A heartbreakingly beautiful masterpiece.
I never expected a slice-of-life drama to hit this close to home, but this story completely shattered me in the most beautiful way possible. The absolute beating heart of this masterpiece is its incredible lineup of characters; they feel so real and unpolished that it almost feels like you're watching a real family's life unfold rather than a scripted TV show.Ae-sun is such a wonderfully messy and relatable protagonist. She is chaotic, rebellious, and fiercely stubborn, but it’s all a defense mechanism against the heavy burdens she carries as a daughter. Watching her navigate her complicated relationship with her mother—where love is often hidden behind harsh words and defensive arguments—felt incredibly authentic. Then you have Gwan-sik, who completely redefines what a "green flag" male lead should be. He isn't loud or flashy; he is just a silent, unyielding anchor for Ae-sun. The way he simply creates a safe space for her to be angry, loud, or vulnerable without a single shred of judgment is just beautiful. Their relationship stands out so purely because it doesn't rely on grand gestures, just steady, mature devotion. But what really fleshes out the story is the focus on the other children and the older versions of these characters. The narrative splits its soul between the past and the present, showing how the choices, trauma, and quiet endurance of the parents profoundly shape the lives of the next generation. We see children who love their families deeply but are simultaneously suffocated by the crushing weight of expectations and the unspoken guilt of what their parents sacrificed for them. Even the older couple, dealing with decades of silent grief while trying to keep the family moving forward, adds a layer of raw realism that is nothing short of staggering.
It does require a bit of patience at first—the shifting timelines and the slow, book-like pacing can take a few episodes to get used to. But once you lock into its rhythm, watching these characters love, clash, suffer, and ultimately endure together is an unforgettable experience. It’s a profound, emotional ride that stays with you long after the final credits roll.
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Best Family Drama Series Ever
For me, the series 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' is the best family saga I have ever watched, in KDrama or anywhere else.It is my top rated drama series.
I laughed, smiled, felt outrage, cried, and had feelings of deep connection with the characters in the series.
As an International viewer who is 68 years old, with a grown family and grandchild, it made me think over my own life.
I can only read the English subtitles, I wish I could understand the Korean language to watch it.
I am trying to learn it. Slowly 😆 I am a very fast subtitle reader now. 😆
Thank you to the Subtitle teams. 🙏
Thank you, Republic of Korea, for this beautiful story that touched my heart and soul. ❤️
Sandra,
From Australia 🇦🇺
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Is this drama a pandemic creation of the writer? Our tangerines.
If there was a new Baeksang Arts Award category created this year for the Best Achievement in Acting for the whole cast, then ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ would be the first winner in my book. I was a skeptic going into viewing this drama, determined not to be easy prey, because of the high ratings all around that this drama was getting. ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ won me over the hard way. This drama earned it. Male Lead Park Bo Gum’s compelling acting as the quiet but powerful Yang Gwan-sik is so good that it freezes you in place. In the past, I have found IU’s acting performances to be immature. However, she showed up big time in every scene as the bold and daring Female Lead Oh Ae-sun. Let us make this harder. IU also plays her own grown daughter Yang Geum-myeong. She is the eldest child and only daughter of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik, who has the opposite personality. Other child actors played this role of Yang Geum-myeong as young children. Since ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ spans three generations, the audience experiences a total cast change as the decades are handled in flashbacks and flash-forwards. The chronological narrative of the story is interrupted, as multiple timelines are visited or revisited.There are a lot of balls bouncing in each fully loaded episode, but writer Lim (Im) Sang-choon maintains a consistent and congruent flow of this masterful storyline. She remains in complete control of this epic story. Very few actors get the job done, staying in character, perceiving the flow of the overall storyline and understanding how each character must develop in a cohesive manor, without a great director at the helm. Writer Director Kim Won Suk pulls the best out of each actor.
I found this a bit of interesting history and irony. Lim (Im) Sang-choon is the writer of ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’. She took a rest from the Film and Drama Industry for an extended period during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This new drama was released six years later. Is this brilliant masterpiece of art the result of her sheltering in place?
‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ is a metaphor for experiencing sour setbacks. It is equivalent to the English saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade". This expresses a positive outlook one might take on when facing the travails of life. While I did not personally interview anyone, I know that the world was served up many lemons (or tangerines) in 2019, at the advent of COVID-19. Many resilient souls around the world found ways to make lemonade during this time period, or Sweet Tangerines (if you are from Korea). During this time, the writer Lim (Im) Sang Choon had all the time in the world to create a wonderful story, which starts in 1951 and spans three generations. The story is said to be inspired by an actual couple who lived on Jeju Island in South Korea.
Six Degrees of Separation
Writer Lim Sang-choon
Lim (Im) Sang-choon is the screenwriter for ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’. She won for Best Screenplay at the 56th Baeksang Arts Award for the drama When the Camellia Blooms 2019). Also, Lim (Im) Sang-choon was nominated at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards for her screenplay for Fight My Way (2017). She writes under a pseudonym, keeping her personal information very private.
Few people claim even to have met Lim (Im) Sang-choon personally. Lim (Im) Sang-choon is shrouded in mystery. This helped peaked the curiosity of IU, when she get a phone call from Lim (Im) Sang-choon about joining the project. Actress IU and writer of ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Lim (Im ) Sang Chop met secretly during this time and went over the script. IU was asked to play the main female lead in this drama. IU has revealed that she would forever cherish this meeting. Production for the Netflix project began in March 2023 and concluded February 2024. The World Health Organization declared to the world on May 5, 2023 that COVID-19 was no longer a world health emergency.
(Writer) Director Kim Won Suk
Writer/Director Kim Won Suk co-authored the Korean Drama ‘Descendants of the Sun’ (2016), which won Best Drama. He was nominated for Best Writer for this drama as well. Kim Won Suk also wrote The Queen’s Classroom (2013), Man to Man (2017) and wrote Payback (2023). As a Director, Kim Won Suk won a Baeksang as Best New Director for ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ (2011) and Best Director for ‘Misaeng’ (2015). He was nominated for a Baeksang as a Director for ‘My Mister’ (2019) and for ‘Signal’ (2016). It was on the set of ‘My Mister’ (2019) the Writer/Director Kim Won Suk met actress IU, who appeared in the drama as the Female Lead. Between 2019-2025, Writer Director Kim Won Suk wrote the Korean Drama Payback (2023) and concluded the project ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’.
Actor Park Bo Gum
Park Bo Gum did put out Record of Youth in September 2020. After this production, even Park Bo Gum went silent in the Film and Drama Industry until the 2025 drama release of When Life Gives You Tangerines. Park Bo Gum’s chose to complete his Military service, serving from August 2020 to April 2022. After his release from the Military, Park Bo Gum told the public that he would take a rest from the Film and Drama Industry, which he did untilhe was offrered tge male lead in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’.
In earlier years, Park Bo Gum and IU met during a commercial shoot for a noodle advertisement in 2012. In addition, Park Bo Gum briefly appeared in IU’s Drama The Producers. Their 13 year friendship helped add the organic feel to their performances in When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Actress IU (Lee Ji-eun)
Actress IU (Lee Ji-eun) also took a break from the Korean Drama world after 2019. However, IU did appear in The Movie Dream in 2023 and appeared Korean Variety shows. IU has had nine Baeksang Arts Awards nominations with two wins. These are Most Popular Actress for My Mister (2019) and Most Popular Actress for Broker (2023). Actress IU (Lee Ji-eun) is nominated this year for Best Actress in a TV drama. It would be her first win in this category is she is successful.
When Life Gives You Tangerines is a Coming of Age Life Romance Drama that is resonating in so many different circles. Life has its travails, but you can still approach life in a positive way, is a central theme. The drama offers Healthy Relationship of Main Characters, Supportive Male Lead, Family Relationships, Parenting, and Multiple Timelines.
It is rare for a drama to still have a 5/5 rating of general Internet users after its run completion. Ratings usually drop a little, as more people add their voices. When Life Gives You Tangerines is still drawing 5/5. Descriptive words like “A Masterpiece” is being thrown all over the place. Are American Awards like Academy Awards (Oscars), Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Award and Emmy Award possible?
When Life Gives You Tangerines has garnered eight Baeksang Arts Awards Nominations (The next nearest is six). The Awards Show was set for 5 May 2025. All nominations are still pending. When Life Gives You Tangerines secured nominations in the categories of Best Drama, Director, Actor (Park Bo Gum), Actress (Lee Ji-eun), Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, New Actress, and Best Screenplay. This drama is a Netflix original. When Life Gives You Tangerines tops the latest Gallup Polls.
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A heartwarming and beautiful yet realistic Story
Never watch a drama that made me cried in few whole episodes. The story was told beautifully, touching, even realistic family story. Acting and characters also natural. Imperfection make them perfect. Really heartwarming, so touchy, the Best drama ever❤️❤️, mix of laughter, pain, sad and even cry in happiness. The most tears came in last episodes.Was this review helpful to you?
A Heartwarming Masterpiece That Stays With You Forever.
This is my first-ever review on MDL, and I honestly couldn't have chosen a better drama to write about.When Life Gives You Tangerines is one of the most beautiful and emotionally moving dramas I've ever watched. Every single episode takes you on an unforgettable journey, making you experience the full spectrum of human emotions like, happiness, love, laughter, hope, heartbreak, pain, and healing. It has a way of making you smile one moment and leaving you in tears the next, all while keeping you completely invested in the story.
The acting is nothing short of phenomenal. Every cast member delivers such a natural and heartfelt performance that you don't feel like you're watching actors, you feel like you're witnessing real people's lives unfold. The chemistry, emotional expressions, and subtle performances make every scene incredibly impactful.
What makes this drama truly special is its storytelling. It's simple yet profound, beautifully portraying the realities of life, family, dreams, sacrifice, and unconditional love. The pacing is perfect, the cinematography is breathtaking, and the soundtrack complements every emotion flawlessly. There isn't a single episode that feels unnecessary or out of place.
From the very first episode to the finale, the drama maintains its quality and emotional depth. The ending is satisfying, meaningful, and leaves a lasting impression long after you've finished watching.
P.S. This review reflects my own genuine thoughts and feelings after watching the drama. I wrote it myself and only used AI to enhance the wording and improve readability.
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A Tender Tale Told in Seasons
Sometimes a drama doesn’t just entertain you—it lingers. Like the scent of citrus on your hands after peeling a tangerine, When Life Gives You Tangerines stays with you long after the credits roll. It’s tender, nostalgic, and quietly devastating in the best way.
Set against the ever-changing yet timeless backdrop of Jeju Island, the drama follows the story of Ae-sun (IU) and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum), two people whose lives become intertwined from a young age through to adulthood. Structured in four seasonal acts—from their sun-drenched youth in the 1960s to the more muted hues of middle age and legacy—the series is a meditation on love, duty, and the little choices that end up shaping entire lives.
What stands out most in when life gives you Tangerines is how unafraid it is to take its time. It resists melodrama and big cliffhangers in favor of smaller, more intimate moments: a shared tangerine under the trees, a silent glance across a schoolyard, an old cassette tape full of promises. It's in these quiet scenes that the drama does its best work.
Lim Sang-choon's writing shines here—lyrical without being overwrought, emotional without leaning into clichés. And director Kim Won-seok knows exactly when to let the camera linger and when to pull back. The cinematography turns Jeju into a living memory: sun filtering through citrus groves, waves crashing against stubborn rocks, the rustle of old hanboks in the breeze.
Before IU and Park Bo-gum even take the stage, it’s the child actors who steal your heart.
Moon Woo-jin as young Gwan-sik is an absolute revelation. He plays the role with so much restraint and quiet intensity, capturing the gentle steadfastness that Park Bo-gum later expands on. You believe from the very first moment that this boy will grow into a man who loves deeply, silently, and for a lifetime. There’s one scene in particular—where young Gwan-sik, dirt under his nails, saves his lunch to share with Ae-sun—that might just be one of the most heart-wrenching and pure moments in the entire series.
Kim Soo-in, as young Ae-sun, is equally phenomenal. She plays Ae-sun with a spark—ambitious, defiant, and a little impulsive. There's a complexity to her performance that goes beyond her years. She makes you feel Ae-sun’s yearning, her frustration with her circumstances, and her dreams of becoming something more. The dynamic between the two young leads is so raw and believable that it sets the emotional tone for the rest of the series. Without them, the weight of the story wouldn’t land nearly as hard.
Truly, their performances are what make the transition to the adult actors feel earned, rather than jarring.
IU delivers a career-best performance as Ae-sun. She plays both Ae-sun and her daughter Geum-myeong with an emotional delicacy that’s hard to put into words. You feel every loss, every compromise, every spark of joy. There’s a weariness in her eyes that tells its own story.
Park Bo-gum, meanwhile, proves why he’s one of the most beloved actors of his generation. His Gwan-sik is a man of few words, but the way he holds space—for Ae-sun, for their shared memories, for his own quiet regrets—is deeply affecting. He doesn’t need grand gestures. He just is. It’s that quiet kind of love that K-dramas don’t always depict well, and here, it feels almost revolutionary.
When Life Gives You Tangerines isn’t for everyone—it’s a slow burn, steeped in nostalgia and weighted with quiet grief. But if you give it the time it deserves, it rewards you with a story that’s both deeply personal and beautifully universal.
It’s about growing up in the shadow of war and poverty, about the dreams we hold onto and the ones we leave behind. It’s about first love, sure—but more than that, it’s about enduring love. The kind that doesn’t always have a happy ending, but leaves you changed all the same.
And above all, it’s a love letter to Jeju, to the haenyeo who dive without fear, to the children who dream beyond their villages, and to the people who love in the quiet spaces of everyday life.
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A Hanky Love Story
I didn’t connect to this show initially, I gave up during Ep. 2. Because I’m a Bo Gum and IU fan, I went back and struggled through EPS.3 & 4. I went away for a few weeks, then decided to go back, because at the same time, I was watching “The Seasons: Cantabile of Park Bo Gum.” An excellent array of talented performers, most new to me, but I was enamored with Bo’s many talents. OK, I’ll go back to “When Life Gives You Tangerines.” Happy I did! That which I saw as silliness and annoying at first, became intricacies of the characters. The storlyline grew stronger, each character well-defined, and brilliantly executed by the actors! The older Leads display stellar performances. I was impressed by the dynamics of the director, his use of actors. Each couple has their own identified relationship and love, no matter how volatile, there is commitment. There is hope, comedy, and tears; scenes of reality that makes you want to punch someone or hug someone. The story moves through life and has pretty good pacing. The second half keeps building to hanky time. Turned out to be a pretty damn good show!Was this review helpful to you?
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A Drama That Stays With You?
The drama celebrates womanhood- the endless cycle of giving, enduring, and loving despite pain through the life of Ae-sun and people connected to her. Ae-sun is not a perfect woman; she is a real one - fiery, stubborn, full of longing. Her journey from a young girl who wanted to “flip the table” to a woman who finds meaning in sacrifice is portrayed with such truth that you can’t help but see pieces of every woman in her. "The spring rain is lasting a long time. Maybe the spring rain is my mom crying. Maybe she’s crying because I’m getting married like this."Then we have Yang GwanSik- an ideal husband, hardworking person and "Steelheart" who never expresses his worries and sadness,gulping all in,so that the other family members can hold on to him as the pillar of the family even as the storms of life wear him down. The bruises and callouses of his hardwork on his hands expresses things that words can't even describe."To us, Dad was the sea.We all relied on him to live." While watching the drama I cried a lot. Be it Ae-sun and GwanSik's adulthood where living their dreams clashes with need for food and shelter and responsibility of starting a new family knocks on their door or the children - one burdened with the dreams of their parents- "I swallowed their dreams and spread my wings.
Embracing my mom's dream like a seed in my heart" and the other suffering because of favouritism, ruining his youth.
Yet within that struggle, there is tenderness-The hairpins brought by GwanSik for Aesun, Them buying their new house- "It's the first time I've had my own home.Stupid Home. Even conches and crabs have their own.But I was always the only one without a home."
GwangSik-"I'll buy us a bigger house next time."
Ae-sun-"This already feels like a palace. Now that it's my own."
Her mother reading her poem, GwangSik being the most caring and loyal husband a woman desires- "There was a girl in the boy's life.All his life, the boy kept the girl's world safe." ,Him admiring his wife even in their old age- "Dogs have dogs, and cows have cows right?What about an angel. You said Dong-myeong was an angel. Every night when you sleep, I put in so much effort to keep your back in check. I've been busy trying to push the wings back into your back, so I couldn't even sleep." , the parents selling their house and then the boat for their children's bright future, GwangSik watching his daughter's wedding and her walking the isle(child to adult),His final moments, where their young selves wave farewell to each other- "When my time comes,don't cry too much. When Oh Ae-sun cries it tears me apart. Then I can't go like gentle waves." , The family’s quiet pain as GwangSik goes through chemotherapy, the reincarnation of her mother, Ae-sun’s poem for GwangSik , Him inviting his wife and daughter on the boat, breaking taboos- "You, Geum-myeong, Eun-myeong and Dong-myeong are my gods.I'll survive a typhoon thanks to you four." , The death sequence of their youngest child- "She said a mother who has lost her child sheds more tears than the sea." , the grave scenes- "Their footsteps created a smooth path, and through all four seasons the grave where their child lay remained the neatest of all." Aesun protecting her child's grave during windy days- "Our baby must be scared again." , them running a failed restaurant- "They decided to pursue what they had been most confident in. Because plowing rocky fields and catching all the fish in the waters reflected Ae-sun and Gwan-sik's attitude." and the list just goes on.
Ae-sun and Gwan-sik’s eldest daughter Geum-myeong carries within her the weight of two generations-her parents’ unfulfilled dreams, their expectations, and their quiet sacrifices. But carrying such dreams is not easy. “Parents dwell on what they couldn’t give, and children dwell on what they couldn’t get." Her life becomes a mixture of gratitude and quiet suffocation. As she once reflects, “I swallowed their dreams and spread my wings. Embracing my mom's dream like a seed in my heart.”
Beneath her calm, there are ''knots'' that are invisible, aching places of conflict and guilt-“Parents have no idea of the moment when their child's heart develops knots. If they knew, they’d protect their child. No tree grows without knots, and a child’s knots would carve a hole in a father’s heart, so God keeps it hidden.”
Her first love was a boy she cared for deeply, but his mother never respected her or her family. He never stood against his mother.To her ,his silence hurt more than rejection . “As I said my final goodbye to the boy who was closest to me, I felt like the Little Prince, leaving his rose behind on his tiny planet.”
Later, when she meets the painter, her story takes a gentler turn. He is not perfect, but he is kind and sincere. His love is filled with admiration and care. His mother, unlike her first lover’s, embraces her with warmth, treating her as a blessing.In one scene, on the boat, though seasick and trembling, he wants to keep her safe from falling. In another, after drinking with her father, he waits for her in the freezing cold, drunk but still concerned for her. His love is not grand or loud; it is devotion disguised as small gestures.
The drama is like a poem -caring and hurting, flowing throughout their life, written through their love, happiness, struggles, pain and grief. The drama captures not just the story of two people, but the soul of Jeju itself - the sea, the winds, the fields, and the endless struggle of those who lived there.“It’s better to be born a cow than a woman in Jeju.” The women, especially, are portrayed as both fragile and unbreakable - like the tangerines that survive the harshest winters. The drama lets you feel - the weight of time, the ache of lost dreams, and the beauty hidden in ordinary lives. It shows that love isn’t always loud; sometimes it’s quiet, steady, and patient- like Gwan-sik’s love for Ae-sun.
By the end, you’re left with tears, but also a strange warmth - a reminder that even after pain, love endures.
“Here’s to all you’ve been through.”-So, here’s to Ae-sun, Gwan-sik, and everyone who keeps moving through life’s storms-quietly, bravely, and full of love.
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A MUST WATCH!!!
I am watching asian dramas for more than 6 years now but i never wrote a single reivew or even rated a drama but WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES changed my entire viewoint on life watching this felt like i am watching my parents and everything they did for me in my 22 years of life it was like my entire childhood and all the struggles of my parents that i ignored or never understood flashing in front of my eyes i have seen my father rise from from nothing on his name to giving his children the best life he could, i have never saw him doing a single thing for him even once i cried so much watching gwan sik as he reminded me of all the scarifices my father made for me and the family. As we grow up we tend to forget all the things that our parents did for us just like gweng myeong and eun myeong but when they reliased that their father won't be here anymore they remembered all the things they once forgot. This is a reminder that we should always remeber that our parents scarificed their dreams to gives us a clear sky so that we can dream and achieve our dreams.My heart just broke when gwan sik died i can never imagine my father leaving me behind so early i want him to live all his dreams and be happy even if won't be able to compensate the things that he scarificed for us, now i can never be the same again this drama changed me somehow seeing ae sun and gwan sik taggle all the problems in life just so they can give thier children everything was so hearbreaking they scarificed so much for their children and then also they blamed them fot not having enough money i get it that it is tough to not able to celebrate a grand birthday or have fancy things but we should understand that our parents have given more than they could provide for us scarificing thier needs and keeping ours first just like ae sun dropped her college dream for her child and gwan sik drowned himself in work to provide for them without even thinking about himself no matter how much pain he was in he never took a leave even when his youngest son died because he can't take more than 3 days. I cried so much thinking that, it reminded me that even when my father was sick even when her mother died or even when he got into accident and his hand broke he still went for his work. I bawled my eyes after finishing the last episode even writting this review is making me cry again but i still choose to do that, I don't care what other people think but in my opinion everyone should watch this drama once it made me respect my parents and makes me proud way more than i already did.
Gwan sik was a great husband and a kind person everyone respected him and ae sun as they were always kind to people that is the reason why even if eun myeong went to jail everyone was helping him beacuse his dad has always been their for people, when dong myeong died everyone in the village helped them by sending food to their house, when they were struggling their landlord put rice in her jar without them asking, our parents good deeds always comes to us as well this drama taught to always do good deeds even if it is not benefitting you in any way so that we can have a peaceful life without regrets.
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Perfection
Came in blindly, didn't know what to expect. Good is an understatement. This is perfection. From the story, acting, cast, music, and visuals, this has it all. You start to really start to connect with the characters as if you are also in the show. It's an emotional rollercoaster showing you the bad, but also teaching you that good things still happen. This is a modern masterpiece. Hats off to the team that made this happen.Was this review helpful to you?
AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE.
Truly goosebumps and brilliantly well-written!Each and every single character was absolutely perfectly fitted... every emotion, expression, and tone... Cannot expression how I enjoyed every moment of this series.
Truly profound and deep... Hit every portion related to family and love... what it mean to really grow up through hardships, face discrimination based on your gender... finance... Also the resilience and survival of just LIFE. Not just because they are poor - but each decision made to move forward, to LIVE ON. T
Really did a great job of portraying the livelihoods and history of the haenyos as well! Was really interesting to learn more about that sector.
I definitely bawled my eyes out in every episode if not, just fell to the floor with so much pain, gratitude, and just epiphany within my own life LOL. I think the Yangbeom and Geum Myung scenes hit me the hardest... What an excruciating scene. YET, as sad as so many scenes were, there were so many encouraging scenes - really pushing people to LIVE, to KEEP GOING. That the hardships will continue to come but as time passes, so will GOOD days, GOOD people, etc.
Really also made me question, whether I can get married and choose this sort of love? Will I be able to overcome these circumstances (I understand it's a drama but a lot of it can be related/realistic in terms of losing a child, financial insufficiencies, education, sacrifice... the list goes on) and how I would be able to handle certain scenarios. Such an endless list of great life lessons.
But overall, would HIGHLY recommend. It's a show that's just way more about love and just the amazing sacrifices each person made, decisions per situations, and the narrative concept was a nice touch as well.
May a beautiful and unwavering love such as Gwansik + Aesun find me T_____T !!!!!
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Masterpiece
I usually don't write drama reviews, but I felt like I have to with ,,When Life Gives You Tangerines". I really lack words to describe this drama as any description wouldn't do it justice.I feel like the writters just took LIFE itself and packed into one tv show. I cried so much watching the last episode...
This drama speaks to us about resilience, love and hope. It speaks about family and how life isn't always perfect in all regards but we can find hope an beauty between everything that life throws at us. Maybe not immediatelly, but eventually - for sure.
There's light even in the darkest of tunnels and that light is love. Not only as partners love, but love for your parents, grandparents, your children, friends, community. Love is all around us if we just want to see it and if we not only receive it but give it to others. That's what this drama reminded me. And it also reminded me to appreciate the time given to us by God to spend with the most important people in our lives and to really give time to the ones we love.
So many life lessons from Ae Sun, Hwang Sik and their family... I'll keep this drama forever in my heart.
Also - the actors, cinematography, writting, soundtrack - everything was perfect, top notch quality each second of screentime.
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