| Genre: | Romance[1] |
| Screenplay: | Yuri Kanchiku |
| Director: | Yuri Kanchiku |
| Starring: | Hikari Mitsushima Takeru Satoh |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
| Company: | C&I Entertainment |
| Network: | Netflix |
is a Japanese television series starring Hikari Mitsushima and Takeru Satoh, released by Netflix on 24 November 2022. The series and its Japanese title were inspired by two Hikaru Utada songs, "First Love" and "Hatsukoi".[2] [3] [4] [5]
The plot revolves around a man and a woman who met in the late 1990s as teenagers and grew up together in the early 2000s. After 15 years, they meet again and try to rekindle their first love through memories. Yae wanted to be a flight attendant but suffered an accident. Harumichi served as a pilot in the JASDF but his life took a different path.
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Phil Harrison from The Guardian wrote that "it’s tasteful, idealised and at times, a little antiseptic: romance as designed by Marie Kondo".
| Year | Category < | -- List wins first (sorted alphabetically), then noms (also alphabetically). Sort pending the same. --> | Nominee / Work | Result | |
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| Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | 2023 | Best Director | Yuri Kanchiku | [6] | |
| Best Lead Actor | Takeru Satoh | ||||
| Best Newcomer Actress | Yagi Rikako | ||||