When Life Gives You Tangerines
| When Life Gives You Tangerines | |
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| Hangul | 폭싹 속았수다 |
| Lit. | Thank You for Your Hard Work |
| RR | Pokssak sogatsuda |
| MR | P'okssak sogassuda |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Lim Sang-choon |
| Directed by | Kim Won-seok |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Park Sung-il |
| Opening theme | "Spring" by Kim Jung-mi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original languages | |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Park Sang-hyun |
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| Editor | Kim Jin-oh |
| Running time | 49–85 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | ₩60 billion |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 7 – March 28, 2025 |
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When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean: 폭싹 속았수다; RR: Pokssak sogatsuda; Jeju for 'Thank You for Your Hard Work') is a 2025 South Korean romance slice-of-life television series written by Lim Sang-choon, directed by Kim Won-seok, and starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, and Park Hae-joon. It was released on Netflix every Friday, from March 7, 2025 to March 28, 2025.
The series received widespread praise for its performances, screenplay, and direction. Among its numerous accolades, the series received a total of eight nominations at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, winning four, including Best Drama. It was also named by Time magazine as the best Korean drama of 2025. The series has been favorably compared to the acclaimed series Reply 1988 (2015–2016), also starring Park Bo-gum, for eliciting nostalgia and warmth rooted in the Korean experience.