First Love: Hatsukoi (2022) -

First Love: Hatsukoi (Japanese Drama); First Love 初恋; First Love is a heartwarming Japanese romantic drama series premiering worldwide on Netflix on Thursday, 24 November, 2022. A heartwarming series that takes place over more than 20 years, it chronicles the beautiful bond between Noguchi Yae (Hikari Mitsushima) and Namiki Harumichi (Satoh Takeru).

First Love is inspired by two Hikaru Utada songs, First Love and Hatsukoi, Directed and written by Yuri Kanchiku. The series also features several songs by the J-pop sensation.

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First Love 初恋; First Love — First Love: Hatsukoi

Details

Korean Drama Title	First Love: Hatsukoi
Original Name	First Love 初恋
Also Known As	First Love: Hatsukoi
Episodes	9
Genres	Romance, Drama
Release Date	November 24, 2022
Casts	Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Satoh, Yagi Rikako, Kido Taisei, Kaho, Minami
Director	Yuri Kanchiku
Original Language	Japanese

Cast

Mitsushima Hikari as Noguchi Yae
Satoh Takeru as Namiki Harumichi
Yagi Rikako as Noguchi Yae (Young)
Kido Taisei as Namiki Harumichi (Young)
Kaho as Tsunemi
Minami as Yuu Namiki

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What is the story of First Love: Hatsukoi (2022) JDrama?

In the late 90’s, Yae and Harumichi met and fell in love. After graduating from high school, Yae went off to college in Tokyo, while Harumichi joined the Self-Defense forces as an aviation student, and like that they separated. One day, Yae suffered a tragic accident, and 20 years passed without their lives intersecting again. Now, Yae works as a taxi driver and Harumichi has become an employee at a security company after serving in the Self-Defense forces, both in the same city. About 20 years after their unfulfilled first love, fate brings them together once again…