Teaser Of ‘First Love ‘ Is Out – Netflix
Netflix today revealed the teaser trailer and art for its new series ‘First Love’, directed and written by Yuri Kanchiku.
The character roles in the series is done by Hikari Mitsushima and Takeru Satoh, and songs are carefully picked, written and composed by J-Pop sensation Hikaru Utada. The series is based upon a spectacular love story of over more than 20 years. ‘First Love’ will premiere globally on Netflix on November 24, 2022.
Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Satoh together with Hikaru Utada’s music, is a selectively best combination. The story is inspired by “First Love”(1999) and “Hatsukoi”(2018), two seminal songs by Hikaru Utada.
The other cast includes leading as well as up-and-coming talent from Japan, Rikako Yagi, Taisei Kido, Kaho, Minami, Akiyoshi Nakao, Araki Towa, Aoi Yamada, Gaku Hamada, Osamu Mukai, Arata Iura and Kyoko Koizumi.
The series co-stars Hikari Mitsushima as Yae Noguchi, and Takeru Satoh as Harumichi Namiki, who play high school sweethearts that meet in the late 90s. Each pursues their dreams while manifest to stay together, but fate has other plans for them, and two decades later, Yae is a single mom to a teenage son, while Harumichi is engaged to marry someone else. However, they soon discover that their love story is not quite over yet… For Hikaru Utada, who has written various songs for scripted series and films in the past, this will be the first ever scripted series directly inspired by their songs.
A romantic love story blended with emotions and tragedy is surely a watch!