''First Time'' () is a 2012 Chinese

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

written and directed by Han Yan (韓延). It is a remake of the 2003

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

n film '' ...ing''.

Plot

Song Shiqiao ( Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her father died of; the medication she takes also causes memory lapses. One day, at a charity fair, she bumps into Gong Ning (

Mark Chao Mark Chao (, born 25 September 1984) is a Taiwanese Canadians, Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model. He made his television debut in the television series ''Black & White (TV series), Black & White'' (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award fo ...

), a former high-school friend she always liked, and the two end up dating, despite the initial disapproval of her mother. Gong Ning dropped out of university to spend more time with a rock band he leads; also, his girlfriend, dancer Peng Wei (

Cindy Yen Cindy Yen (), born as Cindy Wu ( on November 14, 1986 is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to JR Yang and Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009, when the company was ...

), has dumped him because of his inability to focus his life. However, for Shiqiao, Gong Ning is the perfect partner.

Cast

* Angelababy as Song Shiqiao *

as Gong Ning / Lü Xia *Jiang Shan as Zheng Qing, Shiqiao's mother *

as Peng Wei, Gong Ning's ex-girlfriend *Allen Chao as Gong Ning's father * Tian Yuan as Gu Qi, rock band member *

Bai Baihe Bai Baihe (, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She was among the highest paid film actresses in China. She is best known for her roles in such films as '' Love is Not Blind'', '' Personal Tailor'', ''Monster Hunt'' and '' Go Away Mr. Tu ...

as Wei Jiajia, rival rock singer * Huang Xuan as Li Rao, Peng Wei's new boyfriend *Zhao Yingjun as rock band member *Wu Xiaoliang *Fan Lin

References

Chinese romance films 2012 romance films 2012 films Chinese remakes of South Korean films Films directed by Han Yan 2010s Mandarin-language films {{China-film-stub