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Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik, IU as Oh Ae-sun in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix One of the most talked about K-dramas so far this year is Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines, a moving, intergenerational family saga that follows the trials and triumphs of Oh Ae-sun and her devoted childhood sweetheart Yang Gwan-sik from the 1960s to present-day South Korea. Directed by Kim Won-suk—known for helming other K-drama classics like Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Signal, My Mister and Arthdal Chronicles—and written by Lim Sang-choon (Fight for My Way, When the Camellia Blooms), the 16-episode K-drama also features a star-studded cast led by IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon. Upon its March 7th premiere, When Life Gives You Tangerines became an instant domestic and international hit, earning rave reviews from audiences and critics across the globe. Admittedly I was very late to watching this series, but I couldn’t skip writing about this masterpiece because it’s one of the best K-dramas I’ve seen in a long while—maybe ever. (I also can’t remember the last time I cried so much while watching a K-drama, except maybe during Twenty Five Twenty One and 49 Days.) That said, I still hesitated whether or not to attempt a piece like this because one could probably write an entire book explaining all the historical and cultural references found in the show (Pierce Conran of the South China Morning Post even called it “one of the very best K-dramas of all time—and quite possibly the most Korean of them all”). Yet despite its “Koreanness,” the fact that this show still resonated with so many viewers around the world speaks volumes about how it was able to effectively tell a story through compelling performances, masterful direction and a beautifully written script that subtly…

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