# First Love

> A Japanese romance reached fifth on Netflix’s global non-English TV chart.

- Owner: Netflix
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-11-24
- Peak proxy date: Week of Dec 4, 2022
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Netflix released First Love globally in November 2022. It reached fifth on its global non-English TV chart, and Utada’s older song returned to Asian music charts.

## Timeline

- 2022-06-06 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix announced the cast and the global premiere date.
- 2022-10-30 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix released teaser art and a trailer for the series.
- 2022-11-14 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix announced a wrapped Yamanote Line train would run before release.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/first-love-hatsukoi-netflix-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “First Love.” Case HIS-02000. Spread Score v1.3: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02000