According to Koreaboo, Netflix's "When Life Gives You Tangerines" has successfully set a new standard for romance in K-Drama (Korean TV series), with the main characters being Ae and Gwan Sik, played by IU and Park Bo Gum in their youth version.
Many romantic scenes of the film are loved and spread on social networks. Among them, the scene of Gwan Sik crossing the ocean to meet Ae Soon after jumping off a ship that was departing to take him from Jeju Island to the mainland left a deep impression.
Recently, Netflix released a video with the participation of the main actors. They reviewed the highlights of the film and made comments.
When watching this scene, IU expressed her admiration and exclaimed: You really swim in the ocean. After that, Park Bo Gum confirmed: "I did it."
Sharing about how the film crew took the scene, Park Bo Gum said that although this scene looked like it was made through CGI (computerized images), it was completely real.
Park Bo Gum even performed his swimming skills without a stunt double. "I'm really in the middle of the ocean," the actor emphasized.
When IU asked Park Bo Gum how long he learned to swim, the actor humorously replied: "Since I was born".
Recalling the filming process, Park Bo Gum shared that he really liked the way veteran actors enthusiastically cheered him on while he was swimming.
Actress Moon So Ri was so impressed with Park Bo Gum's swimming scene that she wondered, "Should he go to the Olympics?". IU also completely agrees with this.
In the film, after the scene of Gwan Sik jumping off the boat to swim to shore, there is a scene where Gwan Sik and Ae Sun hug each other affectionately many times, making the audience move.
IU and Park Bo Gum revealed that in fact, their third hug was not in the script. The two actors did it emotionally for a while while filming.
This scene is not in the script, but when we looked at each other, we were drawn into the emotions of the characters and unconsciously hugged each other, IU shared.
The funny thing is, we didnt discuss it first, but at the same time we hugged each other, Park Bo Gum added.
The director also confirmed that in this scene, the two actors only had dialogue, but they suddenly hugged each other. The director decided to keep it because the filming was very interesting. Park Bo Gum and IU were praised for their chemistry and chemistry on screen.
With resounding success, When Life Is for You received 8 nominations at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Television Series; Best Director (Kim Won Seok); Best Screenwriter (Lim Sang Choon); Best Actor/Actress (Park Bo Gum, IU); Best Supporting Actor (Choi Dae Hoon, Yeom Hye Ran) and Best New Actress (Kim Tae Yeon).
This is the TV series with the most nominations of Baeksang this year. The award ceremony will take place on May 5, broadcast live on JTBC channel.
