When Life Gives You Tangerines is a South Korean slice-of-life drama following a couple across 50 years. The series stars K-pop star (and accomplished actress) IU in two different roles.

When Life Gives You Tangerines begins in the 1960s’ Jeju Island of South Korea and the story unfolds over the course of several decades as the two lovers harken on a journey of togetherness ...

When Life Gives You Tangerines, turn on Netflix and get ready to cry—a lot. The series that the internet can’t stop talking about is the streamer’s new K-drama, a 16-episode slice-of-life ...

At the Blue Dragon Series Awards, Netflix's “When Life Gives You Tangerines” won the grand prize and three additional awards, including Best Actress for IU.

When Life Gives You Tangerines starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, and Park Hae-joon aired its four finale episodes on March 28, 2025. The Netflix series offers a poignant exploration of ...

For When Life Gives You Tangerines, Kim tapped Ryu Seong-hie, the production designer behind some of Korea’s most-celebrated films, including Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden and Bong Joon-ho ...

In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, Netflix’s slice-of-life K-drama, protagonist Ae-sun (played here, in her 70s, by Moon So-ri) tells daughter Geum-myeong (played here, in ...

When Life Gives You Tangerines ending wraps up everyone's stories with a proper closure. Gwan-sik died in his late 50s in 2006 due to blood cancer, which stemmed from his arthritis.

IU returned to the screen in Netflix’s "When Life Gives You Tangerines," a moving drama that has brought viewers around the world to tears. Set in Jeju, the series follows the life of Ae-sun ...

Because, after all, you can’t let lemons go to waste. In the K-drama, When Life Gives You Tangerines, life hands the sometimes sweet, sometimes sour fruit, and the charactersdo something about it.