Because This Is My First Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today.

Nam Se Hee is a single man in his early 30's. He has chosen to not marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Meanwhile, Yoon Ji Ho is a single woman in her early 30's. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji Ho begins to live at Nam Se Hee's house. They become housemates.

Series details

• Title: Because This Is My First Life
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2017-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-11-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: tvN
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 31843
• IMDb ID: tt7278588
• TVDB ID: 335448

Cast and credited roles

• Jung So Min — Yoon Ji Ho
• Lee Min Ki — Nam Se Hee
• Esom — Woo Soo Ji
• Park Byung Eun — Ma Sang Goo
• Kim Ga Eun — Yang Ho Rang
• Kim Min Suk — Shim Won Suk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-10-09; final listed air date 2017-11-28; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

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