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Is When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) worth watching?

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Last updated October 26, 2026

When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) has a TMDB audience score of 8.8/10 from 611 votes, which reads as strongly positive. It is a drama show rated TV-14, 1 season, 16 episodes. In the US it is on Netflix with a subscription as of October 26, 2026.

Poster for When Life Gives You Tangerines

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.

Tagline: Dedicated to you. Still blooming, always dreaming.

Synopsis from TMDB.

When Life Gives You Tangerines at a glance, data from TMDB, October 26, 2026
TMDB audience score8.8/10 (611 votes)
GenresDrama
RatedTV-14
Length1 season, 16 episodes
Release2025-03-07
StatusEnded
Latest air date2025-03-28
Themes TMDB tagspoet, romance, family relationships, couple, first love, jeju island
Original languageKorean
PeopleCreated by Im Sang-choon and Kim Won-suk. Starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon
Streaming (US, subscription)Netflix
Free with adsNo
RentNo
BuyNo

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Is When Life Gives You Tangerines worth watching?

TMDB viewers rate it 8.8/10 across 611 votes, a strongly positive reception. That is an audience average, not a critic review, so read the synopsis and the cast to decide if it is your kind of show.

Where can I watch When Life Gives You Tangerines?

In the US on October 26, 2026: on Netflix with a subscription. Catalogs change often, so check the service first.

How long is When Life Gives You Tangerines?

1 season, 16 episodes.

What is When Life Gives You Tangerines rated?

It carries a TV-14 rating in the US.

Who is in When Life Gives You Tangerines?

IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, Park Hae-joon.

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