Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for When Life Gives You Tangerines, which stars Park Bo-gum and K-pop star IU (Lee Ji-eun) in her second Netflix Original K-drama. The series is scheduled to premiere on Friday, March 7, and it will have a split release, a first for an exclusive Netflix South Korean drama.
When Life Gives You Tangerines is an original drama series directed by Kim Won-seok (Misaeng, Signal, and Arthdal Chronicles), and written by screenwriter Lim Sang-choon (Fight My Way and When the Camellia Blooms). The trailer showcases the complicated dynamic between the two leads. The K-drama follows the adventures of two different individuals: Ae-sun, “the remarkable rebel,” and Gwan-sik, nicknamed “unyielding iron,” through four vibrant seasons on Jeju Island.
When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode Release Schedule
When Life Gives You Tangerines will officially premiere globally on March 7; and four episodes will be released weekly throughout March 2025.
Episodes 1-4 – March 7, 2025
Episodes 5-8 – March 14, 2025
Episodes 9-12 – March 21, 2025
Episodes 13-16 – March 28, 2025
What is When Life Gives You Tangerines about?
Netflix's brief description for When Life Gives You Tangerines reads:
A bold girl and a devoted boy's fated bond blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs -- proving love can endure across generations.
Here's a more detailed character description from Netflix:
Ae Soon is rebellious but gets nervous every time she rebels. She isn’t well off but is always shining and full of positivity. She dreams of becoming a poet, although she is unable to attend school, and she is a bold character who doesn’t hide any emotions.
Gwan Shik is an extremely diligent and quiet character. Romance isn’t a strength for him, however, and he doesn’t know how to act if Ae Soon cries or laughs, but he is a silent warrior who only loves Ae Soon from the very beginning and pours his all into loving her.
When Life Gives You Tangerines Cast
Other than Park Bo-gum and IU, When Life Gives You Tangerines will also star Moon So-ri as a middle age Ae-soon, and Park Hae-joon as a middle age Gwan-sik.
The supporting cast includes:
Na Moon-hee (Dear My Friends)
Choi Dae-hoon (One Dollar Lawyer)
Kim Yong-rim (Three Bold Siblings)
Lee Jun-young (Class of Lies)
Lee Soo-kyung (Ho Goo’s Love)
Baek Ji-won (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
It was also confirmed that Kim Tae-yeon will play child Ae-soon, and Lee Cheon-mu will play child Gwan-sik.
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