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Because This Is My First Life

★ 8.0 11K votes 2017–2017 1 season · 16 episodes Ended tvN
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jung So-minLee Min-kiEsomPark Byeong-eunKim Ga-eunKim Min-Seok
Starring
Jung So-minLee Min-kiEsomPark Byeong-eunKim Ga-eunKim Min-Seok
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About

"A contract marriage that quietly rethinks what marriage means"

A financially stable but marriage-skeptical man and a woman with a good job but no place to live agree to a marriage of pure convenience, only to find real feelings creeping into the arrangement. The show uses this setup to quietly dissect what marriage, careers, and independence mean for young adults in modern Korea. It's talky, gentle, and unhurried rather than plot-driven, carried by naturalistic performances and sharp, thoughtful writing about ordinary compromises rather than sweeping romantic gestures.

Watch it for

the quietly honest exploration of marriage, careers, and loneliness through a contract-marriage premise.

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you want fast-paced romance rather than slow, dialogue-heavy reflection on modern relationships.

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All Seasons

Season 12017
8.32K16
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1Because This Is My First 30th Birthday8.0
139
2Because This Is My First Kiss7.9
108
3Because This Is My First Proposal8.4
104
4Because This Is My First Marriage8.2
106
5Because This Is My First Promise8.5
106
6Because This Is Our First Time8.5
103
7Because This Is My First YOLO8.4
98
8Because This Is My First Husband8.6
99
9Because This Is My First Time Belonging to Somewhere8.6
112
10Because This Is My First Time Having In-laws8.5
98
11Because This Is My First Beach8.9
133
12Because This Is My First Desire8.5
107
13Because This Is My First Time Visiting Your Room8.6
103
14Because This Is My First Confession8.3
96
15Because This Is My First Intermission7.3
124
16Because This Is My First Life8.4
139

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jung So-min Yoon Ji-ho
Lee Min-ki Nam Se-hee
Esom Woo Soo-ji
Park Byeong-eun Ma Sang Goo
Kim Ga-eun Yang Ho-rang
Kim Min-Seok Shim Won-seok
Yoon Bo-mi Yoon Bo-mi
Kim Byeong-Ok Yoon Jong-soo
Kim Min-gue Yeon Bok-nam
Kim Sun-young Kim Hyeon-ja

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