| First Time | |
| Director: | Han Yan |
| Producer: | Bill Kong |
| Screenplay: | Han Yan |
| Starring: | Angelababy Mark Chao Jiang Shan |
| Music: | Keith Chan Zhou Jiaojiao |
| Cinematography: | Charlie Lam |
| Editing: | Angie Lam |
| Studio: | BDI Films |
| Runtime: | 106 min. |
| Country: | China/Hong Kong |
| Language: | Mandarin |
First Time is a 2012 Chinese romance film written and directed by Han Yan (韓延).[1] [2]
It is a remake of the 2003 South Korean film ...ing.
Song Shiqiao (Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her father died of; the medication she takes also causes memory lapses. One day, at a charity fair, she bumps into Gong Ning (Mark Chao), a former high-school friend she always liked, and the two end up dating, despite the initial disapproval of her mother. Gong Ning dropped out of university to spend more time with a rock band he leads; also, his girlfriend, dancer Peng Wei (Cindy Yen), has dumped him because of his inability to focus his life. However, for Shiqiao, Gong Ning is the perfect partner.[3]