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1st Love is the debut studio album by the Japanese idol group Naniwa Danshi. The album was first released through their record label J Storm on July 13, 2022 in three versions: 2 first press editions and a regular edition. The album topped both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, selling over 712,000 copies in Japan in its first week. It has since been certified triple platinum by the RIAJ.

Album information
The album's lead song, "Diamond Smile" is the re-recorded version of the group's pre-debut song. Besides Diamond Smile, most of Naniwa Danshi's pre-debut original songs are also included in first press edition 1. First press edition 2 includes the last day recording of Naniwa Danshi's 2019-2020 first live tour at Osaka-jō Hall. Standard edition includes two new songs.

Songs
1st Love includes three of the group's previously released singles: "Ubu Love", and double A side singles "The Answer" and "Sachiare".

"Ubu Love" was used as a theme song in various media; television drama My Love Mix-Up! which starring member Shunsuke Michieda, commercial for Softbank's 5G Lab, Naniwa Danshi x GU collaboration campaign, and Lawson campaign. "The Answer" was used as theme song for 2022 television drama The Kindaichi Case Files (also starring Michieda). "Sachiare" is currently the theme song for Mezamashi TV since April 2022.