First Lady (South Korean TV series)
2025 South Korean television series
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First Lady (Korean: 퍼스트레이디) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Ji Hyun-woo, and Lee Min-Young. It aired on MBN from September 24, to October 30, 2025, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:20 (KST).[2]
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| First Lady | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 퍼스트레이디 |
| RR | Peoseuteu reidi |
| MR | P'ŏsŭt'ŭ reidi |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Kim Hyeong-wan |
| Directed by | Lee Ho-hyeon |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Cho Kyu-man |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
| Production companies | Studio Jidam
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| Original release | |
| Network | MBN |
| Release | September 24 – October 30, 2025 |
Synopsis
The series revolves around a newly elected president who seeks a divorce from his future first wife. The series depicts the political intrigue and family secrets that unfold amidst the intense conflict between the president-elect and his wife during the 67 days remaining until his inauguration.
Cast
Main
- Eugene as Cha Soo-yeon[3]
- Ji Hyun-woo as Hyun Min-cheol[3]
- Lee Min-young as Shin Hae-rin[3]
Supporting
- Han Soo-ah as Lee Hwa-jin[4]
- Park Seo-koung as Hyun Ji-yo[5]
- Kim Beok Kyung-hui as Sung Hyun-sook[5]
- Kang Seong-oh as Kang Seon-ho[5]
- Shin So-yul as Son Min-joo[6]
- Kim Ki-bang as Yoon Ki-joo[7]
- Oh Seung-eun as Choi Myung-joo[4]
- Heo Jin as Ha Geom-sook[5]
- Jeon No-min as Cha Jin-taek[5]
- Lee Myung-hoon as Lee Beom-sook[5]
- Goo Seok-dae as Lee Hyun-jyo[5]
- Do-yoo as Cha Jung-yeon[5]
- Lim Hyun-seong as Cheon Tim-jang[5]
- Son Ji-na as Bae Young-seon[5]
- Kim Kyu-nam as Seon Soo-mi[5]
Production
Development
On April 22, 2025, Maeil Business Newspaper Group, owner of MBN, announced that it would invest approximately ₩18 billion in artist group, with the goal of co-producing content. The first project will be the drama First Lady.[8] It is directed by Lee Ho-hyeon and written by Kim Hyeong-wan. It will be produced by Studio Jidam, Artist Studio, and Roadshow Plus Co., Ltd.[3]
Casting
The main cast was confirmed on April 17, 2025. They are Eugene, Ji Hyun-woo, and Lee Min-young.[3]
Release
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 443 | N/A | 436 | 418 | 399 | N/A | 412 | N/A | N/A | 365 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Nielsen Korea)[9] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | September 24, 2025 | 2.179% (3rd) | 2.026% (4th) |
| 2 | September 25, 2025 | 1.808% (10th) | 1.554% (10th) |
| 3 | October 1, 2025 | 1.942% (5th) | 1.767% (5th) |
| 4 | October 2, 2025 | 2.032% (10th) | 1.756% (7th) |
| 5 | October 8, 2025 | 1.913% (8th) | N/a |
| 6 | October 9, 2025 | 1.84% (11th) | N/a |
| 7 | October 15, 2025 | 1.941% (5th) | 1.772% (5th) |
| 8 | October 16, 2025 | 1.922% (10th) | 1.960% (8th) |
| 9 | October 22, 2025 | 1.584% (8th) | 1.326% (7th) |
| 10 | October 23, 2025 | 1.7% (10th) | N/a |
| 11 | October 29, 2025 | 1.904% (5th) | 1.956% (4th) |
| 12 | October 30, 2025 | 1.61% (11th) | N/a |
| Average | _ | _ | |
