| Because This Is My First Life | |
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Promotional poster
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| Hangul | 이번 생은 처음이라 |
| Literal meaning | This Life Is Our First |
| Revised Romanization | Ibeon Saeng-eun Cheoeum-ira |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Written by | Yoon Nan-joong |
| Directed by | Park Joon-hwa |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Jung-hee |
| Running time | 60 minutes[2] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | October 9 (2017-10-09) – November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) |
Because This Is My First Life[2] (Korean: 이번 생은 처음이라) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ki and Jung So-min that explores different points of view on careers, relationships, marriage, and love. The series marks Lee Min-ki's first small screen lead role since 2007. It aired on tvN from October 9 to November 28, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST).[4][5][6][7]
Socially awkward IT employee Nam Se-hee (Lee Min-ki) and broke homeless writer Yoon Ji-ho (Jung So-min) agree to a marriage of convenience by signing a contract of two years, wherein they agree to the terms and conditions of only being landlord and tenant, sharing their home based on common goals and values. Things do not go as planned when the housemates' pact of platonic cohabitation is interfered with by their personal trauma, social expectations, and familial interventions.[8]
The series also follows the lives of the friends of Se-hee and Ji-ho and their different perspectives on love and marriage.
The series is directed by Park Joon-hwa, and written by Yoon Nan-joong. The first script reading session of the cast took place on August 25, 2017 at Studio DragoninSangam-dong.[1][9]
| Because This Is My First Life Original soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
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| Recorded | 2017 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | Korean |
| Label | CJ E&M Music |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Figure" (별 그림) | Moon Sung-nam | Moon Sung-nam | U-ji | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Star Figure" (Inst.) | Moon Sung-nam | 3:05 | ||
| Total length: | 6:10 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everyday" | 32nd December | Taebongie, Lee Sang-wook | Haebin (Gugudan) | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Everyday" (Inst.) | Taebongie, Lee Sang-wook | 3:48 | ||
| Total length: | 7:36 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want to Love" (사랑하고 싶게 돼) | Kim Min-seok | MeloMance | MeloMance | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I Want to Love" (Inst.) | MeloMance | 3:15 | ||
| Total length: | 6:30 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Marriage" (결혼) | MoonMoon | MoonMoon | MoonMoon | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Marriage" (Inst.) | MoonMoon | 3:24 | ||
| Total length: | 6:48 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Life" | Moon Sung-nam | Moon Sung-nam | Moon Sung-nam | 3:42 |
| 2. | "This Life" (Inst.) | Moon Sung-nam | 3:42 | ||
| Total length: | 7:24 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shelter (ft. Lee Yo-han)" | Moon Sung-nam | Moon Sung-nam | Heejin (Good Day) | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Shelter" (Inst.) | Moon Sung-nam | 3:47 | ||
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tomorrow" | Moon Sung-nam | Moon Sung-nam | Ryu Ji-hyun | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow" (Inst.) | Moon Sung-nam | 3:55 | ||
| Total length: | 7:50 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Go" (갈 수가 없어) | Mackelli, MYJ | Mackelli | Ben | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Can't Go" (Inst.) | Mackelli | 3:32 | ||
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak | Sales | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon [10] | ||||
| "I Want to Love" (사랑하고 싶게 돼) | 2017 | — | Part 3 | |
| "Marriage" (결혼) | 51 | — | Part 4 | |
| "Can't Go" (갈 수가 없어) | 23 |
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Part 8 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[13] | TNmS[14] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | October 9, 2017 | Because This Is My First Time Being Thirty (서른은 처음이라) |
2.023% | 2.491% | 2.3% |
| 2 | October 10, 2017 | Because This Is My First Kiss (키스는 제가 처음이라) |
2.647% | 3.738% | 2.5% |
| 3 | October 16, 2017 | Because This Is My First Proposal (프로포즈는 제가 처음이라) |
2.292% | 2.825% | 3.0% |
| 4 | October 17, 2017 | Because This Is My First Marriage (결혼은 제가 처음이라) |
3.841% | 4.702% | 3.6% |
| 5 | October 23, 2017 | Because This Is My First Promise (약속은 처음이라) |
2.725% | 3.263% | 2.9% |
| 6 | October 24, 2017 | Because This Is "Our" First Time ('우리'는 처음이라) |
3.636% | 3.889% | 4.5% |
| 7 | October 30, 2017 | Because This Is My First YOLO (욜로는 처음이라) |
3.266% | 4.179% | 3.2% |
| 8 | October 31, 2017 | Because This Is My First Husband (남편은 처음이라) |
3.779% | 4.242% | 4.0% |
| 9 | November 6, 2017 | Because This Is the First Time I Belong Somewhere (소속감은 처음이라) |
3.652% | 5.030% | 3.3% |
| 10 | November 7, 2017 | Because This Is My First Time Having In-laws (시월드는 처음이라) |
4.197% | 5.177% | 5.0% |
| 11 | November 13, 2017 | Because This Is My First Beach (오늘의 바다는 처음이라) |
3.528% | 4.082% | 3.8% |
| 12 | November 14, 2017 | Because This Is My First Desire (욕망은 처음이라) |
3.940% | 4.814% | 5.0% |
| 13 | November 20, 2017 | Because This Is My First Time Visiting Your Room (당신의 방은 처음이라) |
3.545% | 4.411% | 4.1% |
| 14 | November 21, 2017 | Because This Is My First Confession (고백은 처음이라) |
4.236% | 5.273% | 4.7% |
| 15 | November 27, 2017 | Because This Is My First Intermission (인터미션은 처음이라) |
3.786% | 4.982% | 4.2% |
| 16 | November 28, 2017 | Because This Is My First Life (이번 생은 처음이라) |
4.931% | 5.862% | 5.0% |
| Average | 3.463% | 4.271% | 3.8% | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | OST Award | "Can't Go" | Nominated | [15] |
