When Life Gives You Tangerines

Show • 2025 • Drama, History, Romance

In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.

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Cast & Crew

Lim Sang-choonCreator
Kim Won-sukCreator
IUOh Ae-sun / Yang Geum-myeong
Park Bo-gumYang Gwan-sik
Moon So-riOh Ae-sun (middle-aged)
Park Hae-joonYang Gwan-sik (middle-aged)
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Details

Status	Ended
Release	March 7, 2025
Seasons	1
Episodes	16
Last episode	March 28, 2025
Origins	Korea (Republic of)
Genres	Drama History Romance
Tags	Korean Coming of Age Korean Drama Period Drama

Seasons

Season 1	16 episodes Mar 2025 – Mar 2025 The drama follows the adventurous life and many trials of Ae-sun (IU), a poor girl wanting to become a poet who was born in Jeju in 1951, and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum), a young man who cherishes and loves her. The drama is narrated by their daughter, Yang Geum-myeong.

Season 1

16 episodes Mar 2025 – Mar 2025

The drama follows the adventurous life and many trials of Ae-sun (IU), a poor girl wanting to become a poet who was born in Jeju in 1951, and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum), a young man who cherishes and loves her. The drama is narrated by their daughter, Yang Geum-myeong.

Ratings by episode

AVG
8.82

Best Episode	S1 E16 - Here's to All You've Been Through · 9.5/10
Worst Episode	S1 E7 - A Fruitful Fall · 8/10

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Reviews	Stream It Or Skip It: 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' on Netflix, about an unlikely couple navigating life on Jeju Island in the 1960s Decider • decider.com

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