Netflix’s newest Japanese series First Love (初恋) is a heartfelt romance that makes you fall in love for the first time, once again, or all over again. Directed and written by Yuri Kanchiku, the show stars Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Satoh, Rikako Yagi, Taisei Kido, Kaho, Minami, Towa Araki, Gaku Hamada, and Aoi Yamada, alongside other cast members.
The show brings the moving love story of fateful lovers whose story takes drastic twists and turns until they come face to face once again. Passing through hard times and challenges that break them apart, will fate bring them together again?
Watch First Love on Netflix.
The story of Yae Noguchi and Harumichi Namiki is one that really steals our hearts and makes us want more of their story. However, some stories are better left with beautiful endings and give us the push to check out other stories out there.
So with that, here are East Asian shows similar to First Love that you can move on to and reminisce this beautiful feeling once again.
First Love: 5 Similar Shows
20 Years Promise (Taiwan)
Just like First Love, this is another story of a long wait and a promise made under the aurora that is not easy to fulfil. The story of a young love that witnesses complications as the young heart meets people who make her confused about the love that has been with her for all these years.
20 Years Promise brings the story of the young girl Yi Qing who is saved by a young Russian rescuer Ji Ma who takes up her responsibility after she loses her parents in an earthquake. The two then lead a long distance relationship but when Yi Qing goes to Russia to study, she met Zhao Tian You, a music talent, and Li Ju Nang, a star student. The emotional entanglement of the four people intertwined a touching story.
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Love O2O (China)
Next on this list we have a young couple who show us that not all love stories have to be too complicated. While this is a little different from the painful story of Yae and Harumichi, this show will heal you and help you survive for a long long time.
Love O2O brings the story of a campus Mr Perfect Xiao Nai who falls in love at first sight with Bei Wei Wei and goes on a mission to woo her. From becoming a couple in an online game to real life, will their relationship be able pass through the hurdles in the real world?
Watch Love O2O on Netflix.
Boku no Ita Jikan (Japan)
Being told that you have limited days to live is not an easy reality to accept, and this story is of a young man who finds the strength to face this truth with a smile on his face. Influencing the people around him in his life days, this story brings a more realistic character who will give you his strength instead of asking for your pity.
Boku no Ita Jikan brings the stroy of Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
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Go Ahead (China)
Another story that is filled with wait, but this one comes with a lot more laughter and heart touching moments that makes sure you are not just limited to the romance between the two leads. From a beautiful plot to a wonderful cast, this show will bring more than just romance between two people on the table.
Go Ahead revolves around three troubled youths who find solace in their common experiences to become the best family that they can be for each other.
Watch Go Ahead on Viki.
Silent (Japan)
Last on this list is the story of a man who loves and is ready to step back for the one whom he loves as a silence dawn upon his life. A beautiful love story which is still ongoing so don’t forget to catch it and enjoy before the spoilers pop up.
Silent is the story of two high school students who share the same interest in music and later fall in love. However, one day the boy disappears without any reason. Years later, the young woman sees her first love again only to realize that he is unable to hear her.
Watch Silent on Viki.
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