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.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.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.
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Reviewers say 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' is an emotional series exploring love, resilience, and time. Praised for IU and Park Bo-gum's performances and chemistry, the show's cinematography and Jeju Island setting are lauded. It delves into family dynamics, societal pressures, and women's struggles, with a non-linear narrative enhancing storytelling. However, some find the pacing slow and time jumps confusing, suggesting tighter editing. Overall, it's celebrated for heartfelt storytelling, strong performances, and vivid portrayal of life's challenges and triumphs.
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Well, K Dramas will always surprise you with new and unique stories, everytime you watch.
This one, for sure has set a very high standard among other Korean shows. The story has got an enormous emotional pulp which will keep you entangled episodes after episodes.
The economical and cultuaral growth in South Korea has been shown along with the struggles in a mother-daughter equation.
How much a mother can sacrifice for his child is beautifully described in the show. Very few TV shows or movies these days would be able bring justice to the story like they have done in this show.
All actors are brilliant, the protagonists dearly deserve Emmy awards. Lets see.. :)
This one, for sure has set a very high standard among other Korean shows. The story has got an enormous emotional pulp which will keep you entangled episodes after episodes.
The economical and cultuaral growth in South Korea has been shown along with the struggles in a mother-daughter equation.
How much a mother can sacrifice for his child is beautifully described in the show. Very few TV shows or movies these days would be able bring justice to the story like they have done in this show.
All actors are brilliant, the protagonists dearly deserve Emmy awards. Lets see.. :)
Starts with a peek to the present day and gives us exclusively the background for the whole drama! This drama is everything its meant to be. It provides reality of asian households in 60s and struggle of women along with the fight they have to put. It provides us the warmth with the dream and struggle of reaching it and settling with a dream of family and children.
Its also sassy in a way the love story is approached giving us sadness and also while being chaotic shows the importance of family in those time for protecting the dream of a children especially girls who were forced to work in household unlike boys who were loved and given every freedom. This is just not a drama but a peek into reality of that time, sometimes it gives sadness and sometimes it provides warmth.
Its also sassy in a way the love story is approached giving us sadness and also while being chaotic shows the importance of family in those time for protecting the dream of a children especially girls who were forced to work in household unlike boys who were loved and given every freedom. This is just not a drama but a peek into reality of that time, sometimes it gives sadness and sometimes it provides warmth.
WLGYT is a riveting drama depicting a young couple's love and devotion to each other in an era where girls were looked down on and used for maids and nannies. Both the ML and FL struggles to find their footing/courage with their families. This is a sweet but sad drama that depicts the couple's naivety while growing up in a remote (Jeju Island) town. IU gives an outstanding performance as the courage's spunky girl with ambitions of going to college and soon realize that her dream will not happen because her family is poor. Park Bo Gum is the young male that has always tried to protect/shield the FL from hardship. What's so funny and cute is that it's the female lead that really protects the ML in her own roundabout way. This is a well written drama with an excellent cast. The pacing is just right and the story will pull on your heartstrings. I totally enjoyed the first four episodes. I am all in for this journey of life!
Just 4 episodes have been released at the moment, but it already made me cry , laugh, angry, felt all kind of roller coaster of emotions, the script, writing, direction, cast , their acting is top notch, every supporting actor's too are sooo sooo good. IU playing dual role like a professional, you can see no similarly between aesun and gwanmijeo (both played y iu herself) her expressions, body language, dialogue delivery, her eyes, she is sooo soo good. And Park Bogum is also sooo sooo good, the character he plays , he did it soo well which made many women wish for Gwanshik in their life💜 .....
This drama will go down in history as an iconic masterpiece of kdrama cinema. From the opening scene, this drama draws you in and takes you on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.
Just 4 episodes so far and already it is obvious that this drama is the future benchmark that all Korean dramas will be compared to.
The story, the cinematography, the acting, are all of the highest standard.
Park Bo-gum takes his latest role to a new level and shows such enormous talent in his portrayal of Gwansik. Women worldwide will lose their hearts and minds for him.
IU delivers, showing she can sing and act and do both at the highest possible level.
Every cast member in this drama should be proud of their achievement, because every single one has given a realistic and incredibly entertaining view into another historical time.
The scene on the pier is sure to go down in cinematic folklore as THE unmatched romantic scene of love winning against all odds.
Move over Romeo and Juliet... a new iconic love story is born!
Just 4 episodes so far and already it is obvious that this drama is the future benchmark that all Korean dramas will be compared to.
The story, the cinematography, the acting, are all of the highest standard.
Park Bo-gum takes his latest role to a new level and shows such enormous talent in his portrayal of Gwansik. Women worldwide will lose their hearts and minds for him.
IU delivers, showing she can sing and act and do both at the highest possible level.
Every cast member in this drama should be proud of their achievement, because every single one has given a realistic and incredibly entertaining view into another historical time.
The scene on the pier is sure to go down in cinematic folklore as THE unmatched romantic scene of love winning against all odds.
Move over Romeo and Juliet... a new iconic love story is born!
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