50
|February 6, 2017 |19.9% |18.0% |20.5% |19.2% |
| 51
|February 7, 2017 |20.5% |17.3% |20.9% |19.5% |
| 52
|February 8, 2017 |21.3% |19.2% |20.7% |19.2% |
| 53
|February 9, 2017 |19.9% |17.5% |20.4% |19.1% |
| 54
|February 10, 2017 |20.9% |17.5% |19.7% |17.7% |
| 55
|February 13, 2017 |21.4% |20.1% |21.8% |20.7% |
| 56
|February 14, 2017 |20.6% |19.4% |19.9% |18.3% |
| 57
|February 15, 2017 |19.4% |18.1% |19.8% |18.1% |
| 58
|February 16, 2017 |21.3% |19.1% |20.7% |19.1% |
| 59
|February 17, 2017 |20.5% |18.7% |20.6% |18.7% |
| 60
|February 20, 2017 |19.8% |19.1% |21.8% |20.8% |
| 61
|February 21, 2017 |18.8% |17.3% |20.6% |19.0% |
| 62
|February 22, 2017 |20.9% |18.1% |20.4% |19.0% |
| 63
|February 23, 2017 |20.7% |18.0% |21.1% |19.8% |
| 64
|February 24, 2017 |21.4% |19.8% |20.6% |18.8% |
| 65
|February 27, 2017 |21.1% |18.8% |20.2% |18.4% |
| 66
|February 28, 2017 |21.9% |19.2% |21.6% |20.3% |
| 67
|March 1, 2017 |22.0% |19.5% |22.7% |20.8% |
| 68
|March 2, 2017 |22.7% |20.6% |22.5% |20.8% |
| 69
|March 3, 2017 |22.1% |20.4% |20.3% |19.5% |
| 70
|March 6, 2017 |21.1% |18.4% |21.4% |19.6% |
| 71
|March 7, 2017 |22.0% |19.6% |22.1% |20.0% |
| 72
|March 8, 2017 |21.8% |19.5% |21.8% |19.6% |
| 73
|March 9, 2017 |20.7% |18.8% |22.6% |20.7% |
| 74
|March 10, 2017 |19.2% |16.6% |19.1% |18.2% |
| 75
|March 13, 2017 |22.4% |19.8% |21.7% |20.2% |
| 76
|March 14, 2017 |23.2% |19.7% |22.7% |21.4% |
| 77
|March 15, 2017 |21.6% |19.5% |21.8% |19.3% |
| 78
|March 16, 2017 |25.5% |22.9% |22.6% |20.5% |
| 79
|March 17, 2017 |22.7% |22.0% |20.9% |19.7% |
| 80
|March 20, 2017 |24.8% |23.0% |22.9% |21.5% |
| 81
|March 21, 2017 |24.1% |21.5% |23.3% |21.7% |
| 82
|March 22, 2017 |25.7% |23.2% |22.4% |20.6% |
| 83
|March 23, 2017 |26.0% |22.6% |23.5% |21.9% |
| 84
|March 24, 2017 |24.6% |22.1% |21.5% |20.1% |
| 85
|March 27, 2017 |25.5% |23.5% |23.4% |21.4% |
| 86
|March 28, 2017 |25.8% |21.5% |23.5% |22.1% |
| 87
|March 29, 2017 |25.6% |22.9% |22.0% |20.2% |
| 88
|March 30, 2017 |25.4% |22.7% |22.2% |21.1% |
| 89
|March 31, 2017 |24.4% |21.5% |22.5% |21.2% |
| 90
|April 3, 2017 |25.5% |23.0% |22.5% |21.1% |
| 91
|April 4, 2017 |24.2% |20.2% |21.1% |19.5% |
| 92
|April 5, 2017 |24.3% |20.9% |22.4% |20.0% |
| 93
|April 6, 2017 |24.4% |21.5% |21.4% |19.5% |
| 94
|April 7, 2017 |23.3% |21.2% |19.8% |19.1% |
| 95
|April 10, 2017 |24.6% |21.4% |20.8% |18.8% |
| 96
|April 11, 2017 |24.2% |22.4% |20.5% |18.8% |
| 97
|April 12, 2017 |23.8% |20.6% |20.5% |18.5% |
| 98
|April 13, 2017 |23.4% |19.9% |20.9% |19.6% |
| 99
|April 14, 2017 |24.3% |22.4% |21.5% |20.2% |
| 100
|April 17, 2017 |26.1% |23.6% |23.7% |22.0% |
| 101
|April 18, 2017 |25.6% |22.5% |22.7% |20.5% |
| 102
|April 19, 2017 |23.7% |21.0% |20.0% |17.4% |
| 103
|April 20, 2017 |24.0% |20.1% |21.9% |20.2% |
| 104
|April 21, 2017 |24.7% |20.7% |21.4% |20.3% |
| colspan="2"| Average
|21.07% |18.91% |19.46% |18.20% |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result |
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2017
| rowspan="4"| 31st KBS Drama Awards{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Kyung-ho|title=김영철·천호진,KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015|work=Star News|date=January 1, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2020|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133440/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015|archive-date=January 3, 2018}} | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama |style="text-align:center;"| Kim Seung-soo | {{won}} |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
|style="text-align:center;"| Myung Se-bin | {{won}} |
| Best Young Actress
|style="text-align:center;"| Uhm Chae-young | {{nom}} |
| Best Couple Award
|style="text-align:center;"| Kim Seung-soo and Myung Se-bin | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- [https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/loveagain/pc/index.html First Love Again official KBS website] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{KBS World TV program|1078}}
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:2016 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2017 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean romance television series
Category:South Korean melodrama television series
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