Updated: July 3, 2025
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, The First Night with the Duke (2025):
Episode 1
“I woke up and found myself in a fairy tale.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“I just have to sit still and they make me look pretty. They dress me. They make me sparkle. This is the life of an extra?” – Cha Sun Chaek
“Congratulations to me on becoming a character in a novel!” – Cha Sun Chaek
“If it’s a dream, let’s not wake up from it.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“I do not care for the throne.” – Lord Lee Bun
“By mixing cocktail bombs, I turned the rich girl’s life upside down.” – Cha Sun Chaek
Episode 2
“The worst that could happen to me now is die in the novel.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“Will you split my lips now that I kissed you?” – Cha Sun Chaek
“Even though you’ll be left alone in the end, you chose loneliness over the torment of taking lives.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“You keep away from people even though you say you’re lonely, but once you fall in love, you’re pretty sweet to your beloved.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“It was the first time a woman had spoken to me that way.” – Lord Lee Bun
“There are times when rumors are helpful.” – Lord Lee Bun
“She could be the thief who stole our master’s heart.” – Servant
“I have found someone I wish to marry, Your Majesty.” – Lord Lee Bun
“You deserve to feel the love of a family you have been deprived of.” – His Majesty
“I appreciate the gesture but I prefer to make my own choice in marriage.” – Lord Lee Bun
“He’s like a psycho but he’s weirdly sweet when he smiles.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“It is not what everyone does, which makes it special to value the first.” – Jung Su Kyeom
“There are signs of labor on the hands of a lady of noble birth. It feels refreshing and inspiring.” – Lord Lee Bun
“Your sense of style transcends borders.” – Lord Lee Bun
Episode 3
“Rather than be misunderstood and become worse off than strangers, I want to be alone. I won’t get close to anyone anymore.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“This is without a doubt the love of a millennium.” – Bang Ul
“My poor heart.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“Even sugar won’t make you mellow. You bitter man, as toxic as poison.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“I do not need any treasure. Because recently, I found my greatest prize.” – Lord Lee Bun
“Fireworks ignited in an explosion, illuminating the night for just the two of us.”- Cha Sun Chaek
“What an extravagant way to introduce yourself. You are indeed worthy of being my bride.” – Lord Lee Bun
“I tried to avoid him, but ended up fuelling the flames in his already burning heart.” – Cha Sun Chaek
Episode 4
“Are you not unaswering or unable to answer?” – Lord Lee Bun
“Good looks are what you should seek in a man. Wealth and talent may come and go, but looks stay the same.” – Yoon Duk Jung
“Living with a handsome man keeps your anger from building up.” – Yoon Duk Jung
“The life of siblings pointing swords at each other. I wanted to end it in my generation. However, you would have loved her had you seen her in person.” – Lord Lee Bun
“You are bright and cheerful as if you grew up without a worry in the world.” – Cho Byung Moo
“Try to die if you dare. I will follow you wherever you go.” – Lord Lee Bun
“I had not thought about it before. But sharing each other’s warmth. This must be what they call love.” – Lord Lee Bun
“And at this very moment, I made up my mind. To put the rest of Cha Sun Chaek’s story to this man. To risk my heart and my fate on this man.” – Cha Sun Chaek
Episode 5
“All I am is a fleeting side character. Nameless and unwanted. I made a mess of the whole thing.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“If I am the male protagonist, as you say, then you would be the counterpart.” – Lord Lee Bun
“The key to sports isn’t strength but science.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“There are just as many bright sides to hardships.” – Lord Lee Bun
“In this world, nothing is set in stone. Only this very moment exists.” – Lady Cho Eun Ae
“Prove yourself as the heroine meant to be mine.” – Lord Lee Bun
Episode 6
“Life and death are a pair. Just like love and heartbreak.” – Jung Su Kyeom
“I was fond of you. I have always wanted to fall in love with a man like you.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“A moment ago, she was simply one of the many women who passed by. However, I cannot afford to lose her now. I must have you.” – Lord Lee Bun
“Even if you sober up and forget our night together, I will make you fall in love with me again and again. I will give you my last as well.” – Lord Lee Bun
“Catfish and loaches are natural enemies. When placed together, their survival instincts heighten, leading them to breed more vigorously and grow stronger. It is the way of nature.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“A crisis can always be turned into an opportunity.” – Cha Sun Chaek
“If I die here, am I going to return to reality? Does that also mean it’s over with Lord Lee?” – Cha Sun Chaek
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Synopsis: An ordinary college student whose soul takes possession of the body of a minor character in a romance novel and spends a night with the obsessive male lead.
Based on: the web novel, “The First Night With the Duke” by Hwang Do-tol
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Seohyun, Taecyeon
Writer: Jeon Seon-young
Director: Lee Woong-hee
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Viu, Viki
Date: June 11, 2025
English subtitle translation: Viu
Images: KBS Drama
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