My First Love (TV series)

{{short description|2018 South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Longing Heart-poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=애간장|rr=Aeganjang|lk=Longing Heart}}

| genre = {{ubl|Fantasy|Romantic comedy}}

| based_on = {{based on|Longing Heart|Kim Hee-ran and Kim Byung-gwan}}

| writer = Park Ga-yeon

| director = Min Yeon-hong

| starring = {{ubl|Lee Jung-shin|Seo Ji-hoon|Lee Yul-eum}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 10

| executive_producer = Kim Yong-jin

| runtime = 45 minutes

| company = SBS Plus{{cite news|last1=Hwang|first1=So-young|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002724116|script-title=ko:[이슈IS] 이정신X이열음 주연 '애간장' OCN 8부작 편성 확정|website=Naver|publisher=Ilgan Sports|accessdate=October 31, 2017|language=ko}}

| network = OCN

| first_aired = {{start date|2018|1|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2018|2|6}}

}}

My First Love{{cite web|title=My First Love [Title in the URL]|url=http://program.tving.com/ocn/myfirstlove|website=Tving|publisher=OCN|accessdate=December 21, 2017}} ({{korean|애간장||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.{{cite news|url=http://www.hancinema.net/lee-jung-shin-lee-yul-eum-and-seo-ji-hoon-to-star-in-longing-heart-109161.html|title=Lee Jung-shin, Lee Yul-eum and Seo Ji-hoon to star in "Longing Heart"|website=HanCinema|publisher=HanCinema|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Jae-yoon|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000206459|script-title=ko:로맨틱 인기 웹툰 '애간장' 드라마화... SBS플러스에서 오는 11월 방영|website=Naver|publisher=SBS funE|accessdate=August 22, 2017|language=ko}}{{cite news|last1=Jang|first1=Ah-reum|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3075356|script-title=ko:[단독] 씨엔블루 이정신, 드라마 '애간장'으로 데뷔 후 첫 주연|website=News1 News|date=16 August 2017 |publisher=News1 Korea|accessdate=August 22, 2017|language=ko}}

Synopsis

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

=Main=

  • 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.{{cite news|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/lee-jungshin-chosen-to-play-lead-role-for-072007524.html|title=Lee Jungshin Chosen to Play Lead Role for 'Longing Heart'|website=Yahoo Lifestyle|publisher=BNT News|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}
  • 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.

=Supporting=

Production

  • The series marks the three main actors' first-ever lead role.{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Seong-won|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003139387|script-title=ko:[공식]추리 로맨스 '애간장', 이정신X이열음X서지훈 주연 확정|website=Naver|publisher=Sports Chosun|accessdate=August 22, 2017|language=ko}}
  • 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.
  • The first script reading of the cast took place at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong.{{cite news|last1=Yeon|first1=Hui-seon|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15046609001274751002|script-title=ko:'애간장' 이정신·이열음·서지훈, 대본 리딩 포착|website=TV Daily|publisher=TV Daily|accessdate=October 31, 2017|language=ko}}
  • It was fully pre-produced: filming started in late August 2017 and wrapped up on October 25.{{cite news|last1=Hyun|first1=Ji-min|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000287984|script-title=ko:[단독] 이정신X이열음X서지훈 '애간장', OCN에서 본다|website=Naver|publisher=Tenasia|accessdate=October 31, 2017|language=ko}}

Ratings

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|+ Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

! {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! Original broadcast date

! TNmS

1

| January 8, 2018

| rowspan="4"|0.3%

2

| January 9, 2018

3

| January 15, 2018

4

| January 16, 2018

5

| January 22, 2018

| {{color|red|0.4%}}

6

| January 23, 2018

| 0.2%

7

| January 29, 2018

| {{color|blue|0.1%}}

8

| January 30, 2018

| 0.2%

9

| February 5, 2018

| {{color|blue|0.1%}}

10

| February 6, 2018

| 0.2%

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! {{color|green|0.2%}}

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  • In the table above, the {{color|blue|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|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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