Since its release on March 7, the film "When life gives you tangerines" has received many positive responses from audiences in and outside Korea.
As of March 10, the work ranked 1st in the Netflix TV show category in 10 countries, 6th in the global TV show rankings, according to the global OTT (online) rating site FlixPatrol.
The 16-episode film tells the story of three generations of Korean women, from Ae Soon (IU) - born on Jeju Island (Korea), to her mother and daughter.
spanning 65 years from the 1960s to the present, When Life Is for You, the tangerines recreates the difficulties that Korean parents endured after the war but still hope their children will have a better life.
The way he portrayed the depth of emotions of women who have devoted themselves to taking care of their families since they were young and then had to endure difficulties in marriage helped the work score points.
According to Korea Times, many viewers left emotional comments after the first 4 episodes of the show aired such as "My eyes swollen because I cried so much when thinking about my parents", "It made me realize how difficult women's lives were at that time".
Previously, director Kim Won Seok shared that the work was a tribute to the worlds birthright.
Mr. Kim Heon Sik - Professor of Social Sciences at Jungwon University (Korea) said that "When Life Is for You Tangerines" has been embraced by many generations thanks to its warm, optimistic story, exploring the daily experiences of parents and children.
This is completely different from the trend on OTT platforms or current TV series that revolve around families of tycoons, elite characters or action genres, supernatural...
According to Korean newspapers, the success of the film also comes from the lines that touch the emotions of viewers. For example, after the argument between Ae Soon and her daughter about poverty, the saying: For parents, there is only regret. For children, only anger remains, it is truly appreciated.
Or the line: "Spring is not the season for them to dream, but the season to give up their dreams. And they did it voluntarily when Ae Soon and Gwan Shik (Park Bo Gum) gave up their dreams when they were young teenagers...
According to Yoon Seok Jin - Professor of Korean Literature at Chungnam National University (Korea), recently many Korean dramas have focused on the story of poor families, separated from the reality of ordinary people.
However, Im Sang Chun's works ( film screenwriter) chose the direction of depicting challenges in real life in a dramatic but easily sympathetic way. Thanks to that, "When Life Is for You" and many films by this female screenwriter created a buzz.
