Name: Because This Is My First Life
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Released: 2017-10-09
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Lee Min Ki, Jung So Min, Kim Ga Eun, Park Byung Eun, Esom

Lee Min Ki is a South Korean actor and singer. Born on January 16, 1985, he made his acting debut in the 2005 television drama “Taereung National Village.” He has since starred in many popular films, including “Haeundae” (2009), “A Million” (2009), “Quick” (2011) and “Spellbound” (2011), and television dramas, including “I Really Really Like You” (2006), “Dal-ja’s Spring” (2007) and “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band” (2012). Lee Min Ki has contributed songs to the soundtracks of many of his dramas. After performing at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival, he also released his debut album in 2009.

Lee Min Ki

Nam Se Hee

Jung So Min is a South Korean actress. Born on March 16, 1989, as Kim Yoon Ji, she made a splash with her acting debut in the 2010 television drama “Bad Guy.” The recognition led to her next role in the popular drama “Playful Kiss,” an adaptation of the manga “Itasura na Kiss” opposite Kim Hyun Joong. She has since starred in other popular films and television dramas, including “Can We Get Married?” (2012), “Big Man” (2014) and “D-Day” (2015).

Jung So Min

Yoon Ji Ho

Kim Ga Eun is a South Korean actress. Born on January 8, 1989, she made her acting debut in the 2009 television drama “Style.” She has starred in many popular dramas since, including “Giant” (2010), “Dr. Champ” (2010), “Jang Ok Jung, Lives in Love” (2013), “I Hear Your Voice” (2013), “Inspiring Generation” (2014) and “I Order You” (2015).

Kim Ga Eun

Yang Ho Rang

Park Byung Eun is a South Korean actor. Born on July 14, 1977, he made his acting debut in the 2000 television series “Mr. Duke.” He has enjoyed a prolific career in both films and television since, including the recent dramas “Queen of Mystery” (2017), “20th Century Boy and Girl” (2017), “Because This Is My First Life” (2017) and “Queen of Mystery 2” (2018).

Park Byung Eun

Ma Sang Goo

Esom is a South Korean actress and TV personality who was born on January 30, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. She made her entertainment industry debut in 2008, when she appeared on the variety TV show “Check it Girl” and also featured in the music video for the K-pop group TVXQ song “Wrong Number.” She has since gone on to star in a number of film and drama titles, such as “Ghost” (2012), “Because this is My First Time” and the more recent 2021 drama “Taxi Driver.”

Esom

Yoo Su Ji

Moon Hee Kyung is a South Korean actress who was born on December 22, 1965, on Jeju Island, South Korea. She attended Sookmyung Women's University, in Seoul, where she gained a BA degree in French Language and Literature – later going on to obtain a master’s degree from Dankook University’s Graduate School of Drama and Art. She began her acting career with the stage play “Flower Train” in 1995 and spent around a decade exclusively acting in theaters. In the mid-2000s, she turned her hand to the small and big screens, with some of her more recent performances coming in the dramas “Hospital Playlist and “No Matter What” (both 2020).

Moon Hee Kyung

Cho Myung Ja

Kim Min Suk is a South Korean actor. Born on January 24, 1990, he got his start in entertainment when he competed in the reality show “Superstar K3” but was cut before the televised portion of the competition. He made his acting debut in the 2012 television drama “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band.” He has since appeared in “Hi! School: Love On” (2014), “Who Are You: School 2015” (2015), “Imaginary Cat” (2015-2016) and “Descendants of the Sun” (2016). Since July 2016, Kim Min Suk has been one of the hosts of the music variety show “SBS Inki Gayo.”

Kim Min Seok

Sim Won Seok

Jun Hye Won

Lee Eun Sol

Yoon Bomi is a South Korean singer and actress who is best known for being a member of the K-pop girl group Apink. Born on August 13, 1993, she debuted as one of the six members of Apink in 2011. She made her acting debut in a small cameo role in the 2012 television drama “Reply 1997” and also appeared in the 2015 web drama “Love Detective Sherlock K.” Yoon Bomi also has been active on Korean variety shows, serving as the MC of “Weekly Idol” (2013 to 2015), a cast member of “The Human Condition” (2014), on the cast of the female edition of “Real Men” (2015) and MC of “Shikshin Road 2” (2016). In late 2016, she also joined the cast of “We Got Married” with actor Choi Tae Joon as her pretend husband.

Yoon Bomi

Kim Sun Young is a South Korean actress. Born on April 10, 1976, she made her acting debut in the 2005 film “She’s on Duty.” She has since appeared in many supporting roles in film and television, including the popular dramas “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Team” (2014), “Hotel King” (2014), “The Three Musketeers” (2014), “Shine or Go Crazy” (2015), “Reply 1988” (2015-2016) and “Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi” (2016).

Kim Sun Young (1976)

Kim Hyun Ja

Kim Byung Ok is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1960 and made his acting debut in theater, twenty years before taking his first film role in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “God’s Quiz” (2010), “Cold Eyes” (2013), “Triangle” (2014), “Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People” (2017), “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim” (2018), and “Legal High” (2019).

Kim Byung Ok

Yoon Jong Su

Kim Min Kyu is a South Korean actor. Born on December 25, 1994, he made his acting debut in a minor role in the popular 2015 television drama “Who Are You: School 2015.” He has since appeared in the drama “Signal” (2016) and the film “Chasing” (2016).

Kim Min Kyu

Yeon Bok Nam

Noh Jong Hyun is a South Korean actor who was born on January 16, 1993, in Busan, South Korea. He studied at Dongguk University in Seoul, and made his debut in the music video for the Loco song “Respect” in 2015. He went on to make his drama series now the 2017 romantic comedy “Because This Is My First Life,” and has since followed up with roles in “He Is Psychometric” (2019) and “Kkondae Intern” (2020).

Noh Jong Hyun

Yoon Song Ah is a South Korean actress who was born on May 20, 1986. She made her entertainment industry debut in the 2005 variety show “SBS English Magic.” She has since gone on to appear in a number of hit movies, including the historical title “The King’s Face” in 2014 and “No Mercy” in 2019. She has also appeared in drama series releases, including the romantic melodrama “Because This Is My First Life” (2019).

Yoon Song Ah

Jeon Hye Won is a South Korean actress who was born on April 2, 1998. She studied at the Seoul Arts University’s Department of Performing Arts where majored in Drama. She made her acting debut in the 2015 movie “0000,” following up with her drama bow in 2017’s “Because This Is My First Life.” She has also appeared in “A Poem a Day” (2018) and played one of the leading roles in the 2020 drama series “Kiss Goblin.”

Jeon Hye Won

Yoon So Hee is a South Korean actress. Born on May 7, 1993, she made her entertainment debut after she appeared in “Hit the S Style,” a variety show that features campus style icons. After appearing in a few music videos, Yoon So Hee made her acting debut in the 2013 historical drama “The Blade and Petal.” She has since starred in the popular dramas “Let’s Eat” (2013), “Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion” (2014), “Big Man” (2014), “Marriage, Not Dating” (2014), “Secret Door” (2014), “My Love Eun Dong” (2015), “Memory” (2016) and “Witch's Love” (2018).

Yoon So Hee

Yoon Doo Joon is a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer and actor. Born on July 4, 1989, he also is known by the name Doojoon as the leader of the K-pop boy band BEAST. Yoon Doo Joon decided he wanted to become a singer in high school after watching a documentary about BIGBANG. After years of training, he debuted as the leader of BEAST in 2009. He branched into television shortly after his debut by appearing in the reality show “Danbi” and then made his acting debut in the drama “More Charming by the Day” in 2010. He remains a popular guest on television variety shows and as a host on music shows. He also gained wider fame after starring in the food-centric dramas “Let’s Eat” (2013) and “Let’s Eat 2” (2015), “Splash Splash Love” (2015) and “Radio Romance” (2018).

Yoon Doo Joon

Lee Chung Ah is a South Korean actress. Born on October 29, 1984, she made her acting debut in the 2002 film “Resurrection of the Little Match Girl.” She gained leading status with her 2004 film “Temptation of Wolves” and the 2005 television drama “Let’s Go to the Beach.” She also is well known for her roles in the dramas “Flower Boy Ramyun Shop” (2011), “Riders: Catch Tomorrow” (2015), “Vampire Detective” (2016) and “Lucky Romance” (2016). Lee Chung Ah has hosted the popular variety shows “The Fox’s Butler” (2010), “Cats and Dogs” (2012) and “Music and Lyrics Season 2” (2012). Lee Chung Ah is the daughter of veteran musical theater actor Lee Seung Chul.

Lee Chung Ah

Who has time for love when finances are on the mind? Nam Sae Hee (Lee Min Ki) is a socially awkward man in his early 30s who has spent his life’s savings purchasing his own house. While he can now be called the master of his own home, his finances are in a sorry state and his job as an IT employee provides him with next to no disposable income after paying off his mortgage. Yoon Ji Ho (Jung So Min), also in her 30s, is a homeless writer who barely makes enough to feed herself. Dating is the last thing on the mind for these financially strapped singles. Through a turn of events, Ji Ho comes to rent a place to stay in Sae Hee’s house and they find themselves as landlord and tenant.
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How will these individuals grow in the unexpected circumstance of being thrust together? Is there room for romance in such impoverished situations? Can they help each other work through their personal, familial, and financial issues?
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“Because This Is My First Life” is a 2017 South Korean drama series. Reinventing a relatively predictable drama plot, this heart-fluttering and highly addictive Kdrama, together with its stellar cast, might have you on a binge spree.

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