TMDB Because This Is My First Life
Created by Yoon Nan-joong · 2017 ·
Because This Is My First Life (2017) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Yoon Nan-joong; stream on Netflix.
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Where to watch Because This Is My First Life
Because This Is My First Life is catalogued under Netflix — confirm current regional rights on the platform.
Is Because This Is My First Life worth watching?
Yes — Because This Is My First Life earns a 82% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Yoon Nan-joong and streaming on Netflix.
Critics Consensus
A rare romantic comedy that takes rent, career precarity and thirty-something disillusionment as seriously as it takes love — quiet, wry and unexpectedly moving.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Because This Is My First Life about?
A software developer who owns a house and wants nothing to do with romance takes in a tenant: an assistant screenwriter with no savings and nowhere left to sleep. To keep the arrangement respectable and their finances stable, they sign a marriage contract with clearly defined terms and an expiry date. A year of shared rent, prying relatives and awkward negotiation follows, and the contract turns out to handle feelings very badly.
Critic Reviews
Because This Is My First Life Review (2017): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★☆
Yoon Nan-joong's Because This Is My First Life (2017) runs 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix — a comedy series from South Korea carrying a 82% Celluloid Score.
Strongly recommended — worth the time commitment.
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Yes — Because This Is My First Life earns a 82% Celluloid Score (Recommended), averaged from critic 82%, audience 89%, Metascore 71/100, IMDb 8/10, and fan 87%. A rare romantic comedy that takes rent, career precarity and thirty-something disillusionment as seriously as it takes love — quiet, wry and unexpectedly moving.
Because This Is My First Life scores 82% because all five independent sources agree: critics 82%, audiences 89%, Metacritic 71/100, IMDb 8/10 and fan ratings 87%. A rare romantic comedy that takes rent, career precarity and thirty-something disillusionment as seriously as it takes love — quiet, wry and unexpectedly moving. See the full breakdown on the Because This Is My First Life series page.
No — Because This Is My First Life is not on Prime Video. It streams on Netflix, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — Because This Is My First Life is available on Netflix in many regions (catalogued under Netflix on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Netflix app or the where-to-watch notes.
Because This Is My First Life first aired in 2017 (2017). Created by Yoon Nan-joong; it streams on Netflix today.
Because This Is My First Life has 1 season across 16 episodes (2017). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Because This Is My First Life’s 16 episodes take roughly 12 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Because This Is My First Life streams on Netflix in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
Because This Is My First Life stars Lee Min-ki, Jung So-min, Esom, Park Byung-eun, Kim Ga-eun, and others. Created by Yoon Nan-joong.
Because This Is My First Life has 16 episodes across 1 season (2017).
A software developer who owns a house and wants nothing to do with romance takes in a tenant: an assistant screenwriter with no savings and nowhere left to sleep. To keep the arrangement respectable and their finances stable, they sign a marriage contract with clearly defined terms and an expiry date. A year of shared rent, prying relatives and awkward negotiation follows, and the contract turns o…
Because This Is My First Life was created by Yoon Nan-joong. It is a comedy, drama, romance series from South Korea, primarily in Korean.