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When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025): Cast

When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) movie poster

When Life Gives You Tangerines is a 2025 drama directed by Kim Won-suk, starring Oh Jung-se as Yeom Byeong-Cheol, Yeom Hye-ran and Moon So-ri.

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When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) movie poster
Director
Kim Won-suk
Genre
Drama
Original language
Korean
After the credits
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The story

What Is When Life Gives You Tangerines About?

The premise of When Life Gives You Tangerines without spoilers.

In the lush island of Jeju, a spirited young girl and a steadfast boy forge a deep bond that grows into a lifelong saga of setbacks and triumphs. Their story unfolds against the island’s ever‑blooming scenery, showing how love, hope, and perseverance endure across time.

When Life Gives You Tangerines Themes & Keywords

· 35 tags
  • poet
  • mother daughter relationship
  • restaurant
  • struggle over money
  • fishing boat
  • father daughter relationship
  • female diver
  • childhood sweethearts
  • fisherman
  • jeju island
  • death of child
  • love
+23 more
  • couple
  • good student
  • poetry
  • first love
  • spoiled child
  • 1960s
  • runaway teenager
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 1970s
  • 2000s
  • life
  • island
  • k drama
  • period drama
  • diver
  • slice of life
  • actress playing multiple roles
  • fishing
  • multi generational
  • korean drama
  • coming of age drama
  • domestic drama
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Cast & crew

When Life Gives You Tangerines Cast & Characters

Oh Jung-se leads the cast as Yeom Byeong-Cheol, with Yeom Hye-ran as Jeon Gwang-Rye and Moon So-ri as Middle-aged Oh Ae-sun. Directed by Kim Won-suk; 19 actors are credited in all.

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Videos

When Life Gives You Tangerines Trailers & Videos

3 videos: 1 trailer and 2 teasers.

Official Trailer [Subtitled]
  • Teaser Date Announcement [ENG SUB]
  • Teaser Official Teaser [ENG SUB]

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FAQ

When Life Gives You Tangerines FAQ: Cast & Director

Director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of When Life Gives You Tangerines, each answered in a sentence.

Who directed When Life Gives You Tangerines?

When Life Gives You Tangerines was directed by Kim Won-suk.

More films by Kim Won-suk

Who is in the cast of When Life Gives You Tangerines?

When Life Gives You Tangerines stars Oh Jung-se as Yeom Byeong-Cheol, Yeom Hye-ran as Jeon Gwang-Rye and Moon So-ri as Middle-aged Oh Ae-sun, among 19 credited actors.

Does When Life Gives You Tangerines have a post-credit scene?

No. When Life Gives You Tangerines has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is When Life Gives You Tangerines in?

The original language of When Life Gives You Tangerines is Korean.

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