When Life Gives You Tangerines: When and where to watch IU and Park Bo-gum's romance slice-of life K-drama

When Life Gives You Tangerines starring IU and Park Bo-gum is a romance slice-of-life K-drama that is set in the scenic Jeju island. Directed by Kim Won-seok, the K-drama has been getting significant attention not only because of the main leads but also fans have compared the K-drama to the Bollywood movie Barfi! starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. 

When Life Gives You Tangerines OTT release details

As per My Drama List site, When Life Gives You Tangerines will land on Netflix at 1:30 pm on March 7. However, the time can differ. The series will consist of 16 episodes in total. 

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More about When Life Gives You Tangerines

When Life Gives You Tangerines follows the lives of Ae-sun (IU) and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum), a couple from Jeju Island. The series explores their relationship from the 1960s to 2025. Ae-sun is a bold, brave, and positive person who dreams of becoming a poet. But Gwan-sik is a quiet and hardworking person who is not very strong when it comes to love. The series also features older versions of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik played by Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon.

The tagline for the K-drama reads, "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."

Director Kim Won-seok on When Life Gives You Tangerines

Speaking about the series, director Kim Won-seok shared, "When Life Gives You Tangerines is an ode to the older generations who lived their lives with such resilience and a song of encouragement for the younger generation, who have their whole lives ahead of them. We created this series, hoping to break down the walls that people of these days have built between one another," he added.

Meanwhile, the K-drama also features Kim Yong-rim, Na Moon-hee, Yeom Hye-ran, Oh Min-ae, Choi Dae-hoon, Chang Hyae-jin, Cha Mi-kyeong, Lee Soo-mi, and Baik Ji-won, Cheong Hae-kyun, Oh Jung-se, and Uhm Ji-won in key roles. 

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