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Nation's First Love
South Korean informal title
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Nation's First Love (Korean: 국민 첫사랑) or Nation's Boyfriend (Korean: 국민 남친) is an informal honorific title used in South Korean entertainment industry to describe a female [or male] celebrity, most often an actress, who embodies the image of a country's idealized first love.[1]
Actress and singer Bae Suzy (L) has been called "Nation's First Love" while actor Park Bo-gum (R) has been given the nickname "Nation's Boyfriend" by media outlets.
People associated with the title
Nation's First Love
- Im Ye-jin (born 1960), actress[2]
- Lee Mi-yeon (born 1971), actress[3]
- Park Joo-mi (born 1972), actress[4]
- Shim Eun-ha (born 1972), actress[5]
- Jun Ji-hyun (born 1981), actress[2][6]
- Son Ye-jin (born 1982), actress[6][7]
- Han Ga-in (born 1982), actress[8]
- Lee Yeon-hee (born 1988), actress[6]
- Bae Suzy (born 1994), actress and singer[9][6]
- Shin Ye-eun (born 1998), actress[10]
- Kim Da-hyun (born 1998), actress and singer[11][12]
- Kim You-jung (born 1999), actress[13]
- Roh Yoon-seo (born 2000), actress[14]
- Kim Min-ji (born 2004), singer [15]
Nation's Boyfriend
- Ahn Jae-wook (born 1971), actor and singer[citation needed]
- Cha Tae-hyun (born 1976), actor and singer[citation needed]
- Zo In-sung (born 1981), actor[16]
- Eric Nam (born 1988), singer[17]
- Jung Hae-in (born 1988), actor[1][3]
- Park Seo-joon (born 1988), actor[18]
- Yoon Doo-joon (born 1989), singer and actor[19]
- Byeon Woo-seok (born 1991), actor[20]
- Park Bo-gum (born 1993), actor[21]
- Seo Kang-joon (born 1993), actor and former singer[4]
- Park Jin-young (born 1994), singer and actor[22]
- Choi Hyun-wook (born 2002), actor[23]