Another K-drama is making its way on Netflix. The streamer has officially announced the coming of a new slice-of-life series with a working title When Life Gives You Tangerines, featuring the fan-favorite Korean stars IU and Park Bo-gum. But aside from these two A-listers, the show will feature stellar cast members.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Netflix shared a new series alert that would be written by the hit writer Lim Sang-chun, known for her works on Fight My Way and When the Camellia Blooms, and directed by Kim Won-seok, who’s behind the success of Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Signal, and My Mister. Aside from Bo-gum and IU, it will also star Moon So-ri (Three Sisters, Queenmaker, Race) and Park Hae-joon (My Mister, The World of the Married, 12.12: The Day).
What is When Life Gives You Tangerines about?
The series’ Korean title is written in Jeju dialect and translates to You Have Done Well. Set in the 1950s, When Life Gives You Tangerines will tell the stories of Ae Sun (IU) and Gwan Sik (Bo-gum), both born on Jeju Island. These two have opposite personalities. Ae is a rebellious and ambitious woman who will do everything to fight against her fate.
Alternatively, Gwan Sik is a man of action. He likes to express himself through actions instead of words. Despite the differences, Ae and Sik will find each other, and the latter will only have love for Ae. As they get older, their roles will be played by So-ri and Hae-joon.
You can read the synopsis below:
When Life Gives You Tangerines (working title) traces the adventures of Ae-sun, ‘the remarkable rebel’ from Jeju Island, and Gwan-sik, ‘the unyielding iron.’
What are IU and Park Bo-gum famous for?
Aside from being a famous K-drama star, IU has an impressive resume to boast of. She’s also a singer, songwriter, and composer, debuting as a singer at the age of 15 in 2008. She reached national stardom when she released her 2010 album, Real, and later became one of the most formidable forces in the music scene in her country. She then established a girl-next-door image as Korea’s “little sister.” She’s known for the shows My Mister, Hotel Del Luna, Broker, and Dream, among others.
On the other hand, Bo-gum has impressed fans all over the world with his diverse range of acting. He has played different roles both on TV and in movies, like a psychopathic lawyer in Hello Monster (2015), a Go player in Reply 1988 (2015-2016), a man who falls in love with an older woman (Song Hye-kyo) in Encounter (2018), and a model-turned-actor in Record of Youth (2020). To prove his fame and success, he became the youngest artist to be Gallup Korea’s Television Actor of the Year and the first actor to top Forbes’ Korea Power Celebrity list.
So far, Netflix has yet to reveal when When Life Gives You Tangerines will be released. Stay tuned to EpicFlix for more updates. With IU and Park Bo-gum in the lead, this new series surely excites fans’ K-drama hearts.
