When Life Gives You Tangerines

When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title Pokssak Sogatsuda) is a Netflix original Korean drama written by Lim Sang-choon and directed by Kim Won-seok, released in 2025 to extraordinary acclaim. Structured as a decades-spanning life story told across sixteen episodes and four seasonal parts, it stands as one of the most celebrated Korean dramas in recent memory.

Set in motion on the southern island of Jeju, it follows the spirited, rebellious Ae-sun and the steadfast, devoted Gwan-sik from their youth in the mid-twentieth century through a lifetime of love, hardship, and family. IU and Park Bo-gum play the couple in their younger years, with acclaimed film actors Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon portraying them in later life, tracing the sweep of modern Korean history through the intimate joys and sorrows of a single family.

The series became a global phenomenon on Netflix and a critical darling, praised for its luminous performances, its poetic writing, and the emotional force of its multi-generational story, which moved viewers around the world to tears. Widely hailed as a modern classic of the form, it cemented IU and Park Bo-gum as one of the most beloved on-screen pairings of the year. When Life Gives You Tangerines is streaming on Netflix.