According to Allkpop, on March 18, a representative from Pan Entertainment, the production company of the drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, stated to many media outlets: The information that IU received 500 million won (about 8.8 billion VND) per episode is completely untrue.
Controversy began when an anonymous user on the online community accused IU and Park Bo Gum of earning 500 million won per episode for their roles in When Life Is for You, the tangerine.
If according to this information, the total remuneration that the two main actors received for the 16-episode work is 8 billion won (about 140 billion VND).
The post also stated that Park Hyung Sik, currently starring in SBS's "Treasure Island," was paid 500 million won for each previous episode of JTBC's "Doctor Slump," Lee Jung Jae received 1 billion won for each episode of Netflix's "Squid Game 2".
When Life Gives You an Tangerine is set on Jeju Island in the 1950s, telling the adventurous and challenging life of Ae Sun (played by IU) - a poor girl who wants to become a poet, and Gwan Sik (Park Bo Gum) - a young man who respects and loves her for 4 seasons.
In the film, IU plays 2 roles: Ae Sun and her daughter - Geum Myeong.
The film consists of 16 episodes, broadcast in a special format, divided into 4 seasons, each season consists of 4 episodes, equivalent to 4 seasons in the lives of the two main characters Ae Sun and Gwan Sik.
The show has now aired up to episode 8 and is loved by global audiences.
Last week, When Life Is for You entered the top 4 of Netflixs most watched non-English TV shows worldwide, with 3.6 million views. The film achieved this achievement after only 3 days of release.
Recently, the news that the film will have a special appearance of Kim Seon Ho attracted attention. It is known that this is not just a temporary guest role but will last for many episodes with a significant screen time.
