When Life Gives You Tangerines

Details

Title: 폭싹 속았수다 / Pokssak Sogatsuda
Genre: Drama, period, romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: Netflix
Broadcast period: 2025-Mar-07 to 2025-Mar-28
Air time: Friday
Original soundtrack: When Life Gives You Tangerines OST

Synopsis

When Life Gives You Tangerines chronicles the adventures of Ae-sun, “the remarkable rebel,” and Gwan-sik, whose nickname means “unyielding iron,” in Jeju Island, including Gwan-sik’s long-standing crush on Ae-sun since they were young. -- Source: Netflix

User/Viewer Ratings

4.64

(11 votes)

Cast

Main Cast

IU as Oh Ae Soon
- Choi Yeo Won (최여원) as child Ae Soon
- Kim Tae Yun as child Ae Soon
- Yoon Seo Yun as teen Ae Soon
- Moon So Ri as middle-aged Ae Soon
Park Bo Gum as Yang Kwan Shik
- Lee Chun Moo as child Kwan Shik
- Moon Woo Jin as teen Kwan Shik
- Park Hae Joon as middle-aged Kwan Shik

Yang Kwan Shik's family

Kim Yong Rim as Park Mak Chun (Kwan Shik's grandmother)
Oh Min Ae as Kwon Kye Ok (Kwan Shik's mother)
Yoo Byung Hoon (유병훈) as Yang Sam Bo (Kwan Shik's father)
Kim Se Ah (김세아) as Yang Kyung Ok (Kwan Shik's sister)
- Seo Hye Won as adult Kyung Ok

Oh Ae Soon's family

Yum Hye Ran as Jun Kwang Rye (Ae Soon's mother)
Na Moon Hee as Kim Choon Ok (Ae Soon's grandmother)
Jung Hae Kyun as Oh Han Moo (Ae Soon's uncle)
Oh Yun Jae (오연재) as Yi Sook (Han Moo's wife)
Kim Shi Ha (김시하) as Oh Jong Mi (Ae Soon's cousin)
- Hyun Seung Jin (현승진) as middle-aged Jong Mi
Kang Yoo Rim (강규림) as Oh Jong Goo
- Jo Myung Yun (조명연) as middle-aged Jong Goo
Choi Hye Seo (최혜서) as Yum Soon Nam (Ae Sun's half sister)
Choi Ji Hyuk (최지혁) as Yum Soon Bong (Ae Sun's half brother)

Ae Soon & Kwan Shik's family

IU as Yang Geum Myung
- Shin Chae Rin (신채린) as child Geum Myung
- Ahn Tae Rin as child Geum Myung
- Lee Ah Ra (이아라) as teen Geum Myung
Kang Yoo Suk as Yang Eun Myung
- Lee Chae Hyun (이채현) as child Eun Myung
Shin Sae Byuk (신새벽) as Yang Dong Myung

Haenyeo

Cha Mi Kyung as Chung Soo
Lee Soo Mi as Yang Im
Baek Ji Won as Kyung Ja

People around Sang Gil

Choi Dae Hoon as Boo Sang Gil
Byun Seo Yoon (변서윤) as Park Young Ran
- Jang Hye Jin as middle-aged Young Ran
Choi Ha Yoon (최하윤) as Boo Hyun Sook
- Lee Soo Kyung as adult Hyun Sook
Moon Yoo Kang as Boo Oh Sung

Supporting casts

Hwang Jae Yul as homeroom teacher (ep 1)
Jung Sun Chul (정선철) as Mr. Park
Park Byung Ho as Dodong-ri store owner/landlord
Song Kwang Ja (송광자) as store owner's wife
Lee Joon Young as Park Young Bum
Lee Kyu Hoe as Park Geum Myung (Young Bum's father)
Kang Myung Joo (강명주) as Boo Young (Young Bum's mother)
Lee Ji Hyun as Boon Hee (Choong Sup's mother)
Jun Bae Soo as Song Young Sam
Jung Yi Seo as Song Boo Sun
Jun Jin Oh as Captain (ep 2-3)
Kim Ga Hee (김가희) as motel customer (ep 2,8)
- Nam Mi Jung (남미정) as middle-aged motel customer / Oh Jenny's housekeeper (ep 7-8)
Kim Keum Soon as Mi Hyang (ep 7-8, Jenny's mother)
Lee Ji Hyun (이지현) as Hyun Ja (ep 10)
Han Bo Ra (한보라) as Hye Ran's mother
Kang Jung Woo (강정우) as Hye Ran's father
Baek Sun Yoo (백선유) as child Hye Ran
- Han Seo Hee (한서희) as teen Hye Ran
- Yum Hye Ran as Chloe Lee (ep 16)

Special appearances (Based on the ending credits)

Oh Jung Se as Yum Byung Chul (ep 1,2,6, Ae Soon's stepfather)
Uhm Ji Won as Na Min Ok (ep 2,4,6, Byung Chul's 2nd wife)
Kang Mal Keum as motel owner (ep 2-3)
Kim Young Woong as motel owner (ep 2-3)
Lee Mi Do as Mi Sook (ep 5,7, 14,16)
Kim Jae Young as Oh Jenny's driver (ep 7-8)
Kim Soo Ahn as Oh Jenny (ep 7-8)
Kim Kook Hee as Professor (ep 8)
Kim Sun Ho as Park Choong Sup (ep 9-16)
Kim Hae Gon (김해곤) as owner of theater Cannes (ep 9-11, 13)
Kim Sung Ryung as Jung Mi In (ep 11,13,15)
Heo Jin as Boo Sung Gil's mother (ep 14)
Hyun Bong Shik as Jung Mi In's manager (ep 15)
Kim Kang Hoon as Yang Je Il (ep 16)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Won Suk
Screenwriter: Im Sang Choon

Recognitions

2025 11th APAN Star Awards:
- Grand Prize (IU)
- Drama of the Year
- Best Director (Kim Won Suk)
- Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Lee Joon Young)
- Best New Actor (Kang Yoo Suk)
- Best Child Actor (Kim Tae Yun, Lee Chun Moo)

2025 FUNdex Awards:
- Best of OTT Original Drama
- Best Actor of OTT Original Drama (Park Bo Gum)
- Best Actress of OTT Original Drama (IU)

2025 30th Consumer Day KCA Culture & Entertainment Awards:
- Viewer’s Choice Drama of the Year
- Viewer’s Choice Actor of the Year (Drama) (Moon So Ri)

2025 10th Asia Artist Awards:
- Best Couple (IU & Park Bo Gum)

2025 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards:
- Grand Prize
- Best Actress (IU)
- Best Supporting Actress (Yum Hye Ran)

2025 61st Baeksang Arts Awards:
- Best Drama
- Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Choi Dae Hoon)
- Best Supporting Actress - Drama (Yum Hye Ran)
- Best Screenplay - Drama (Im Sang Choon)

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